Name: Dalhart Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-01-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer and heifer calves under 600 lbs firm to 2.00 higher, instances 3.00 higher. Supply included mostly pre-conditioned kinds with attractive conditioning. Feeder steers and heifers over 600 lbs steady to weak. Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady, instances lean cows 1.00 lower. Trade active. Demand good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $171.50/cwt on 1,055 head.

Average price

$171.50

1,055 head · 668 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,146

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$257

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

$17.78/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.42

vs TX average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	672	172.88	1,163	811
Medium and Large 1-2	660	167.63	1,106	230
Medium and Large 2	584	155.11	906	14thin

One grade step is worth $17.78/cwt here — about $257 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 sale1,055 hd

171.50

—

TX average4 barns · 2,558 hd

163.08

+8.42

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	—	Average	1,738	90.00	1,564	3thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	High	1,800	82.50	1,485	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,629	75.36	1,227	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,225	65.18	798	64
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,018	40.15	409	161

Every lot, as filed

86 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 1Unweaned	—	430	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	765	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	550	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	825	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	540	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	821	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	609	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	914	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	408	187.02/cwt	186.00–189.00	763	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	536	189.10/cwt	185.00–190.00	1,014	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	178.08/cwt	177.00–178.50	1,109	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,094	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	769	152.76/cwt	150.00–155.00	1,175	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	707	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	912	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	563	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	788	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	162.05/cwt	158.00–163.50	1,183	113
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	813	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,280	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	363	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	788	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	686	164.69/cwt	163.00–167.00	1,130	196
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	604	155.50/cwt	155.50–155.50	939	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	785	156.87/cwt	156.50–157.00	1,231	124
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	170.07/cwt	169.00–172.00	975	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	637	166.24/cwt	165.00–166.50	1,059	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	659	171.51/cwt	170.00–173.00	1,130	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	575	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,078	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	182.50/cwt	181.00–187.00	861	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	863	149.50/cwt	149.50–149.50	1,290	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	208.92/cwt	208.00–215.00	909	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	877	154.50/cwt	154.50–154.50	1,355	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	581	176.67/cwt	176.00–178.00	1,026	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	403	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	806	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	291	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	614	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	732	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,135	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	414	219.67/cwt	219.00–220.00	909	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	450	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	977	50
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	550	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	880	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	488	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	927	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	181.57/cwt	180.00–184.00	1,046	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	927	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,400	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	383	224.87/cwt	224.00–226.00	861	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	344	231.12/cwt	225.00–232.00	795	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	500	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	855	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	542	145.49/cwt	142.00–149.00	789	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	129.99/cwt	129.00–132.00	1,059	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	684	134.57/cwt	134.00–135.00	920	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	162.11/cwt	160.00–165.00	767	20
Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	703	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,033	6
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,800	82.50/cwt	82.00–83.00	1,485	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,087	57.38/cwt	55.00–59.00	624	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,540	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	1,078	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,673	78.04/cwt	77.00–79.00	1,306	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,359	59.98/cwt	57.00–61.00	815	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,192	47.76/cwt	45.00–51.00	569	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,015	37.63/cwt	34.50–41.00	382	36
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,264	74.14/cwt	73.00–77.00	937	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,198	65.40/cwt	63.00–68.50	783	51
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	921	30.40/cwt	27.00–33.50	280	47
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	926	34.98/cwt	32.00–37.00	324	23
Bulls	—	—	1,738	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,564	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	681	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	617	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	381	192.20/cwt	188.00–193.00	732	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	701	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,016	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	618	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	819	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	735	152.64/cwt	152.50–153.00	1,122	97
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	839	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	441	166.57/cwt	166.00–168.00	735	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	683	153.54/cwt	152.00–154.00	1,049	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	514	158.87/cwt	158.00–160.00	817	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	427	178.96/cwt	177.00–179.00	764	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	520	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	832	86
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	566	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,121	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	701	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	553	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	918	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	604	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	985	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	163.51/cwt	163.00–165.00	872	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	882	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,301	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	619	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	867	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	443	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	602	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	319	187.75/cwt	184.00–190.00	599	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	777	145.25/cwt	145.00–145.50	1,129	223
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	606	146.76/cwt	146.00–147.00	889	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	318	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	569	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	652	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,024	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	328	202.45/cwt	198.00–206.00	664	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	172.01/cwt	170.00–175.00	831	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	156.26/cwt	154.00–160.00	975	69
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	653	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	849	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	132.60/cwt	131.00–136.00	760	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	583	159.79/cwt	158.00–163.00	932	33

