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Dalhart Livestock Auction

Name: Dalhart Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-03-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-30

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Dalhart, Texas · Thu, Mar 30

● Final45 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1953

← Mar 23Mar 30Apr 6 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,043 head

▼ 1,906 vs last sale 2,949▼ 510 vs year ago 1,553 · −32.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

450 head

▼ 139 vs last sale 589▼ 231 vs year ago 681 · −33.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder heifers traded 4.00 to 7.00 higher. Heifer calves traded weak to 3.00 lower. No trend available on all classes of steers due to a lack of comparable sales the previous week. Slaughter cows and bulls traded 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Trading activity was active on good buyer demand.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $198.48/cwt on 497 head. That ranks 2 of 4 comparable sales and sits −82.06 against this barn's trailing median of $280.54.

Average price

$198.48

497 head · 628 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,246

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$227

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

$5.93/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.36

vs TX average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	631	198.65	1,253	483
Medium and Large 1-2	532	192.71	1,026	14thin

One grade step is worth $5.93/cwt here — about $227 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 sale497 hd

198.48

—

TX average4 barns · 1,538 hd

193.13

+5.36

This barn, trailing median4 sales

280.54

−82.06

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

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

4 sales

Heifers 0–100 lb: high $299.90, low $143.00, 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.

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	1,692	114.36	1,934	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,330	106.02	1,410	144
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,154	87.47	1,009	130
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	940	65.93	620	86

Every lot

45 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	312	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	842	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	392	280.89/cwt	271.00–283.50	1,101	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	423	265.97/cwt	249.00–275.00	1,125	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	480	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	706	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	487	251.45/cwt	245.00–254.00	1,225	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	537	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,278	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	558	214.03/cwt	206.00–238.00	1,194	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	673	191.05/cwt	190.00–196.50	1,286	38
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	714	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,449	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	763	200.86/cwt	193.00–202.00	1,533	31
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	765	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,262	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	823	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,440	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	850	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,411	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	924	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,210	7
Feeder Cattle · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	327	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	850	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	370	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	747	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	412	240.02/cwt	235.00–241.00	989	138
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	477	225.10/cwt	220.00–234.00	1,074	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	570	204.68/cwt	197.00–215.00	1,167	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	597	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,128	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	632	194.10/cwt	192.00–198.00	1,227	40
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	674	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,146	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	732	173.55/cwt	170.00–173.75	1,270	39
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	783	173.06/cwt	170.00–174.50	1,355	212
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	595	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,285	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,270	102.80/cwt	102.00–104.00	1,306	2
Bulls	—	—	1,741	113.67/cwt	108.00–115.00	1,979	10
Bulls	—	—	1,779	121.85/cwt	117.00–124.00	2,168	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows17 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	795	45.76/cwt	43.00–50.00	364	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	862	68.22/cwt	66.00–69.50	588	29
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	889	60.76/cwt	54.00–63.00	540	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	911	82.15/cwt	81.00–84.00	748	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	911	71.49/cwt	70.00–73.00	651	19
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	930	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	846	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	954	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	744	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,061	71.11/cwt	70.00–73.00	754	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,093	77.99/cwt	74.00–79.00	852	21
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,104	87.90/cwt	82.00–90.00	970	43
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,148	59.07/cwt	56.00–61.00	678	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,149	67.04/cwt	66.00–69.00	770	12
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,260	43.00/cwt	43.00–43.00	542	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,305	109.27/cwt	107.00–112.50	1,426	91
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,311	105.05/cwt	103.00–106.00	1,377	18
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,324	94.23/cwt	90.00–95.00	1,248	46
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,403	98.07/cwt	96.00–102.00	1,376	35

This sale against other markets

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 Mar 30, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,043Last week 2,949Year ago 1,553

Slaughter CattleReceipts 450Last week 589Year ago 681

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	595	216.00	216.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	732	170.00–173.75	173.55
40	—	632	192.00–198.00	194.10
14	—	570	197.00–215.00	204.68
138	—	412	235.00–241.00	240.02
5	—	327	260.00	260.00
212	—	783	170.00–174.50	173.06
27	—	477	220.00–234.00	225.10
8	—	674	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	597	189.00	189.00
4	—	370	202.00	202.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	850	166.00	166.00
31	—	763	193.00–202.00	200.86
5	—	312	270.00	270.00
8	—	558	206.00–238.00	214.03
23	—	392	271.00–283.50	280.89
13	—	537	238.00	238.00
9	—	423	249.00–275.00	265.97
12	—	823	175.00	175.00
11	—	714	203.00	203.00
13	—	487	245.00–254.00	251.45
38	—	673	190.00–196.50	191.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	765	165.00	165.00
7	—	924	131.00	131.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	480	147.00	147.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,270	102.00–104.00	102.80
10	—	1,741	108.00–115.00	113.67
4	—	1,779	117.00–124.00	121.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	911	70.00–73.00	71.49
10	—	889	54.00–63.00	60.76
29	—	862	66.00–69.50	68.22
6	—	795	43.00–50.00	45.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	954	78.00	78.00
8	—	911	81.00–84.00	82.15
2	—	930	91.00	91.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,148	56.00–61.00	59.07
12	—	1,149	66.00–69.00	67.04
6	—	1,061	70.00–73.00	71.11
1	—	1,260	43.00	43.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
91	—	1,305	107.00–112.50	109.27
35	—	1,403	96.00–102.00	98.07
18	—	1,311	103.00–106.00	105.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,093	74.00–79.00	77.99
43	—	1,104	82.00–90.00	87.90
46	—	1,324	90.00–95.00	94.23

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.