Name: Dalhart Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-04-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer and heifer calves under 600 lbs steady. Feeder steers and heifers over 600 lbs mostly 2.00 to 4.00 lower, except a few offerings of fancy or thin kinds selling weak to 2.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Trade and demand moderate.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $162.93/cwt on 698 head.

Average price

$162.93

698 head · 718 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,170

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$18

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

$31.47/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.57

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	534	181.51	968	107
Medium and Large 1	755	159.81	1,206	576
Medium and Large 2	634	150.04	951	15thin

One grade step is worth $31.47/cwt here — about $18 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 sale698 hd

162.93

—

TX average4 barns · 2,124 hd

173.50

−10.57

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	—	Low	1,491	100.28	1,496	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,570	90.55	1,422	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,291	83.34	1,076	159
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,050	68.88	723	158

Every lot, as filed

74 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 1	—	474	173.80/cwt	172.00–176.00	824	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	879	146.25/cwt	146.25–146.25	1,286	84
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	193.01/cwt	192.00–196.00	990	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	894	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,252	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	687	160.50/cwt	160.50–160.50	1,103	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	639	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,105	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	593	157.65/cwt	156.00–158.00	935	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	190.09/cwt	189.00–191.00	1,002	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	714	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,178	28
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	636	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	948	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	748	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,062	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	489	195.21/cwt	195.00–196.00	955	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	161.27/cwt	160.00–164.00	852	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	312	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	640	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	531	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	844	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	807	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,227	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	187.76/cwt	187.00–190.00	804	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	358	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	716	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	765	134.33/cwt	134.00–135.00	1,028	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	576	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,066	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	509	206.52/cwt	200.00–208.00	1,051	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	666	165.38/cwt	165.00–166.50	1,101	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	912	141.44/cwt	140.50–141.50	1,290	106
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	561	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	987	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	165.56/cwt	162.00–168.00	1,030	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	397	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	822	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	515	198.50/cwt	198.50–198.50	1,022	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	415	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	867	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	494	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,023	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	434	218.51/cwt	217.00–219.00	948	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	604	170.50/cwt	170.50–170.50	1,030	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,048	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	409	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	736	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	500	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	775	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	166.43/cwt	161.00–169.00	711	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	304	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	535	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	173.35/cwt	170.00–174.00	648	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,104	67.03/cwt	65.00–70.00	740	34
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,570	90.55/cwt	90.00–91.00	1,422	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,314	78.16/cwt	75.00–80.50	1,027	58
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	847	50.24/cwt	50.00–50.50	426	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,113	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	974	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,081	79.07/cwt	77.00–80.50	855	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,218	89.29/cwt	88.00–90.50	1,088	49
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,372	84.60/cwt	84.00–85.00	1,161	44
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,168	70.97/cwt	70.00–72.00	829	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	1,031	68.04/cwt	67.00–70.00	701	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	970	62.07/cwt	60.00–64.00	602	45
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	1,129	77.47/cwt	77.00–79.00	875	8
Bulls	—	—	1,396	96.03/cwt	92.00–98.00	1,341	12
Bulls	—	—	1,888	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	2,115	3
Bulls	—	—	1,480	104.25/cwt	104.00–105.00	1,543	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	144.10/cwt	144.00–146.00	961	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	678	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	909	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	842	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	141.68/cwt	141.00–142.00	886	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	167.48/cwt	166.00–168.00	938	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	155.67/cwt	155.50–155.75	1,035	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	768	140.52/cwt	139.75–142.00	1,079	106
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	456	165.11/cwt	165.00–166.00	753	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	908	122.86/cwt	122.00–123.00	1,116	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,205	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	456	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	611	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	823	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,070	82
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	755	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,155	75
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	170.80/cwt	168.00–172.00	890	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	552	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	861	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	745	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,013	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	338	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	608	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	574	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	850	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	451	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	843	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	824	135.35/cwt	134.00–135.75	1,115	92
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	403	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	705	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	639	155.84/cwt	155.50–156.50	996	75

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 Apr 7, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,723Last week 1,553Year ago 2,003

Slaughter CattleReceipts 718Last week 681Year ago 264

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	474	172.00–176.00	173.80
6	—	409	180.00	180.00
7	—	304	176.00	176.00
8	—	560	166.00–168.00	167.48
33	—	665	155.50–155.75	155.67
106	—	768	139.75–142.00	140.52
25	—	521	168.00–172.00	170.80
92	—	824	134.00–135.75	135.35
75	—	639	155.50–156.50	155.84
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	593	156.00–158.00	157.65
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	765	137.00	137.00
6	—	500	155.00	155.00
23	—	427	161.00–169.00	166.43
13	—	374	170.00–174.00	173.35
40	—	667	144.00–146.00	144.10
3	—	625	141.00–142.00	141.68
18	—	456	165.00–166.00	165.11
7	—	908	122.00–123.00	122.86
11	—	1,095	110.00	110.00
82	—	823	130.00	130.00
9	—	552	156.00	156.00
1	—	745	136.00	136.00
3	—	338	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	678	134.00	134.00
1	—	610	138.00	138.00
7	—	456	134.00	134.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	574	148.00	148.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	403	175.00	175.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
84	—	879	146.25	146.25
24	—	513	192.00–196.00	193.01
14	—	489	195.00–196.00	195.21
10	—	807	152.00	152.00
4	—	666	165.00–166.50	165.38
106	—	912	140.50–141.50	141.44
20	—	434	217.00–219.00	218.51
75	—	755	153.00	153.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
64	—	894	140.00	140.00
70	—	687	160.50	160.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	639	173.00	173.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	527	189.00–191.00	190.09
3	—	312	205.00	205.00
4	—	428	187.00–190.00	187.76
3	—	358	200.00	200.00
4	—	561	176.00	176.00
31	—	622	162.00–168.00	165.56
4	—	451	187.00	187.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	714	165.00	165.00
28	—	576	185.00	185.00
16	—	509	200.00–208.00	206.52
11	—	494	207.00	207.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	636	149.00	149.00
2	—	748	142.00	142.00
6	—	528	160.00–164.00	161.27
3	—	765	134.00–135.00	134.33
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	531	159.00	159.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	397	207.00	207.00
14	—	515	198.50	198.50
4	—	415	209.00	209.00
16	—	604	170.50	170.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	1,104	65.00–70.00	67.03
12	—	1,113	87.50	87.50
21	—	1,081	77.00–80.50	79.07
14	—	1,168	70.00–72.00	70.97
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,570	90.00–91.00	90.55
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
58	—	1,314	75.00–80.50	78.16
49	—	1,218	88.00–90.50	89.29
44	—	1,372	84.00–85.00	84.60
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	847	50.00–50.50	50.24
28	—	1,031	67.00–70.00	68.04
45	—	970	60.00–64.00	62.07
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,129	77.00–79.00	77.47
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,396	92.00–98.00	96.03
3	—	1,888	112.00	112.00
4	—	1,480	104.00–105.00	104.25

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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