Name: Dalhart Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-11-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-11-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Not enough comparable sales on feeder steers or heifers for a market trend, but a steady undertone was noted. Steer and heifer calves traded mostly 3.00 to 8.00 lower. The majority of the supply consisted of short weaned calves. Slaughter cows and bulls traded mostly steady to 2.00 higher. Trading activity was moderate on moderate demand. Large discounts were noted on unweaned or short weaned calves without a full vaccination program again, as cooler temperatures are forecasted to return to the region tomorrow.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $185.24/cwt on 1,051 head.

Average price

$185.24

1,051 head · 593 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,099

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$511

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

$9.12/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.84

vs TX average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	616	187.54	1,155	631
Medium and Large 1-2	569	181.95	1,035	401
Medium and Large 2	361	178.42	644	19thin

One grade step is worth $9.12/cwt here — about $511 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 sale1,051 hd

185.24

—

TX average4 barns · 2,829 hd

182.40

+2.84

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	1,530	90.49	1,384	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,477	73.64	1,087	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,351	72.08	974	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,084	59.16	642	151

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)	1,565	$1,210	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,000	$1,000	1thin

Every lot, as filed

89 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 1Unweaned	—	435	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	892	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	585	180.48/cwt	179.50–185.00	1,056	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	188.00/cwt	186.00–190.00	1,073	143
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	382	231.99/cwt	222.00–257.00	886	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	199.58/cwt	195.00–212.00	1,018	89
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	512	187.80/cwt	185.00–191.00	962	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	545	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,025	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	776	177.02/cwt	170.00–178.75	1,374	100
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	272	216.17/cwt	213.00–219.00	588	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	906	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	804	35
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	379	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	735	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	169.84/cwt	163.00–175.00	1,058	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	168.25/cwt	164.00–173.00	1,136	78
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	913	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,506	30
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	281	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	520	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	172.11/cwt	165.00–177.00	995	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	577	167.81/cwt	167.00–170.00	968	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	191.48/cwt	188.00–207.00	913	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,426	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	501	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	676	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	847	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,271	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	163.32/cwt	158.00–171.00	1,200	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	812	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,413	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	340	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	796	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	222.05/cwt	219.00–232.00	953	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	632	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,100	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	489	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	675	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	212.47/cwt	209.00–222.00	1,007	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	552	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,027	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	412	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,005	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	671	167.62/cwt	167.00–170.00	1,125	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	605	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	847	10
Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,105	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	1,083	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	489	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,081	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	474	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	830	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	672	153.07/cwt	150.00–158.00	1,029	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	720	161.14/cwt	158.50–162.50	1,160	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	820	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,312	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	233	186.76/cwt	181.00–214.00	435	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	594	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	772	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	400	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	876	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	788	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	985	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	548	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	767	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	799	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	447	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,270	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	1,029	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,130	71.14/cwt	67.50–74.00	804	70
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,198	40.56/cwt	37.00–48.00	486	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,350	62.07/cwt	60.00–63.00	838	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,248	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	948	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,493	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	1,045	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,471	74.85/cwt	73.00–77.00	1,101	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,045	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	575	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,472	76.91/cwt	72.00–78.00	1,132	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	826	33.93/cwt	29.00–40.00	280	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	846	48.91/cwt	44.00–50.00	414	17
Bulls	—	—	1,530	90.49/cwt	90.00–91.00	1,384	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	958	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	996	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,001	127.78/cwt	125.00–131.00	1,279	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,000	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,565	1,210.00/head	1,210.00–1,210.00	1,210	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	176.48/cwt	176.00–177.00	671	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	170.33/cwt	168.00–173.00	899	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	277	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	474	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	789	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	431	170.95/cwt	166.00–172.00	737	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	877	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,403	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	332	223.13/cwt	216.00–228.00	741	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	181.97/cwt	179.50–184.50	1,137	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	714	170.32/cwt	168.50–174.00	1,216	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	665	151.45/cwt	140.00–158.00	1,007	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	675	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	878	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	388	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	632	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	493	175.38/cwt	175.00–180.00	865	68
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	472	163.24/cwt	156.00–170.00	770	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	643	149.24/cwt	146.00–162.00	960	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	672	166.37/cwt	166.00–167.00	1,118	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	192.47/cwt	186.00–200.00	826	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	559	178.09/cwt	170.00–184.00	996	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	347	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	604	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	215	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	400	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	782	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,165	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	608	167.71/cwt	165.00–173.00	1,020	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	162.46/cwt	155.50–168.00	926	93
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	607	154.18/cwt	153.00–157.00	936	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	963	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	1,334	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	190.03/cwt	179.00–200.00	718	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	443	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	771	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	506	177.55/cwt	172.00–181.00	898	137

