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Dalhart Livestock Auction

Name: Dalhart Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-06-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-06-16

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Dalhart, Texas · Thu, Jun 16

● Final49 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1953

← Jun 9Jun 16Jun 23 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

844 head

▼ 187 vs last sale 1,031▼ 79 vs year ago 923 · −8.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

615 head

▼ 62 vs last sale 677▲ 317 vs year ago 298 · +106.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer calves under 600 lbs firm to 2.00 higher; heifer calves under 500 lbs firm compared to limited receipts last week. Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 higher. Trade active. Demand good.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $157.97/cwt on 386 head. That ranks 2 of 4 comparable sales and sits −122.58 against this barn's trailing median of $280.54.

Average price

$157.97

386 head · 628 lb average

Value per head Derived

$992

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$239

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

$18.70/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.53

vs TX average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	630	158.94	1,002	351
Medium and Large 1-2	615	149.19	918	31
Medium and Large 2	544	140.24	763	4thin

One grade step is worth $18.70/cwt here — about $239 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 sale386 hd

157.97

—

TX average4 barns · 1,203 hd

153.44

+4.53

This barn, trailing median4 sales

280.54

−122.58

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

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	High	1,427	93.75	1,338	7thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	High	1,440	95.06	1,369	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,449	92.47	1,340	61
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,366	86.80	1,186	135
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,169	76.75	897	134

Every lot

49 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	235	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	510	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	277	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	560	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	421	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	821	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	430	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	925	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	445	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	930	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	457	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	896	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	472	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	916	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	484	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,012	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	530	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,039	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	576	150.52/cwt	150.00–151.00	867	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	618	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,094	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	679	156.14/cwt	156.00–157.00	1,060	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	688	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,149	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	742	162.52/cwt	162.00–164.00	1,206	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	752	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,203	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Full	795	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,169	37
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	861	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	1,313	70
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	242	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	484	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	311	186.71/cwt	186.00–190.00	581	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	340	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	612	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	375	187.38/cwt	185.00–190.00	703	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	415	180.76/cwt	179.00–181.00	750	71
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	465	177.99/cwt	175.00–179.00	828	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	496	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	813	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	504	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	786	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	520	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	848	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	535	140.32/cwt	140.00–141.00	751	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Full	569	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	836	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	570	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	798	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Full	608	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	845	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	613	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	938	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	615	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	935	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	675	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	972	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	685	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,000	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	734	147.95/cwt	145.50–149.50	1,086	82
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	760	147.88/cwt	147.00–148.75	1,124	126
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	786	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,100	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	948	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,213	6
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,405	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,503	1
Bulls	—	—	1,431	91.54/cwt	85.00–94.00	1,310	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,112	68.07/cwt	65.00–70.00	757	29
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,123	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	707	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,166	77.70/cwt	75.00–80.00	906	64
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,225	83.97/cwt	82.50–85.00	1,029	36
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,317	78.33/cwt	77.00–80.00	1,032	16
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,333	84.35/cwt	82.00–86.00	1,124	52
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,403	90.72/cwt	89.00–92.00	1,273	67
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,440	95.06/cwt	93.00–97.00	1,369	22
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,449	92.47/cwt	90.00–94.00	1,340	61

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 16, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 844Last week 1,031Year ago 923

Slaughter CattleReceipts 615Last week 677Year ago 298

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	445	209.00	209.00
4	—	530	196.00	196.00
3	—	688	167.00	167.00
2	—	235	217.00	217.00
3	—	752	160.00	160.00
20	—	742	162.00–164.00	162.52
70	—	861	152.50	152.50
5	—	618	177.00	177.00
6	—	484	209.00	209.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	457	196.00	196.00
4	—	421	195.00	195.00
21	—	679	156.00–157.00	156.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	472	194.00	194.00
11	—	277	202.00	202.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	430	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	576	150.00–151.00	150.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	795	147.00	147.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	242	200.00	200.00
12	—	311	186.00–190.00	186.71
126	—	760	147.00–148.75	147.88
2	—	520	163.00	163.00
82	—	734	145.50–149.50	147.95
71	—	415	179.00–181.00	180.76
10	—	375	185.00–190.00	187.38
7	—	465	175.00–179.00	177.99
3	—	615	152.00	152.00
6	—	948	128.00	128.00
14	—	685	146.00	146.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	608	139.00	139.00
5	—	569	147.00	147.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	535	140.00–141.00	140.32
1	—	570	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	504	156.00	156.00
4	—	613	153.00	153.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	675	144.00	144.00
2	—	340	180.00	180.00
9	—	786	140.00	140.00
7	—	496	164.00	164.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	1,225	82.50–85.00	83.97
64	—	1,166	75.00–80.00	77.70
5	—	1,123	63.00	63.00
29	—	1,112	65.00–70.00	68.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
52	—	1,333	82.00–86.00	84.35
16	—	1,317	77.00–80.00	78.33
67	—	1,403	89.00–92.00	90.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,440	93.00–97.00	95.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
61	—	1,449	90.00–94.00	92.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,405	107.00	107.00
6	—	1,431	85.00–94.00	91.54

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.