Name: Dalhart Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-08-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Not enough comparable receipts last week for a good market test however, a stronger undertone noted. The trade area received scattered rainfall on the week; area pastures remain in mostly extreme dry conditions. Trade fairly active. Demand fairly good.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $130.30/cwt on 379 head. That ranks 1 of 4 comparable sales and sits −150.24 against this barn's trailing median of $280.54.

Average price

$130.30

379 head · 710 lb average

Value per head Derived

$925

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$44

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

$22.54/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.89

vs TX average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	712	130.54	929	366
Medium and Large 1-2	631	126.55	799	11thin
Medium and Large 2	820	108.00	886	2thin

One grade step is worth $22.54/cwt here — about $44 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 sale379 hd

130.30

—

TX average3 barns · 845 hd

127.41

+2.89

This barn, trailing median4 sales

280.54

−150.24

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	1,699	84.35	1,433	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,621	61.82	1,002	31
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,179	54.54	643	37
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,096	45.93	503	118

Every lot, as filed

60 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	—	489	161.50/cwt	161.50–161.50	790	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	769	135.95/cwt	131.00–137.50	1,045	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	417	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	742	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	860	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	574	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	880	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,135	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	531	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	807	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	265	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	451	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	644	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	953	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	833	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,058	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	235	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	435	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	820	108.00/cwt	106.00–110.00	886	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	129.40/cwt	129.00–131.00	739	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	827	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	505	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	667	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	720	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	914	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	506	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	691	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	643	120.53/cwt	120.00–125.00	775	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	585	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	778	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	467	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	672	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	690	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	863	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	428	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	621	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	798	125.74/cwt	121.00–126.00	1,003	76
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	946	113.46/cwt	105.00–114.50	1,073	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	248	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	424	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	600	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	774	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	729	129.03/cwt	129.00–130.00	941	134
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	692	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	958	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	757	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	958	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	853	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,024	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	819	35.20/cwt	32.00–38.00	288	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	810	41.82/cwt	39.50–44.50	339	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,080	45.77/cwt	39.00–49.50	494	49
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,311	55.84/cwt	52.00–59.50	732	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	987	35.56/cwt	31.00–38.00	351	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,625	61.95/cwt	60.50–62.00	1,007	30
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,510	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	876	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,148	53.91/cwt	51.50–60.00	619	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,163	48.30/cwt	46.00–50.50	562	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,294	64.43/cwt	64.00–64.50	834	7
Bulls	—	—	1,699	84.35/cwt	81.00–89.00	1,433	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	791	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	508	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	676	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	760	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	874	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	725	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	863	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	350	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	525	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	345	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	483	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	405	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	656	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	488	143.89/cwt	142.00–144.50	702	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	936	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,048	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	145.50/cwt	145.00–146.00	776	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	643	134.68/cwt	130.00–137.00	866	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	719	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,027	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	928	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	550	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	787	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	531	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	565	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	833	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	775	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	946	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	952	54

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 22, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 815Last week 815Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 328Last week 328Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
47	—	489	161.50	161.50
25	—	769	131.00–137.50	135.95
22	—	417	178.00	178.00
19	—	573	150.00	150.00
7	—	328	175.00	175.00
6	—	880	129.00	129.00
5	—	531	152.00	152.00
5	—	265	170.00	170.00
4	—	644	148.00	148.00
2	—	833	127.00	127.00
1	—	235	185.00	185.00
54	—	675	141.00	141.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	575	137.50	137.50
3	—	508	133.00	133.00
1	—	760	115.00	115.00
1	—	725	119.00	119.00
1	—	350	150.00	150.00
1	—	345	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	405	162.00	162.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	488	142.00–144.50	143.89
4	—	936	112.00	112.00
4	—	533	145.00–146.00	145.50
3	—	643	130.00–137.00	134.68
3	—	423	170.00	170.00
1	—	790	130.00	130.00
1	—	725	128.00	128.00
1	—	550	143.00	143.00
1	—	330	161.00	161.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	565	147.50	147.50
10	—	775	122.00	122.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	820	106.00–110.00	108.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	571	129.00–131.00	129.40
2	—	713	116.00	116.00
1	—	505	132.00	132.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	720	127.00	127.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	506	136.50	136.50
18	—	643	120.00–125.00	120.53
7	—	585	133.00	133.00
3	—	467	144.00	144.00
2	—	690	125.00	125.00
2	—	428	145.00	145.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
76	—	798	121.00–126.00	125.74
9	—	946	105.00–114.50	113.46
6	—	248	171.00	171.00
2	—	600	129.00	129.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
134	—	729	129.00–130.00	129.03
70	—	692	138.50	138.50
11	—	757	126.50	126.50
5	—	853	120.00	120.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	819	32.00–38.00	35.20
6	—	810	39.50–44.50	41.82
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
49	—	1,080	39.00–49.50	45.77
34	—	1,311	52.00–59.50	55.84
19	—	987	31.00–38.00	35.56
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,625	60.50–62.00	61.95
1	—	1,510	58.00	58.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,148	51.50–60.00	53.91
9	—	1,163	46.00–50.50	48.30
7	—	1,294	64.00–64.50	64.43
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,699	81.00–89.00	84.35

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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