Sale reports / Texas / Dalhart Livestock Auction / 2022-05-05

Dalhart Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dalhart, Texas · Thu, May 5
● Final84 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1953
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,434 head
▲ 166 vs last sale 1,268▲ 434 vs year ago 1,000 · +43.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
701 head
▲ 273 vs last sale 428▲ 36 vs year ago 665 · +5.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
15 head
▲ 15 vs last sale 0▲ 15 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers not well tested in all weight classes although a lower undertone is noted. Feeder heifers unevenly steady. Steer and heifer calves unevenly steady. Quality was plain to average. Trade and demand moderate. Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Lean cows lightly tested with a lower undertone. Trade and demand moderate.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $156.01/cwt on 643 head. That ranks 2 of 4 comparable sales and sits −124.54 against this barn's trailing median of $280.54.
Average price
$156.01
643 head · 643 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,002
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$539
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2
$69.63/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.63
vs TX average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1643158.631,020579
Medium and Large 1-2588148.7587533
Medium and Large 2713117.5283828
Medium 254089.004813thin
One grade step is worth $69.63/cwt here — about $539 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 sale643 hd
156.01
—
TX average4 barns · 1,891 hd
154.38
+1.63
This barn, trailing median4 sales
280.54
−124.54
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

4 sales
314252191129median 280.5404/0905/1405/2110/1510/15
Heifers 0–100 lb: high $299.90, low $143.00, median $280.54 across 4 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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—Low1,88496.951,8269thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,38183.741,15616
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,22873.58904120
CowsLean 85-90%Low99147.86474108

Every lot

84 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 · Steers32 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2323129.00/cwt129.00–129.004173
Steers—Medium and Large 1328192.00/cwt192.00–192.006302
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2335186.00/cwt186.00–186.006231
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3342109.00/cwt109.00–109.003733
Steers—Medium and Large 1378191.47/cwt186.00–200.007245
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2394185.00/cwt185.00–185.0072915
Steers—Medium and Large 1430196.00/cwt196.00–196.008431
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2430170.00/cwt170.00–170.007311
Steers—Medium and Large 2455120.00/cwt120.00–120.005461
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2460171.00/cwt171.00–171.007871
Steers—Medium and Large 1473184.20/cwt182.00–188.0087121
Steers—Medium and Large 2520115.00/cwt115.00–115.005981
Steers—Medium and Large 1528185.03/cwt178.00–189.0097716
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2533154.59/cwt152.00–156.008249
Steers—Medium 257386.00/cwt86.00–86.004934
Steers—Medium and Large 2593114.68/cwt109.00–117.0068017
Steers—Medium and Large 1632173.11/cwt160.00–173.501,09434
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2632155.59/cwt154.00–158.0098310
Steers—Medium and Large 2640125.00/cwt125.00–125.008004
Steers—Medium and Large 2660136.00/cwt136.00–136.008981
Steers—Medium and Large 366571.00/cwt71.00–71.004721
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2675144.50/cwt142.50–145.009755
Steers—Medium and Large 1689165.78/cwt161.00–170.001,14229
Steers—Medium and Large 2725131.00/cwt131.00–131.009501
Steers—Medium and Large 1738144.32/cwt140.00–146.001,06558
Steers—Medium and Large 2778126.49/cwt123.00–130.009844
Steers—Medium and Large 1780138.00/cwt138.00–138.001,07643
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2830138.17/cwt137.00–140.501,1473
Steers—Medium and Large 1844136.06/cwt136.00–137.001,14816
Steers—Medium and Large 1853134.50/cwt134.50–134.501,1474
Steers—Medium and Large 1921145.88/cwt135.00–146.001,34498
Steers—Medium and Large 1999139.50/cwt139.50–139.501,39465
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2350153.00/cwt153.00–153.005361
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2373151.56/cwt146.00–157.505652
Heifers—Medium and Large 1426176.94/cwt170.00–179.0075414
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2452160.00/cwt160.00–160.007233
Heifers—Medium and Large 1472172.84/cwt168.00–175.0081668
Heifers—Medium and Large 2474134.61/cwt120.00–140.006384
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2538160.47/cwt155.00–163.008635
Heifers—Medium and Large 1540173.87/cwt169.50–174.50939103
Heifers—Medium 254089.00/cwt89.00–89.004813
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2573156.33/cwt155.00–158.008969
Heifers—Medium and Large 2587122.00/cwt122.00–122.007165
Heifers—Medium and Large 1595164.45/cwt163.50–174.0097833
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2611133.52/cwt130.00–144.008164
Heifers—Medium and Large 2613140.00/cwt140.00–140.008583
Heifers—Medium and Large 1614162.86/cwt159.00–163.251,000118
Heifers—Medium and Large 1665156.06/cwt144.00–158.001,03828
Heifers—Medium and Large 2685118.00/cwt118.00–118.008084
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2691139.65/cwt130.00–141.009658
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2705135.00/cwt135.00–135.009521
Heifers—Medium and Large 1720149.24/cwt146.50–151.001,075109
Heifers—Medium and Large 1763145.82/cwt135.00–146.001,11360
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2775130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,0081
Heifers—Medium and Large 2786105.00/cwt105.00–105.008254
Heifers—Medium and Large 281585.00/cwt85.00–85.006931
Heifers—Medium and Large 287896.00/cwt96.00–96.008432
Heifers—Medium and Large 1895125.90/cwt124.00–126.001,12720
Heifers—Medium and Large 1943127.00/cwt127.00–127.001,19815
Heifers—Medium and Large 1984126.00/cwt126.00–126.001,2406
Heifers—Medium and Large 11,113100.00/cwt100.00–100.001,1135
Heifers—Medium and Large 21,123100.00/cwt100.00–100.001,1234
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2355135.00/cwt135.00–135.004791
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2455180.00/cwt180.00–180.008192
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2838120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,0062
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2928120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,1142
Bulls—Medium and Large 21,025115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,1791
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,653110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,8182
Bulls——1,76984.69/cwt84.00–85.001,4983
Bulls——2,08599.63/cwt98.00–100.002,0774
Slaughter Cattle · Cows12 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight75169.36/cwt68.00–70.005215
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight84841.51/cwt38.00–49.0035230
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight85647.43/cwt44.00–57.0040622
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight86459.76/cwt59.00–62.005163
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight92474.96/cwt73.00–77.006937
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,12452.23/cwt49.00–57.0058740
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,15160.64/cwt58.00–65.006984
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,17441.04/cwt38.00–48.004829
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19168.73/cwt60.00–72.0081954
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27282.05/cwt81.00–83.001,0448
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,36378.04/cwt73.00–80.501,06446
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,38183.74/cwt83.00–85.001,15616
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1701,000.00/cwt1,000.00–1,000.0011,7001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0101,100.00/cwt1,100.00–1,100.0011,1101

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.