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Cattlemen's Livestock Auction · Thu, Jan 26

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Dalhart Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Dalhart, Texas · Thu, Jan 26

● Final40 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1953

← Jan 19Jan 26Feb 2 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

961 head

▼ 827 vs last sale 1,788▼ 580 vs year ago 1,541 · −37.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

498 head

▲ 125 vs last sale 373▼ 38 vs year ago 536 · −7.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Not enough comparable sales on feeder steers and heifers for a market trend. Steer calves traded mostly 2.00 lower. Heifer calves were firm to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls traded 2.00 to 6.00 higher. Trading activity was moderate on moderate buyer demand.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $178.90/cwt on 368 head. That ranks 2 of 4 comparable sales and sits −101.64 against this barn's trailing median of $280.54.

Average price

$178.90

368 head · 662 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,184

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+6.70

vs TX average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	662	178.90	1,184	368

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale368 hd

178.90

—

TX average4 barns · 975 hd

172.21

+6.70

This barn, trailing median4 sales

280.54

−101.64

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	—	High	1,788	103.30	1,847	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,355	92.63	1,255	58
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,288	75.07	967	197
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,079	60.33	651	102

Every lot

40 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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	392	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	913	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	403	255.22/cwt	249.00–258.00	1,029	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	467	228.57/cwt	221.00–229.00	1,067	61
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	518	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,134	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	544	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,077	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	550	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,216	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	593	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,091	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1

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 Jan 26, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 961Last week 1,788Year ago 1,541

Slaughter CattleReceipts 498Last week 373Year ago 536

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	518	219.00	219.00
2	—	550	221.00	221.00
10	—	626	180.50–188.00	184.86
101	—	892	173.75	173.75
13	—	403	249.00–258.00	255.22
61	—	467	221.00–229.00	228.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	544	198.00	198.00
15	—	392	233.00

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Dalhart Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Dalhart, Texas · Thu, Jan 26

● Final40 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1953

← Jan 19Jan 26Feb 2 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

961 head

▼ 827 vs last sale 1,788▼ 580 vs year ago 1,541 · −37.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

498 head

▲ 125 vs last sale 373▼ 38 vs year ago 536 · −7.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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 $178.90/cwt on 368 head. That ranks 2 of 4 comparable sales and sits −101.64 against this barn's trailing median of $280.54.

Average price

$178.90

368 head · 662 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,184

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+6.70

vs TX average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	662	178.90	1,184	368

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale368 hd

178.90

—

TX average4 barns · 975 hd

172.21

+6.70

This barn, trailing median4 sales

280.54

−101.64

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	—	High	1,788	103.30	1,847	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,355	92.63	1,255	58
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,288	75.07	967	197
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,079	60.33	651	102

Every lot

40 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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	392	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	913	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	403	255.22/cwt	249.00–258.00	1,029	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	467	228.57/cwt	221.00–229.00	1,067	61
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	518	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,134	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	544	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,077	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	550	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,216	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	593	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,091	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1

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 Jan 26, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 961Last week 1,788Year ago 1,541

Slaughter CattleReceipts 498Last week 373Year ago 536

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	518	219.00	219.00
2	—	550	221.00	221.00
10	—	626	180.50–188.00	184.86
101	—	892	173.75	173.75
13	—	403	249.00–258.00	255.22
61	—	467	221.00–229.00	228.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	544	198.00	198.00
15	—	392	233.00

Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	873	160.00	160.00
4	—	818	160.00–168.00	163.94
5	—	780	168.00	168.00
2	—	593	184.00	184.00

Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
54	—	471	197.00	197.00
10	—	1,091	125.00	125.00
15	—	501	194.00	194.00
2	—	743	166.00	166.00
13	—	384	226.00–233.00	230.26
29	—	585	181.00–184.00	182.66
64	—	789	163.00	163.00
5	—	437	224.00	224.00
132	—	803	164.00–164.25	164.11
3	—	220	240.00	240.00

Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	344	194.00	194.00
4	—	374	206.00	206.00
33	—	428	208.50	208.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,833	108.00–110.00	108.94
3	—	1,728	89.00–100.00	95.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	985	70.00–80.00	75.98
3	—	893	61.00	61.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	918	57.00–63.00	59.63
15	—	871	39.00–54.00	47.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,073	54.00–60.00	58.80
51	—	1,191	63.00–71.00	66.67
6	—	1,248	40.00–45.00	43.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,427	80.00–85.00	82.40
24	—	1,477	86.00–90.50	88.24
30	—	1,248	97.50	97.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,095	62.00–65.00	64.19
104	—	1,245	67.00–77.50	72.93
66	—	1,451	78.00–86.00	82.14

Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	220	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	528	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	344	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	667	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	374	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	770	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	384	230.26/cwt	226.00–233.00	884	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	428	208.50/cwt	208.50–208.50	892	33
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	437	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	979	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	471	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	928	54
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	501	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	972	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	585	182.66/cwt	181.00–184.00	1,069	29
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	743	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,233	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	789	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,286	64
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	803	164.11/cwt	164.00–164.25	1,318	132
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,091	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,364	10

Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,728	95.79/cwt	89.00–100.00	1,655	3
Bulls	—	—	1,833	108.94/cwt	108.00–110.00	1,997	4

Slaughter Cattle · Cows13 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	871	47.34/cwt	39.00–54.00	412	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	893	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	545	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	918	59.63/cwt	57.00–63.00	547	22
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	985	75.98/cwt	70.00–80.00	748	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,073	58.80/cwt	54.00–60.00	631	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,095	64.19/cwt	62.00–65.00	703	19
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,191	66.67/cwt	63.00–71.00	794	51
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,245	72.93/cwt	67.00–77.50	908	104
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,248	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	1,217	30
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,248	43.57/cwt	40.00–45.00	544	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,427	82.40/cwt	80.00–85.00	1,176	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,451	82.14/cwt	78.00–86.00	1,192	66
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,477	88.24/cwt	86.00–90.50	1,303	24