Name: Dalhart Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-04-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer and heifer calves under 600 lbs steady to weak in a limited test. Feeder steers over 600 lbs steady; feeder heifers over 600 lbs weak to 2.00 lower in a limited test. Trade and demand moderate.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $154.19/cwt on 510 head. That ranks 1 of 4 comparable sales and sits −126.35 against this barn's trailing median of $280.54.

Average price

$154.19

510 head · 623 lb average

Value per head Derived

$961

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$44

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

$15.03/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.78

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	533	160.18	854	87
Medium and Large 1	657	154.38	1,014	358
Medium and Large 2	557	145.15	809	65

One grade step is worth $15.03/cwt here — about $44 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 sale510 hd

154.19

—

TX average4 barns · 1,964 hd

147.41

+6.78

This barn, trailing median4 sales

280.54

−126.35

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	—	Average	1,748	105.44	1,843	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,547	88.34	1,367	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,271	80.13	1,018	118
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,118	71.51	799	193

Every lot, as filed

64 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	—	776	157.41/cwt	156.00–157.50	1,222	137
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	411	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	838	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	510	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,076	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	556	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,051	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,001	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	541	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	828	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	479	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	800	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	206.38/cwt	204.00–207.00	964	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	189.03/cwt	187.50–191.00	1,002	27
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	432	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	743	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	204.43/cwt	203.00–206.00	763	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	162.59/cwt	162.50–163.00	1,163	92
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	587	173.58/cwt	173.50–176.00	1,019	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	832	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	1,211	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	409	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	789	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	538	195.09/cwt	194.00–197.00	1,050	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	618	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,094	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	577	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	900	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	720	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,015	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	634	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,078	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	810	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	440	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	880	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	650	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,073	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	335	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	704	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	409	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	753	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	657	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,123	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	445	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	641	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	158.72/cwt	158.00–159.00	909	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	730	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	964	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	879	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	693	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,040	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	801	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,121	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,117	57.04/cwt	55.00–60.00	637	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,156	69.98/cwt	68.00–72.00	809	49
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,547	88.34/cwt	86.50–89.50	1,367	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,380	86.07/cwt	85.00–89.00	1,188	36
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,368	80.86/cwt	79.00–82.50	1,106	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,195	80.76/cwt	80.00–84.00	965	37
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,227	76.40/cwt	74.00–79.00	937	38
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	987	68.29/cwt	67.00–70.00	674	34
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	1,115	75.03/cwt	73.00–76.50	837	47
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	939	63.53/cwt	60.00–65.00	597	25
Bulls	—	—	1,748	105.44/cwt	102.00–108.50	1,843	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	505	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	889	81
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	917	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,165	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	775	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	984	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	406	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	751	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	163.48/cwt	161.00–164.50	865	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	438	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	710	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	163.69/cwt	163.00–166.00	938	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,109	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	588	141.43/cwt	139.00–143.00	832	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	783	137.25/cwt	137.25–137.25	1,075	133
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	492	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	782	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	348	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	623	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	473	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	710	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	662	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	660	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	858	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	375	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	671	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	176.69/cwt	176.00–179.00	822	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	409	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	695	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	537	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	816	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	629	155.25/cwt	154.00–156.00	977	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	681	142.25/cwt	140.00–143.00	969	4

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 21, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,381Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 575Last 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
137	—	776	156.00–157.50	157.41
9	—	411	204.00	204.00
5	—	467	204.00–207.00	206.38
92	—	715	162.50–163.00	162.59
32	—	587	173.50–176.00	173.58
14	—	538	194.00–197.00	195.09
5	—	634	170.00	170.00
1	—	375	216.00	216.00
6	—	650	165.00	165.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	510	211.00	211.00
9	—	556	189.00	189.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	618	162.00	162.00
27	—	530	187.50–191.00	189.03
8	—	373	203.00–206.00	204.43
5	—	832	145.50	145.50
6	—	409	193.00	193.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	432	172.00	172.00
3	—	577	156.00	156.00
18	—	720	141.00	141.00
7	—	537	152.00	152.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	618	177.00	177.00
51	—	657	171.00	171.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	440	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	335	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	409	184.00	184.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	541	153.00	153.00
4	—	473	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	479	167.00	167.00
4	—	409	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	144.00	144.00
1	—	730	132.00	132.00
2	—	775	127.00	127.00
23	—	588	139.00–143.00	141.43
8	—	473	140.00	140.00
2	—	660	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	573	158.00–159.00	158.72
3	—	615	143.00	143.00
22	—	529	161.00–164.50	163.48
5	—	438	162.00	162.00
3	—	860	129.00	129.00
10	—	492	159.00	159.00
3	—	348	179.00	179.00
4	—	681	140.00–143.00	142.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	693	150.00	150.00
30	—	801	140.00	140.00
81	—	505	176.00	176.00
5	—	917	127.00	127.00
12	—	406	185.00	185.00
23	—	573	163.00–166.00	163.69
133	—	783	137.25	137.25
23	—	465	176.00–179.00	176.69
26	—	629	154.00–156.00	155.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	375	179.00	179.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,117	55.00–60.00	57.04
49	—	1,156	68.00–72.00	69.98
37	—	1,195	80.00–84.00	80.76
38	—	1,227	74.00–79.00	76.40
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,547	86.50–89.50	88.34
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	1,380	85.00–89.00	86.07
35	—	1,368	79.00–82.50	80.86
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	987	67.00–70.00	68.29
25	—	939	60.00–65.00	63.53
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
47	—	1,115	73.00–76.50	75.03
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,748	102.00–108.50	105.44

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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