Name: Dalhart Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-12-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-12-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: feeder steers and heifers traded 1.00 to 5.00 higher. Steer calves traded 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Heifer calves traded 2.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls were mostly weak to 4.00 lower. Trading activity was moderate to active on good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $191.23/cwt on 1,028 head.

Average price

$191.23

1,028 head · 615 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,176

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$289

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

$18.14/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.95

vs TX average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	620	191.85	1,189	983
Medium and Large 1-2	505	178.30	901	38
Medium and Large 2	518	173.71	900	7thin

One grade step is worth $18.14/cwt here — about $289 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 sale1,028 hd

191.23

—

TX average4 barns · 2,142 hd

187.28

+3.95

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	1,604	87.56	1,404	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,645	76.02	1,251	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,378	67.79	934	52
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,121	44.53	499	244

Every lot, as filed

72 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	630	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,014	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	503	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	920	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	792	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	659	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	956	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	435	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	848	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	745	148.50/cwt	148.50–148.50	1,106	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	589	200.63/cwt	185.00–204.00	1,182	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	911	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,530	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	564	176.58/cwt	176.00–179.00	996	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	629	159.50/cwt	159.50–159.50	1,003	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	686	168.22/cwt	164.00–171.50	1,154	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	220.36/cwt	214.00–224.00	910	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	760	183.19/cwt	181.50–184.50	1,392	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	343	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	720	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	830	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,403	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	612	191.29/cwt	184.00–196.50	1,171	91
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,030	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,648	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	186.81/cwt	184.50–188.50	1,326	214
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	182.19/cwt	179.00–187.00	772	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	186.21/cwt	179.50–190.50	1,257	112
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,245	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	1,724	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	231.20/cwt	225.00–233.00	851	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	216.56/cwt	201.00–226.00	1,035	73
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	541	182.81/cwt	182.00–184.00	989	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	705	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,170	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	634	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,011	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	453	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	847	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	356	210.41/cwt	183.00–222.00	749	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	625	155.37/cwt	150.00–164.00	971	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	712	160.82/cwt	159.00–166.00	1,145	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	532	218.20/cwt	187.00–226.00	1,161	115
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	643	180.43/cwt	178.00–183.00	1,160	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	537	179.26/cwt	176.00–182.50	963	127
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	634	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	983	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	675	158.75/cwt	157.00–159.00	1,072	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,200	51.05/cwt	45.00–56.00	613	105
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,357	57.99/cwt	57.00–65.00	787	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,645	76.02/cwt	75.00–77.00	1,251	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,309	61.61/cwt	60.00–67.00	806	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,414	69.98/cwt	68.00–75.00	990	38
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	895	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	492	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,147	35.00/cwt	29.00–43.50	401	60
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	920	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	598	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	858	34.62/cwt	24.00–40.00	297	45
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	850	45.23/cwt	43.00–46.00	384	9
Bulls	—	—	1,230	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	923	1
Bulls	—	—	1,758	92.61/cwt	86.00–98.00	1,628	2
Bulls	—	—	1,670	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,503	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	486	171.45/cwt	160.00–176.50	833	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	178.94/cwt	177.00–181.00	760	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	483	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	753	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	760	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,246	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	158.74/cwt	158.00–159.00	1,065	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	174.09/cwt	167.00–177.50	1,092	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	581	177.95/cwt	175.25–185.00	1,034	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	338	200.93/cwt	186.00–217.00	679	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	165.70/cwt	162.00–166.00	860	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	661	169.26/cwt	169.00–170.00	1,119	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	963	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	533	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	847	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	536	172.98/cwt	171.00–175.00	927	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	191.27/cwt	189.00–195.00	704	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	488	186.58/cwt	182.00–195.50	911	110
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	190.15/cwt	181.00–192.00	1,006	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	187.11/cwt	186.00–195.00	797	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	280	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	566	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	588	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	823	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	613	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	864	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	993	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,480	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,087	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,631	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	743	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,248	12

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 15, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,068Last week 1,841Year ago 1,696

Slaughter CattleReceipts 521Last week 1,071Year ago 422

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	630	161.00	161.00
3	—	503	183.00	183.00
2	—	435	195.00	195.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	528	150.00	150.00
5	—	659	145.00	145.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	745	148.50	148.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	625	150.00–164.00	155.37
24	—	675	157.00–159.00	158.75
22	—	536	171.00–175.00	172.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	486	160.00–176.50	171.45
6	—	425	177.00–181.00	178.94
27	—	671	158.00–159.00	158.74
26	—	519	162.00–166.00	165.70
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	483	156.00	156.00
4	—	570	169.00	169.00
2	—	533	159.00	159.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	760	164.00	164.00
24	—	627	167.00–177.50	174.09
31	—	581	175.25–185.00	177.95
13	—	338	186.00–217.00	200.93
37	—	661	169.00–170.00	169.26
8	—	368	189.00–195.00	191.27
110	—	488	182.00–195.50	186.58
62	—	529	181.00–192.00	190.15
40	—	426	186.00–195.00	187.11
2	—	280	202.00	202.00
14	—	993	149.00	149.00
13	—	1,087	150.00	150.00
12	—	743	168.00	168.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	588	140.00	140.00
4	—	613	141.00	141.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	589	185.00–204.00	200.63
4	—	911	168.00	168.00
31	—	413	214.00–224.00	220.36
53	—	760	181.50–184.50	183.19
2	—	343	210.00	210.00
2	—	830	169.00	169.00
91	—	612	184.00–196.50	191.29
6	—	1,030	160.00	160.00
214	—	710	184.50–188.50	186.81
112	—	675	179.50–190.50	186.21
6	—	1,245	138.50	138.50
13	—	368	225.00–233.00	231.20
73	—	478	201.00–226.00	216.56
115	—	532	187.00–226.00	218.20
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	564	176.00–179.00	176.58
28	—	686	164.00–171.50	168.22
47	—	643	178.00–183.00	180.43
127	—	537	176.00–182.50	179.26
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	629	159.50	159.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	424	179.00–187.00	182.19
5	—	541	182.00–184.00	182.81
2	—	453	187.00	187.00
7	—	356	183.00–222.00	210.41
9	—	634	155.00	155.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	705	166.00	166.00
3	—	360	176.00	176.00
2	—	568	178.00	178.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	712	159.00–166.00	160.82

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
105	—	1,200	45.00–56.00	51.05
22	—	1,357	57.00–65.00	57.99
60	—	1,147	29.00–43.50	35.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,645	75.00–77.00	76.02
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,309	60.00–67.00	61.61
38	—	1,414	68.00–75.00	69.98
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	895	55.00	55.00
45	—	858	24.00–40.00	34.62
9	—	850	43.00–46.00	45.23
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	920	65.00	65.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,230	75.00	75.00
2	—	1,758	86.00–98.00	92.61
1	—	1,670	90.00	90.00

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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