Name: Dalhart Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-09-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-09-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder steers and heifers sold steady to firm. Steer calves traded mostly 2.00 higher. Not enough comparable sales on heifer calves. Slaughter cows and bulls traded mostly steady to 2.00 higher. Trading activity was moderate to active on good buyer demand. Quality was very attractive with several nice bunches of calves, and load lots of yearlings straight off the grass.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $185.80/cwt on 701 head.

Average price

$185.80

701 head · 690 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,282

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$31

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

$12.49/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.88

vs TX average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	684	188.35	1,288	558
Medium and Large 1-2	715	175.86	1,257	143

One grade step is worth $12.49/cwt here — about $31 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 sale701 hd

185.80

—

TX average4 barns · 1,935 hd

181.92

+3.88

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	1,863	114.76	2,137	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,432	87.90	1,259	66
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,285	82.82	1,064	126
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,025	61.40	629	209

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,185	$985	1thin

Every lot, as filed

58 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	—	567	184.50/cwt	184.50–184.50	1,046	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	948	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	632	185.47/cwt	184.00–186.00	1,172	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	1,008	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,280	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	534	182.13/cwt	170.00–185.00	973	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	989	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,365	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,053	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	811	180.25/cwt	180.25–180.25	1,462	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	658	175.78/cwt	173.00–180.00	1,157	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	260	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	494	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	791	180.50/cwt	180.50–180.50	1,428	119
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	189.69/cwt	189.00–194.00	1,095	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,504	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	176.38/cwt	168.00–176.75	1,296	72
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	420	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	886	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	351	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	706	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	638	184.89/cwt	184.00–185.00	1,180	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	520	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,014	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	633	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,127	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	403	235.72/cwt	235.50–239.00	950	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	853	158.25/cwt	158.25–158.25	1,350	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	319	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	660	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	232.48/cwt	231.00–234.00	751	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	318	162.70/cwt	157.00–179.00	517	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	249	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	540	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	330	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	710	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	509	190.99/cwt	187.00–195.00	972	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	419	208.08/cwt	185.00–225.00	872	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	253	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	549	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,121	74.15/cwt	70.00–79.00	831	46
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,409	90.93/cwt	90.00–91.50	1,281	30
Bulls	—	—	1,860	116.01/cwt	115.00–117.00	2,158	3
Bulls	—	—	1,870	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	2,076	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,094	53.16/cwt	47.00–59.00	582	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,115	67.69/cwt	65.00–71.00	755	37
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,187	74.70/cwt	73.00–79.00	887	50
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,085	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	955	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,222	91.32/cwt	91.00–95.50	1,116	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,499	86.81/cwt	84.00–90.00	1,301	50
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,361	85.94/cwt	84.00–89.00	1,170	50
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	945	72.32/cwt	72.00–73.00	683	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	833	44.54/cwt	41.00–48.50	371	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	859	56.88/cwt	53.00–63.00	489	48
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,185	985.00/head	985.00–985.00	985	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	162.10/cwt	155.00–166.00	1,081	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	174.38/cwt	172.00–175.00	1,017	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	844	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	191.17/cwt	189.00–195.00	822	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	614	170.55/cwt	169.00–173.00	1,047	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	318	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	658	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	493	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	868	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	600	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	990	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	390	189.14/cwt	189.00–190.00	738	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	288	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	585	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	462	190.73/cwt	189.00–199.00	881	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	313	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	563	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	730	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,205	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	662	188.50/cwt	188.00–189.00	1,248	270

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 Sep 1, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,177Last week 1,078Year ago 1,328

Slaughter CattleReceipts 588Last week 627Year ago 367

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	567	184.50	184.50
5	—	534	170.00–185.00	182.13
12	—	430	189.00–195.00	191.17
13	—	614	169.00–173.00	170.55
2	—	318	207.00	207.00
7	—	390	189.00–190.00	189.14
5	—	288	203.00	203.00
6	—	462	189.00–199.00	190.73
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	989	138.00	138.00
4	—	260	190.00	190.00
13	—	667	155.00–166.00	162.10
29	—	583	172.00–175.00	174.38
3	—	485	174.00	174.00
2	—	313	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	420	211.00	211.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	351	201.00	201.00
9	—	493	176.00	176.00
4	—	600	165.00	165.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	479	198.00	198.00
3	—	563	187.00	187.00
10	—	658	173.00–180.00	175.78
3	—	970	155.00	155.00
72	—	735	168.00–176.75	176.38
18	—	638	184.00–185.00	184.89
26	—	853	158.25	158.25
5	—	319	207.00	207.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	632	184.00–186.00	185.47
64	—	811	180.25	180.25
119	—	791	180.50	180.50
22	—	577	189.00–194.00	189.69
32	—	403	235.50–239.00	235.72
4	—	323	231.00–234.00	232.48
270	—	662	188.00–189.00	188.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,008	127.00	127.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	520	195.00	195.00
4	—	633	178.00	178.00
6	—	730	165.00	165.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	318	157.00–179.00	162.70
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	249	217.00	217.00
2	—	330	215.00	215.00
4	—	509	187.00–195.00	190.99
5	—	419	185.00–225.00	208.08
2	—	253	217.00	217.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	1,121	70.00–79.00	74.15
30	—	1,409	90.00–91.50	90.93
50	—	1,361	84.00–89.00	85.94
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	1,094	47.00–59.00	53.16
37	—	1,115	65.00–71.00	67.69
50	—	1,187	73.00–79.00	74.70
4	—	1,085	88.00	88.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,222	91.00–95.50	91.32
50	—	1,499	84.00–90.00	86.81
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	945	72.00–73.00	72.32
31	—	833	41.00–48.50	44.54
48	—	859	53.00–63.00	56.88
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,860	115.00–117.00	116.01
1	—	1,870	111.00	111.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,185	985.00	985.00

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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Dalhart Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Dalhart, TX

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

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