Sale reports / Texas / Dalhart Livestock Auction / 2023-07-13

Dalhart Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Dalhart, Texas · Thu, Jul 13
● Final79 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1953
Feeder Cattle receipts
2,293 head
▲ 1,312 vs last sale 981▲ 1,202 vs year ago 1,091 · +110.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
605 head
▲ 85 vs last sale 520▼ 813 vs year ago 1,418 · −57.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder Steers did not have enough comparable sales to call a trend but generally higher prices were noted. Feeder Heifers traded 5.00 to 10.00 higher. There were not enough comparable sales on steer or heifer calves to call a market trend. Slaughter Cows traded mostly steady. Slaughter Bulls traded 5.00 higher. Trading was active on good buyer demand.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $233.51/cwt on 969 head. That ranks 2 of 4 comparable sales and sits −47.03 against this barn's trailing median of $280.54.
Average price
$233.51
969 head · 649 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,516
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$588
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$56.66/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+8.08
vs TX average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1668239.721,600483
Medium and Large 1-2638231.111,474448
Medium and Large 2553183.061,01238
One grade step is worth $56.66/cwt here — about $588 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 sale969 hd
233.51
—
TX average4 barns · 1,819 hd
225.44
+8.08
This barn, trailing median4 sales
280.54
−47.03
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
314252191129median 280.5404/0905/1405/2110/1510/15
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,595118.151,8855thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,316101.731,338135
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,04779.88837135
CowsLean 85-90%Average92857.81536128

Every lot

79 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers27 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2210238.00/cwt238.00–238.005001
Steers—Medium and Large 1219260.56/cwt255.00–263.005713
Steers—Medium and Large 2265211.00/cwt211.00–211.005591
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2328260.00/cwt260.00–260.008533
Steers—Medium and Large 1331318.18/cwt314.00–325.001,0538
Steers—Medium and Large 1370337.00/cwt337.00–337.001,2472
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2405274.00/cwt274.00–274.001,1102
Steers—Medium and Large 1424323.06/cwt316.00–330.001,37018
Steers—Medium and Large 2428222.50/cwt222.50–222.509522
Steers—Medium and Large 2468190.15/cwt184.00–220.008906
Steers—Medium and Large 1471306.97/cwt300.00–318.001,44621
Steers—Medium and Large 1526296.40/cwt291.00–299.001,55929
Steers—Medium and Large 2590246.62/cwt230.00–253.001,4557
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2598247.00/cwt247.00–247.001,4774
Steers—Medium and Large 1637260.20/cwt259.00–264.001,65720
Steers—Medium and Large 2642179.70/cwt174.00–233.001,15410
Steers—Medium and Large 1668252.24/cwt242.00–256.001,685286
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2691234.27/cwt226.00–237.001,61916
Steers—Medium and Large 2725159.00/cwt159.00–159.001,1532
Steers—Medium and Large 1726242.84/cwt240.00–243.001,763149
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2765216.00/cwt216.00–216.001,6523
Steers—Medium and Large 1773236.49/cwt233.00–242.001,82815
Steers—Medium and Large 1820231.50/cwt231.50–231.501,89876
Steers—Medium and Large 2855132.00/cwt132.00–132.001,1292
Steers—Medium and Large 1888190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,6872
Steers—Medium and Large 2900130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,1702
Steers—Medium and Large 1905179.00/cwt179.00–179.001,6201
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2264207.71/cwt192.00–246.0054815
Heifers—Medium and Large 2334201.26/cwt200.00–203.006729
Heifers—Medium and Large 1339289.58/cwt289.00–290.009827
Heifers—Medium and Large 1380287.40/cwt280.00–295.001,0926
Heifers—Medium and Large 2395211.00/cwt211.00–211.008331
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2430266.15/cwt264.00–278.001,14413
Heifers—Medium and Large 1446293.00/cwt293.00–293.001,3076
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2470259.00/cwt259.00–259.001,21713
Heifers—Medium and Large 1473282.84/cwt273.00–302.001,33815
Heifers—Medium and Large 2523186.55/cwt171.00–210.009766
Heifers—Medium and Large 1531276.27/cwt274.00–277.001,46716
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2548256.68/cwt245.00–259.001,40712
Heifers—Medium and Large 1553265.46/cwt245.00–268.001,46839
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2568226.00/cwt226.00–226.001,2842
Heifers—Medium and Large 2573180.03/cwt170.00–220.001,0325
Heifers—Medium and Large 1627238.01/cwt236.50–241.501,49224
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2633231.15/cwt228.00–232.001,46353
Heifers—Medium and Large 2645208.00/cwt208.00–208.001,3422
Heifers—Medium and Large 1670240.84/cwt239.00–241.251,614155
Heifers—Medium and Large 2671170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,14110
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2672229.35/cwt220.00–233.501,541337
Heifers—Medium and Large 2722159.68/cwt150.00–170.001,1535
Heifers—Medium and Large 1726226.26/cwt224.00–229.001,643149
Heifers—Medium and Large 1763224.00/cwt224.00–224.001,70961
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2793173.00/cwt173.00–173.001,3723
Heifers—Medium and Large 1835172.00/cwt172.00–172.001,4364
Heifers—Medium and Large 1985150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,4781
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1435295.50/cwt281.00–303.001,2853
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2578256.00/cwt256.00–256.001,4806
Bulls—Medium and Large 2600223.00/cwt223.00–223.001,3381
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2615233.00/cwt233.00–233.001,4332
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2721209.00/cwt209.00–209.001,5077
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,515117.59/cwt116.00–120.001,7813
Bulls——1,625132.00/cwt132.00–132.002,1451
Bulls——1,805106.00/cwt106.00–106.001,9131
Slaughter Cattle · Cows17 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight74763.57/cwt63.00–65.0047516
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight88652.37/cwt45.00–58.0046436
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight88857.98/cwt56.00–61.0051528
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight89488.71/cwt86.00–89.0079322
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight89574.00/cwt74.00–74.0066211
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight91180.28/cwt76.00–83.0073110
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight95167.45/cwt66.00–68.0064111
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04965.00/cwt65.00–65.006827
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05467.35/cwt66.00–69.007108
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05747.82/cwt45.00–55.0050515
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,08572.36/cwt70.00–75.0078539
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,10680.69/cwt79.00–84.0089232
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,13260.10/cwt57.00–62.006807
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19386.24/cwt85.00–90.001,02921
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,21191.95/cwt90.00–95.001,11434
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,267101.67/cwt100.00–110.001,28852
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,440108.57/cwt106.00–114.001,56349

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.