Name: Dalhart Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-02-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-02-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Steer and heifers calves under 600 lbs firm to 5.00 higher compared to the limited offering of two weeks ago. Feeder steers over 600 lbs 5.00 to 10.00 higher; feeder heifers over 600 lbs firm to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls 6.00 to 8.00 higher. Trade active. Demand good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $179.74/cwt on 1,294 head.

Average price

$179.74

1,294 head · 667 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,198

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$237

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

$24.66/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.00

vs TX average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	649	186.27	1,209	920
Medium and Large 1-2	718	163.81	1,175	350
Medium and Large 2	601	161.61	972	24

One grade step is worth $24.66/cwt here — about $237 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 sale1,294 hd

179.74

—

TX average4 barns · 3,365 hd

170.73

+9.00

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	2,060	114.89	2,367	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,472	84.76	1,248	68
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,234	75.28	929	75
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,038	60.61	629	59

Every lot, as filed

87 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 1	—	704	170.49/cwt	170.00–171.00	1,200	135
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	721	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,139	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	572	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,001	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	500	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	905	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	781	157.23/cwt	155.00–159.00	1,228	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	540	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	934	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	682	169.66/cwt	166.50–171.75	1,157	137
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	558	157.44/cwt	157.00–158.00	879	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	628	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	929	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	552	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	994	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	611	182.37/cwt	181.00–186.00	1,114	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,029	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	876	147.25/cwt	147.00–147.50	1,290	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	772	163.31/cwt	161.00–165.50	1,261	118
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	824	159.68/cwt	158.00–161.00	1,316	98
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	916	152.98/cwt	151.00–155.00	1,401	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	664	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,195	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	388	243.97/cwt	243.00–246.00	947	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	669	174.56/cwt	174.00–175.00	1,168	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	486	196.33/cwt	195.00–197.00	954	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	409	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	814	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	603	160.19/cwt	160.00–163.50	966	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	383	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	762	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	467	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,093	72
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	984	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	592	177.58/cwt	175.00–181.50	1,051	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	650	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,040	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	971	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	532	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,075	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	637	176.20/cwt	176.00–177.00	1,122	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	568	190.70/cwt	190.00–193.00	1,083	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	197.03/cwt	196.00–199.00	1,050	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,038	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	157.39/cwt	150.00–166.50	1,165	101
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	408	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	996	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	300	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	765	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	556	206.77/cwt	204.00–207.00	1,150	143
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	773	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	733	153.10/cwt	151.50–156.00	1,122	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,017	71
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	178.73/cwt	175.00–181.00	777	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	616	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	887	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	690	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	959	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	967	56.86/cwt	53.00–60.00	550	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,199	77.12/cwt	76.00–79.00	925	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,112	68.93/cwt	66.00–71.00	767	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,454	84.42/cwt	83.00–85.50	1,227	52
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,274	77.66/cwt	75.00–80.00	989	59
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,000	44.79/cwt	44.00–45.00	448	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,602	87.68/cwt	86.50–89.00	1,405	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	878	44.31/cwt	41.00–48.00	389	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Light Weight	—	1,033	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	754	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	1,116	64.66/cwt	64.00–69.00	722	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	1,005	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	724	4
Bulls	—	—	2,060	114.89/cwt	113.00–117.00	2,367	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	434	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	746	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	772	145.89/cwt	145.00–146.00	1,126	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	778	151.76/cwt	151.25–152.25	1,181	134
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	163.83/cwt	160.00–167.00	949	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	845	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,149	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	537	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	908	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	462	169.30/cwt	167.00–171.00	782	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	874	137.99/cwt	137.00–140.00	1,206	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	639	160.25/cwt	156.00–164.00	1,024	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	677	155.26/cwt	153.50–158.00	1,051	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	737	144.83/cwt	142.00–145.00	1,067	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	171.09/cwt	167.00–172.50	974	174
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	161.65/cwt	161.00–164.00	842	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	345	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	680	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	993	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,380	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	367	179.04/cwt	175.00–181.00	657	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	172.78/cwt	172.00–176.00	902	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	848	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	337	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	758	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	461	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	839	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	391	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	786	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	487	176.15/cwt	172.00–179.00	858	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	873	142.81/cwt	142.50–143.50	1,247	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	397	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	754	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	581	196.57/cwt	196.00–197.00	1,142	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	881	153.98/cwt	151.00–155.50	1,357	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	530	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,118	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	808	145.69/cwt	145.00–146.00	1,177	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	909	139.11/cwt	138.00–140.00	1,265	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	612	156.17/cwt	155.00–157.00	956	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	812	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,218	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	190.59/cwt	190.00–192.00	1,010	7

