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Dalhart Livestock Auction

Name: Dalhart Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-06-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-06-02

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Dalhart, Texas · Thu, Jun 2

● Final48 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1953

← May 26Jun 2Jun 9 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

855 head

▼ 202 vs last sale 1,057▲ 35 vs year ago 820 · +4.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

469 head

▲ 91 vs last sale 378▲ 70 vs year ago 399 · +17.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer and heifer calves under 600 lbs not well tested. Feeder steers and heifers over 600 lbs mostly steady, instances 2.00 higher. Slaughter cows 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls not tested. Trade fairly active. Demand fairly good.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $155.45/cwt on 395 head.

Average price

$155.45

395 head · 744 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,157

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$353

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

$33.42/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.00

vs TX average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	488	173.42	846	62
Medium and Large 1	796	152.21	1,212	330
Medium and Large 2	352	140.00	493	3thin

One grade step is worth $33.42/cwt here — about $353 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 sale395 hd

155.45

—

TX average4 barns · 1,243 hd

160.45

−5.00

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
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	High	1,264	88.58	1,120	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,436	84.88	1,219	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,363	81.28	1,108	157
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,074	65.98	708	139

Every lot

48 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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	223	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	484	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	262	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	511	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	309	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	643	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	315	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	539	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	345	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	649	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	352	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	493	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	401	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	778	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	413	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	714	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	420	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	781	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	429	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	807	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	482	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	892	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	535	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	936	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	625	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,013	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	655	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,015	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	708	159.25/cwt	159.25–159.25	1,127	64
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	748	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,122	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	765	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,086	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	793	149.25/cwt	149.25–149.25	1,184	57
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	846	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,176	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	871	135.75/cwt	135.75–135.75	1,182	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	971	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,301	50
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,028	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,398	83
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	238	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	459	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	272	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	520	28
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	348	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	557	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	357	170.87/cwt	170.00–171.00	610	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	387	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	716	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	400	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	640	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	425	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	752	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	537	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	795	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	558	152.45/cwt	150.00–153.00	851	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	583	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	816	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	640	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	774	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	660	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	944	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	660	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	812	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	715	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,037	64
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	738	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	930	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	821	143.75/cwt	143.75–143.75	1,180	34
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	945	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,040	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	969	53.38/cwt	48.00–56.00	517	22
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	1,011	65.65/cwt	62.00–68.00	664	21
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,044	58.53/cwt	54.00–60.00	611	16
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,113	69.51/cwt	67.00–73.00	774	68
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,192	79.63/cwt	78.00–82.00	949	12
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,264	88.58/cwt	88.00–90.00	1,120	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,315	78.96/cwt	77.00–80.50	1,038	56
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,389	82.57/cwt	81.00–84.50	1,147	101
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,436	84.88/cwt	83.00–86.00	1,219	15

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.

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

Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Dalhart, TX

Thu Jun 2, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 855Last week 1,057Year ago 820

Slaughter CattleReceipts 469Last week 378Year ago 399

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	272	191.00	191.00
34	—	821	143.75	143.75
64	—	715	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	738	126.00	126.00
2	—	945	110.00	110.00
11	—	558	150.00–153.00	152.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	660	123.00	123.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	238	193.00	193.00
3	—	660	143.00	143.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	357	170.00–171.00	170.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	387	185.00	185.00
15	—	425	177.00	177.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	348	160.00	160.00
1	—	400	160.00	160.00
4	—	640	121.00	121.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	537	148.00	148.00
2	—	583	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	186.00	186.00
1	—	535	175.00	175.00
13	—	345	188.00	188.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	155.00	155.00
2	—	413	173.00	173.00
1	—	315	171.00	171.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	352	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	871	135.75	135.75
28	—	429	188.00	188.00
3	—	482	185.00	185.00
4	—	223	217.00	217.00
4	—	309	208.00	208.00
83	—	1,028	136.00	136.00
57	—	793	149.25	149.25
50	—	971	134.00	134.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	748	150.00	150.00
19	—	625	162.00	162.00
1	—	765	142.00	142.00
5	—	846	139.00	139.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	262	195.00	195.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	401	194.00	194.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
64	—	708	159.25	159.25

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
101	—	1,389	81.00–84.50	82.57
56	—	1,315	77.00–80.50	78.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,264	88.00–90.00	88.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,044	54.00–60.00	58.53
12	—	1,192	78.00–82.00	79.63
68	—	1,113	67.00–73.00	69.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,436	83.00–86.00	84.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	969	48.00–56.00	53.38
21	—	1,011	62.00–68.00	65.65

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.