Name: Dalhart Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-12-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-12-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: feeder steers and heifers traded mostly 1.00 higher. Steer and heifer calves traded mostly steady on limited comparable sales. Slaughter cows and bulls traded mostly 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Trading activity was moderate to active on moderate to good buyer demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $178.99/cwt on 929 head.

Average price

$178.99

929 head · 684 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,224

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$641

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

$35.66/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.65

vs TX average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	693	181.66	1,260	708
Medium and Large 1-2	659	171.14	1,127	215
Medium and Large 2	424	146.00	619	6thin

One grade step is worth $35.66/cwt here — about $641 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 sale929 hd

178.99

—

TX average4 barns · 2,143 hd

179.65

−0.65

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	1,600	82.14	1,314	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,587	80.47	1,277	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,523	77.17	1,175	44
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,257	61.54	773	137

Every lot, as filed

78 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 1Unweaned	—	612	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	967	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	508	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	660	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	678	157.19/cwt	149.00–158.50	1,066	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	480	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	787	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	619	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	606	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,030	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	773	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,283	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	704	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,162	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	820	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,312	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	556	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,156	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	738	169.11/cwt	169.00–170.00	1,248	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	684	175.06/cwt	164.00–177.50	1,197	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	495	184.65/cwt	181.00–186.00	914	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	768	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	876	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,542	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	360	235.75/cwt	235.00–236.00	849	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	964	168.50/cwt	168.50–168.50	1,624	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	203.62/cwt	190.00–220.00	965	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	448	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,039	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	833	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	684	181.98/cwt	177.00–183.00	1,245	120
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	818	179.62/cwt	174.50–180.50	1,469	89
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	531	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	982	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	613	185.02/cwt	183.50–186.00	1,134	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	584	184.83/cwt	184.00–186.00	1,079	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	721	179.50/cwt	179.50–179.50	1,294	126
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	203.04/cwt	199.00–204.00	1,072	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	789	178.69/cwt	172.00–180.00	1,410	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	528	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	866	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	464	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	742	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	727	157.55/cwt	150.00–165.00	1,145	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	678	163.62/cwt	161.00–165.00	1,109	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	604	168.50/cwt	168.50–168.50	1,018	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	825	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,155	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	610	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	964	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	535	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	824	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	757	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	778	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,027	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	480	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	888	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,177	57.09/cwt	50.00–66.00	672	33
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,650	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	1,205	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,581	81.15/cwt	77.00–82.00	1,283	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,358	69.42/cwt	69.00–70.00	943	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,531	77.54/cwt	74.00–80.00	1,187	42
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,069	39.14/cwt	34.00–40.00	418	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,419	73.66/cwt	69.00–76.00	1,045	73
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	920	33.76/cwt	28.00–39.00	311	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	977	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	508	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	955	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	611	1
Bulls	—	—	1,760	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,584	1
Bulls	—	—	1,568	80.57/cwt	73.00–85.00	1,263	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,099	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	1,000	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	562	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	163.47/cwt	154.00–166.00	943	100
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	537	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	929	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	726	169.37/cwt	166.00–170.50	1,230	109
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	585	176.30/cwt	169.00–184.00	1,031	87
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	774	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,200	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	178.64/cwt	173.00–183.00	857	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	165.89/cwt	163.00–172.00	790	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	812	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,137	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	738	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,162	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	783	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,120	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	728	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	958	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	1,327	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	632	169.85/cwt	167.00–170.50	1,073	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	175.27/cwt	169.00–179.00	934	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	759	168.78/cwt	168.50–169.50	1,281	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	676	165.46/cwt	160.00–169.00	1,119	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	692	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,121	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	403	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	645	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	543	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,021	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	394	198.33/cwt	196.00–215.00	781	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	820	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,337	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,047	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,361	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	972	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,361	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	440	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	629	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	408	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	694	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.

Texas feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Dalhart, TX

Thu Dec 1, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,314Last week 2,226Year ago 2,340

Slaughter CattleReceipts 624Last week 463Year ago 535

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 15Year ago 92

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	612	158.00	158.00
29	—	678	149.00–158.50	157.19
3	—	480	164.00	164.00
2	—	403	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	508	130.00	130.00
3	—	408	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	825	140.00	140.00
7	—	774	155.00	155.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	325	173.00	173.00
100	—	577	154.00–166.00	163.47
50	—	537	173.00	173.00
38	—	476	163.00–172.00	165.89
5	—	812	140.00	140.00
27	—	738	157.50	157.50
2	—	783	143.00	143.00
9	—	426	171.00	171.00
2	—	958	138.50	138.50
54	—	692	162.00	162.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
109	—	726	166.00–170.50	169.37
87	—	585	169.00–184.00	176.30
26	—	480	173.00–183.00	178.64
46	—	632	167.00–170.50	169.85
46	—	533	169.00–179.00	175.27
43	—	759	168.50–169.50	168.78
39	—	676	160.00–169.00	165.46
30	—	394	196.00–215.00	198.33
4	—	820	163.00	163.00
3	—	1,047	130.00	130.00
3	—	972	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	543	188.00	188.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	440	143.00	143.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	424	146.00	146.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	606	170.00	170.00
33	—	773	166.00	166.00
52	—	738	169.00–170.00	169.11
47	—	684	164.00–177.50	175.06
19	—	495	181.00–186.00	184.65
2	—	380	202.00	202.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	704	165.00	165.00
12	—	820	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
62	—	556	208.00	208.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	876	176.00	176.00
8	—	360	235.00–236.00	235.75
12	—	964	168.50	168.50
11	—	474	190.00–220.00	203.62
9	—	448	232.00	232.00
2	—	328	254.00	254.00
120	—	684	177.00–183.00	181.98
89	—	818	174.50–180.50	179.62
46	—	613	183.50–186.00	185.02
26	—	584	184.00–186.00	184.83
126	—	721	179.50	179.50
10	—	528	199.00–204.00	203.04
50	—	789	172.00–180.00	178.69
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	531	185.00	185.00
61	—	727	150.00–165.00	157.55
29	—	678	161.00–165.00	163.62
9	—	604	168.50	168.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	528	164.00	164.00
9	—	464	160.00	160.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	610	158.00	158.00
2	—	535	154.00	154.00
6	—	778	132.00	132.00
6	—	480	185.00	185.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	425	178.00	178.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	1,177	50.00–66.00	57.09
7	—	1,069	34.00–40.00	39.14
73	—	1,419	69.00–76.00	73.66
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,650	73.00	73.00
11	—	1,581	77.00–82.00	81.15
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,358	69.00–70.00	69.42
42	—	1,531	74.00–80.00	77.54
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	920	28.00–39.00	33.76
3	—	977	52.00	52.00
1	—	955	64.00	64.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,760	90.00	90.00
5	—	1,568	73.00–85.00	80.57

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,099	91.00	91.00

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

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Steers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Dalhart, TX

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