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 Feb 10, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,968Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 581Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
135	—	704	170.00–171.00	170.49
58	—	611	181.00–186.00	182.37
118	—	772	161.00–165.50	163.31
98	—	824	158.00–161.00	159.68
26	—	916	151.00–155.00	152.98
48	—	669	174.00–175.00	174.56
7	—	426	231.00	231.00
31	—	533	196.00–199.00	197.03
10	—	474	219.00	219.00
14	—	581	196.00–197.00	196.57
12	—	881	151.00–155.50	153.98
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	781	155.00–159.00	157.23
137	—	682	166.50–171.75	169.66
2	—	605	170.00	170.00
61	—	876	147.00–147.50	147.25
9	—	486	195.00–197.00	196.33
4	—	409	199.00	199.00
5	—	592	175.00–181.50	177.58
101	—	740	150.00–166.50	157.39
3	—	812	150.00	150.00
7	—	530	190.00–192.00	190.59
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	173.00	173.00
19	—	603	160.00–163.50	160.19
2	—	650	160.00	160.00
2	—	568	171.00	171.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	664	180.00	180.00
15	—	388	243.00–246.00	243.97
72	—	467	234.00	234.00
13	—	532	202.00	202.00
2	—	408	244.00	244.00
2	—	300	255.00	255.00
143	—	556	204.00–207.00	206.77
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	383	199.00	199.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	637	176.00–177.00	176.20
23	—	568	190.00–193.00	190.70
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	530	211.00	211.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	721	158.00	158.00
12	—	500	181.00	181.00
7	—	552	180.00	180.00
7	—	337	225.00	225.00
28	—	461	182.00	182.00
16	—	391	201.00	201.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	572	175.00	175.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	558	157.00–158.00	157.44
3	—	628	148.00	148.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	515	150.00	150.00
26	—	616	144.00	144.00
15	—	690	139.00	139.00
2	—	585	145.00	145.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	733	151.50–156.00	153.10
41	—	435	175.00–181.00	178.73
134	—	778	151.25–152.25	151.76
35	—	639	156.00–164.00	160.25
17	—	677	153.50–158.00	155.26
174	—	569	167.00–172.50	171.09
3	—	345	197.00	197.00
2	—	993	139.00	139.00
39	—	522	172.00–176.00	172.78
34	—	487	172.00–179.00	176.15
19	—	873	142.50–143.50	142.81
16	—	397	190.00	190.00
10	—	808	145.00–146.00	145.69
9	—	909	138.00–140.00	139.11
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
71	—	678	150.00	150.00
20	—	434	172.00	172.00
18	—	772	145.00–146.00	145.89
37	—	579	160.00–167.00	163.83
7	—	462	167.00–171.00	169.30
7	—	874	137.00–140.00	137.99
35	—	737	142.00–145.00	144.83
9	—	521	161.00–164.00	161.65
3	—	367	175.00–181.00	179.04
12	—	612	155.00–157.00	156.17
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	845	136.00	136.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	537	169.00	169.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	967	53.00–60.00	56.86
16	—	1,199	76.00–79.00	77.12
10	—	1,112	66.00–71.00	68.93
5	—	1,000	44.00–45.00	44.79
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
52	—	1,454	83.00–85.50	84.42
14	—	1,602	86.50–89.00	87.68
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
59	—	1,274	75.00–80.00	77.66
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	878	41.00–48.00	44.31
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,033	73.00	73.00
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,116	64.00–69.00	64.66
4	—	1,005	72.00	72.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,060	113.00–117.00	114.89

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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