Name: Dalhart Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-06-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-06-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer calves under 600 lbs firm to 2.00 higher; heifer calves under 500 lbs firm compared to limited receipts last week. Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 higher. Trade active. Demand good.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $157.97/cwt on 386 head. That ranks 1 of 4 comparable sales and sits −122.58 against this barn's trailing median of $280.54.

Average price

$157.97

386 head · 628 lb average

Value per head Derived

$992

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$239

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

$18.70/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.53

vs TX average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	630	158.94	1,002	351
Medium and Large 1-2	615	149.19	918	31
Medium and Large 2	544	140.24	763	4thin

One grade step is worth $18.70/cwt here — about $239 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 sale386 hd

157.97

—

TX average4 barns · 1,203 hd

153.44

+4.53

This barn, trailing median4 sales

280.54

−122.58

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	1,427	93.75	1,338	7thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	High	1,440	95.06	1,369	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,449	92.47	1,340	61
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,366	86.80	1,186	135
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,169	76.75	897	134

Every lot, as filed

49 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	—	445	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	930	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,039	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	242	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	484	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,225	83.97/cwt	82.50–85.00	1,029	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,166	77.70/cwt	75.00–80.00	906	64
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,123	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	707	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,333	84.35/cwt	82.00–86.00	1,124	52
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,317	78.33/cwt	77.00–80.00	1,032	16
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,440	95.06/cwt	93.00–97.00	1,369	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,112	68.07/cwt	65.00–70.00	757	29
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,449	92.47/cwt	90.00–94.00	1,340	61
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,403	90.72/cwt	89.00–92.00	1,273	67
Bulls	—	—	1,405	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,503	1
Bulls	—	—	1,431	91.54/cwt	85.00–94.00	1,310	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	608	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	845	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	140.32/cwt	140.00–141.00	751	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	311	186.71/cwt	186.00–190.00	581	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	569	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	836	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	760	147.88/cwt	147.00–148.75	1,124	126
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	848	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	688	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,149	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	235	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	510	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	457	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	896	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	752	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,203	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	472	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	916	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	742	162.52/cwt	162.00–164.00	1,206	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	277	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	560	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	861	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	1,313	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	430	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	925	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	576	150.52/cwt	150.00–151.00	867	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	821	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	679	156.14/cwt	156.00–157.00	1,060	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	734	147.95/cwt	145.50–149.50	1,086	82
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	504	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	786	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,094	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	180.76/cwt	179.00–181.00	750	71
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	613	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	938	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	795	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,169	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	187.38/cwt	185.00–190.00	703	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	484	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,012	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	972	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	177.99/cwt	175.00–179.00	828	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	798	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	935	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	948	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,213	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	612	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	685	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,000	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	786	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,100	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	496	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	813	7

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 Jun 16, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 844Last week 1,031Year ago 923

Slaughter CattleReceipts 615Last week 677Year ago 298

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	445	209.00	209.00
4	—	530	196.00	196.00
3	—	688	167.00	167.00
2	—	235	217.00	217.00
3	—	752	160.00	160.00
20	—	742	162.00–164.00	162.52
70	—	861	152.50	152.50
5	—	618	177.00	177.00
6	—	484	209.00	209.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	457	196.00	196.00
4	—	421	195.00	195.00
21	—	679	156.00–157.00	156.14
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	472	194.00	194.00
11	—	277	202.00	202.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	430	215.00	215.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	576	150.00–151.00	150.52
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	795	147.00	147.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	242	200.00	200.00
12	—	311	186.00–190.00	186.71
126	—	760	147.00–148.75	147.88
2	—	520	163.00	163.00
82	—	734	145.50–149.50	147.95
71	—	415	179.00–181.00	180.76
10	—	375	185.00–190.00	187.38
7	—	465	175.00–179.00	177.99
3	—	615	152.00	152.00
6	—	948	128.00	128.00
14	—	685	146.00	146.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	608	139.00	139.00
5	—	569	147.00	147.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	535	140.00–141.00	140.32
1	—	570	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	504	156.00	156.00
4	—	613	153.00	153.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	675	144.00	144.00
2	—	340	180.00	180.00
9	—	786	140.00	140.00
7	—	496	164.00	164.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	1,225	82.50–85.00	83.97
64	—	1,166	75.00–80.00	77.70
5	—	1,123	63.00	63.00
29	—	1,112	65.00–70.00	68.07
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
52	—	1,333	82.00–86.00	84.35
16	—	1,317	77.00–80.00	78.33
67	—	1,403	89.00–92.00	90.72
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,440	93.00–97.00	95.06
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
61	—	1,449	90.00–94.00	92.47
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,405	107.00	107.00
6	—	1,431	85.00–94.00	91.54

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