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 13, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,547Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 505Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	430	178.00	178.00
18	—	514	158.00–160.00	158.87
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	609	150.00	150.00
47	—	427	177.00–179.00	178.96
86	—	520	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	408	186.00–189.00	187.02
8	—	553	166.00	166.00
16	—	604	163.00	163.00
6	—	652	157.00	157.00
7	—	328	198.00–206.00	202.45
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	707	129.00	129.00
2	—	563	140.00	140.00
8	—	619	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	500	171.00	171.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	542	142.00–149.00	145.49
3	—	815	129.00–132.00	129.99
23	—	684	134.00–135.00	134.57
20	—	473	160.00–165.00	162.11
9	—	563	149.00	149.00
7	—	441	166.00–168.00	166.57
17	—	606	146.00–147.00	146.76
2	—	318	179.00	179.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	148.00	148.00
1	—	420	147.00	147.00
29	—	618	132.50	132.50
2	—	653	130.00	130.00
3	—	573	131.00–136.00	132.60
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	381	188.00–193.00	192.20
6	—	701	145.00	145.00
42	—	683	152.00–154.00	153.54
16	—	533	163.00–165.00	163.51
26	—	882	147.50	147.50
4	—	319	184.00–190.00	187.75
223	—	777	145.00–145.50	145.25
58	—	483	170.00–175.00	172.01
69	—	624	154.00–160.00	156.26
33	—	583	158.00–163.00	159.79
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
97	—	735	152.50–153.00	152.64
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	443	136.00	136.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	550	150.00	150.00
1	—	540	152.00	152.00
9	—	604	155.50	155.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	536	185.00–190.00	189.10
18	—	623	177.00–178.50	178.08
113	—	730	158.00–163.50	162.05
35	—	813	157.50	157.50
3	—	363	217.00	217.00
196	—	686	163.00–167.00	164.69
124	—	785	156.50–157.00	156.87
22	—	435	208.00–215.00	208.92
14	—	877	154.50	154.50
67	—	576	180.00–184.00	181.57
38	—	927	151.00	151.00
3	—	320	219.00	219.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	655	167.00	167.00
11	—	769	150.00–155.00	152.76
43	—	573	169.00–172.00	170.07
17	—	637	165.00–166.50	166.24
4	—	472	181.00–187.00	182.50
70	—	863	149.50	149.50
4	—	291	211.00	211.00
3	—	732	155.00	155.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	659	170.00–173.00	171.51
15	—	575	187.50	187.50
3	—	414	219.00–220.00	219.67
50	—	450	217.00	217.00
12	—	383	224.00–226.00	224.87
8	—	344	225.00–232.00	231.12
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	581	176.00–178.00	176.67
8	—	403	200.00	200.00
30	—	488	190.00	190.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	550	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	566	198.00	198.00
Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	703	147.00	147.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,800	82.00–83.00	82.50
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,087	55.00–59.00	57.38
29	—	1,192	45.00–51.00	47.76
36	—	1,015	34.50–41.00	37.63
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,540	70.00	70.00
2	—	1,673	77.00–79.00	78.04
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,359	57.00–61.00	59.98
4	—	1,264	73.00–77.00	74.14
51	—	1,198	63.00–68.50	65.40
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
47	—	921	27.00–33.50	30.40
23	—	926	32.00–37.00	34.98
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,738	90.00	90.00

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.

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