Name: Dalhart Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-06-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-06-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer and heifer calves under 600 lbs firm except fancy and thin offerings 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder steers and heifers over 600 lbs on offer were mostly thin, reputation kinds and sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher; a few packages in moderate flesh were steady to 1.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Trade fairly active. Demand fairly good. The trade area remains in the grip of severe drought, Receipts on offer tended to be in attractive flesh condition. No sale next week due to the holiday.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $181.46/cwt on 770 head.

Average price

$181.46

770 head · 659 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,195

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$488

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

$51.62/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.21

vs TX average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	666	183.46	1,222	710
Medium and Large 1-2	578	176.41	1,019	35
Medium and Large 2	557	131.84	734	25

One grade step is worth $51.62/cwt here — about $488 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 sale770 hd

181.46

—

TX average3 barns · 1,231 hd

178.25

+3.21

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	1,773	103.98	1,844	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,480	90.40	1,338	48
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,174	77.96	916	65
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,085	69.47	754	160

Every lot, as filed

60 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	—	744	159.50/cwt	159.50–159.50	1,187	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	445	202.83/cwt	202.50–203.00	903	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,049	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	228	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	496	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	674	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	531	128.21/cwt	128.00–130.00	681	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	637	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,134	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	865	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,323	177
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	815	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,060	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	482	214.05/cwt	211.00–215.00	1,032	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	846	155.41/cwt	154.00–155.50	1,315	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	745	168.50/cwt	168.50–168.50	1,255	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	788	165.62/cwt	165.50–168.00	1,305	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	227	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	590	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	447	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	972	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	179.62/cwt	179.50–181.00	938	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	664	174.85/cwt	174.00–176.00	1,161	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	554	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,108	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	405	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	942	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	241	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	484	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	585	173.03/cwt	170.00–176.00	1,012	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	536	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,147	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	717	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,248	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	326	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	792	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	729	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,210	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	219	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	476	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	681	159.16/cwt	158.00–161.00	1,084	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	877	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	752	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,173	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	920	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,187	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,139	83.67/cwt	82.00–85.00	953	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,090	76.01/cwt	74.00–79.00	829	53
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,086	57.37/cwt	55.00–58.00	623	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,465	91.02/cwt	91.00–92.00	1,333	41
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,458	76.95/cwt	75.00–80.00	1,122	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,375	85.07/cwt	83.50–88.00	1,170	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,134	68.78/cwt	68.00–70.00	780	44
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,569	86.79/cwt	85.00–89.00	1,362	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	883	42.47/cwt	40.00–45.00	375	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	909	53.15/cwt	50.00–55.00	483	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	911	70.53/cwt	69.00–73.00	643	29
Bulls	—	—	1,773	103.98/cwt	103.00–106.00	1,844	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	853	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	795	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,093	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	601	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	926	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	953	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	287	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	517	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	727	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	996	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	453	194.50/cwt	194.50–194.50	881	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	639	169.50/cwt	169.50–169.50	1,083	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	282	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	649	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	806	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,225	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	369	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	775	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	694	155.50/cwt	155.50–155.50	1,079	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	668	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	969	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	228	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	545	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	245	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	453	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	555	178.23/cwt	177.00–178.50	989	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	438	192.75/cwt	190.00–194.00	844	90
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	526	181.47/cwt	179.50–182.00	955	52

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 30, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,478Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 418Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	744	159.50	159.50
6	—	445	202.50–203.00	202.83
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	570	184.00	184.00
2	—	228	217.50	217.50
177	—	865	153.00	153.00
52	—	482	211.00–215.00	214.05
49	—	846	154.00–155.50	155.41
46	—	745	168.50	168.50
62	—	788	165.50–168.00	165.62
39	—	447	217.50	217.50
12	—	522	179.50–181.00	179.62
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	435	155.00	155.00
19	—	531	128.00–130.00	128.21
2	—	815	130.00	130.00
2	—	668	145.00	145.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	637	178.00	178.00
3	—	227	260.00	260.00
42	—	664	174.00–176.00	174.85
40	—	554	200.00	200.00
62	—	405	232.50	232.50
49	—	536	214.00	214.00
18	—	717	174.00	174.00
16	—	326	243.00	243.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	241	201.00	201.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	585	170.00–176.00	173.03
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	729	166.00	166.00
9	—	219	217.50	217.50
28	—	681	158.00–161.00	159.16
7	—	474	185.00	185.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	752	156.00	156.00
7	—	920	129.00	129.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	533	160.00	160.00
7	—	601	154.00	154.00
7	—	574	166.00	166.00
5	—	287	180.00	180.00
21	—	694	155.50	155.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	795	137.50	137.50
3	—	727	137.00	137.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	453	194.50	194.50
22	—	639	169.50	169.50
9	—	282	230.00	230.00
26	—	806	152.00	152.00
25	—	369	210.00	210.00
4	—	228	239.00	239.00
45	—	555	177.00–178.50	178.23
90	—	438	190.00–194.00	192.75
52	—	526	179.50–182.00	181.47
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	245	185.00	185.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,139	82.00–85.00	83.67
53	—	1,090	74.00–79.00	76.01
20	—	1,086	55.00–58.00	57.37
44	—	1,134	68.00–70.00	68.78
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	1,465	91.00–92.00	91.02
7	—	1,569	85.00–89.00	86.79
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,458	75.00–80.00	76.95
31	—	1,375	83.50–88.00	85.07
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	883	40.00–45.00	42.47
13	—	909	50.00–55.00	53.15
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	911	69.00–73.00	70.53
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,773	103.00–106.00	103.98

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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