Name: Dalhart Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-05-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer and heifer calves not well tested. Feeder steers and heifers firm to 2.00 higher. Fleshy cows and bulls firm; lean cows steady to 2.00 lower. Trade fairly active. Demand fairly good. Though the amounts were spotted, the trade area received much needed rain early in the week with reports ranging from a half inch to over two inches.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $148.80/cwt on 472 head.

Average price

$148.80

472 head · 787 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,172

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$125

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

$5.74/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.83

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	709	150.86	1,070	18thin
Medium and Large 1	804	149.07	1,199	413
Medium and Large 2	651	145.13	945	41

One grade step is worth $5.74/cwt here — about $125 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 sale472 hd

148.80

—

TX average4 barns · 1,771 hd

162.62

−13.83

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	1,816	101.76	1,847	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,455	82.57	1,201	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,286	76.10	979	86
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,058	65.21	690	114

Every lot, as filed

39 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	—	798	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,101	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	813	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	976	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	403	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	645	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	811	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,119	122
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	494	161.50/cwt	160.00–162.00	798	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	784	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	781	142.12/cwt	141.00–146.00	1,110	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	283	162.57/cwt	161.00–164.00	460	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,003	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	717	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,129	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	939	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,258	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1Gaunt	—	854	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,255	100
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	227	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	499	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	250	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	550	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	706	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	988	33
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	235	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	400	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	768	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,160	122
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	669	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	896	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	587	141.01/cwt	140.00–143.00	828	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	476	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	833	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	868	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	494	177.50/cwt	176.00–179.00	877	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	300	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	450	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	721	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	363	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	617	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	667	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,001	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	611	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,026	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	874	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	1,219	92
Bulls	—	—	1,913	105.80/cwt	105.00–106.00	2,024	5
Bulls	—	—	1,653	95.02/cwt	92.00–96.50	1,571	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	1,157	73.59/cwt	70.00–75.00	851	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	1,105	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	829	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,296	70.03/cwt	69.00–72.00	908	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,297	75.31/cwt	74.00–77.00	977	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,082	72.42/cwt	70.00–75.00	784	51
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,021	53.26/cwt	50.00–54.00	544	38
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,324	80.29/cwt	79.50–82.00	1,063	33
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,455	82.57/cwt	81.00–83.00	1,201	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,063	68.41/cwt	65.00–70.00	727	24

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 May 26, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,057Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 378Last 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
8	—	798	138.00	138.00
122	—	811	138.00	138.00
70	—	667	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	813	120.00	120.00
19	—	669	134.00	134.00
3	—	587	140.00–143.00	141.01
2	—	300	150.00	150.00
2	—	515	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	403	160.00	160.00
4	—	494	160.00–162.00	161.50
2	—	530	148.00	148.00
2	—	363	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	476	175.00	175.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	781	141.00–146.00	142.12
1	—	635	158.00	158.00
4	—	494	176.00–179.00	177.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	283	161.00–164.00	162.57
33	—	706	140.00	140.00
1	—	235	170.00	170.00
5	—	520	167.00	167.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	717	157.50	157.50
52	—	939	134.00	134.00
18	—	227	220.00	220.00
1	—	250	220.00	220.00
122	—	768	151.00	151.00
5	—	611	168.00	168.00
92	—	874	139.50	139.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Gaunt$ per cwt · actual wt
100	—	854	147.00	147.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,913	105.00–106.00	105.80
3	—	1,653	92.00–96.50	95.02
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,157	70.00–75.00	73.59
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,105	75.00	75.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,296	69.00–72.00	70.03
26	—	1,297	74.00–77.00	75.31
33	—	1,324	79.50–82.00	80.29
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
51	—	1,082	70.00–75.00	72.42
38	—	1,021	50.00–54.00	53.26
24	—	1,063	65.00–70.00	68.41
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,455	81.00–83.00	82.57

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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