Name: Dalhart Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-07-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-07-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer and heifer calves under 600 lbs unevenly steady. Feeder steers and heifers steady in a limited test. Higher dressing fleshy cows 2.00 to 3.00 higher; lean cows mostly steady. Trade fairly active. Demand fairly good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $189.92/cwt on 439 head.

Average price

$189.92

439 head · 581 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,104

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$204

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

$53.53/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.21

vs TX average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	517	194.41	1,005	91
Medium and Large 1	592	189.87	1,124	340
Medium and Large 2	858	140.88	1,208	8thin

One grade step is worth $53.53/cwt here — about −$204 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 sale439 hd

189.92

—

TX average4 barns · 1,717 hd

184.70

+5.21

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	1,735	86.90	1,507	12
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	High	1,305	83.00	1,083	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,604	72.73	1,166	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,236	67.91	839	136
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,087	59.29	644	245

Every lot, as filed

71 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	—	685	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	973	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,013	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	767	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,319	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	450	185.50/cwt	185.50–185.50	835	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	227	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	636	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	327	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	742	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	240	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	511	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	265	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	575	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	505	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,025	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	421	226.36/cwt	226.00–228.00	953	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	554	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,030	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,096	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	704	172.75/cwt	172.75–172.75	1,216	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	185.86/cwt	185.00–187.00	972	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	654	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,112	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Gaunt	—	602	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,072	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Gaunt	—	709	177.75/cwt	177.75–177.75	1,260	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1Gaunt	—	583	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,125	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	899	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	957	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,282	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	499	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	938	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	907	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	525	180.25/cwt	180.00–181.00	946	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	441	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	922	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	467	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	929	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	375	209.88/cwt	208.00–211.00	787	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	435	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	787	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	608	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,082	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	332	234.33/cwt	232.00–238.00	778	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	664	143.95/cwt	140.00–148.00	956	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	750	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	900	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	804	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,222	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	663	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Gaunt	—	608	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,046	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	546	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,037	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,159	67.14/cwt	65.50–72.00	778	42
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,493	79.05/cwt	78.00–80.00	1,180	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,440	81.49/cwt	81.00–82.00	1,173	3
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,305	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	1,083	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,146	75.62/cwt	74.00–79.00	867	59
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,505	72.89/cwt	70.00–73.50	1,097	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,624	71.58/cwt	70.00–73.00	1,162	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,535	75.50/cwt	75.50–75.50	1,159	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,113	52.78/cwt	51.00–54.00	587	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,161	59.80/cwt	57.00–62.50	694	48
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	964	46.12/cwt	44.00–49.00	445	37
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	941	54.63/cwt	54.00–58.00	514	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	917	34.72/cwt	32.50–36.00	318	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	1,151	65.83/cwt	62.50–68.50	758	104
Bulls	—	—	1,726	86.16/cwt	86.00–88.00	1,487	11
Bulls	—	—	1,830	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,739	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	152.98/cwt	151.00–154.00	956	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,124	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	502	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	899	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	654	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,040	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	835	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	400	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	700	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	263	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	560	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	608	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,003	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	401	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	786	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	384	190.33/cwt	190.00–191.00	731	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	590	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	985	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	695	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,126	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	268	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	549	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	542	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	867	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	375	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	668	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	300	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	552	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	540	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	918	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	974	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,169	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	459	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	982	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	684	175.49/cwt	175.00–179.00	1,200	103

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 Jul 28, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 991Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 914Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	685	142.00	142.00
6	—	957	134.00	134.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	566	179.00	179.00
30	—	327	227.00	227.00
1	—	240	213.00	213.00
24	—	704	172.75	172.75
8	—	523	185.00–187.00	185.86
4	—	654	170.00	170.00
7	—	499	188.00	188.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	767	172.00	172.00
1	—	265	217.00	217.00
3	—	505	203.00	203.00
2	—	580	189.00	189.00
5	—	418	217.00	217.00
4	—	608	178.00	178.00
10	—	332	232.00–238.00	234.33
4	—	459	214.00	214.00
103	—	684	175.00–179.00	175.49
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	227	280.00	280.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	421	226.00–228.00	226.36
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
49	—	554	186.00	186.00
26	—	441	209.00	209.00
12	—	467	199.00	199.00
7	—	375	208.00–211.00	209.88
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Gaunt$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	602	178.00	178.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Gaunt$ per cwt · actual wt
54	—	709	177.75	177.75
26	—	583	193.00	193.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	525	180.00–181.00	180.25
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	181.00	181.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	450	185.50	185.50
1	—	590	167.00	167.00
2	—	268	205.00	205.00
33	—	540	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	473	190.00	190.00
7	—	804	152.00	152.00
3	—	325	204.00	204.00
9	—	502	179.00	179.00
4	—	263	213.00	213.00
2	—	608	165.00	165.00
18	—	401	196.00	196.00
3	—	384	190.00–191.00	190.33
11	—	695	162.00	162.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	664	140.00–148.00	143.95
1	—	750	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Gaunt$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	608	172.00	172.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	546	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	625	151.00–154.00	152.98
1	—	845	133.00	133.00
15	—	654	159.00	159.00
15	—	469	178.00	178.00
3	—	400	175.00	175.00
5	—	974	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	542	160.00	160.00
2	—	375	178.00	178.00
1	—	300	184.00	184.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	1,159	65.50–72.00	67.14
59	—	1,146	74.00–79.00	75.62
21	—	1,113	51.00–54.00	52.78
48	—	1,161	57.00–62.50	59.80
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,493	78.00–80.00	79.05
11	—	1,624	70.00–73.00	71.58
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,440	81.00–82.00	81.49
17	—	1,505	70.00–73.50	72.89
12	—	1,535	75.50	75.50
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,305	83.00	83.00
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	964	44.00–49.00	46.12
12	—	941	54.00–58.00	54.63
26	—	917	32.50–36.00	34.72
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
104	—	1,151	62.50–68.50	65.83
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,726	86.00–88.00	86.16
1	—	1,830	95.00	95.00

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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