Name: Dalhart Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-12-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-12-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers traded 15.00 to 20.00 lower. There were not enough comparable sales on steer and heifer calves to call a market trend. Slaughter cows and bulls traded 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Trading was moderate on average buyer demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $227.46/cwt on 709 head.

Average price

$227.46

709 head · 688 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,565

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$242

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

$22.14/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.02

vs TX average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	692	229.58	1,589	641
Medium and Large 1-2	649	207.44	1,347	68

One grade step is worth $22.14/cwt here — about $242 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 sale709 hd

227.46

—

TX average4 barns · 2,102 hd

230.48

−3.02

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	—	High	1,398	101.70	1,422	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,202	92.26	1,109	48
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,150	80.17	922	256
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	969	58.37	566	112

Every lot, as filed

80 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	—	550	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,089	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	330	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	670	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	275	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	580	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	675	188.98/cwt	186.00–193.00	1,276	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	738	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,358	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,008	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,754	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	681	222.35/cwt	222.00–226.00	1,514	82
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	683	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,202	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	425	256.34/cwt	251.00–257.00	1,089	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	542	223.50/cwt	218.00–229.00	1,211	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	745	215.79/cwt	208.00–216.00	1,608	73
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	760	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,653	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	759	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,298	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	272.95/cwt	261.00–278.00	1,286	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	331	317.62/cwt	312.00–323.00	1,051	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	436	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,212	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	233.38/cwt	227.00–240.00	1,470	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	675	211.89/cwt	211.00–214.00	1,430	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	509	253.85/cwt	245.00–260.00	1,292	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	496	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,255	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,411	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	236.11/cwt	232.00–247.00	1,362	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	820	215.01/cwt	214.00–216.00	1,763	116
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	427	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	939	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	732	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,457	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	396	311.15/cwt	307.00–317.00	1,232	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	863	205.50/cwt	205.50–205.50	1,773	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	915	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,739	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	356	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	1,011	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	530	246.64/cwt	245.00–247.00	1,307	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	463	283.39/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,312	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	712	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,524	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	597	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,313	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	290	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	827	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	803	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,413	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	875	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,540	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	436	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	972	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	867	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,517	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	561	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,330	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	658	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,388	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	862	62.21/cwt	62.00–64.00	536	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	743	59.68/cwt	58.00–60.00	443	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,130	58.60/cwt	56.00–60.00	662	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,087	66.63/cwt	66.00–68.00	724	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,081	63.05/cwt	61.00–64.00	682	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,090	73.11/cwt	70.00–75.00	797	66
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Light Weight	—	757	91.97/cwt	91.00–94.00	696	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,188	79.59/cwt	76.00–83.50	946	106
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,049	107.96/cwt	106.00–109.00	1,133	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,533	95.23/cwt	95.00–95.50	1,460	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,132	51.02/cwt	50.00–52.00	578	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	913	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	621	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	943	53.97/cwt	48.00–55.00	509	42
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,230	90.95/cwt	90.00–93.00	1,119	40
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	885	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	735	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,284	87.18/cwt	85.00–89.00	1,119	56
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	823	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	593	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	882	86.41/cwt	85.00–88.00	762	23
Bulls	—	—	1,648	107.65/cwt	105.00–111.00	1,774	2
Bulls	—	—	1,353	102.91/cwt	100.00–104.00	1,392	10
Bulls	—	—	1,382	93.72/cwt	88.00–96.00	1,295	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	756	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,452	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	788	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,379	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	353	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	978	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	963	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	488	259.59/cwt	257.00–262.00	1,267	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	659	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,351	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	363	215.83/cwt	180.00–230.00	783	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	729	189.18/cwt	185.00–190.00	1,379	91
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	388	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	970	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	587	210.08/cwt	200.00–214.00	1,233	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	661	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,263	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	630	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,166	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	430	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,226	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	403	272.13/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,097	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	930	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,572	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	602	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,270	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	512	252.57/cwt	247.00–259.00	1,293	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	479	245.44/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,176	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,380	11

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 Dec 7, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,812Last week 1,273Year ago 1,841

Slaughter CattleReceipts 466Last week 530Year ago 1,071

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	550	198.00	198.00
3	—	330	203.00	203.00
4	—	275	211.00	211.00
10	—	683	176.00	176.00
7	—	363	180.00–230.00	215.83
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	675	186.00–193.00	188.98
17	—	425	251.00–257.00	256.34
10	—	542	218.00–229.00	223.50
6	—	353	277.00	277.00
11	—	630	185.00	185.00
10	—	479	235.00–250.00	245.44
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	803	176.00	176.00
6	—	875	176.00	176.00
27	—	756	192.00	192.00
2	—	320	301.00	301.00
59	—	488	257.00–262.00	259.59
13	—	659	205.00	205.00
91	—	729	185.00–190.00	189.18
4	—	388	250.00	250.00
52	—	587	200.00–214.00	210.08
16	—	403	260.00–275.00	272.13
2	—	930	169.00	169.00
24	—	602	211.00	211.00
19	—	512	247.00–259.00	252.57
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	436	223.00	223.00
2	—	788	175.00	175.00
13	—	661	191.00	191.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	738	184.00	184.00
3	—	427	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,008	174.00	174.00
82	—	681	222.00–226.00	222.35
73	—	745	208.00–216.00	215.79
69	—	760	217.50	217.50
49	—	471	261.00–278.00	272.95
14	—	331	312.00–323.00	317.62
32	—	630	227.00–240.00	233.38
17	—	509	245.00–260.00	253.85
25	—	577	232.00–247.00	236.11
116	—	820	214.00–216.00	215.01
12	—	396	307.00–317.00	311.15
70	—	863	205.50	205.50
10	—	915	190.00	190.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	759	171.00	171.00
5	—	436	278.00	278.00
10	—	496	253.00	253.00
6	—	569	248.00	248.00
3	—	732	199.00	199.00
11	—	680	203.00	203.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	675	211.00–214.00	211.89
6	—	356	284.00	284.00
16	—	530	245.00–247.00	246.64
19	—	463	280.00–285.00	283.39
3	—	712	214.00	214.00
3	—	597	220.00	220.00
1	—	290	285.00	285.00
2	—	430	285.00	285.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	867	175.00	175.00
9	—	561	237.00	237.00
28	—	658	211.00	211.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	862	62.00–64.00	62.21
14	—	743	58.00–60.00	59.68
4	—	913	68.00	68.00
42	—	943	48.00–55.00	53.97
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,130	56.00–60.00	58.60
10	—	1,087	66.00–68.00	66.63
5	—	1,081	61.00–64.00	63.05
4	—	1,132	50.00–52.00	51.02
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
66	—	1,090	70.00–75.00	73.11
106	—	1,188	76.00–83.50	79.59
56	—	1,284	85.00–89.00	87.18
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	757	91.00–94.00	91.97
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,049	106.00–109.00	107.96
2	—	1,533	95.00–95.50	95.23
40	—	1,230	90.00–93.00	90.95
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	885	83.00	83.00
2	—	823	72.00	72.00
23	—	882	85.00–88.00	86.41
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,648	105.00–111.00	107.65
10	—	1,353	100.00–104.00	102.91
3	—	1,382	88.00–96.00	93.72

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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