Name: Dalhart Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-01-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-01-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder steers traded 10.00 higher with notable exceptions in the 500 lb. range. Feeder heifers traded mostly 5.00 higher. Steer and heifer calves traded 5.00 to 10.00 lower. Slaughter cows traded mostly steady. Trading was active on good buyer demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $258.65/cwt on 934 head.

Average price

$258.65

934 head · 598 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,548

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$645

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

$67.06/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.99

vs TX average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	612	266.41	1,631	820
Medium and Large 1-2	535	243.44	1,302	9thin
Medium and Large 2	495	199.35	987	105

One grade step is worth $67.06/cwt here — about $645 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 sale934 hd

258.65

—

TX average4 barns · 1,762 hd

251.67

+6.99

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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,389	92.77	1,289	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,103	79.99	882	102
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	908	63.90	580	112

Every lot, as filed

54 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	—	476	264.50/cwt	258.50–269.00	1,259	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	500	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,195	30
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	900	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,503	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	519	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,017	83
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	229.72/cwt	228.00–231.00	868	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	358	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	1,131	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	445	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,388	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	334.36/cwt	331.00–342.00	1,418	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,554	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	901	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	683	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,523	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	261.70/cwt	256.00–267.00	1,628	93
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	341	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	682	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	445	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	857	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	383	336.32/cwt	327.00–340.00	1,288	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	714	231.46/cwt	229.00–237.00	1,653	86
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	851	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,855	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	788	229.68/cwt	228.00–231.50	1,810	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	811	229.83/cwt	229.50–231.00	1,864	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	327	327.36/cwt	294.00–343.00	1,070	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	669	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,652	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	182.37/cwt	180.00–186.00	1,204	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	447	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	894	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	431	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	776	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	504	174.50/cwt	174.50–174.50	879	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	889	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	675	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,148	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,029	72.48/cwt	71.00–75.00	746	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,287	87.13/cwt	86.00–89.00	1,121	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,091	80.98/cwt	78.00–85.00	883	62
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	978	70.91/cwt	70.00–72.00	693	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	910	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	728	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	883	60.24/cwt	59.00–62.00	532	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	932	66.54/cwt	65.50–68.50	620	48
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	921	64.82/cwt	63.00–65.00	597	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	732	52.38/cwt	52.00–53.00	383	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,408	92.00/cwt	91.50–92.50	1,295	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,286	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	1,247	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	721	219.31/cwt	215.00–222.00	1,581	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	344	287.51/cwt	286.00–288.00	989	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	868	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,588	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	658	224.91/cwt	218.00–226.50	1,480	115
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	242.48/cwt	236.00–248.50	1,382	81
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	269.86/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,147	71
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	480	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,056	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	579	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,332	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	321	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	809	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	249.21/cwt	230.00–255.00	1,293	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	752	210.73/cwt	190.00–212.00	1,585	145
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	383	280.75/cwt	270.00–295.00	1,075	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	309.05/cwt	289.00–325.00	1,440	138
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	539	278.27/cwt	270.00–296.00	1,500	123
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	265.06/cwt	258.00–282.00	1,524	118
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	233.49/cwt	225.00–240.00	1,466	95

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 Jan 18, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,343Last week 2,326Year ago 1,788

Slaughter CattleReceipts 498Last week 857Year ago 373

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
55	—	476	258.50–269.00	264.50
30	—	721	215.00–222.00	219.31
22	—	344	286.00–288.00	287.51
2	—	868	183.00	183.00
115	—	658	218.00–226.50	224.91
81	—	570	236.00–248.50	242.48
71	—	425	260.00–275.00	269.86
59	—	519	230.00–255.00	249.21
145	—	752	190.00–212.00	210.73
38	—	383	270.00–295.00	280.75
95	—	628	225.00–240.00	233.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	500	239.00	239.00
4	—	480	220.00	220.00
39	—	579	230.00	230.00
12	—	321	252.00	252.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	660	180.00–186.00	182.37
13	—	447	200.00	200.00
3	—	468	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	431	180.00	180.00
46	—	504	174.50	174.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	900	167.00	167.00
83	—	519	196.00	196.00
11	—	378	228.00–231.00	229.72
6	—	341	200.00	200.00
4	—	445	192.50	192.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	358	316.00	316.00
2	—	445	312.00	312.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	424	331.00–342.00	334.36
93	—	622	256.00–267.00	261.70
8	—	383	327.00–340.00	336.32
86	—	714	229.00–237.00	231.46
69	—	851	218.00	218.00
64	—	788	228.00–231.50	229.68
54	—	811	229.50–231.00	229.83
22	—	327	294.00–343.00	327.36
10	—	669	247.00	247.00
138	—	466	289.00–325.00	309.05
123	—	539	270.00–296.00	278.27
118	—	575	258.00–282.00	265.06
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	723	215.00	215.00
4	—	330	273.00	273.00
3	—	683	223.00	223.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	675	170.00	170.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,029	71.00–75.00	72.48
17	—	1,287	86.00–89.00	87.13
62	—	1,091	78.00–85.00	80.98
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	978	70.00–72.00	70.91
1	—	910	80.00	80.00
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	883	59.00–62.00	60.24
48	—	932	65.50–68.50	66.54
32	—	921	63.00–65.00	64.82
5	—	732	52.00–53.00	52.38
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,408	91.50–92.50	92.00
4	—	1,286	97.00	97.00

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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