Sale reports / Texas / Dalhart Livestock Auction / 2022-11-03

Dalhart Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dalhart, Texas · Thu, Nov 3
● Final81 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1953
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,450 head
▼ 42 vs last sale 1,492▼ 233 vs year ago 1,683 · −13.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
419 head
▲ 13 vs last sale 406▼ 283 vs year ago 702 · −40.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
3 head
▼ 15 vs last sale 18▲ 3 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Not enough comparable sales on feeder steers or heifers for a market trend, but a higher undertone was noted. Steer and heifer calves traded 10.00 to 20.00 higher, with instances of up to 30.00 higher on lighter weights. Slaughter cows and bulls traded mostly firm to 3.00 higher. Trading activity was very active on very good buyer demand. Quality was attractive with the majority of the supply consisting of nice packages of weaned with at least two rounds of shots.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $189.76/cwt on 525 head.
Average price
$189.76
525 head · 608 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,154
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$59
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$44.81/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+8.56
vs TX average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1589193.471,140438
Medium and Large 1-2691173.671,20078
Medium and Large 2806148.671,1999thin
One grade step is worth $44.81/cwt here — about −$59 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 sale525 hd
189.76
—
TX average4 barns · 1,918 hd
181.20
+8.56
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—Average1,73093.131,6118thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,48979.121,1789thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,30075.5298276
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,06958.57626167

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age
Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,440$1,0601thin
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)973$8982thin

Every lot

81 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 · Steers30 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1298244.00/cwt244.00–244.007272
Steers—Medium and Large 1327251.01/cwt229.00–256.0082111
Steers—Medium and Large 1388240.50/cwt229.00–244.0093313
Steers—Medium and Large 1414236.52/cwt218.00–239.0097950
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2438189.00/cwt189.00–189.008283
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2461194.00/cwt194.00–194.008948
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned468190.00/cwt190.00–190.008892
Steers—Medium and Large 1486220.50/cwt218.00–223.001,07230
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned493171.00/cwt171.00–171.008433
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed523201.00/cwt201.00–201.001,0515
Steers—Medium and Large 1526198.00/cwt190.00–206.001,04148
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2555182.00/cwt182.00–182.001,0109
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned562169.00/cwt169.00–169.009505
Steers—Medium and Large 1595195.81/cwt188.00–196.001,16582
Steers—Medium and Large 1610186.63/cwt181.00–189.001,13827
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned623174.35/cwt173.25–177.001,08664
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned674164.31/cwt164.00–164.501,10730
Steers—Medium and Large 2678147.00/cwt147.00–147.009974
Steers—Medium and Large 1695172.00/cwt172.00–172.001,1952
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2712177.00/cwt177.00–177.001,26019
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned740158.89/cwt150.00–159.501,17634
Steers—Medium and Large 1767176.00/cwt176.00–176.001,3506
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned789140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,1054
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned820152.00/cwt152.00–152.001,2468
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2829157.56/cwt155.00–165.001,30623
Steers—Medium and Large 1845174.00/cwt174.00–174.001,4705
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2853162.00/cwt162.00–162.001,3822
Steers—Medium and Large 2909150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,3645
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2917160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,4676
Steers—Medium and Large 1945171.00/cwt171.00–171.001,61615
Feeder Cattle · Heifers33 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1274216.73/cwt215.00–225.0059412
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2305195.00/cwt195.00–195.005956
Heifers—Medium and Large 1321219.94/cwt212.00–224.007068
Heifers—Medium and Large 2334170.00/cwt170.00–170.005686
Heifers—Medium and Large 1359194.00/cwt194.00–194.006964
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed366219.00/cwt219.00–219.0080233
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned390164.00/cwt164.00–164.006402
Heifers—Medium and Large 1412204.17/cwt204.00–205.0084112
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2441181.00/cwt181.00–181.007986
Heifers—Medium and Large 1461190.00/cwt190.00–190.008767
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2462170.21/cwt165.00–180.0078634
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned484180.03/cwt178.50–183.0087126
Heifers—Medium and Large 1533187.60/cwt181.00–190.001,00038
Heifers—Medium and Large 2535137.00/cwt137.00–137.007332
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2548154.00/cwt154.00–154.008443
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2557160.76/cwt160.00–165.0089514
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned565170.45/cwt163.00–176.0096312
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned573156.00/cwt156.00–156.008943
Heifers—Medium and Large 1574180.82/cwt179.00–185.001,03836
Heifers—Medium and Large 2617149.00/cwt149.00–149.009193
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned639149.00/cwt149.00–149.009525
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy658135.00/cwt135.00–135.0088813
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed666168.00/cwt168.00–168.001,11923
Heifers—Medium and Large 1674163.00/cwt163.00–163.001,0995
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned677148.70/cwt148.00–149.001,00743
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2752166.50/cwt166.50–166.501,25273
Heifers—Medium and Large 1846156.45/cwt156.00–159.001,32426
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy860129.00/cwt129.00–129.001,1094
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2861150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,29211
Heifers—Medium and Large 1885156.50/cwt156.50–156.501,38519
Heifers—Medium and Large 1917155.50/cwt155.50–155.501,42610
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2990148.00/cwt148.00–148.001,4653
Heifers—Medium and Large 1991150.25/cwt150.25–150.251,48910
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed357221.00/cwt221.00–221.0078917
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed502179.00/cwt179.00–179.0089923
Bulls—Medium and Large 2571145.00/cwt145.00–145.008288
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2648151.00/cwt151.00–151.0097830
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,62091.05/cwt90.00–93.501,4756
Bulls——2,06099.37/cwt97.00–101.002,0472
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight82731.46/cwt25.00–38.0026017
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight90164.92/cwt60.00–68.005857
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight90247.60/cwt42.00–54.0042927
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,10969.43/cwt66.00–72.0077018
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,13271.18/cwt68.00–74.0080665
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,13944.58/cwt35.00–51.0050814
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,19560.95/cwt54.00–66.5072837
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,35077.05/cwt74.00–79.501,04053
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,46581.29/cwt81.00–82.001,1915
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,48979.12/cwt74.50–81.001,1789
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1973898.37/head885.00–910.008982
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,4401,060.00/head1,060.00–1,060.001,0601

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.