Name: Dalhart Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-04-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer and heifer calves under 600 lbs firm. Feeder steers and heifers over 600 lbs firm to 2.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls mostly 2.00 lower. Trade and demand moderate.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $157.66/cwt on 501 head. That ranks 1 of 4 comparable sales and sits −122.89 against this barn's trailing median of $280.54.

Average price

$157.66

501 head · 613 lb average

Value per head Derived

$967

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$280

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

$12.78/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.75

vs TX average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	621	159.11	988	404
Medium and Large 1-2	600	152.56	916	82
Medium and Large 2	484	146.34	708	15thin

One grade step is worth $12.78/cwt here — about $280 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 sale501 hd

157.66

—

TX average4 barns · 1,819 hd

147.91

+9.75

This barn, trailing median4 sales

280.54

−122.89

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	—	Low	1,864	102.65	1,914	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,688	87.00	1,469	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,344	76.45	1,027	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,089	65.15	709	173

Every lot, as filed

70 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 1-2	—	522	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	987	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	383	204.63/cwt	203.00–209.00	784	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	510	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	836	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	559	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	906	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	863	149.25/cwt	149.25–149.25	1,288	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	145.52/cwt	144.50–147.00	1,215	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	733	165.67/cwt	164.00–166.50	1,214	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	677	171.30/cwt	170.50–172.00	1,160	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	763	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,145	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	358	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	680	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	174.36/cwt	174.00–175.00	1,078	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	435	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	944	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	360	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	785	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	612	180.98/cwt	180.00–181.50	1,108	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	569	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	956	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	194.09/cwt	193.00–196.00	1,019	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	582	160.66/cwt	160.00–161.00	935	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	187.77/cwt	183.00–189.00	896	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	382	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	539	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	317	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	634	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	598	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,052	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	588	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	894	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	270	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	599	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	557	164.50/cwt	164.50–164.50	916	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	956	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,348	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	464	212.63/cwt	210.00–213.00	987	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	550	193.50/cwt	193.50–193.50	1,064	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	754	159.17/cwt	158.50–160.00	1,200	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	753	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,227	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	632	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	648	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	907	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	369	149.41/cwt	149.00–150.00	551	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	728	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,107	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	173.34/cwt	170.00–174.00	803	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	825	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,139	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,334	73.01/cwt	72.00–75.00	974	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,248	81.71/cwt	81.50–82.00	1,020	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,175	51.72/cwt	50.00–53.00	608	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,098	67.44/cwt	66.00–68.50	740	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,670	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	1,486	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,725	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	1,432	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,205	72.19/cwt	71.00–75.00	870	65
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,378	76.92/cwt	75.00–79.00	1,060	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	966	61.92/cwt	60.00–64.00	598	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	939	55.47/cwt	53.00–57.00	521	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	1,182	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	804	10
Bulls	—	—	1,445	87.97/cwt	86.00–90.00	1,271	2
Bulls	—	—	2,004	107.54/cwt	105.00–110.00	2,155	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	269	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	565	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	144.39/cwt	143.00–145.00	1,068	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	158.40/cwt	155.50–160.50	992	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	164.50/cwt	164.50–164.50	929	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	152.77/cwt	152.00–155.00	1,036	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	572	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	852	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	445	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	752	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	322	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	564	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	201	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	410	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	828	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,052	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	134.50/cwt	134.00–135.00	897	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	544	167.22/cwt	167.00–170.00	910	101
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	664	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,096	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	824	154.48/cwt	152.00–156.50	1,273	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	525	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	914	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	768	143.74/cwt	142.00–147.00	1,104	148
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	542	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	867	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	424	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	763	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	858	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,115	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	604	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,015	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	157.45/cwt	154.00–160.00	1,071	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	381	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	648	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 28, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,268Last week 1,381Year ago 1,387

Slaughter CattleReceipts 428Last week 575Year ago 302

Compared to last week: Steer and heifer calves under 600 lbs firm. Feeder steers and heifers over 600 lbs firm to 2.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls mostly 2.00 lower. Trade and demand moderate.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	522	189.00	189.00
20	—	835	144.50–147.00	145.52
2	—	763	150.00	150.00
2	—	358	190.00	190.00
34	—	557	164.50	164.50
8	—	604	168.00	168.00
7	—	680	154.00–160.00	157.45
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	383	203.00–209.00	204.63
14	—	863	149.25	149.25
37	—	733	164.00–166.50	165.67
11	—	618	174.00–175.00	174.36
22	—	525	193.00–196.00	194.09
10	—	477	183.00–189.00	187.77
3	—	317	200.00	200.00
5	—	956	141.00	141.00
11	—	550	193.50	193.50
48	—	754	158.50–160.00	159.17
19	—	664	165.00	165.00
50	—	824	152.00–156.50	154.48
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	677	170.50–172.00	171.30
6	—	435	217.00	217.00
1	—	360	218.00	218.00
20	—	612	180.00–181.50	180.98
10	—	270	222.00	222.00
8	—	464	210.00–213.00	212.63
5	—	753	163.00	163.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	582	160.00–161.00	160.66
5	—	382	141.00	141.00
2	—	858	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	598	176.00	176.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	588	152.00	152.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	510	164.00	164.00
7	—	559	162.00	162.00
2	—	445	169.00	169.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	569	168.00	168.00
14	—	525	174.00	174.00
9	—	424	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	468	135.00	135.00
5	—	369	149.00–150.00	149.41
7	—	572	149.00	149.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	648	140.00	140.00
10	—	740	143.00–145.00	144.39
4	—	828	127.00	127.00
4	—	667	134.00–135.00	134.50
53	—	542	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	728	152.00	152.00
18	—	463	170.00–174.00	173.34
2	—	825	138.00	138.00
11	—	269	210.00	210.00
18	—	626	155.50–160.50	158.40
6	—	565	164.50	164.50
30	—	678	152.00–155.00	152.77
9	—	322	175.00	175.00
5	—	201	204.00	204.00
101	—	544	167.00–170.00	167.22
148	—	768	142.00–147.00	143.74
4	—	381	170.00	170.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,334	72.00–75.00	73.01
5	—	1,248	81.50–82.00	81.71
17	—	1,378	75.00–79.00	76.92
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,175	50.00–53.00	51.72
23	—	1,098	66.00–68.50	67.44
65	—	1,205	71.00–75.00	72.19
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,670	89.00	89.00
1	—	1,725	83.00	83.00
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	966	60.00–64.00	61.92
35	—	939	53.00–57.00	55.47
10	—	1,182	68.00	68.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,445	86.00–90.00	87.97
6	—	2,004	105.00–110.00	107.54

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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