Name: Dalhart Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-09-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-09-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers traded mostly 2.00 to 6.00 lower. Steer and heifer calves traded mostly 3.00 to 6.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls traded 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Trading activity was moderate on moderate buyer demand. Quality was mostly plain to average. The majority of the supply consisted of smaller packages of short weaned calves, and a few loads of nice yearlings. Demand has been light for unweaned calves, especially if they do not have a full vaccination program moving into the fall.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $172.51/cwt on 892 head.

Average price

$172.51

892 head · 686 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,184

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$382

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

$14.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.33

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	172.91	1,223	783
Medium and Large 1-2	534	172.85	923	85
Medium and Large 2	531	158.41	841	24

One grade step is worth $14.50/cwt here — about $382 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 sale892 hd

172.51

—

TX average3 barns · 1,999 hd

173.84

−1.33

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	1,656	98.78	1,636	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,368	80.63	1,103	68
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,438	80.07	1,151	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,114	70.56	786	175

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	933	$1,035	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,177	$881	8
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,055	$770	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,010	$760	2thin

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 1	—	388	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	811	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	187.79/cwt	186.00–191.00	898	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	172.92/cwt	167.00–175.25	1,262	160
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	603	157.26/cwt	157.00–161.00	948	32
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	498	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	837	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	590	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,068	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	845	164.50/cwt	164.50–164.50	1,390	192
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	174.65/cwt	171.00–175.00	1,175	294
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	347	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	680	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	178.15/cwt	175.00–181.00	946	30
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	481	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	640	8
Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	483	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	729	16
Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	853	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	488	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	908	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	194.77/cwt	189.00–198.50	1,005	23
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	154.99/cwt	153.00–158.00	829	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	608	166.59/cwt	164.00–167.00	1,013	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	494	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	840	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	174.75/cwt	174.75–174.75	1,089	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	189.16/cwt	182.00–191.00	804	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,079	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	720	5
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	577	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	912	20
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	679	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	509	4
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	422	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	359	3
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	623	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	449	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	632	166.71/cwt	166.00–170.00	1,054	58
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	531	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	419	5
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	483	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	362	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	352	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	672	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	605	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,054	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,159	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Source/Aged	—	681	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,022	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	405	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	733	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,256	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,295	59.66/cwt	54.00–61.00	773	21
Bulls	—	—	1,656	98.78/cwt	98.00–99.00	1,636	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,184	87.98/cwt	86.00–90.00	1,042	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,386	80.50/cwt	75.00–82.75	1,116	62
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,126	70.77/cwt	66.00–73.00	797	42
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,157	76.25/cwt	74.00–79.00	882	80
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,438	80.07/cwt	77.50–84.00	1,151	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,168	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	818	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	958	68.51/cwt	64.00–76.50	656	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	665	48.74/cwt	44.00–51.00	324	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	766	58.50/cwt	58.50–58.50	448	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	760.00/head	760.00–760.00	760	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,061	116.44/cwt	115.00–117.00	1,235	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	770.00/head	770.00–770.00	770	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,177	881.14/head	860.00–980.00	881	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	933	1,035.00/head	1,035.00–1,035.00	1,035	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	355	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	635	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	819	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,286	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	798	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,245	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	170.50/cwt	170.50–170.50	1,057	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	163.65/cwt	162.50–166.00	1,183	199
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	702	153.50/cwt	153.50–153.50	1,078	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	176.36/cwt	176.00–177.00	845	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	339	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	590	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	748	156.25/cwt	156.25–156.25	1,169	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	661	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,110	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	499	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	664	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	748	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,070	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	448	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	627	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	164.97/cwt	158.00–169.00	774	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	550	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	897	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	175.58/cwt	170.00–180.00	904	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	177.12/cwt	176.00–178.00	747	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	409	173.98/cwt	156.00–178.00	712	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	780	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	563	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	957	2

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 29, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,772Last week 1,276Year ago 1,791

Slaughter CattleReceipts 655Last week 690Year ago 484

Replacement CattleReceipts 25Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	388	209.00	209.00
16	—	478	186.00–191.00	187.79
160	—	730	167.00–175.25	172.92
192	—	845	164.50	164.50
294	—	673	171.00–175.00	174.65
23	—	516	189.00–198.50	194.77
12	—	623	174.75	174.75
5	—	320	225.00	225.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	603	157.00–161.00	157.26
3	—	347	196.00	196.00
30	—	531	175.00–181.00	178.15
3	—	488	186.00	186.00
15	—	425	182.00–191.00	189.16
2	—	650	166.00	166.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	498	168.00	168.00
18	—	535	153.00–158.00	154.99
2	—	563	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	590	181.00	181.00
58	—	632	166.00–170.00	166.71
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	481	133.00	133.00
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	577	158.00	158.00
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	679	75.00	75.00
3	—	422	85.00	85.00
3	—	623	72.00	72.00
5	—	531	79.00	79.00
12	—	483	75.00	75.00
Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	483	151.00	151.00
15	—	565	151.00	151.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	608	164.00–167.00	166.59
8	—	494	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	355	179.00	179.00
4	—	339	174.00	174.00
32	—	748	156.25	156.25
16	—	469	158.00–169.00	164.97
22	—	409	156.00–178.00	173.98
4	—	513	152.00	152.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	819	157.00	157.00
6	—	798	156.00	156.00
4	—	620	170.50	170.50
199	—	723	162.50–166.00	163.65
24	—	479	176.00–177.00	176.36
15	—	661	168.00	168.00
5	—	550	163.00	163.00
14	—	515	170.00–180.00	175.58
7	—	422	176.00–178.00	177.12
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	702	153.50	153.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	499	133.00	133.00
3	—	748	143.00	143.00
5	—	448	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	352	191.00	191.00
2	—	340	178.00	178.00
4	—	1,054	110.00	110.00
6	—	405	181.00	181.00
3	—	1,005	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Source/Aged$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	681	150.00	150.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,295	54.00–61.00	59.66
42	—	1,126	66.00–73.00	70.77
80	—	1,157	74.00–79.00	76.25
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,184	86.00–90.00	87.98
62	—	1,386	75.00–82.75	80.50
2	—	1,168	70.00	70.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,438	77.50–84.00	80.07
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	958	64.00–76.50	68.51
6	—	665	44.00–51.00	48.74
5	—	766	58.50	58.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,656	98.00–99.00	98.78

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,010	760.00	760.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,055	770.00	770.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	—	1,177	860.00–980.00	881.14
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	933	1,035.00	1,035.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,061	115.00–117.00	116.44

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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Steers · summary 0–100 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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