Name: Dalhart Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-01-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: No market comparison on calves, feeders or slaughter animals available due to the recent holiday, however a very strong undertone was noted. Trade was active. Demand was good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $166.67/cwt on 662 head.

Average price

$166.67

662 head · 671 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,118

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$368

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

$11.52/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.64

vs TX average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	703	167.97	1,182	443
Medium and Large 1-2	614	164.79	1,012	199
Medium and Large 2	520	156.45	814	20

One grade step is worth $11.52/cwt here — about $368 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 sale662 hd

166.67

—

TX average4 barns · 2,663 hd

162.03

+4.64

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	Premium White 65-75%	High	1,512	81.54	1,233	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,608	75.81	1,219	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,242	64.79	805	86
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,053	46.06	485	167

Every lot, as filed

77 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	—	735	153.25/cwt	150.00–154.75	1,126	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	869	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	587	166.40/cwt	165.00–170.00	977	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	160.39/cwt	160.00–162.00	1,067	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	883	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	881	150.50/cwt	150.50–150.50	1,326	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	731	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,213	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	582	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,077	23
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	548	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	838	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	764	152.99/cwt	151.00–154.00	1,169	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	918	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,331	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	792	156.50/cwt	156.50–156.50	1,239	68
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	583	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	892	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	762	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	629	168.40/cwt	168.00–170.00	1,059	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	666	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	627	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	928	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	644	165.48/cwt	165.00–165.50	1,066	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	722	150.08/cwt	148.00–153.00	1,084	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	169.39/cwt	166.00–169.75	1,143	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	838	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,332	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	392	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	788	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	336	217.60/cwt	215.00–218.00	731	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	890	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	503	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,011	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,213	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	888	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	588	174.08/cwt	171.00–176.00	1,024	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	503	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	981	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	554	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,053	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	617	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	975	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	688	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,066	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	654	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,145	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	718	161.99/cwt	160.00–163.00	1,163	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,104	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,369	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	406	168.77/cwt	168.00–171.00	685	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	564	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	953	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	453	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	779	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	679	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,066	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	600	159.25/cwt	159.25–159.25	956	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	388	213.74/cwt	213.00–216.00	829	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	205.68/cwt	202.00–209.00	987	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	788	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	868	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,276	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	691	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	954	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	458	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	852	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	517	169.50/cwt	169.50–169.50	876	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	557	157.39/cwt	155.00–160.00	877	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	369	195.45/cwt	195.00–196.00	721	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	491	163.57/cwt	163.00–164.00	803	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	180.58/cwt	180.00–185.00	592	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	438	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	639	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	537	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	746	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	155.72/cwt	153.00–156.25	816	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	156.52/cwt	155.00–158.00	729	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	413	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	640	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	659	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,015	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	639	153.51/cwt	152.00–156.50	981	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	805	146.38/cwt	145.50–148.75	1,178	93
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	604	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	779	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	555	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	833	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	901	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	516	132.01/cwt	130.00–135.00	681	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	683	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	854	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	895	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	403	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	713	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	945	34.82/cwt	33.00–36.00	329	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	906	26.60/cwt	25.00–28.00	241	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	946	46.00/cwt	40.50–47.00	435	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,608	75.81/cwt	74.00–77.00	1,219	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,038	41.75/cwt	38.00–45.00	433	52
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,138	58.79/cwt	56.00–60.50	669	43
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,512	81.54/cwt	81.00–82.00	1,233	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,352	72.42/cwt	71.00–77.50	979	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,119	57.51/cwt	54.00–60.00	644	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,257	64.97/cwt	63.00–66.00	817	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,146	53.25/cwt	52.00–55.00	610	25

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 6, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,664Last week 1,696Year ago 627

Slaughter CattleReceipts 572Last week 422Year ago 2,314

Compared to last week: No market comparison on calves, feeders or slaughter animals available due to the recent holiday, however a very strong undertone was noted. Trade was active. Demand was good.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
53	—	735	150.00–154.75	153.25
2	—	533	163.00	163.00
5	—	1,104	124.00	124.00
4	—	406	168.00–171.00	168.77
2	—	868	147.00	147.00
5	—	557	155.00–160.00	157.39
9	—	491	163.00–164.00	163.57
8	—	328	180.00–185.00	180.58
8	—	659	154.00	154.00
35	—	639	152.00–156.50	153.51
93	—	805	145.50–148.75	146.38
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	564	169.00	169.00
3	—	453	172.00	172.00
37	—	679	157.00	157.00
27	—	600	159.25	159.25
11	—	403	177.00	177.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	691	138.00	138.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
49	—	458	186.00	186.00
6	—	517	169.50	169.50
13	—	369	195.00–196.00	195.45
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	438	146.00	146.00
15	—	537	139.00	139.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	524	153.00–156.25	155.72
11	—	466	155.00–158.00	156.52
9	—	413	155.00	155.00
1	—	555	150.00	150.00
3	—	630	143.00	143.00
3	—	705	127.00	127.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	604	129.00	129.00
10	—	516	130.00–135.00	132.01
5	—	683	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	587	165.00–170.00	166.40
31	—	665	160.00–162.00	160.39
21	—	532	166.00	166.00
6	—	764	151.00–154.00	152.99
2	—	918	145.00	145.00
10	—	320	208.00	208.00
22	—	644	165.00–165.50	165.48
21	—	722	148.00–153.00	150.08
6	—	392	201.00	201.00
1	—	860	141.00	141.00
1	—	475	187.00	187.00
10	—	426	185.00	185.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
63	—	881	150.50	150.50
68	—	792	156.50	156.50
31	—	629	168.00–170.00	168.40
64	—	675	166.00–169.75	169.39
14	—	838	159.00	159.00
7	—	336	215.00–218.00	217.60
3	—	422	211.00	211.00
20	—	588	171.00–176.00	174.08
3	—	503	195.00	195.00
58	—	718	160.00–163.00	161.99
8	—	388	213.00–216.00	213.74
15	—	480	202.00–209.00	205.68
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
51	—	731	166.00	166.00
23	—	582	185.00	185.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	548	153.00	153.00
2	—	583	153.00	153.00
12	—	476	160.00	160.00
3	—	627	148.00	148.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	503	201.00	201.00
4	—	554	190.00	190.00
4	—	654	175.00	175.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	617	158.00	158.00
33	—	688	155.00	155.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	945	33.00–36.00	34.82
5	—	906	25.00–28.00	26.60
6	—	946	40.50–47.00	46.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,608	74.00–77.00	75.81
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
52	—	1,038	38.00–45.00	41.75
43	—	1,138	56.00–60.50	58.79
25	—	1,146	52.00–55.00	53.25
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,512	81.00–82.00	81.54
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,352	71.00–77.50	72.42
26	—	1,119	54.00–60.00	57.51
36	—	1,257	63.00–66.00	64.97

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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