Name: Dalhart Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-09-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-09-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Not enough comparable sales on feeder steers or heifers due to last weeks light test on yearlings, but a sharply higher undertone was noted. Steer calves traded mostly steady. Heifer calves traded mostly 1.00 to 2.00 higher. A larger spread between weaned and unweaned cattle was noted this week as temperatures are beginning to cool off some. Slaughter cows and bulls traded 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Trading activity was moderate to active on good buyer demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $181.11/cwt on 744 head.

Average price

$181.11

744 head · 670 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,214

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$139

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

$1.61/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.10

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	597	182.55	1,089	78
Medium and Large 1	679	180.94	1,228	666

One grade step is worth $1.61/cwt here — about −$139 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 sale744 hd

181.11

—

TX average3 barns · 1,576 hd

181.22

−0.10

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	—	Low	1,733	103.13	1,787	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,483	84.00	1,245	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,265	77.83	985	118
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,066	57.08	609	173

Every lot, as filed

57 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	—	694	181.72/cwt	180.00–182.00	1,261	358
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	182.72/cwt	179.00–185.00	861	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	1,332	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	589	185.50/cwt	185.50–185.50	1,093	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	803	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,421	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	876	166.50/cwt	166.50–166.50	1,459	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	394	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	654	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	487	174.20/cwt	169.00–175.00	848	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	175.19/cwt	168.00–177.00	1,086	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	528	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	993	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	398	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	708	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	483	187.88/cwt	185.00–189.00	907	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	732	172.13/cwt	171.00–176.00	1,260	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	326	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	779	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	176.50/cwt	176.50–176.50	1,368	95
Dairy Heifers	Small and Medium 3-4	—	543	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	244	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	618	169.95/cwt	169.00–171.00	1,050	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	793	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,229	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	739	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	195.55/cwt	190.00–196.00	1,013	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	390	200.08/cwt	192.00–206.00	780	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	588	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,011	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	702	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	307	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	528	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	493	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	813	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	608	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	979	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	440	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	814	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	589	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	990	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,512	85.35/cwt	83.50–87.00	1,290	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,202	75.27/cwt	72.00–79.00	905	75
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	925	49.26/cwt	48.00–51.00	456	9
Bulls	—	—	1,595	91.43/cwt	85.00–94.00	1,458	4
Bulls	—	—	1,878	108.27/cwt	108.00–110.00	2,033	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,065	48.47/cwt	40.00–56.50	516	50
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,350	77.93/cwt	77.00–79.00	1,052	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,305	78.18/cwt	75.00–80.50	1,020	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,144	70.34/cwt	64.00–73.50	805	35
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,376	82.29/cwt	79.50–85.00	1,132	43
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	910	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	564	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	872	42.23/cwt	37.00–47.00	368	44
Bulls	—	—	1,667	104.67/cwt	100.00–106.00	1,745	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,215	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	186.50/cwt	186.50–186.50	783	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	174.83/cwt	174.50–175.00	1,086	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	719	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,215	127
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,006	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	833	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,341	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	938	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	574	165.60/cwt	164.00–174.00	951	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	333	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	633	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	245	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	399	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	343	175.37/cwt	175.00–176.00	602	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	516	169.60/cwt	167.00–173.00	875	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	676	164.42/cwt	164.00–165.00	1,111	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	686	173.39/cwt	173.00–174.00	1,189	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	876	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	550	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,034	3

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.

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Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Dalhart, TX

Thu Sep 22, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,276Last week 1,306Year ago 1,746

Slaughter CattleReceipts 690Last week 516Year ago 469

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
358	—	694	180.00–182.00	181.72
6	—	589	185.50	185.50
42	—	803	177.00	177.00
18	—	732	171.00–176.00	172.13
8	—	326	239.00	239.00
95	—	775	176.50	176.50
14	—	518	190.00–196.00	195.55
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	876	166.50	166.50
17	—	620	168.00–177.00	175.19
3	—	377	196.00	196.00
18	—	686	173.00–174.00	173.39
18	—	421	208.00	208.00
3	—	550	188.00	188.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	528	188.00	188.00
18	—	483	185.00–189.00	187.88
34	—	618	169.00–171.00	169.95
2	—	793	155.00	155.00
7	—	390	192.00–206.00	200.08
32	—	588	172.00	172.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	398	178.00	178.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	471	179.00–185.00	182.72
4	—	325	216.00	216.00
18	—	723	168.00	168.00
23	—	621	174.50–175.00	174.83
22	—	833	161.00	161.00
14	—	676	164.00–165.00	164.42
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	955	139.50	139.50
47	—	420	186.50	186.50
127	—	719	169.00	169.00
3	—	680	148.00	148.00
2	—	565	166.00	166.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	394	166.00	166.00
2	—	245	163.00	163.00
8	—	343	175.00–176.00	175.37
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	487	169.00–175.00	174.20
12	—	574	164.00–174.00	165.60
2	—	333	190.00	190.00
9	—	516	167.00–173.00	169.60
Dairy Heifers — Small and Medium 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	543	45.00	45.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	307	172.00	172.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	493	165.00	165.00
3	—	608	161.00	161.00
3	—	440	185.00	185.00
4	—	589	168.00	168.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,512	83.50–87.00	85.35
2	—	1,350	77.00–79.00	77.93
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
75	—	1,202	72.00–79.00	75.27
43	—	1,376	79.50–85.00	82.29
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	925	48.00–51.00	49.26
3	—	910	62.00	62.00
44	—	872	37.00–47.00	42.23
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
50	—	1,065	40.00–56.50	48.47
32	—	1,305	75.00–80.50	78.18
35	—	1,144	64.00–73.50	70.34
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,595	85.00–94.00	91.43
7	—	1,878	108.00–110.00	108.27
7	—	1,667	100.00–106.00	104.67

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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