Name: Dalhart Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-05-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-05-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer and heifer calves under 600 lbs steady; feeder steers and heifers mostly steady with a few load lots of 730 lb steers 1.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 1.00 lower. Trade and demand moderate.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $139.02/cwt on 375 head. That ranks 1 of 4 comparable sales and sits −141.53 against this barn's trailing median of $280.54.

Average price

$139.02

375 head · 612 lb average

Value per head Derived

$851

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$271

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

$10.98/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+21.86

vs TX average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	621	140.33	872	274
Medium and Large 1-2	610	136.60	834	85
Medium and Large 2	464	129.35	601	16thin

One grade step is worth $10.98/cwt here — about $271 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.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

4 sales

Heifers 0–100 lb: high $299.90, low $219.55, 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.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale375 hd

139.02

—

TX average3 barns · 1,339 hd

117.15

+21.86

This barn, trailing median4 sales

280.54

−141.53

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
Bulls	—	Average	1,685	87.76	1,479	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,466	59.13	867	38
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,211	52.86	640	70
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,047	47.96	502	47

Feeder Dairy Calves

1 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Heifers	Number 3	706	43.72/cwt	121

Every lot, as filed

55 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	—	625	157.66/cwt	156.25–159.50	985	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	178.53/cwt	177.00–180.00	859	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	151.60/cwt	150.00–154.00	993	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	442	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	813	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	789	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,105	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	170.72/cwt	169.50–172.00	884	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	389	137.65/cwt	134.00–145.00	535	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	126.97/cwt	126.00–130.00	603	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	533	124.95/cwt	123.00–129.00	666	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	696	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	526	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	138.36/cwt	135.00–138.50	870	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	589	129.06/cwt	127.00–139.00	760	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	141.87/cwt	141.00–142.50	735	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	309	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	497	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	128.22/cwt	125.00–129.00	860	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,104	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	900	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	788	120.04/cwt	120.00–120.50	946	71
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	137.99/cwt	135.00–139.00	869	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	150.51/cwt	150.00–153.00	792	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	145.43/cwt	143.00–146.75	833	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	661	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	909	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	462	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	772	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	440	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	737	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	367	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	587	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	240	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	456	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	770	43.00/cwt	43.00–43.00	331	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	750	42.00/cwt	42.00–42.00	315	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	966	45.16/cwt	44.00–49.50	436	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,186	51.88/cwt	46.00–60.00	615	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,466	59.13/cwt	52.00–64.00	867	38
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,206	54.94/cwt	46.00–63.00	663	37
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,093	45.50/cwt	42.00–48.00	497	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,498	62.10/cwt	60.00–63.00	930	10
Bulls	—	—	1,778	88.77/cwt	88.50–89.00	1,578	2
Bulls	—	—	1,455	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	1,135	1
Bulls	—	—	1,700	90.34/cwt	90.00–90.50	1,536	3
Heifers	Number 3Jersey	—	749	45.75/cwt	45.75–45.75	343	43
Heifers	Number 3Jersey	—	732	46.50/cwt	46.50–46.50	340	43
Heifers	Number 3Jersey	—	611	37.50/cwt	37.50–37.50	229	33
Heifers	Number 3	—	773	43.00/cwt	43.00–43.00	332	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,645	860.00/cwt	860.00–860.00	14,147	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,120	858.97/cwt	790.00–950.00	9,620	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	146.74/cwt	146.00–149.00	858	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	773	122.96/cwt	120.00–126.00	950	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	740	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	910	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	781	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,031	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	148.50/cwt	148.50–148.50	998	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	766	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	837	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	595	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	940	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	732	145.45/cwt	141.00–146.50	1,065	91
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	559	167.33/cwt	158.50–178.00	935	88
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	819	130.75/cwt	130.75–130.75	1,071	65

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 23, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 848Last week 848Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 267Last week 267Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 16Year ago 0

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 130Last week 130Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
57	—	625	156.25–159.50	157.66
18	—	481	177.00–180.00	178.53
10	—	655	150.00–154.00	151.60
6	—	442	184.00	184.00
5	—	789	140.00	140.00
4	—	518	169.50–172.00	170.72
91	—	732	141.00–146.50	145.45
88	—	559	158.50–178.00	167.33
65	—	819	130.75	130.75
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	585	146.00–149.00	146.74
3	—	773	120.00–126.00	122.96
1	—	740	123.00	123.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	781	132.00	132.00
5	—	672	148.50	148.50
5	—	440	174.00	174.00
2	—	520	161.00	161.00
1	—	595	158.00	158.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	389	134.00–145.00	137.65
4	—	475	126.00–130.00	126.97
3	—	533	123.00–129.00	124.95
2	—	580	120.00	120.00
1	—	435	121.00	121.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	629	135.00–138.50	138.36
15	—	589	127.00–139.00	129.06
7	—	518	141.00–142.50	141.87
6	—	309	161.00	161.00
5	—	671	125.00–129.00	128.22
4	—	960	115.00	115.00
2	—	720	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
71	—	788	120.00–120.50	120.04
57	—	630	135.00–139.00	137.99
54	—	526	150.00–153.00	150.51
43	—	573	143.00–146.75	145.43
18	—	661	137.50	137.50
17	—	462	167.00	167.00
9	—	440	167.50	167.50
3	—	367	160.00	160.00
2	—	240	190.00	190.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	770	43.00	43.00
1	—	750	42.00	42.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	966	44.00–49.50	45.16
21	—	1,186	46.00–60.00	51.88
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	1,466	52.00–64.00	59.13
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	1,206	46.00–63.00	54.94
23	—	1,093	42.00–48.00	45.50
10	—	1,498	60.00–63.00	62.10
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,778	88.50–89.00	88.77
1	—	1,455	78.00	78.00
3	—	1,700	90.00–90.50	90.34

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 3 · Jersey$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	749	45.75	45.75
43	—	732	46.50	46.50
33	—	611	37.50	37.50
Heifers — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	773	43.00	43.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,645	860.00	860.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	14	—	1,120	790.00–950.00	858.97

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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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Feeder Dairy Calves

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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