Name: Dalhart Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-11-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-11-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Not enough comparable sales on feeder steers or heifers for a market trend, but a higher undertone was noted. Steer and heifer calves traded 10.00 to 20.00 higher, with instances of up to 30.00 higher on lighter weights. Slaughter cows and bulls traded mostly firm to 3.00 higher. Trading activity was very active on very good buyer demand. Quality was attractive with the majority of the supply consisting of nice packages of weaned with at least two rounds of shots.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $189.76/cwt on 525 head.

Average price

$189.76

525 head · 608 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,154

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$59

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

$44.81/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.56

vs TX average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	589	193.47	1,140	438
Medium and Large 1-2	691	173.67	1,200	78
Medium and Large 2	806	148.67	1,199	9thin

One grade step is worth $44.81/cwt here — about −$59 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 sale525 hd

189.76

—

TX average4 barns · 1,918 hd

181.20

+8.56

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	1,730	93.13	1,611	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,489	79.12	1,178	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,300	75.52	982	76
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,069	58.57	626	167

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,440	$1,060	1thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	973	$898	2thin

Every lot, as filed

81 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	—	321	219.94/cwt	212.00–224.00	706	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	274	216.73/cwt	215.00–225.00	594	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	991	150.25/cwt	150.25–150.25	1,489	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	829	157.56/cwt	155.00–165.00	1,306	23
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	909	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,364	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	555	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,010	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	677	148.70/cwt	148.00–149.00	1,007	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	180.82/cwt	179.00–185.00	1,038	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	666	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,119	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	845	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,470	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	414	236.52/cwt	218.00–239.00	979	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	712	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,260	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	695	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,195	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	595	195.81/cwt	188.00–196.00	1,165	82
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	573	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	894	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	298	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	727	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	523	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,051	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	740	158.89/cwt	150.00–159.50	1,176	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	438	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	828	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	678	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	997	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	186.63/cwt	181.00–189.00	1,138	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	562	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	950	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	789	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,105	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	674	164.31/cwt	164.00–164.50	1,107	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	853	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,382	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	486	220.50/cwt	218.00–223.00	1,072	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	917	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,467	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	820	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,246	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	468	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	889	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	493	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	843	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	198.00/cwt	190.00–206.00	1,041	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	767	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,350	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	327	251.01/cwt	229.00–256.00	821	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	623	174.35/cwt	173.25–177.00	1,086	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	658	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	888	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	860	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,109	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	648	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	978	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	571	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	828	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	502	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	899	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	357	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	789	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,195	60.95/cwt	54.00–66.50	728	37
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,132	71.18/cwt	68.00–74.00	806	65
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,489	79.12/cwt	74.50–81.00	1,178	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	901	64.92/cwt	60.00–68.00	585	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	827	31.46/cwt	25.00–38.00	260	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	902	47.60/cwt	42.00–54.00	429	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,139	44.58/cwt	35.00–51.00	508	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,350	77.05/cwt	74.00–79.50	1,040	53
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,109	69.43/cwt	66.00–72.00	770	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,465	81.29/cwt	81.00–82.00	1,191	5
Bulls	—	—	2,060	99.37/cwt	97.00–101.00	2,047	2
Bulls	—	—	1,620	91.05/cwt	90.00–93.50	1,475	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	973	898.37/head	885.00–910.00	898	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,440	1,060.00/head	1,060.00–1,060.00	1,060	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	885	156.50/cwt	156.50–156.50	1,385	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	548	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	844	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	861	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,292	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,465	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	305	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	595	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	733	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	674	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,099	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	412	204.17/cwt	204.00–205.00	841	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	461	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	876	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	441	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	798	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	617	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	919	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	359	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	696	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	639	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	952	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	846	156.45/cwt	156.00–159.00	1,324	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	366	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	802	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	334	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	568	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	752	166.50/cwt	166.50–166.50	1,252	73
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	462	170.21/cwt	165.00–180.00	786	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	390	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	640	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	484	180.03/cwt	178.50–183.00	871	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	565	170.45/cwt	163.00–176.00	963	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	917	155.50/cwt	155.50–155.50	1,426	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	187.60/cwt	181.00–190.00	1,000	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	557	160.76/cwt	160.00–165.00	895	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	461	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	894	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	945	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,616	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	388	240.50/cwt	229.00–244.00	933	13

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

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,450Last week 1,492Year ago 1,683

Slaughter CattleReceipts 419Last week 406Year ago 702

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 18Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	321	212.00–224.00	219.94
12	—	274	215.00–225.00	216.73
10	—	991	150.25	150.25
36	—	574	179.00–185.00	180.82
19	—	885	156.50	156.50
5	—	674	163.00	163.00
12	—	412	204.00–205.00	204.17
7	—	461	190.00	190.00
4	—	359	194.00	194.00
26	—	846	156.00–159.00	156.45
10	—	917	155.50	155.50
38	—	533	181.00–190.00	187.60
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	677	148.00–149.00	148.70
5	—	639	149.00	149.00
26	—	484	178.50–183.00	180.03
12	—	565	163.00–176.00	170.45
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	666	168.00	168.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	573	156.00	156.00
2	—	390	164.00	164.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	658	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	860	129.00	129.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	548	154.00	154.00
11	—	861	150.00	150.00
3	—	990	148.00	148.00
6	—	305	195.00	195.00
6	—	441	181.00	181.00
73	—	752	166.50	166.50
34	—	462	165.00–180.00	170.21
14	—	557	160.00–165.00	160.76
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	535	137.00	137.00
3	—	617	149.00	149.00
6	—	334	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	366	219.00	219.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	829	155.00–165.00	157.56
9	—	555	182.00	182.00
19	—	712	177.00	177.00
3	—	438	189.00	189.00
2	—	853	162.00	162.00
6	—	917	160.00	160.00
8	—	461	194.00	194.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	909	150.00	150.00
4	—	678	147.00	147.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	845	174.00	174.00
50	—	414	218.00–239.00	236.52
2	—	695	172.00	172.00
82	—	595	188.00–196.00	195.81
2	—	298	244.00	244.00
27	—	610	181.00–189.00	186.63
30	—	486	218.00–223.00	220.50
48	—	526	190.00–206.00	198.00
6	—	767	176.00	176.00
11	—	327	229.00–256.00	251.01
15	—	945	171.00	171.00
13	—	388	229.00–244.00	240.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	523	201.00	201.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	740	150.00–159.50	158.89
5	—	562	169.00	169.00
4	—	789	140.00	140.00
30	—	674	164.00–164.50	164.31
8	—	820	152.00	152.00
2	—	468	190.00	190.00
64	—	623	173.25–177.00	174.35
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	493	171.00	171.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	648	151.00	151.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	571	145.00	145.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	502	179.00	179.00
17	—	357	221.00	221.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	1,195	54.00–66.50	60.95
65	—	1,132	68.00–74.00	71.18
14	—	1,139	35.00–51.00	44.58
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,489	74.50–81.00	79.12
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	901	60.00–68.00	64.92
17	—	827	25.00–38.00	31.46
27	—	902	42.00–54.00	47.60
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
53	—	1,350	74.00–79.50	77.05
18	—	1,109	66.00–72.00	69.43
5	—	1,465	81.00–82.00	81.29
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,060	97.00–101.00	99.37
6	—	1,620	90.00–93.50	91.05

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	—	973	885.00–910.00	898.37
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,440	1,060.00	1,060.00

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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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

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