Sale reports / Texas / Dalhart Livestock Auction / 2022-11-17

Dalhart Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dalhart, Texas · Thu, Nov 17
● Final89 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1953
Feeder Cattle receipts
2,226 head
▲ 240 vs last sale 1,986▲ 342 vs year ago 1,884 · +18.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
463 head
▼ 49 vs last sale 512▼ 145 vs year ago 608 · −23.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
15 head
▼ 53 vs last sale 68▲ 15 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 steady undertone was noted. Steer and heifer calves traded mostly 3.00 to 8.00 lower. The majority of the supply consisted of short weaned calves. Slaughter cows and bulls traded mostly steady to 2.00 higher. Trading activity was moderate on moderate demand. Large discounts were noted on unweaned or short weaned calves without a full vaccination program again, as cooler temperatures are forecasted to return to the region tomorrow.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $185.24/cwt on 1,051 head.
Average price
$185.24
1,051 head · 593 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,099
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$511
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$9.12/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.84
vs TX average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1616187.541,155631
Medium and Large 1-2569181.951,035401
Medium and Large 2361178.4264419thin
One grade step is worth $9.12/cwt here — about $511 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 sale1,051 hd
185.24
—
TX average4 barns · 2,829 hd
182.40
+2.84
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—Low1,53090.491,3842thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,47773.641,0878thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,35172.0897421
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,08459.16642151

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 Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,565$1,2104thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,000$1,0001thin

Every lot

89 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 · Steers38 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2272216.17/cwt213.00–219.005887
Steers—Medium and Large 2281185.00/cwt185.00–185.005208
Steers—Medium and Large 1340234.00/cwt234.00–234.007961
Steers—Medium and Large 2379194.00/cwt194.00–194.007357
Steers—Medium and Large 1382231.99/cwt222.00–257.0088640
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2383210.00/cwt210.00–210.0080435
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed412244.00/cwt244.00–244.001,0053
Steers—Medium and Large 1429222.05/cwt219.00–232.0095321
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned435205.00/cwt205.00–205.008925
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2440206.00/cwt206.00–206.0090613
Steers—Medium and Large 1474212.47/cwt209.00–222.001,00731
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned474175.00/cwt175.00–175.008308
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2477191.48/cwt188.00–207.0091350
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed489221.00/cwt221.00–221.001,08122
Steers—Medium and Large 2Unweaned489138.00/cwt138.00–138.006754
Steers—Medium and Large 1510199.58/cwt195.00–212.001,01889
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2512187.80/cwt185.00–191.0096234
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed545188.00/cwt188.00–188.001,0258
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed552186.00/cwt186.00–186.001,02715
Steers—Medium and Large 1571188.00/cwt186.00–190.001,073143
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2578172.11/cwt165.00–177.0099519
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned585180.48/cwt179.50–185.001,05623
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned605140.00/cwt140.00–140.0084710
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2623169.84/cwt163.00–175.001,05846
Steers—Medium and Large 1625181.97/cwt179.50–184.501,13726
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned632174.00/cwt174.00–174.001,10018
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned671167.62/cwt167.00–170.001,12547
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned672153.07/cwt150.00–158.001,0298
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2675168.25/cwt164.00–173.001,13678
Steers—Medium and Large 1714170.32/cwt168.50–174.001,21619
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned720161.14/cwt158.50–162.501,16027
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2735163.32/cwt158.00–171.001,20041
Steers—Medium and Large 1776177.02/cwt170.00–178.751,374100
Steers—Medium and Large 1812174.00/cwt174.00–174.001,4133
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy847150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,2713
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy877160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,4035
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2880162.00/cwt162.00–162.001,4264
Steers—Medium and Large 1913165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,50630
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2215186.00/cwt186.00–186.004002
Heifers—Medium and Large 2277171.00/cwt171.00–171.004746
Heifers—Medium and Large 1332223.13/cwt216.00–228.0074112
Heifers—Medium and Large 2347174.00/cwt174.00–174.006048
Heifers—Medium and Large 1378190.03/cwt179.00–200.007188
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2380176.48/cwt176.00–177.0067143
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned388163.00/cwt163.00–163.006323
Heifers—Medium and Large 1429192.47/cwt186.00–200.0082626
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned431170.95/cwt166.00–172.0073715
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2443174.00/cwt174.00–174.0077128
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned472163.24/cwt156.00–170.007704
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2475166.00/cwt166.00–166.0078935
Heifers—Medium and Large 1493175.38/cwt175.00–180.0086568
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned501135.00/cwt135.00–135.0067619
Heifers—Medium and Large 1506177.55/cwt172.00–181.00898137
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2528170.33/cwt168.00–173.0089939
Heifers—Medium and Large 1559178.09/cwt170.00–184.0099665
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2570162.46/cwt155.50–168.0092693
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned577167.81/cwt167.00–170.0096812
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2607154.18/cwt153.00–157.0093631
Heifers—Medium and Large 1608167.71/cwt165.00–173.001,02050
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned643149.24/cwt146.00–162.0096019
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned665151.45/cwt140.00–158.001,00711
Heifers—Medium and Large 1672166.37/cwt166.00–167.001,11811
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned675130.00/cwt130.00–130.008783
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2782149.00/cwt149.00–149.001,1653
Heifers—Medium and Large 1820160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,31229
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy963138.50/cwt138.50–138.501,3348
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2233186.76/cwt181.00–214.0043515
Bulls—Medium and Large 1400219.00/cwt219.00–219.008762
Bulls—Medium and Large 1548140.00/cwt140.00–140.007673
Bulls—Medium and Large 1594130.00/cwt130.00–130.007726
Bulls—Medium and Large 1788125.00/cwt125.00–125.0098510
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Medium and Large 2-31,10598.00/cwt98.00–98.001,0839
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,53090.49/cwt90.00–91.001,3842
Slaughter Cattle · Cows12 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight79956.00/cwt56.00–56.004477
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight82633.93/cwt29.00–40.0028019
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight84648.91/cwt44.00–50.0041417
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,04555.00/cwt55.00–55.005755
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,13071.14/cwt67.50–74.0080470
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,19840.56/cwt37.00–48.0048614
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,24876.00/cwt76.00–76.009482
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27081.00/cwt81.00–81.001,0292
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,35062.07/cwt60.00–63.0083822
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,47174.85/cwt73.00–77.001,1016
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,47276.91/cwt72.00–78.001,13214
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,49370.00/cwt70.00–70.001,0452
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2958104.00/cwt104.00–104.009964
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,001127.78/cwt125.00–131.001,27910
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0001,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,5651,210.00/head1,210.00–1,210.001,2104

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.