Name: Dalhart Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-06-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-06-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers not well tested, however a firmer undertone was noted. Slaughter cows and bulls firm to 2.00 higher. Trade activity was light on moderate demand. Local pastures continued to receive good rainfall on the week.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $129.16/cwt on 272 head. That ranks 1 of 4 comparable sales and sits −151.38 against this barn's trailing median of $280.54.

Average price

$129.16

272 head · 693 lb average

Value per head Derived

$895

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$32

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

$16.51/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.50

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	589	134.15	791	30
Medium and Large 1	710	129.26	917	227
Medium and Large 2	645	117.63	759	15thin

One grade step is worth $16.51/cwt here — about $32 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 sale272 hd

129.16

—

TX average3 barns · 1,078 hd

122.66

+6.50

This barn, trailing median4 sales

280.54

−151.38

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	1,903	84.19	1,602	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,543	63.59	981	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,213	60.54	734	88
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,074	50.54	543	130

Every lot, as filed

59 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	—	248	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	486	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	840	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	1,037	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	334	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	611	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	600	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	882	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	837	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	835	109.50/cwt	109.50–109.50	914	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	547	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	618	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	493	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	636	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	765	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	887	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	648	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	778	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	773	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	690	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	127.51/cwt	127.00–128.00	802	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	534	135.35/cwt	134.00–136.00	723	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	824	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	939	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	659	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	817	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	386	160.05/cwt	151.00–167.00	618	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	448	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	690	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	693	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	733	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	898	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	774	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	921	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	656	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	879	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	160.71/cwt	159.00–167.00	765	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	165.89/cwt	160.00–168.00	702	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	925	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,082	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	788	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	778	121.75/cwt	121.75–121.75	947	67
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	683	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	915	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	708	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	878	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	821	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	411	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	799	43.88/cwt	42.50–48.50	351	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	958	55.84/cwt	55.00–56.00	535	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,133	45.45/cwt	41.00–48.50	515	62
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,183	51.77/cwt	50.50–53.00	612	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,064	65.55/cwt	64.00–66.50	697	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,068	63.03/cwt	61.00–63.50	673	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,408	65.33/cwt	65.00–67.00	920	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,692	61.66/cwt	61.50–63.00	1,043	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,202	66.41/cwt	63.50–67.00	798	38
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,241	52.06/cwt	49.75–53.50	646	32
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,185	63.23/cwt	61.50–64.00	749	18
Bulls	—	—	1,745	83.49/cwt	82.00–85.00	1,457	4
Bulls	—	—	2,535	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	2,205	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	140.99/cwt	140.00–147.00	754	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	149.50/cwt	149.50–149.50	647	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	770	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	932	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	575	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	788	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	737	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	1,006	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	780	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	857	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,082	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,009	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	648	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	927	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	445	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	730	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	991	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	495	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	812	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	561	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	703	145.75/cwt	145.75–145.75	1,025	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	589	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	901	12

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.

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Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Dalhart, TX

Thu Jun 6, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 485Last week 769Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 351Last week 416Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	248	196.00	196.00
4	—	840	123.50	123.50
4	—	334	183.00	183.00
2	—	600	147.00	147.00
2	—	523	160.00	160.00
63	—	703	145.75	145.75
12	—	589	153.00	153.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	535	140.00–147.00	140.99
3	—	433	149.50	149.50
2	—	770	121.00	121.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	137.00	137.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	737	136.50	136.50
10	—	510	153.00	153.00
5	—	583	147.00	147.00
3	—	925	117.00	117.00
2	—	770	131.00	131.00
2	—	648	143.00	143.00
2	—	445	164.00	164.00
1	—	840	118.00	118.00
1	—	495	164.00	164.00
1	—	330	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	835	109.50	109.50
3	—	547	113.00	113.00
3	—	493	129.00	129.00
2	—	765	116.00	116.00
2	—	648	120.00	120.00
1	—	655	118.00	118.00
1	—	575	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	629	127.00–128.00	127.51
6	—	534	134.00–136.00	135.35
5	—	824	114.00	114.00
5	—	659	124.00	124.00
5	—	386	151.00–167.00	160.05
2	—	448	154.00	154.00
1	—	465	149.00	149.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	733	122.50	122.50
18	—	774	119.00	119.00
15	—	656	134.00	134.00
14	—	476	159.00–167.00	160.71
4	—	423	160.00–168.00	165.89
3	—	925	117.00	117.00
1	—	525	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
67	—	778	121.75	121.75
65	—	683	134.00	134.00
6	—	708	124.00	124.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	821	50.00	50.00
9	—	799	42.50–48.50	43.88
6	—	958	55.00–56.00	55.84
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
62	—	1,133	41.00–48.50	45.45
20	—	1,183	50.50–53.00	51.77
15	—	1,064	64.00–66.50	65.55
8	—	1,068	61.00–63.50	63.03
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,408	65.00–67.00	65.33
9	—	1,692	61.50–63.00	61.66
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	1,202	63.50–67.00	66.41
32	—	1,241	49.75–53.50	52.06
18	—	1,185	61.50–64.00	63.23
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,745	82.00–85.00	83.49
1	—	2,535	87.00	87.00

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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