Name: Dalhart Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-04-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-14

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 firm to 2.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Drought conditions persist in the trade area with most calf offerings in thin to moderate flesh. Trade active. Demand good.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $154.15/cwt on 650 head. That ranks 1 of 4 comparable sales and sits −126.39 against this barn's trailing median of $280.54.

Average price

$154.15

650 head · 670 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,033

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$42

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

$10.39/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.46

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	565	154.71	874	54
Medium and Large 1	683	154.42	1,054	577
Medium and Large 2	576	144.32	832	19thin

One grade step is worth $10.39/cwt here — about $42 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 sale650 hd

154.15

—

TX average4 barns · 1,410 hd

150.69

+3.46

This barn, trailing median4 sales

280.54

−126.39

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	1,696	106.32	1,803	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,559	86.97	1,356	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,290	81.27	1,048	174
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,086	73.67	800	175

Every lot, as filed

56 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	—	830	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	1,166	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	606	158.83/cwt	158.00–159.00	963	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	737	143.27/cwt	143.00–144.00	1,056	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	934	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	842	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	557	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,053	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	718	149.50/cwt	149.50–149.50	1,073	130
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	446	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	647	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	631	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	953	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	694	153.94/cwt	153.50–157.50	1,068	79
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	795	155.75/cwt	155.75–155.75	1,238	71
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	628	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,105	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	295	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	670	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	487	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	950	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	848	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,145	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	716	159.10/cwt	159.00–160.00	1,139	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	526	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,131	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,022	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	683	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,134	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	887	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,251	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,009	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	904	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	588	149.01/cwt	147.00–150.00	876	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,101	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,013	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	713	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,069	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,283	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	329	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	625	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,565	84.57/cwt	83.00–86.00	1,324	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,172	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	902	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,297	80.45/cwt	78.00–83.00	1,043	95
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,378	85.13/cwt	84.00–88.00	1,173	57
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,085	68.06/cwt	65.00–71.00	738	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,553	89.76/cwt	89.00–90.00	1,394	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,132	74.54/cwt	72.00–76.00	844	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,194	81.69/cwt	80.00–85.00	975	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,154	77.92/cwt	77.00–79.00	899	37
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	972	64.87/cwt	62.00–67.00	631	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	976	73.95/cwt	73.00–75.50	722	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	1,006	74.43/cwt	73.50–76.50	749	19
Bulls	—	—	1,298	93.51/cwt	93.00–94.00	1,214	2
Bulls	—	—	1,940	113.71/cwt	111.00–118.00	2,206	3
Bulls	—	—	1,728	108.06/cwt	100.00–114.00	1,867	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	956	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,252	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	878	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,062	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	186.10/cwt	182.00–187.50	810	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	171.56/cwt	170.00–173.00	813	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	361	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	690	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	446	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	745	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,020	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	156.82/cwt	155.00–158.00	908	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	722	136.49/cwt	135.00–137.00	985	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	172.41/cwt	170.00–175.00	645	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	596	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	175.89/cwt	175.00–176.00	923	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	499	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	993	57

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.

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Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Dalhart, TX

Thu Apr 14, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,298Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 622Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
65	—	830	140.50	140.50
38	—	606	158.00–159.00	158.83
14	—	737	143.00–144.00	143.27
8	—	573	163.00	163.00
79	—	694	153.50–157.50	153.94
21	—	775	142.00	142.00
31	—	1,069	120.00	120.00
23	—	329	190.00	190.00
31	—	956	131.00	131.00
31	—	435	182.00–187.50	186.10
53	—	474	170.00–173.00	171.56
4	—	361	191.00	191.00
35	—	525	175.00–176.00	175.89
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
130	—	718	149.50	149.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	446	145.00	145.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	631	151.00	151.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	588	147.00–150.00	149.01
3	—	463	154.00	154.00
4	—	878	121.00	121.00
2	—	370	161.00	161.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	750	135.00	135.00
10	—	446	167.00	167.00
13	—	579	155.00–158.00	156.82
8	—	722	135.00–137.00	136.49
12	—	374	170.00–175.00	172.41
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	415	203.00	203.00
12	—	487	195.00	195.00
10	—	848	135.00	135.00
19	—	716	159.00–160.00	159.10
2	—	655	154.00	154.00
3	—	523	195.00	195.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	557	189.00	189.00
71	—	795	155.75	155.75
12	—	295	227.00	227.00
44	—	605	169.00	169.00
22	—	683	166.00	166.00
5	—	887	141.00	141.00
20	—	413	219.00	219.00
57	—	499	199.00	199.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	628	176.00	176.00
7	—	526	215.00	215.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,565	83.00–86.00	84.57
12	—	1,553	89.00–90.00	89.76
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,172	77.00	77.00
95	—	1,297	78.00–83.00	80.45
57	—	1,378	84.00–88.00	85.13
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,085	65.00–71.00	68.06
28	—	1,132	72.00–76.00	74.54
28	—	1,194	80.00–85.00	81.69
37	—	1,154	77.00–79.00	77.92
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	972	62.00–67.00	64.87
27	—	976	73.00–75.50	73.95
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,006	73.50–76.50	74.43
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,298	93.00–94.00	93.51
3	—	1,940	111.00–118.00	113.71
2	—	1,728	100.00–114.00	108.06

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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