Name: Dalhart Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-12-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-12-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers traded firm to 3.00 higher. Heifer calves traded 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Not enough comparable sales on steer calves to call a trend, but a lower undertone was noted. Slaughter cows and bulls traded mostly 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Trading activity was moderate to active on moderate to good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $186.05/cwt on 1,006 head.

Average price

$186.05

1,006 head · 634 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,180

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$307

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

$56.65/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.59

vs TX average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	638	187.65	1,197	891
Medium and Large 1-2	603	176.43	1,063	108
Medium and Large 2	679	131.00	889	7thin

One grade step is worth $56.65/cwt here — about $307 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 sale1,006 hd

186.05

—

TX average4 barns · 2,303 hd

182.47

+3.59

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	1,854	87.40	1,621	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,517	76.09	1,154	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,397	72.39	1,011	88
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,081	49.44	534	170

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)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,245	$800	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,285	$750	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,004	$885	8

Every lot, as filed

68 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	—	674	184.95/cwt	178.50–187.00	1,247	186
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	915	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,519	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	188.31/cwt	184.00–193.00	887	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	783	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,190	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	315	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	576	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	480	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	816	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	881	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,436	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	724	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,122	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	792	169.54/cwt	169.00–171.00	1,343	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	219.83/cwt	209.00–221.00	921	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	679	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	889	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	662	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,125	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	614	176.71/cwt	169.00–178.00	1,085	68
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	993	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,668	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	799	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	851	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,447	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	298	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	566	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	185.56/cwt	180.00–189.00	1,165	115
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	667	161.48/cwt	160.00–165.00	1,077	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	266	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	684	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,005	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,508	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	558	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,004	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	191.64/cwt	185.00–192.00	1,110	188
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	845	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,403	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	509	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	865	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	561	178.50/cwt	178.50–178.50	1,001	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	434	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	855	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	615	160.50/cwt	160.50–160.50	987	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	836	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	589	171.51/cwt	169.00–174.00	1,010	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	179.58/cwt	174.50–187.00	1,024	101
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	172.34/cwt	168.00–186.00	1,069	33
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	711	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,116	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	471	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	871	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,261	64.17/cwt	57.00–69.00	809	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,434	74.65/cwt	70.00–77.50	1,070	69
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,209	68.63/cwt	65.00–73.00	830	58
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,260	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	819	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,529	76.59/cwt	74.00–77.00	1,171	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	961	63.68/cwt	49.00–71.50	612	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,133	37.00/cwt	26.00–45.00	419	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,197	57.02/cwt	52.00–60.00	683	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	882	27.13/cwt	22.00–39.00	239	40
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	950	46.88/cwt	40.00–48.00	445	13
Bulls	—	—	1,863	88.75/cwt	86.00–91.00	1,653	4
Bulls	—	—	1,820	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	1,492	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,043	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	876	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,285	750.00/head	750.00–750.00	750	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,245	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,004	885.00/head	885.00–885.00	885	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,239	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	935	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,403	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	613	158.50/cwt	158.50–158.50	972	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	679	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,141	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,189	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	186.93/cwt	183.00–190.00	989	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	188.65/cwt	179.00–189.00	915	87
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	665	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	512	207.78/cwt	199.00–209.00	1,064	101
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	710	159.99/cwt	159.50–160.50	1,136	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	454	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	776	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	701	166.50/cwt	166.50–166.50	1,167	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	811	165.50/cwt	165.50–165.50	1,342	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	405	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	770	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	453	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	761	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	364	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	764	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	856	154.36/cwt	150.00–155.00	1,321	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	192.55/cwt	180.00–200.00	703	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 1,841Last week 2,314Year ago 3,662

Slaughter CattleReceipts 1,071Last week 624Year ago 835

Replacement CattleReceipts 72Last week 7Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
186	—	674	178.50–187.00	184.95
29	—	915	166.00	166.00
48	—	471	184.00–193.00	188.31
22	—	792	169.00–171.00	169.54
21	—	419	209.00–221.00	219.83
61	—	993	168.00	168.00
17	—	370	216.00	216.00
12	—	851	170.00	170.00
115	—	628	180.00–189.00	185.56
13	—	266	257.00	257.00
4	—	1,005	150.00	150.00
188	—	579	185.00–192.00	191.64
15	—	845	166.00	166.00
101	—	512	199.00–209.00	207.78
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	783	152.00	152.00
4	—	881	163.00	163.00
4	—	724	155.00	155.00
3	—	662	170.00	170.00
68	—	614	169.00–178.00	176.71
2	—	298	190.00	190.00
17	—	558	180.00	180.00
4	—	453	168.00	168.00
4	—	364	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	679	131.00	131.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	667	160.00–165.00	161.48
7	—	509	170.00	170.00
10	—	561	178.50	178.50
4	—	434	197.00	197.00
2	—	615	160.50	160.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	710	159.50–160.50	159.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	315	183.00	183.00
2	—	480	170.00	170.00
10	—	613	158.50	158.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	510	164.00	164.00
14	—	589	169.00–174.00	171.51
2	—	810	153.00	153.00
2	—	380	175.00	175.00
7	—	454	171.00	171.00
54	—	701	166.50	166.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
101	—	570	174.50–187.00	179.58
33	—	620	168.00–186.00	172.34
27	—	679	168.00	168.00
13	—	710	167.50	167.50
21	—	529	183.00–190.00	186.93
87	—	485	179.00–189.00	188.65
65	—	811	165.50	165.50
32	—	405	190.00	190.00
24	—	856	150.00–155.00	154.36
13	—	365	180.00–200.00	192.55
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	935	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	711	157.00	157.00
4	—	471	185.00	185.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,261	57.00–69.00	64.17
69	—	1,434	70.00–77.50	74.65
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
58	—	1,209	65.00–73.00	68.63
35	—	1,133	26.00–45.00	37.00
14	—	1,197	52.00–60.00	57.02
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,260	65.00	65.00
22	—	1,529	74.00–77.00	76.59
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	961	49.00–71.50	63.68
40	—	882	22.00–39.00	27.13
13	—	950	40.00–48.00	46.88
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,863	86.00–91.00	88.75
1	—	1,820	82.00	82.00

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	2	—	1,043	84.00	84.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,285	750.00	750.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,245	800.00	800.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,004	885.00	885.00

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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