Name: Dalhart Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-08-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers traded mostly firm to 5.00 higher. Not enough comparable sales on steer or heifer calves for a market trend but a sharply higher undertone was noted. Slaughter cows and bulls traded steady to 3.00 higher. Trading activity was active on good buyer demand. Quality was very attractive with several large loads of yearlings and smaller packages of calves with good weigh ups on offer. Cooler temperatures coupled with good chances of rain are in the forecast through the weekend. Which will bring some additional relief to dryland crops and pastures.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $193.21/cwt on 531 head.

Average price

$193.21

531 head · 655 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,265

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$136

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

$18.27/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.07

vs TX average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	655	193.27	1,265	529
Medium and Large 1-2	645	175.00	1,129	2thin

One grade step is worth $18.27/cwt here — about $136 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 sale531 hd

193.21

—

TX average4 barns · 1,932 hd

186.13

+7.07

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	1,616	101.43	1,639	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,368	86.99	1,190	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,310	81.10	1,062	144
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,074	65.30	701	292

Every lot, as filed

41 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	508	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	945	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	949	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	859	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	348	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	553	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	362	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	543	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	791	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,068	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	491	220.04/cwt	219.00–221.00	1,080	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	810	172.10/cwt	172.00–173.00	1,394	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	850	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,301	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	196.28/cwt	196.00–197.00	1,034	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	405	233.09/cwt	224.00–238.50	944	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	196.66/cwt	196.00–197.00	938	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	679	189.15/cwt	185.00–189.50	1,284	411
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	645	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,129	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	781	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,406	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	713	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,112	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,037	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	758	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,198	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	343	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	737	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	887	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	743	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	666	171.95/cwt	169.00–172.25	1,145	87
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	744	163.99/cwt	161.00–166.00	1,220	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	857	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,200	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	442	199.68/cwt	188.00–201.00	883	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,011	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	185.84/cwt	184.00–186.00	1,031	13
Bulls	—	—	1,574	95.16/cwt	95.00–95.50	1,498	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	947	62.44/cwt	59.00–70.00	591	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	908	48.03/cwt	45.00–58.00	436	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	866	37.11/cwt	32.00–42.00	321	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,306	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	1,162	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,346	82.29/cwt	80.00–85.50	1,108	119
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,126	81.76/cwt	80.50–83.50	921	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,179	65.47/cwt	58.00–72.50	772	46
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,143	78.55/cwt	73.00–81.00	898	106
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,046	47.41/cwt	45.00–56.00	496	33
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,120	74.23/cwt	69.00–76.00	831	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,013	64.50/cwt	64.50–64.50	653	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,368	86.99/cwt	86.00–89.00	1,190	17
Bulls	—	—	1,658	107.70/cwt	106.00–110.00	1,786	6

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 18, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,078Last week 1,314Year ago 1,100

Slaughter CattleReceipts 627Last week 903Year ago 600

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	508	186.00	186.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	565	168.00	168.00
4	—	421	204.00	204.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	348	159.00	159.00
3	—	362	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	791	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	850	153.00	153.00
32	—	477	196.00–197.00	196.66
2	—	758	158.00	158.00
12	—	343	215.00	215.00
87	—	666	169.00–172.25	171.95
5	—	744	161.00–166.00	163.99
29	—	442	188.00–201.00	199.68
13	—	555	184.00–186.00	185.84
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	713	156.00	156.00
3	—	857	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	715	145.00	145.00
5	—	490	181.00	181.00
4	—	624	162.00	162.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
49	—	491	219.00–221.00	220.04
10	—	810	172.00–173.00	172.10
7	—	527	196.00–197.00	196.28
21	—	405	224.00–238.50	233.09
411	—	679	185.00–189.50	189.15
28	—	781	180.00	180.00
3	—	323	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	645	175.00	175.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,574	95.00–95.50	95.16
6	—	1,658	106.00–110.00	107.70
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	947	59.00–70.00	62.44
33	—	908	45.00–58.00	48.03
26	—	866	32.00–42.00	37.11
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,306	89.00	89.00
119	—	1,346	80.00–85.50	82.29
18	—	1,120	69.00–76.00	74.23
3	—	1,013	64.50	64.50
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,126	80.50–83.50	81.76
46	—	1,179	58.00–72.50	65.47
106	—	1,143	73.00–81.00	78.55
33	—	1,046	45.00–56.00	47.41
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,368	86.00–89.00	86.99

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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