Name: Dalhart Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-11-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-11-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last sale: Feeder steers and heifers traded 3.00 to 6.00 higher. There were not enough comparable sales on steer and heifer calves to call a market trend but price support for weaning and vaccination was noted. Slaughter cows and bulls traded 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Trading was active on average buyer demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $244.02/cwt on 413 head.

Average price

$244.02

413 head · 598 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,459

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$633

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

$56.81/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.02

vs TX average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	603	253.90	1,530	315
Medium and Large 1-2	599	214.20	1,283	87
Medium and Large 2	455	197.09	897	11thin

One grade step is worth $56.81/cwt here — about $633 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.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale413 hd

244.02

—

TX average4 barns · 1,876 hd

237.01

+7.02

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	—	Low	1,590	101.70	1,617	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,409	94.06	1,325	92
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,142	78.97	902	203
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,053	56.61	596	100

Every lot, as filed

82 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 1-2Unweaned	—	630	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,166	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	275.40/cwt	269.00–277.00	1,454	32
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	225	207.50/cwt	200.00–215.00	467	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	779	196.85/cwt	194.00–205.00	1,533	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	1,220	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	528	241.25/cwt	240.00–242.00	1,274	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	400	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	920	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,159	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,051	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	983	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,185	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	339	314.42/cwt	300.00–329.00	1,066	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	486	239.78/cwt	233.00–244.00	1,165	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	533	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	973	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	774	217.92/cwt	215.00–218.00	1,687	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	717	220.46/cwt	214.00–224.00	1,581	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	252.56/cwt	240.00–259.00	1,563	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	777	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	681	241.47/cwt	241.00–244.00	1,644	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	841	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,606	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	361	319.05/cwt	310.00–334.00	1,152	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	656	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,568	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	375	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	1,091	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	269	245.24/cwt	225.00–258.00	660	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,026	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	583	249.98/cwt	244.00–255.00	1,457	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	573	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,146	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	700	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,358	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	627	245.41/cwt	245.00–246.00	1,539	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	900	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,701	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,005	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	433	282.83/cwt	272.00–287.00	1,225	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	253.45/cwt	246.00–263.00	1,465	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	519	272.44/cwt	260.00–276.00	1,414	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	716	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,482	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	258.37/cwt	258.00–260.00	1,220	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	166.26/cwt	162.00–180.00	1,111	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	375	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	836	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	239.34/cwt	239.00–240.00	1,034	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	565	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,136	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	633	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,228	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	938	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	647	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	886	61.24/cwt	60.00–65.00	543	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	935	56.06/cwt	55.00–57.00	524	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	87.19/cwt	85.50–89.00	1,112	46
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,172	50.96/cwt	50.00–55.00	597	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,138	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	671	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	846	52.27/cwt	51.00–53.00	442	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,064	70.68/cwt	70.00–72.00	752	49
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,189	80.63/cwt	75.00–85.00	959	78
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,147	66.68/cwt	66.00–68.00	765	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	934	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	682	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,361	91.69/cwt	90.00–94.00	1,248	52
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	944	75.98/cwt	75.00–85.00	717	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,443	95.69/cwt	95.00–97.00	1,381	27
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Light Weight	—	850	92.25/cwt	91.00–93.00	784	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,736	102.53/cwt	102.00–104.50	1,780	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,230	64.59/cwt	64.00–65.00	794	13
Bulls	—	—	1,440	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	1,166	1
Bulls	—	—	1,628	106.87/cwt	105.00–110.00	1,740	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	583	221.05/cwt	220.00–226.00	1,289	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	389	263.20/cwt	260.00–278.00	1,024	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,003	143.02/cwt	129.00–150.00	1,434	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	813	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,545	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	923	191.76/cwt	180.00–193.00	1,770	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	721	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,500	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	578	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,092	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	467	210.98/cwt	210.00–213.00	985	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	422	248.59/cwt	240.00–251.00	1,049	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	986	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	781	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,609	73
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	665	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,264	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	407	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	1,315	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	489	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	958	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	445	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	890	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	509	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,115	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	588	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,311	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	320	262.95/cwt	250.00–280.00	841	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	744	180.85/cwt	180.50–185.00	1,346	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,001	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,321	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	445	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,202	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	620	205.83/cwt	199.00–210.00	1,276	19

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.

Texas feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Dalhart, TX

Thu Nov 30, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,273Last week 1,757Year ago 2,314

Slaughter CattleReceipts 530Last week 681Year ago 624

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	630	185.00	185.00
2	—	400	230.00	230.00
7	—	375	223.00	223.00
2	—	578	189.00	189.00
6	—	467	210.00–213.00	210.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	528	240.00–242.00	241.25
11	—	583	220.00–226.00	221.05
17	—	389	260.00–278.00	263.20
54	—	422	240.00–251.00	248.59
3	—	665	190.00	190.00
5	—	320	250.00–280.00	262.95
19	—	620	199.00–210.00	205.83
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	472	258.00–260.00	258.37
3	—	432	239.00–240.00	239.34
3	—	1,003	129.00–150.00	143.02
3	—	813	190.00	190.00
43	—	923	180.00–193.00	191.76
16	—	721	208.00	208.00
1	—	365	270.00	270.00
73	—	781	206.00	206.00
26	—	588	223.00	223.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	668	162.00–180.00	166.26
7	—	509	219.00	219.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	489	196.00	196.00
2	—	445	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	528	269.00–277.00	275.40
4	—	380	321.00	321.00
39	—	774	215.00–218.00	217.92
17	—	717	214.00–224.00	220.46
15	—	619	240.00–259.00	252.56
19	—	681	241.00–244.00	241.47
7	—	841	191.00	191.00
11	—	900	189.00	189.00
20	—	578	246.00–263.00	253.45
21	—	407	323.00	323.00
4	—	1,001	132.00	132.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	225	200.00–215.00	207.50
1	—	655	150.00	150.00
2	—	533	182.50	182.50
1	—	370	210.00	210.00
1	—	570	180.00	180.00
4	—	474	212.00	212.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	779	194.00–205.00	196.85
6	—	560	207.00	207.00
3	—	467	225.00	225.00
4	—	515	230.00	230.00
5	—	269	225.00–258.00	245.24
25	—	744	180.50–185.00	180.85
6	—	445	270.00	270.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	339	300.00–329.00	314.42
11	—	361	310.00–334.00	319.05
7	—	656	239.00	239.00
18	—	583	244.00–255.00	249.98
22	—	627	245.00–246.00	245.41
23	—	433	272.00–287.00	282.83
26	—	519	260.00–276.00	272.44
11	—	716	207.00	207.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	486	233.00–244.00	239.78
1	—	375	291.00	291.00
2	—	573	200.00	200.00
3	—	700	194.00	194.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	201.00	201.00
2	—	633	194.00	194.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	938	69.00	69.00
14	—	886	60.00–65.00	61.24
14	—	935	55.00–57.00	56.06
14	—	846	51.00–53.00	52.27
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	1,275	85.50–89.00	87.19
49	—	1,064	70.00–72.00	70.68
78	—	1,189	75.00–85.00	80.63
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	1,172	50.00–55.00	50.96
3	—	1,138	59.00	59.00
6	—	1,147	66.00–68.00	66.68
13	—	1,230	64.00–65.00	64.59
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	934	73.00	73.00
26	—	944	75.00–85.00	75.98
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
52	—	1,361	90.00–94.00	91.69
27	—	1,443	95.00–97.00	95.69
10	—	1,736	102.00–104.50	102.53
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	850	91.00–93.00	92.25
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,440	81.00	81.00
4	—	1,628	105.00–110.00	106.87

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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