Name: Dalhart Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-01-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer and heifer calves under 600 lbs firm in a limited test. Feeder steers and heifers over 600 lbs steady, a few load lots sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Slaughter cows 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls not well tested. Trade active. Demand good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $163.52/cwt on 665 head.

Average price

$163.52

665 head · 699 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,143

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$155

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

$13.81/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.79

vs TX average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	717	165.87	1,189	357
Medium and Large 1-2	678	164.09	1,112	224
Medium and Large 2	680	152.06	1,034	84

One grade step is worth $13.81/cwt here — about $155 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 sale665 hd

163.52

—

TX average4 barns · 2,037 hd

166.32

−2.79

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	1,498	88.33	1,324	3thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	High	1,487	85.73	1,275	29
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,383	80.16	1,109	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,231	70.62	869	72
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	977	45.75	447	168

Every lot, as filed

68 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	413	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	962	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	455	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	805	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	839	145.28/cwt	145.00–151.00	1,219	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	547	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,012	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	789	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,144	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	691	151.09/cwt	146.00–152.00	1,044	57
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	160.96/cwt	160.00–162.00	837	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	410	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	718	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	1,167	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	692	160.89/cwt	159.00–161.00	1,113	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	889	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	192.80/cwt	192.00–193.00	839	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	458	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	806	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	703	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	984	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	327	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	716	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	862	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	638	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,078	3
Bulls	—	—	1,360	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	1,210	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,035	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	1,454	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	762	158.50/cwt	158.50–158.50	1,208	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	931	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	504	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	968	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	969	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	582	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,112	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	862	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,259	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	674	170.21/cwt	169.00–172.50	1,147	149
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	742	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,143	70
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	739	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,094	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	426	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	843	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	923	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,015	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	769	144.96/cwt	144.00–146.10	1,115	74
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	514	150.26/cwt	150.00–151.00	772	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	156.21/cwt	156.00–157.00	669	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	661	124.03/cwt	120.00–125.00	820	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	978	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,340	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,093	55.18/cwt	54.00–58.00	603	32
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,383	80.16/cwt	78.00–82.00	1,109	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,202	61.91/cwt	61.00–63.00	744	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,227	72.81/cwt	71.00–76.00	893	47
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,123	62.50/cwt	62.00–64.00	702	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	981	42.27/cwt	40.00–43.50	415	30
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,487	85.73/cwt	83.00–89.50	1,275	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,006	45.65/cwt	42.00–49.00	459	35
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,249	67.97/cwt	66.00–70.00	849	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	872	36.62/cwt	32.00–39.50	319	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	857	41.77/cwt	39.00–44.00	358	28
Bulls	—	—	1,395	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,116	1
Bulls	—	—	1,740	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	1,670	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	933	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	729	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	593	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	730	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	154.08/cwt	153.00–154.50	978	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	409	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	789	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	688	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	991	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	838	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,173	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	726	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,016	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	781	140.72/cwt	140.00–142.50	1,099	108
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	348	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	710	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	681	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,062	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	515	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	906	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	727	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,072	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	593	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	978	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	683	151.91/cwt	151.75–152.00	1,038	173
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	160.85/cwt	160.50–161.00	1,142	92
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	919	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,342	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	219.89/cwt	216.00–224.00	950	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	495	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	985	2

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 27, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,541Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 536Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	413	233.00	233.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	839	145.00–151.00	145.28
10	—	547	185.00	185.00
2	—	765	152.50	152.50
54	—	692	159.00–161.00	160.89
9	—	478	186.00	186.00
5	—	435	192.00–193.00	192.80
8	—	327	219.00	219.00
3	—	638	169.00	169.00
70	—	742	154.00	154.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	789	145.00	145.00
57	—	691	146.00–152.00	151.09
2	—	520	160.00–162.00	160.96
1	—	410	175.00	175.00
4	—	458	176.00	176.00
3	—	703	140.00	140.00
3	—	578	161.00	161.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	385	224.00	224.00
12	—	1,035	140.50	140.50
12	—	762	158.50	158.50
1	—	510	190.00	190.00
28	—	582	191.00	191.00
21	—	862	146.00	146.00
149	—	674	169.00–172.50	170.21
92	—	710	160.50–161.00	160.85
32	—	919	146.00	146.00
4	—	432	216.00–224.00	219.89
2	—	495	199.00	199.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	504	192.00	192.00
17	—	426	198.00	198.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	739	148.00	148.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	455	177.00	177.00
13	—	348	204.00	204.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	923	110.00	110.00
8	—	514	150.00–151.00	150.26
5	—	428	156.00–157.00	156.21
26	—	661	120.00–125.00	124.03
3	—	373	159.00	159.00
2	—	490	149.00	149.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
74	—	769	144.00–146.10	144.96
13	—	978	137.00	137.00
56	—	635	153.00–154.50	154.08
8	—	409	193.00	193.00
6	—	727	147.50	147.50
20	—	593	165.00	165.00
173	—	683	151.75–152.00	151.91
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	583	160.00	160.00
8	—	429	170.00	170.00
5	—	688	144.00	144.00
2	—	838	140.00	140.00
6	—	726	140.00	140.00
108	—	781	140.00–142.50	140.72
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	681	156.00	156.00
27	—	515	176.00	176.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,360	89.00	89.00
1	—	1,395	80.00	80.00
1	—	1,740	96.00	96.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,093	54.00–58.00	55.18
12	—	1,123	62.00–64.00	62.50
30	—	981	40.00–43.50	42.27
35	—	1,006	42.00–49.00	45.65
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,383	78.00–82.00	80.16
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,202	61.00–63.00	61.91
47	—	1,227	71.00–76.00	72.81
19	—	1,249	66.00–70.00	67.97
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,487	83.00–89.50	85.73
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	872	32.00–39.50	36.62
28	—	857	39.00–44.00	41.77

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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