Name: Dalhart Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-07-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-07-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder Steers and heifers steady in a light test. Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Trade and demand moderate. The area experienced triple digit heat on the week.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $136.25/cwt on 533 head.

Average price

$136.25

533 head · 753 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,026

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$146

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

$9.35/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.68

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	644	139.03	896	102
Medium and Large 1	790	135.92	1,074	408
Medium and Large 2	578	129.69	749	23

One grade step is worth $9.35/cwt here — about $146 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 sale533 hd

136.25

—

TX average4 barns · 2,176 hd

131.57

+4.68

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	1,265	77.00	974	1thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Low	1,049	44.01	462	257

Every lot, as filed

57 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	—	492	146.17/cwt	145.00–151.00	719	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	703	135.16/cwt	134.00–139.00	950	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	887	128.32/cwt	127.00–128.50	1,138	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	758	126.44/cwt	126.00–129.00	958	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,238	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,114	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	538	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	796	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	645	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	826	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	576	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	809	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	478	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	707	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	362	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	601	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	866	130.97/cwt	114.25–131.25	1,134	183
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	927	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	1,200	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	668	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	638	151.50/cwt	151.50–151.50	967	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	667	149.50/cwt	149.50–149.50	997	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,203	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	1,155	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	583	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	880	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,115	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,204	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	655	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	120.48/cwt	120.00–121.00	635	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	631	115.43/cwt	115.00–117.00	728	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	528	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	718	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	754	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	593	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	706	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	653	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	816	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	129.78/cwt	128.00–131.00	744	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	632	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	815	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	500	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	660	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	671	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	570	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	572	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	738	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	816	121.68/cwt	121.00–123.25	993	277
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	776	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	974	72
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	695	128.50/cwt	127.00–129.00	893	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	146.50/cwt	144.00–148.00	678	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	379	166.82/cwt	160.00–168.00	632	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	652	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	829	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	838	2
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,091	45.62/cwt	31.50–59.00	498	111
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	909	24.15/cwt	20.50–28.00	220	74
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,108	60.95/cwt	53.50–64.50	675	48
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,166	63.92/cwt	60.50–70.50	745	24
Bulls	—	—	1,265	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	974	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	136.65/cwt	136.00–138.00	652	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	725	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	906	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	664	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	843	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	529	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	661	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	600	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	720	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	559	139.62/cwt	139.50–140.00	780	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	515	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	721	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	148.94/cwt	142.00–150.00	858	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	138.03/cwt	133.00–139.00	932	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	830	133.24/cwt	132.00–133.75	1,106	82
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	703	144.81/cwt	144.50–149.00	1,018	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	772	137.57/cwt	135.00–138.00	1,062	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	486	163.16/cwt	159.00–166.00	793	15

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 Jul 18, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,033Last week 1,033Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 409Last week 409Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Feeder Steers and heifers steady in a light test. Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Trade and demand moderate. The area experienced triple digit heat on the week.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	492	145.00–151.00	146.17
13	—	703	134.00–139.00	135.16
8	—	887	127.00–128.50	128.32
7	—	758	126.00–129.00	126.44
2	—	1,238	90.00	90.00
2	—	538	148.00	148.00
1	—	645	128.00	128.00
22	—	576	142.00–150.00	148.94
18	—	675	133.00–139.00	138.03
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	576	140.50	140.50
4	—	478	148.00	148.00
3	—	362	166.00	166.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
183	—	866	114.25–131.25	130.97
13	—	927	129.50	129.50
11	—	428	156.00	156.00
8	—	638	151.50	151.50
7	—	667	149.50	149.50
5	—	1,203	96.00	96.00
4	—	583	151.00	151.00
2	—	1,115	108.00	108.00
1	—	385	170.00	170.00
82	—	830	132.00–133.75	133.24
29	—	703	144.50–149.00	144.81
21	—	772	135.00–138.00	137.57
15	—	486	159.00–166.00	163.16
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	477	136.00–138.00	136.65
5	—	725	125.00	125.00
4	—	664	127.00	127.00
4	—	529	125.00	125.00
1	—	600	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	559	139.50–140.00	139.62
1	—	515	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	527	120.00–121.00	120.48
9	—	631	115.00–117.00	115.43
5	—	433	122.00	122.00
2	—	718	105.00	105.00
2	—	593	119.00	119.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	653	125.00	125.00
5	—	573	128.00–131.00	129.78
3	—	632	129.00	129.00
1	—	500	132.00	132.00
1	—	490	137.00	137.00
1	—	410	139.00	139.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	572	129.00	129.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
277	—	816	121.00–123.25	121.68
72	—	776	125.50	125.50
28	—	695	127.00–129.00	128.50
18	—	463	144.00–148.00	146.50
9	—	379	160.00–168.00	166.82
6	—	426	153.00	153.00
4	—	568	146.00	146.00
2	—	625	134.00	134.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
111	—	1,091	31.50–59.00	45.62
74	—	909	20.50–28.00	24.15
48	—	1,108	53.50–64.50	60.95
24	—	1,166	60.50–70.50	63.92
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,265	77.00	77.00

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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