Name: Dalhart Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-02-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-02-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer and heifer calves 1.00 to 2.00 lower in a limited test. Feeder steers steady to 1.00 lower; feeder heifers 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls steady to weak. Trade and demand moderate.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $166.43/cwt on 898 head.

Average price

$166.43

898 head · 748 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,245

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$301

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

$14.34/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.89

vs TX average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	544	179.45	976	61
Medium and Large 2	438	176.62	774	27
Medium and Large 1	773	165.11	1,277	810

One grade step is worth $14.34/cwt here — about −$301 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 sale898 hd

166.43

—

TX average4 barns · 1,793 hd

160.54

+5.89

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	1,511	96.01	1,450	8thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	High	1,484	86.46	1,283	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,317	82.60	1,088	58
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,198	76.30	914	123
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	991	58.61	581	125

Every lot, as filed

54 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 2	—	571	163.15/cwt	162.00–169.00	932	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Gaunt	—	770	166.75/cwt	166.75–166.75	1,284	99
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	548	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,134	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	611	161.89/cwt	161.00–162.00	989	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	486	163.12/cwt	162.00–164.00	793	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	185.82/cwt	185.00–186.00	990	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	689	170.70/cwt	168.00–171.00	1,176	29
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	314	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	590	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	388	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	706	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	779	163.87/cwt	163.25–164.50	1,277	250
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	823	159.46/cwt	159.00–159.75	1,312	168
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	855	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,256	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	588	172.97/cwt	172.00–178.00	1,017	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	786	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	540	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,026	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	857	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,286	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	309	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	609	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	835	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,369	71
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	614	179.29/cwt	175.00–180.00	1,101	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	186.67/cwt	186.00–190.00	915	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	831	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	718	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	981	141.00/cwt	139.00–142.00	1,383	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	1,079	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,457	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	408	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	734	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	478	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	813	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,294	80.75/cwt	80.00–81.00	1,045	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,213	75.34/cwt	73.00–76.50	914	49
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,217	78.17/cwt	77.00–80.00	951	54
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,484	86.46/cwt	86.00–86.50	1,283	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,012	55.52/cwt	54.00–57.00	562	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,034	60.59/cwt	58.00–62.00	627	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,326	83.31/cwt	83.00–84.00	1,105	42
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,044	66.19/cwt	63.00–68.00	691	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	904	51.29/cwt	49.50–53.00	464	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	952	56.97/cwt	55.00–61.00	542	43
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	1,108	73.63/cwt	70.00–78.00	816	20
Bulls	—	—	1,728	102.92/cwt	100.00–106.00	1,778	2
Bulls	—	—	1,438	93.70/cwt	92.00–96.00	1,347	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	753	149.25/cwt	149.25–149.25	1,124	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	157.91/cwt	157.00–158.00	742	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	155.36/cwt	155.00–158.00	898	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	166.06/cwt	164.00–167.00	694	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	983	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	703	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	949	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	848	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,187	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	159.50/cwt	159.50–159.50	842	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	708	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,027	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	724	150.82/cwt	150.75–153.00	1,092	120
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	587	161.25/cwt	160.00–163.00	947	76
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	663	153.71/cwt	153.00–154.00	1,019	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	703	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,153	75
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	876	150.25/cwt	150.25–150.25	1,316	60

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 24, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,855Last week 2,029Year ago 754

Slaughter CattleReceipts 483Last week 561Year ago 749

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	571	162.00–169.00	163.15
13	—	314	188.00	188.00
1	—	470	182.00	182.00
1	—	425	185.00	185.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Gaunt$ per cwt · actual wt
99	—	770	166.75	166.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	548	207.00	207.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	533	185.00–186.00	185.82
4	—	388	182.00	182.00
1	—	800	157.00	157.00
18	—	588	172.00–178.00	172.97
5	—	857	150.00	150.00
5	—	309	197.00	197.00
12	—	490	186.00–190.00	186.67
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	689	168.00–171.00	170.70
250	—	779	163.25–164.50	163.87
168	—	823	159.00–159.75	159.46
3	—	540	190.00	190.00
14	—	614	175.00–180.00	179.29
75	—	703	164.00	164.00
60	—	876	150.25	150.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
71	—	835	164.00	164.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	611	161.00–162.00	161.89
33	—	486	162.00–164.00	163.12
2	—	415	173.00	173.00
66	—	753	149.25	149.25
2	—	848	140.00	140.00
120	—	724	150.75–153.00	150.82
76	—	587	160.00–163.00	161.25
49	—	663	153.00–154.00	153.71
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	585	142.00	142.00
3	—	703	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	981	139.00–142.00	141.00
11	—	1,079	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	408	180.00	180.00
4	—	478	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	470	157.00–158.00	157.91
8	—	578	155.00–158.00	155.36
35	—	418	164.00–167.00	166.06
2	—	678	145.00	145.00
6	—	528	159.50	159.50
4	—	708	145.00	145.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,294	80.00–81.00	80.75
42	—	1,326	83.00–84.00	83.31
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
49	—	1,213	73.00–76.50	75.34
54	—	1,217	77.00–80.00	78.17
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,484	86.00–86.50	86.46
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,012	54.00–57.00	55.52
17	—	1,034	58.00–62.00	60.59
27	—	1,044	63.00–68.00	66.19
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	904	49.50–53.00	51.29
43	—	952	55.00–61.00	56.97
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,108	70.00–78.00	73.63
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,728	100.00–106.00	102.92
6	—	1,438	92.00–96.00	93.70

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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