Name: Dalhart Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-05-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-05-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers under 700 lbs not well tested except a few representative load lots were steady; feeder steers and heifers over 700 lbs were mostly load lots and sold 3.00-4.00 lower. Demand was moderate to good. Heavy rains in feedlot country limited demand for feeders as the day progressed. Slaughter cows 1.00-2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls not well tested.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $139.34/cwt on 819 head.

Average price

$139.34

819 head · 783 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,091

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$43

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

$23.62/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.52

vs TX average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	663	143.62	952	135
Medium and Large 1	807	138.75	1,120	675
Medium and Large 2	757	120.00	908	9thin

One grade step is worth $23.62/cwt here — about $43 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 sale819 hd

139.34

—

TX average3 barns · 1,454 hd

136.82

+2.52

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	Boner 80-85%	High	1,286	63.00	810	28
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,218	61.42	748	89
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,043	53.27	555	44

Every lot, as filed

43 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	648	145.46/cwt	145.00–145.50	943	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	812	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	802	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	451	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	722	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	773	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	692	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	875	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	748	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	928	136
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	513	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	693	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	481	137.74/cwt	137.00–138.00	663	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	635	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	854	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	857	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	322	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	547	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	160.61/cwt	160.00–163.00	602	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	409	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	654	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	128.52/cwt	125.00–132.00	796	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	115.50/cwt	115.50–115.50	895	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	538	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	769	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	320	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	483	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	521	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	677	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	698	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	796	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	461	194.74/cwt	191.00–195.00	898	111
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	905	126.03/cwt	124.00–128.00	1,141	235
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	864	127.88/cwt	127.35–128.25	1,105	318
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	579	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	921	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	544	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	870	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	768	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	975	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	175.88/cwt	175.00–176.00	744	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	905	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	841	121.75/cwt	121.75–121.75	1,024	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	894	32
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	757	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	908	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	770	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	6,545	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,223	991.54/cwt	875.00–1,075.00	12,127	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,188	814.82/cwt	810.00–825.00	9,680	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,210	67.76/cwt	66.00–69.50	820	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,299	62.21/cwt	58.00–67.50	808	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,593	69.50/cwt	69.50–69.50	1,107	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,187	56.76/cwt	56.00–60.00	674	32
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,222	63.84/cwt	61.50–66.00	780	55
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,263	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	821	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,162	50.82/cwt	48.00–53.00	591	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	992	53.93/cwt	50.00–59.00	535	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	640	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	256	1

How this sale compares

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 May 9, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,327Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 209Last week 0Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 24Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	648	145.00–145.50	145.46
2	—	768	127.00	127.00
8	—	423	175.00–176.00	175.88
28	—	718	126.00	126.00
28	—	841	121.75	121.75
32	—	529	169.00	169.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
111	—	461	191.00–195.00	194.74
235	—	905	124.00–128.00	126.03
318	—	864	127.35–128.25	127.88
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	579	159.00	159.00
6	—	544	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	757	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	568	143.00	143.00
3	—	622	129.00	129.00
4	—	451	160.00	160.00
4	—	533	145.00	145.00
5	—	692	126.50	126.50
136	—	748	124.00	124.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	513	135.00	135.00
8	—	481	137.00–138.00	137.74
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	635	134.50	134.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	675	127.00	127.00
3	—	322	170.00	170.00
5	—	375	160.00–163.00	160.61
6	—	409	160.00	160.00
13	—	619	125.00–132.00	128.52
15	—	775	115.50	115.50
32	—	538	143.00	143.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	320	151.00	151.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	521	130.00	130.00
6	—	698	114.00	114.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	770	850.00	850.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,223	875.00–1,075.00	991.54
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,188	810.00–825.00	814.82

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,210	66.00–69.50	67.76
24	—	1,299	58.00–67.50	62.21
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,593	69.50	69.50
32	—	1,187	56.00–60.00	56.76
55	—	1,222	61.50–66.00	63.84
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,263	65.00	65.00
12	—	1,162	48.00–53.00	50.82
29	—	992	50.00–59.00	53.93
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	40.00	40.00

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.

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Dalhart Livestock Auction

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Steers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Dalhart, TX

Feeder Cattle

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