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Dalhart Livestock Auction

Name: Dalhart Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-08-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-17

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Dalhart, Texas · Thu, Aug 17

● Final64 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1953

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Feeder Cattle receipts

1,793 head

▲ 825 vs last sale 968▲ 715 vs year ago 1,078 · +66.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

315 head

▼ 136 vs last sale 451▼ 312 vs year ago 627 · −49.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers traded 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Feeder heifers traded steady to 5.00 higher. There were not enough comparable sales of steer and heifer calves to call a market trend but higher undertones were noted. Slaughter cows traded 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Trading was active on good buyer demand.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $251.68/cwt on 905 head.

Average price

$251.68

905 head · 724 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,823

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$738

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

$27.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.65

vs TX average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	345	265.00	914	2thin
Medium and Large 1	732	255.19	1,868	725
Medium and Large 1-2	696	237.25	1,652	178

One grade step is worth $27.75/cwt here — about −$738 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 sale905 hd

251.68

—

TX average4 barns · 1,815 hd

246.03

+5.65

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	1,209	117.28	1,418	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,249	103.28	1,290	48
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,084	81.60	885	126
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	885	57.40	508	27

Every lot

64 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	305	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	793	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	322	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,030	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	382	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,203	32
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	385	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,040	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	426	311.92/cwt	307.00–319.00	1,329	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	476	308.28/cwt	302.00–312.00	1,467	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	476	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,390	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	525	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,418	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	580	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,421	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	610	264.41/cwt	252.00–266.00	1,613	78
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	639	245.16/cwt	244.00–246.00	1,567	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	676	232.25/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,570	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	687	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,766	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	706	236.29/cwt	236.00–239.00	1,668	127
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	734	251.02/cwt	241.00–254.00	1,842	263
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	758	240.07/cwt	240.00–242.00	1,820	62
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	811	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,955	34
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	857	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,800	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	878	240.38/cwt	239.50–241.25	2,111	127
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Natural	911	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	2,241	61
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	933	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,053	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	230	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	550	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	265	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	623	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	304	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	842	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	372	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	1,131	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	423	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,100	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	424	288.97/cwt	288.00–289.00	1,225	68
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	475	256.52/cwt	250.00–259.00	1,218	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	480	228.61/cwt	223.00–234.00	1,097	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	521	265.38/cwt	264.00–267.00	1,383	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	532	244.33/cwt	240.00–246.00	1,300	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	587	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,391	50
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	599	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,462	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	613	238.44/cwt	232.00–241.00	1,462	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	667	242.02/cwt	239.50–245.00	1,614	47
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	708	209.72/cwt	204.00–214.00	1,485	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	715	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,366	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	745	223.66/cwt	221.00–225.00	1,666	64
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	785	222.59/cwt	220.00–224.00	1,747	81
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	867	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,535	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Natural	883	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,075	63
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	888	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,812	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	946	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,901	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	505	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,394	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	688	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,624	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	725	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,247	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,075	114.71/cwt	114.00–116.00	1,233	3
Bulls	—	—	1,610	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	2,013	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows16 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	764	51.28/cwt	50.00–53.00	392	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Light Weight	828	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	811	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	869	68.01/cwt	67.00–69.00	591	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	870	72.53/cwt	70.00–74.00	631	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	873	90.26/cwt	87.00–93.00	788	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	873	64.47/cwt	64.00–65.00	563	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	914	58.43/cwt	58.00–60.00	534	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	920	81.00/cwt	77.00–85.00	745	13
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,074	94.77/cwt	93.00–97.00	1,018	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,095	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	657	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,124	90.08/cwt	86.50–95.00	1,012	41
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,174	73.77/cwt	70.00–76.00	866	37
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,181	83.24/cwt	80.00–86.00	983	15
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,257	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	679	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,258	102.59/cwt	99.00–105.00	1,291	18
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,398	109.11/cwt	106.00–116.00	1,525	18

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 Aug 17, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,793Last week 968Year ago 1,078

Slaughter CattleReceipts 315Last week 451Year ago 627

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,074	93.00–97.00	94.77
18	—	1,258	99.00–105.00	102.59
18	—	1,398	106.00–116.00	109.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	873	87.00–93.00	90.26
13	—	920	77.00–85.00	81.00
14	—	870	70.00–74.00	72.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	828	98.00	98.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	914	58.00–60.00	58.43
4	—	873	64.00–65.00	64.47
4	—	869	67.00–69.00	68.01
11	—	764	50.00–53.00	51.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,095	60.00	60.00
3	—	1,257	54.00	54.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,181	80.00–86.00	83.24
41	—	1,124	86.50–95.00	90.08
37	—	1,174	70.00–76.00	73.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,610	125.00	125.00
3	—	1,075	114.00–116.00	114.71

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	276.00	276.00
1	—	725	172.00	172.00
2	—	688	236.00	236.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	715	191.00	191.00
9	—	867	177.00	177.00
2	—	480	223.00–234.00	228.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	230	239.00	239.00
10	—	888	204.00	204.00
17	—	521	264.00–267.00	265.38
1	—	265	235.00	235.00
19	—	372	304.00	304.00
8	—	599	244.00	244.00
68	—	424	288.00–289.00	288.97
81	—	785	220.00–224.00	222.59
47	—	667	239.50–245.00	242.02
64	—	745	221.00–225.00	223.66
4	—	946	201.00	201.00
7	—	304	277.00	277.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
63	—	883	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	708	204.00–214.00	209.72
8	—	423	260.00	260.00
11	—	475	250.00–259.00	256.52
50	—	587	237.00	237.00
7	—	532	240.00–246.00	244.33
7	—	613	232.00–241.00	238.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	933	220.00	220.00
9	—	322	320.00	320.00
3	—	525	270.00	270.00
7	—	426	307.00–319.00	311.92
263	—	734	241.00–254.00	251.02
78	—	610	252.00–266.00	264.41
22	—	687	257.00	257.00
62	—	758	240.00–242.00	240.07
34	—	811	241.00	241.00
127	—	878	239.50–241.25	240.38
25	—	476	302.00–312.00	308.28
32	—	382	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	305	260.00	260.00
1	—	385	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	476	292.00	292.00
9	—	580	245.00	245.00
14	—	857	210.00	210.00
12	—	639	244.00–246.00	245.16
127	—	706	236.00–239.00	236.29
9	—	676	230.00–235.00	232.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
61	—	911	246.00	246.00

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.