Name: Dalhart Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-08-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers firm, instances a few load lots 1.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Trade active. Demand moderate to good on limited receipts. Trade area continues to experience mid 90s to triple digit temperatures and dry pasture conditions.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $143.93/cwt on 330 head.

Average price

$143.93

330 head · 709 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,020

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$75

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

$25.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.55

vs TX average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	711	144.90	1,031	297
Medium and Large 1-2	650	139.51	906	26
Medium and Large 2	802	119.14	956	7thin

One grade step is worth $25.75/cwt here — about $75 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 sale330 hd

143.93

—

TX average3 barns · 961 hd

136.37

+7.55

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	—	High	1,679	79.32	1,331	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,489	63.36	944	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,196	59.19	708	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	995	37.45	372	296

Every lot, as filed

62 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 2	—	810	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	972	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	698	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	867	26.55/cwt	24.00–30.00	230	51
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,548	61.46/cwt	59.00–63.00	951	6
Bulls	—	—	2,045	86.03/cwt	85.00–87.00	1,759	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	826	120.91/cwt	119.00–122.50	999	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	334	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	541	6
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	710	52.41/cwt	52.00–62.00	372	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,130	65.69/cwt	65.50–66.50	742	5
Bulls	—	—	1,532	76.64/cwt	70.00–82.50	1,174	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,166	23.00/cwt	23.00–23.00	268	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,150	47.00/cwt	47.00–47.00	541	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,101	44.01/cwt	40.00–51.00	485	98
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,307	56.58/cwt	52.00–62.50	740	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	962	38.18/cwt	33.00–39.50	367	102
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,130	65.71/cwt	64.50–66.00	743	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	903	31.89/cwt	30.50–35.00	288	31
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,419	65.64/cwt	64.50–66.00	931	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	772	138.64/cwt	132.50–144.50	1,070	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	349	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	614	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	740	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	851	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	772	127.68/cwt	124.00–128.00	986	74
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	951	110.50/cwt	110.50–110.50	1,051	7
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	757	54.26/cwt	54.00–54.50	411	72
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	953	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,096	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	631	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	473	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	157.65/cwt	153.00–158.00	804	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	285	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	465	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	134.25/cwt	134.25–134.25	971	125
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	543	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	782	8
Dairy Heifers	Small and Medium 3	—	483	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	193	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	684	132.50/cwt	130.00–135.00	906	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	590	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	802	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	487	162.00/cwt	160.00–165.00	789	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	223	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	399	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	891	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	434	151.90/cwt	149.50–157.00	659	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	600	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	804	1
Dairy Heifers	Small and Medium 3	—	750	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	225	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	900	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	558	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	891	128.25/cwt	128.25–128.25	1,143	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	844	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	609	153.46/cwt	152.00–155.00	935	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,076	115.50/cwt	115.50–115.50	1,243	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	751	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	139.05/cwt	134.00–144.00	797	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	905	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	986	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	1,258	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	843	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	600	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	750	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,031	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	740	143.74/cwt	142.00–145.00	1,064	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	885	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	912	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	682	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	921	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	258	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	400	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	853	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	461	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	745	119.50/cwt	119.00–120.00	890	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	142.02/cwt	140.00–144.00	625	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	837	137.11/cwt	137.00–139.50	1,148	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	669	140.46/cwt	140.00–145.00	940	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	770	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	847	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 Aug 1, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 725Last week 391Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 456Last week 735Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	810	120.00	120.00
2	—	953	115.00	115.00
1	—	600	125.00	125.00
2	—	745	119.00–120.00	119.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	478	146.00	146.00
4	—	378	167.00	167.00
1	—	315	150.00	150.00
4	—	684	130.00–135.00	132.50
1	—	590	136.00	136.00
9	—	891	128.25	128.25
1	—	630	134.00	134.00
1	—	775	133.00	133.00
2	—	440	140.00–144.00	142.02
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
69	—	772	132.50–144.50	138.64
14	—	349	176.00	176.00
14	—	510	153.00–158.00	157.65
1	—	285	163.00	163.00
15	—	487	160.00–165.00	162.00
2	—	223	179.00	179.00
22	—	609	152.00–155.00	153.46
7	—	1,076	115.50	115.50
66	—	740	142.00–145.00	143.74
10	—	560	158.00	158.00
66	—	837	137.00–139.50	137.11
11	—	669	140.00–145.00	140.46
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	826	119.00–122.50	120.91
6	—	334	162.00	162.00
74	—	772	124.00–128.00	127.68
7	—	951	110.50	110.50
125	—	723	134.25	134.25
8	—	543	144.00	144.00
12	—	434	149.50–157.00	151.90
1	—	600	134.00	134.00
14	—	573	134.00–144.00	139.05
1	—	905	109.00	109.00
15	—	682	135.00	135.00
2	—	258	155.00	155.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	740	115.00	115.00
1	—	770	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	713	125.00	125.00
3	—	573	131.00	131.00
3	—	760	120.00	120.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	710	52.00–62.00	52.41
72	—	757	54.00–54.50	54.26
1	—	900	62.00	62.00
7	—	1,258	67.00	67.00
8	—	853	54.00	54.00
Dairy Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	483	40.00	40.00
2	—	750	30.00	30.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
51	—	867	24.00–30.00	26.55
31	—	903	30.50–35.00	31.89
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,548	59.00–63.00	61.46
5	—	1,419	64.50–66.00	65.64
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,130	65.50–66.50	65.69
9	—	1,166	23.00	23.00
98	—	1,101	40.00–51.00	44.01
102	—	962	33.00–39.50	38.18
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,150	47.00	47.00
12	—	1,307	52.00–62.50	56.58
16	—	1,130	64.50–66.00	65.71
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,045	85.00–87.00	86.03
5	—	1,532	70.00–82.50	76.64

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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