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 →

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,226Last week 1,986Year ago 1,884

Slaughter CattleReceipts 463Last week 512Year ago 608

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 68Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	435	205.00	205.00
23	—	585	179.50–185.00	180.48
18	—	632	174.00	174.00
47	—	671	167.00–170.00	167.62
27	—	720	158.50–162.50	161.14
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
143	—	571	186.00–190.00	188.00
40	—	382	222.00–257.00	231.99
89	—	510	195.00–212.00	199.58
100	—	776	170.00–178.75	177.02
30	—	913	165.00	165.00
3	—	812	174.00	174.00
1	—	340	234.00	234.00
21	—	429	219.00–232.00	222.05
31	—	474	209.00–222.00	212.47
26	—	625	179.50–184.50	181.97
19	—	714	168.50–174.00	170.32
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	512	185.00–191.00	187.80
7	—	272	213.00–219.00	216.17
13	—	440	206.00	206.00
35	—	383	210.00	210.00
46	—	623	163.00–175.00	169.84
78	—	675	164.00–173.00	168.25
19	—	578	165.00–177.00	172.11
50	—	477	188.00–207.00	191.48
4	—	880	162.00	162.00
41	—	735	158.00–171.00	163.32
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	545	188.00	188.00
15	—	552	186.00	186.00
3	—	412	244.00	244.00
22	—	489	221.00	221.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	379	194.00	194.00
8	—	281	185.00	185.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	847	150.00	150.00
5	—	877	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	489	138.00	138.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	605	140.00	140.00
8	—	474	175.00	175.00
8	—	672	150.00–158.00	153.07
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	577	167.00–170.00	167.81
15	—	431	166.00–172.00	170.95
11	—	665	140.00–158.00	151.45
3	—	388	163.00	163.00
4	—	472	156.00–170.00	163.24
19	—	643	146.00–162.00	149.24
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	501	135.00	135.00
3	—	675	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	820	160.00	160.00
12	—	332	216.00–228.00	223.13
68	—	493	175.00–180.00	175.38
11	—	672	166.00–167.00	166.37
26	—	429	186.00–200.00	192.47
65	—	559	170.00–184.00	178.09
50	—	608	165.00–173.00	167.71
8	—	378	179.00–200.00	190.03
137	—	506	172.00–181.00	177.55
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	380	176.00–177.00	176.48
39	—	528	168.00–173.00	170.33
35	—	475	166.00	166.00
2	—	215	186.00	186.00
3	—	782	149.00	149.00
93	—	570	155.50–168.00	162.46
31	—	607	153.00–157.00	154.18
28	—	443	174.00	174.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	277	171.00	171.00
8	—	347	174.00	174.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	963	138.50	138.50
Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,105	98.00	98.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	233	181.00–214.00	186.76
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	594	130.00	130.00
2	—	400	219.00	219.00
10	—	788	125.00	125.00
3	—	548	140.00	140.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	799	56.00	56.00
19	—	826	29.00–40.00	33.93
17	—	846	44.00–50.00	48.91
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,270	81.00	81.00
5	—	1,045	55.00	55.00
14	—	1,472	72.00–78.00	76.91
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
70	—	1,130	67.50–74.00	71.14
14	—	1,198	37.00–48.00	40.56
22	—	1,350	60.00–63.00	62.07
2	—	1,248	76.00	76.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,493	70.00	70.00
6	—	1,471	73.00–77.00	74.85
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,530	90.00–91.00	90.49

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	4	—	958	104.00	104.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,001	125.00–131.00	127.78
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,000	1,000.00	1,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,565	1,210.00	1,210.00

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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Slaughter Cattle

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