Name: Dalhart Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-05-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer and heifer calves under 600 lbs firm. A firm undertone was noted on this week's offering of predominantly fancier kinds of feeder steers and heifers over 600 lbs compared to last week's plainer offerings with a few loads of fancy heifers selling 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls steady to weak. A large swath of the trade area continues in the grip of extreme drought and many offerings coming to town are in thin flesh. Trade fairly active. Demand fairly good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $174.48/cwt on 702 head.

Average price

$174.48

702 head · 583 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,018

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$69

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

$12.05/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.79

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	544	176.30	958	413
Medium and Large 1	643	172.10	1,106	281
Medium and Large 2	542	164.25	889	8thin

One grade step is worth $12.05/cwt here — about $69 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 sale702 hd

174.48

—

TX average4 barns · 1,759 hd

171.69

+2.79

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	1,764	103.02	1,817	4thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	High	1,350	82.83	1,118	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,524	81.54	1,242	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,332	76.47	1,018	57
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,107	63.40	702	140

Every lot, as filed

55 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 2	—	658	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,000	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	687	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,079	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	642	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	995	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	189.17/cwt	188.00–192.00	702	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	997	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	656	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,076	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	165.46/cwt	165.00–166.00	1,024	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	452	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	895	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	758	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	811	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,200	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	160.58/cwt	159.00–161.00	1,092	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	492	188.94/cwt	187.00–189.00	930	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	237	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	474	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	788	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,253	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	268	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	584	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	384	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	818	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	776	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,156	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	185.01/cwt	185.00–186.00	797	85
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	300	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	573	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	495	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	881	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	516	181.75/cwt	181.50–182.00	938	221
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	871	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	816	141.02/cwt	141.00–141.50	1,151	126
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	725	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,073	88
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	606	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,000	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	509	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	901	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	285	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	542	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,105	79.82/cwt	79.00–82.00	882	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,525	77.43/cwt	75.00–80.00	1,181	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,362	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	1,076	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,326	75.99/cwt	74.00–77.00	1,008	48
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,350	82.83/cwt	82.50–84.00	1,118	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,128	65.47/cwt	62.00–69.00	739	44
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,103	58.88/cwt	56.00–61.00	649	45
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,254	74.48/cwt	74.00–74.50	934	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,523	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	1,279	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	924	50.65/cwt	49.00–52.00	468	21
Bulls	—	—	2,137	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	2,415	1
Bulls	—	—	1,639	99.69/cwt	97.00–105.00	1,634	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	651	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	993	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,040	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,026	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	706	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,024	132
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	589	160.64/cwt	160.00–164.00	946	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	551	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	926	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	486	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	836	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	398	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	677	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	289	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	543	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	459	161.02/cwt	160.00–162.00	739	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	834	153.75/cwt	153.75–153.75	1,282	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666	144.22/cwt	144.00–145.00	961	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	413	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	702	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	220	188.31/cwt	188.00–189.00	414	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	325	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	553	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	573	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	860	6

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 May 12, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,588Last week 1,434Year ago 1,611

Slaughter CattleReceipts 536Last week 701Year ago 289

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	658	152.00	152.00
2	—	642	155.00	155.00
4	—	433	175.00	175.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	371	188.00–192.00	189.17
2	—	563	177.00	177.00
11	—	619	165.00–166.00	165.46
4	—	811	148.00	148.00
14	—	680	159.00–161.00	160.58
61	—	776	149.00	149.00
85	—	431	185.00–186.00	185.01
2	—	495	178.00	178.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
70	—	656	164.00	164.00
60	—	492	187.00–189.00	188.94
47	—	788	159.00	159.00
65	—	834	153.75	153.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	452	198.00	198.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	237	200.00	200.00
1	—	300	191.00	191.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	268	218.00	218.00
19	—	384	213.00	213.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
221	—	516	181.50–182.00	181.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	687	157.00	157.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	144.00	144.00
5	—	765	136.00	136.00
132	—	706	145.00	145.00
9	—	666	144.00–145.00	144.22
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
126	—	816	141.00–141.50	141.02
88	—	725	148.00	148.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	606	165.00	165.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	509	177.00	177.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	285	190.00	190.00
61	—	651	152.50	152.50
9	—	551	168.00	168.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	675	152.00	152.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	589	160.00–164.00	160.64
22	—	486	172.00	172.00
26	—	398	170.00	170.00
10	—	289	188.00	188.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	459	160.00–162.00	161.02
6	—	573	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	413	170.00	170.00
13	—	220	188.00–189.00	188.31
1	—	325	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
9	—	1,105	79.00–82.00	79.82
44	—	1,128	62.00–69.00	65.47
45	—	1,103	56.00–61.00	58.88
21	—	1,254	74.00–74.50	74.48
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,525	75.00–80.00	77.43
5	—	1,523	84.00	84.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,362	79.00	79.00
48	—	1,326	74.00–77.00	75.99
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,350	82.50–84.00	82.83
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	924	49.00–52.00	50.65
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,137	113.00	113.00
3	—	1,639	97.00–105.00	99.69

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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