Sale reports / Texas / Dalhart Livestock Auction / 2022-02-24

Dalhart Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Dalhart, Texas · Thu, Feb 24
● Final54 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1953
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,855 head
▼ 174 vs last sale 2,029▲ 1,101 vs year ago 754 · +146.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
483 head
▼ 78 vs last sale 561▼ 266 vs year ago 749 · −35.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer and heifer calves 1.00 to 2.00 lower in a limited test. Feeder steers steady to 1.00 lower; feeder heifers 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls steady to weak. Trade and demand moderate.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $166.43/cwt on 898 head.
Average price
$166.43
898 head · 748 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,245
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$301
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 1
$14.34/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+5.89
vs TX average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2544179.4597661
Medium and Large 2438176.6277427
Medium and Large 1773165.111,277810
One grade step is worth $14.34/cwt here — about −$301 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 sale898 hd
166.43
—
TX average4 barns · 1,793 hd
160.54
+5.89
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—High1,51196.011,4508thin
CowsPremium White 65-75%High1,48486.461,28311
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,31782.601,08858
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,19876.30914123
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low99158.61581125

Every lot

54 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2309197.00/cwt197.00–197.006095
Steers—Medium and Large 2314188.00/cwt188.00–188.0059013
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2388182.00/cwt182.00–182.007064
Steers—Medium and Large 2425185.00/cwt185.00–185.007861
Steers—Medium and Large 2470182.00/cwt182.00–182.008551
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2490186.67/cwt186.00–190.0091512
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2533185.82/cwt185.00–186.0099016
Steers—Medium and Large 1540190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,0263
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy548207.00/cwt207.00–207.001,13441
Steers—Medium and Large 2571163.15/cwt162.00–169.0093212
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2588172.97/cwt172.00–178.001,01718
Steers—Medium and Large 1614179.29/cwt175.00–180.001,10114
Steers—Medium and Large 1689170.70/cwt168.00–171.001,17629
Steers—Medium and Large 1703164.00/cwt164.00–164.001,15375
Steers—Medium and Large 1Gaunt770166.75/cwt166.75–166.751,28499
Steers—Medium and Large 1779163.87/cwt163.25–164.501,277250
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2800157.00/cwt157.00–157.001,2561
Steers—Medium and Large 1823159.46/cwt159.00–159.751,312168
Steers—Medium and Large 1Natural835164.00/cwt164.00–164.001,36971
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2857150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,2865
Steers—Medium and Large 1876150.25/cwt150.25–150.251,31660
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy408180.00/cwt180.00–180.007345
Heifers—Medium and Large 1415173.00/cwt173.00–173.007182
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2418166.06/cwt164.00–167.0069435
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2470157.91/cwt157.00–158.0074224
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy478170.00/cwt170.00–170.008134
Heifers—Medium and Large 1486163.12/cwt162.00–164.0079333
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2528159.50/cwt159.50–159.508426
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2578155.36/cwt155.00–158.008988
Heifers—Medium and Large 2585142.00/cwt142.00–142.008313
Heifers—Medium and Large 1587161.25/cwt160.00–163.0094776
Heifers—Medium and Large 1611161.89/cwt161.00–162.0098937
Heifers—Medium and Large 1663153.71/cwt153.00–154.001,01949
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2678145.00/cwt145.00–145.009832
Heifers—Medium and Large 2703135.00/cwt135.00–135.009493
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2708145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,0274
Heifers—Medium and Large 1724150.82/cwt150.75–153.001,092120
Heifers—Medium and Large 1753149.25/cwt149.25–149.251,12466
Heifers—Medium and Large 1848140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,1872
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open981141.00/cwt139.00–142.001,38312
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open1,079135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,45711
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,43893.70/cwt92.00–96.001,3476
Bulls——1,728102.92/cwt100.00–106.001,7782
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight90451.29/cwt49.50–53.0046412
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight95256.97/cwt55.00–61.0054243
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01255.52/cwt54.00–57.0056226
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03460.59/cwt58.00–62.0062717
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04466.19/cwt63.00–68.0069127
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight1,10873.63/cwt70.00–78.0081620
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21375.34/cwt73.00–76.5091449
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21778.17/cwt77.00–80.0095154
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,29480.75/cwt80.00–81.001,04516
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,32683.31/cwt83.00–84.001,10542
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,48486.46/cwt86.00–86.501,28311

This sale against other markets

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.