Name: Dalhart Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-03-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer and heifer calves under 600 lbs firm in a light test. Feeder steers and heifers over 600 lbs firm, instances 600 to 650 lbs steers 1.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Trade active. Demand good.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $148.93/cwt on 580 head. That ranks 1 of 4 comparable sales and sits −131.61 against this barn's trailing median of $280.54.

Average price

$148.93

580 head · 696 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,036

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$289

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

$18.89/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.69

vs TX average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	702	151.63	1,065	445
Medium and Large 1-2	681	140.69	958	124
Medium and Large 2	585	132.74	776	11thin

One grade step is worth $18.89/cwt here — about $289 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.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

4 sales

Heifers 0–100 lb: high $299.90, low $219.55, median $280.54 across 4 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale580 hd

148.93

—

TX average4 barns · 2,413 hd

146.24

+2.69

This barn, trailing median4 sales

280.54

−131.61

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	1,889	111.78	2,112	5thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	High	1,438	94.50	1,359	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,509	90.28	1,362	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,367	84.82	1,160	117
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,119	73.22	819	233

Every lot, as filed

66 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	—	625	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,200	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	759	146.25/cwt	146.25–146.25	1,110	141
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	838	138.71/cwt	138.50–139.00	1,162	92
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	605	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	871	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	884	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,003	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,304	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,299	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	804	152.20/cwt	152.00–155.00	1,224	140
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	685	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	966	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	168.88/cwt	168.00–170.00	1,059	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	792	153.65/cwt	153.00–154.00	1,217	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,033	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	823	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	588	178.66/cwt	178.00–180.00	1,051	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	785	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,060	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	815	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	217.89/cwt	216.00–221.00	1,009	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	669	166.08/cwt	162.00–167.50	1,111	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,098	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	176.07/cwt	174.00–178.00	1,104	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,043	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	555	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,049	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	437	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	970	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	437	216.65/cwt	215.00–220.00	947	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	908	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,308	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	615	185.69/cwt	185.00–186.50	1,142	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	938	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	185.75/cwt	183.00–188.00	791	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	462	142.62/cwt	142.00–145.00	659	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	640	128.25/cwt	128.00–129.00	821	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	709	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	740	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,066	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	683	153.65/cwt	153.50–154.00	1,049	64
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,291	83.04/cwt	82.50–84.50	1,072	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,221	79.93/cwt	79.00–81.00	976	33
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,497	90.91/cwt	90.00–92.00	1,361	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,548	88.22/cwt	87.00–89.00	1,366	4
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,438	94.50/cwt	94.50–94.50	1,359	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,133	74.38/cwt	73.00–76.00	843	91
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,360	83.48/cwt	81.00–85.50	1,135	71
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,378	86.88/cwt	86.00–90.00	1,197	46
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	966	62.49/cwt	60.00–65.25	604	50
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	1,058	71.13/cwt	70.00–72.50	753	31
Bulls	—	—	2,213	116.94/cwt	116.00–118.00	2,588	2
Bulls	—	—	1,673	108.34/cwt	106.00–112.00	1,813	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	717	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	961	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	780	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	913	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	538	155.25/cwt	155.00–156.00	835	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	695	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	938	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	787	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	938	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,229	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	581	161.43/cwt	160.00–165.00	938	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	851	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	1,179	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	144.34/cwt	144.00–145.00	979	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,146	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	147.51/cwt	146.00–149.00	900	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	768	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,029	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	493	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	823	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	397	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	810	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	714	152.25/cwt	152.25–152.25	1,087	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	492	175.44/cwt	175.00–176.00	863	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	533	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	906	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	164.22/cwt	164.00–166.50	838	45
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	868	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,102	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	713	158.80/cwt	157.00–160.00	1,132	112
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	854	145.96/cwt	145.50–146.00	1,246	65

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 Mar 31, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,553Last week 1,178Year ago 2,254

Slaughter CattleReceipts 681Last week 707Year ago 341

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	625	192.00	192.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	144.00	144.00
7	—	685	141.00	141.00
4	—	460	179.00	179.00
3	—	785	135.00	135.00
4	—	868	127.00	127.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	440	201.00	201.00
5	—	1,003	130.00	130.00
4	—	955	136.00	136.00
7	—	627	168.00–170.00	168.88
3	—	588	178.00–180.00	178.66
12	—	379	215.00	215.00
8	—	673	155.00	155.00
2	—	518	181.00	181.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
140	—	804	152.00–155.00	152.20
23	—	792	153.00–154.00	153.65
20	—	519	199.00	199.00
9	—	463	216.00–221.00	217.89
8	—	669	162.00–167.50	166.08
8	—	563	195.00	195.00
4	—	627	174.00–178.00	176.07
20	—	437	215.00–220.00	216.65
15	—	908	144.00	144.00
112	—	713	157.00–160.00	158.80
65	—	854	145.50–146.00	145.96
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	555	189.00	189.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	437	222.00	222.00
22	—	615	185.00–186.50	185.69
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
141	—	759	146.25	146.25
92	—	838	138.50–139.00	138.71
7	—	426	183.00–188.00	185.75
4	—	373	190.00	190.00
3	—	740	144.00	144.00
25	—	581	160.00–165.00	161.43
10	—	851	138.50	138.50
9	—	678	144.00–145.00	144.34
45	—	510	164.00–166.50	164.22
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	462	142.00–145.00	142.62
4	—	640	128.00–129.00	128.25
2	—	780	117.00	117.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
64	—	683	153.50–154.00	153.65
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	717	134.00	134.00
4	—	538	155.00–156.00	155.25
60	—	695	135.00	135.00
18	—	463	170.00	170.00
6	—	938	131.00	131.00
4	—	855	134.00	134.00
4	—	610	146.00–149.00	147.51
14	—	768	134.00	134.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	493	167.00	167.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	397	204.00	204.00
21	—	714	152.25	152.25
9	—	492	175.00–176.00	175.44
2	—	533	170.00	170.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,291	82.50–84.50	83.04
33	—	1,221	79.00–81.00	79.93
91	—	1,133	73.00–76.00	74.38
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,497	90.00–92.00	90.91
4	—	1,548	87.00–89.00	88.22
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,438	94.50	94.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
71	—	1,360	81.00–85.50	83.48
46	—	1,378	86.00–90.00	86.88
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
50	—	966	60.00–65.25	62.49
31	—	1,058	70.00–72.50	71.13
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,213	116.00–118.00	116.94
3	—	1,673	106.00–112.00	108.34

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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