Name: Dalhart Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-08-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder steers traded mostly 3.00 to 4.00 higher, with instances of up to 10.00 higher on 600 to 700 pound steers. Not enough comparable sales on feeder heifers for a market trend but a higher undertone was noted. Slaughter cows and bulls traded 5.00 to 7.00 higher. Quality was mostly plain to attractive, with the bulk of the supply consisting of load lots of yearling cattle and slaughter cows. Trading activity was active on good buyer demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $182.75/cwt on 861 head.

Average price

$182.75

861 head · 686 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,254

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$468

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

$43.06/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.12

vs TX average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	707	183.06	1,295	697
Medium and Large 1-2	597	182.50	1,089	160
Medium and Large 2	591	140.00	827	4thin

One grade step is worth $43.06/cwt here — about $468 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 sale861 hd

182.75

—

TX average4 barns · 2,511 hd

182.63

+0.12

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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,492	93.35	1,393	59
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,320	81.30	1,073	162
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,069	58.64	627	261

Every lot, as filed

50 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	—	613	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	975	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	574	165.50/cwt	165.50–165.50	950	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	424	189.50/cwt	189.50–189.50	803	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	712	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,168	69
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	536	181.50/cwt	181.50–181.50	973	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	708	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,189	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	395	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	901	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	188.44/cwt	185.00–189.00	1,278	420
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	591	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	827	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	888	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	754	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,312	120
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	647	180.50/cwt	180.50–180.50	1,168	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	401	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	854	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	514	184.50/cwt	184.50–184.50	948	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,089	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	744	174.50/cwt	174.50–174.50	1,298	118
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,418	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	789	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	566	185.96/cwt	185.00–188.50	1,053	46
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	210	535.00/head	535.00–535.00	535	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	747	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,061	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	857	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	309	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	692	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	708	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,197	66
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	619	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,096	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,519	98.96/cwt	95.00–103.00	1,503	34
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,112	66.30/cwt	63.50–69.00	737	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,166	64.65/cwt	61.00–69.00	754	54
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,215	73.97/cwt	70.00–78.00	899	72
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,138	77.82/cwt	75.00–79.00	886	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	931	43.74/cwt	40.00–50.00	407	43
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,035	50.79/cwt	42.00–55.00	526	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,220	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	988	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	980	56.71/cwt	53.00–64.00	556	42
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	836	34.09/cwt	30.00–39.50	285	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,448	86.08/cwt	80.00–89.00	1,246	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,630	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	1,255	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,484	87.73/cwt	87.00–88.00	1,302	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,372	83.08/cwt	80.00–86.00	1,140	89
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	630	180.50/cwt	180.50–180.50	1,137	73
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	723	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	742	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,150	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	392	188.50/cwt	187.00–189.00	739	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	174.50/cwt	174.50–174.50	1,009	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	920	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	165.71/cwt	165.00–166.00	858	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	151.50/cwt	151.50–151.50	1,318	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	498	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	772	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	522	179.93/cwt	179.00–181.00	939	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	879	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,442	31

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 Aug 11, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,314Last week 991Year ago 1,755

Slaughter CattleReceipts 903Last week 914Year ago 463

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	613	159.00	159.00
69	—	712	164.00	164.00
18	—	536	181.50	181.50
12	—	392	187.00–189.00	188.50
3	—	578	174.50	174.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	574	165.50	165.50
7	—	424	189.50	189.50
28	—	522	179.00–181.00	179.93
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
73	—	630	180.50	180.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	425	170.00	170.00
3	—	742	155.00	155.00
10	—	518	165.00–166.00	165.71
10	—	870	151.50	151.50
6	—	498	155.00	155.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	708	168.00	168.00
16	—	470	189.00	189.00
5	—	401	213.00	213.00
22	—	514	184.50	184.50
8	—	626	174.00	174.00
11	—	875	162.00	162.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	395	228.00	228.00
420	—	678	185.00–189.00	188.44
120	—	754	174.00	174.00
118	—	744	174.50	174.50
6	—	330	239.00	239.00
31	—	879	164.00	164.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	591	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
47	—	647	180.50	180.50
46	—	566	185.00–188.50	185.96
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
13	—	210	535.00	535.00
7	—	309	224.00	224.00
66	—	708	169.00	169.00
25	—	619	177.00	177.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	747	142.00	142.00
2	—	510	168.00	168.00
3	—	575	160.00	160.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	1,519	95.00–103.00	98.96
24	—	1,448	80.00–89.00	86.08
1	—	1,630	77.00	77.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,112	63.50–69.00	66.30
33	—	1,138	75.00–79.00	77.82
26	—	1,484	87.00–88.00	87.73
89	—	1,372	80.00–86.00	83.08
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
54	—	1,166	61.00–69.00	64.65
72	—	1,215	70.00–78.00	73.97
20	—	1,035	42.00–55.00	50.79
4	—	1,220	81.00	81.00
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	931	40.00–50.00	43.74
42	—	980	53.00–64.00	56.71
26	—	836	30.00–39.50	34.09

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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