Name: Dalhart Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-11-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-11-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers were too lightly tested to call a market trend. Feeder heifers traded with higher undertones. Steer and heifer calves traded 5.00 to 10.00 higher on the longer weaned and vaccinated calves. Slaughter cows and bulls traded mostly steady. Trading was active on good buyer demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $230.26/cwt on 773 head. That ranks 2 of 4 comparable sales and sits −50.29 against this barn's trailing median of $280.54.

Average price

$230.26

773 head · 578 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,332

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$197

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2

$71.69/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.60

vs TX average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	568	236.10	1,341	710
Medium and Large 1-2	696	164.41	1,144	63

One grade step is worth $71.69/cwt here — about $197 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

4 sales

Heifers 0–100 lb: high $299.90, low $219.55, median $280.54 across 4 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale773 hd

230.26

—

TX average4 barns · 1,593 hd

223.66

+6.60

This barn, trailing median4 sales

280.54

−50.29

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	High	1,610	113.93	1,834	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,274	99.11	1,263	318
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,167	84.00	980	222
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	899	56.90	512	47

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	927	$1,800	9
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,134	$1,525	15

Every lot, as filed

73 lots · USDA AMS · Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Dalhart, TX

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	223.77/cwt	220.00–231.00	1,376	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	277.02/cwt	269.00–294.00	1,011	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	534	245.70/cwt	238.00–249.00	1,312	149
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	540	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,269	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	442	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,078	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	349	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,082	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	435	242.84/cwt	239.00–251.00	1,056	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	318	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	859	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	587	215.19/cwt	214.50–219.00	1,263	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	448	291.80/cwt	286.00–298.00	1,307	29
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	873	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,310	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	705	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,438	37
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	788	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,182	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	990	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,871	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	538	262.77/cwt	252.00–268.00	1,414	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	847	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,753	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	593	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,305	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	285.22/cwt	280.00–298.00	1,355	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	261.33/cwt	259.00–270.00	1,482	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	327	338.18/cwt	337.00–339.00	1,106	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	794	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,612	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	570	250.16/cwt	246.00–255.00	1,426	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	677	210.67/cwt	210.00–211.00	1,426	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	304.24/cwt	302.00–316.00	1,308	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	350	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	1,187	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	654	225.82/cwt	225.00–229.00	1,477	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	614	242.48/cwt	239.00–246.00	1,489	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	541	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,298	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	483	221.59/cwt	216.00–240.00	1,070	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	465	276.55/cwt	263.00–279.00	1,286	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	531	225.65/cwt	208.00–233.00	1,198	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,150	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	329	288.64/cwt	280.00–299.00	950	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	658	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,500	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	626	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,390	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	483	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,294	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	775	60.50/cwt	60.00–61.00	469	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,154	120.59/cwt	108.00–121.00	1,392	38
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	847	51.50/cwt	45.00–59.00	436	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Light Weight	—	934	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	869	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	944	70.84/cwt	70.00–74.00	669	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	943	86.41/cwt	86.00–87.00	815	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Light Weight	—	905	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	977	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Light Weight	—	855	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	855	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	952	66.32/cwt	66.00–67.00	631	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,153	82.55/cwt	75.00–85.00	952	73
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,216	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	742	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,126	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	788	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,209	92.42/cwt	90.00–95.00	1,117	113
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,230	88.06/cwt	86.00–89.50	1,083	111
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	858	62.13/cwt	62.00–63.00	533	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,384	99.14/cwt	96.00–103.00	1,372	153
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	883	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	715	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,410	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	959	1
Bulls	—	—	1,711	118.41/cwt	115.00–123.00	2,026	6
Bulls	—	—	1,408	104.98/cwt	100.00–110.00	1,478	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,134	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	15
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	927	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	484	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	823	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	842	151.19/cwt	140.00–153.00	1,273	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	448	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	838	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,175	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	758	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,516	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	934	187.77/cwt	187.00–189.00	1,754	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	375	314.23/cwt	309.00–318.00	1,178	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	461	255.68/cwt	248.00–268.00	1,179	95
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	956	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,673	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	217.98/cwt	217.00–218.25	1,548	104
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	504	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	958	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	235.63/cwt	223.00–237.00	1,353	80
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	167.32/cwt	164.00–169.00	1,539	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	548	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	992	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	466	237.23/cwt	237.00–238.00	1,105	14

How this sale compares

Texas weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Texas auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

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Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Dalhart, TX

Thu Nov 16, 2023

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Amarillo, TX (LS-AM)

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,757Last week 1,404Year ago 2,226

Slaughter CattleReceipts 681Last week 427Year ago 463

Replacement CattleReceipts 24Last week 0Year ago 15

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
48	—	615	220.00–231.00	223.77
38	—	365	269.00–294.00	277.02
149	—	534	238.00–249.00	245.70
4	—	426	270.00	270.00
12	—	329	280.00–299.00	288.64
13	—	658	228.00	228.00
20	—	758	200.00	200.00
13	—	934	187.00–189.00	187.77
95	—	461	248.00–268.00	255.68
19	—	956	175.00	175.00
104	—	710	217.00–218.25	217.98
80	—	574	223.00–237.00	235.63
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	435	239.00–251.00	242.84
2	—	318	270.00	270.00
24	—	587	214.50–219.00	215.19
33	—	531	208.00–233.00	225.65
14	—	466	237.00–238.00	237.23
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	484	170.00	170.00
3	—	548	181.00	181.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	842	140.00–153.00	151.19
3	—	448	187.00	187.00
2	—	730	161.00	161.00
12	—	504	190.00	190.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	540	235.00	235.00
2	—	593	220.00	220.00
3	—	920	164.00–169.00	167.32
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	442	244.00	244.00
16	—	483	216.00–240.00	221.59
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	349	310.00	310.00
29	—	448	286.00–298.00	291.80
38	—	570	246.00–255.00	250.16
6	—	677	210.00–211.00	210.67
4	—	541	240.00	240.00
42	—	465	263.00–279.00	276.55
11	—	375	309.00–318.00	314.23
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	873	150.00	150.00
2	—	788	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	705	204.00	204.00
1	—	990	189.00	189.00
16	—	538	252.00–268.00	262.77
22	—	847	207.00	207.00
23	—	475	280.00–298.00	285.22
20	—	567	259.00–270.00	261.33
5	—	327	337.00–339.00	338.18
9	—	794	203.00	203.00
20	—	430	302.00–316.00	304.24
8	—	350	339.00	339.00
10	—	654	225.00–229.00	225.82
4	—	614	239.00–246.00	242.48
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	626	222.00	222.00
5	—	483	268.00	268.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	775	60.00–61.00	60.50
25	—	847	45.00–59.00	51.50
6	—	952	66.00–67.00	66.32
7	—	858	62.00–63.00	62.13
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	1,154	108.00–121.00	120.59
113	—	1,209	90.00–95.00	92.42
153	—	1,384	96.00–103.00	99.14
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	934	93.00	93.00
1	—	905	108.00	108.00
1	—	855	100.00	100.00
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	944	70.00–74.00	70.84
5	—	943	86.00–87.00	86.41
9	—	883	81.00	81.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
73	—	1,153	75.00–85.00	82.55
17	—	1,126	70.00	70.00
111	—	1,230	86.00–89.50	88.06
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,216	61.00	61.00
1	—	1,410	68.00	68.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,711	115.00–123.00	118.41
3	—	1,408	100.00–110.00	104.98

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	15	—	1,134	1,525.00	1,525.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	927	1,800.00	1,800.00

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Dalhart Livestock Auction

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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

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How it compared 0–100 lb

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How this sale compares

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