Name: Dalhart Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-08-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer and heifer calves 3.00 to 4.00 higher in a limited test; feeder steers and heifers firm to 1.00 higher, instances feeder heifers 2.00 higher. Trade fairly active. Demand fairly good.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $128.10/cwt on 564 head. That ranks 1 of 4 comparable sales and sits −152.45 against this barn's trailing median of $280.54.

Average price

$128.10

564 head · 729 lb average

Value per head Derived

$934

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$279

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

$18.13/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.10

vs TX average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	737	128.86	950	500
Medium and Large 1-2	680	125.35	853	50
Medium and Large 2	606	110.73	671	14thin

One grade step is worth $18.13/cwt here — about $279 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 sale564 hd

128.10

—

TX average3 barns · 946 hd

126.00

+2.10

This barn, trailing median4 sales

280.54

−152.45

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	1,588	85.81	1,363	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,300	58.29	758	33
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,486	57.19	850	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	997	39.49	394	182

Every lot, as filed

79 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	—	841	129.96/cwt	128.00–130.00	1,093	101
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	756	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,036	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	142.57/cwt	141.50–143.25	1,034	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	667	143.20/cwt	141.50–144.25	955	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	154.50/cwt	154.50–154.50	893	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	152.48/cwt	150.00–154.00	787	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	158.13/cwt	155.00–158.50	742	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	417	170.50/cwt	170.50–170.50	711	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	355	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	621	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	255	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	479	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	111.33/cwt	110.00–114.00	638	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	605	110.22/cwt	107.00–115.00	667	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	672	110.36/cwt	109.00–113.00	742	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	130.11/cwt	125.00–131.00	753	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,018	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	860	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	756	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	922	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	119.51/cwt	118.00–120.00	872	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	115.00/cwt	114.00–116.00	937	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	642	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	545	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	709	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	561	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	539	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	499	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	145.22/cwt	144.50–146.00	687	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	406	154.26/cwt	152.00–155.00	626	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,016	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	965	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	714	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	935	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	582	135.23/cwt	134.50–136.00	787	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	390	159.50/cwt	159.50–159.50	622	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	141.74/cwt	139.00–143.00	750	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	938	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,004	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	773	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	955	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	819	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	295	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	443	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	767	126.76/cwt	124.50–129.50	972	313
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	744	129.70/cwt	128.50–130.25	965	102
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	667	136.75/cwt	136.75–136.75	912	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	615	133.42/cwt	132.00–134.25	821	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	829	27.85/cwt	23.00–39.00	231	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	799	47.86/cwt	44.50–49.00	382	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,007	34.87/cwt	23.00–39.00	351	80
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,206	44.61/cwt	41.00–49.50	538	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,080	54.66/cwt	50.50–59.50	590	27
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,512	58.51/cwt	56.50–61.50	885	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,418	53.76/cwt	53.00–54.00	762	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,352	60.63/cwt	59.00–62.00	820	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,258	52.59/cwt	45.00–55.00	662	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,280	63.02/cwt	62.75–64.50	807	8
Bulls	—	—	1,588	85.81/cwt	85.00–86.50	1,363	2
Dairy Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	1,105	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	641	20
Dairy Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	1,091	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	567	20
Dairy Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	709	48.75/cwt	48.75–48.75	346	12
Dairy Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	759	49.50/cwt	49.50–49.50	376	10
Dairy Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	692	45.72/cwt	44.00–47.00	316	7
Dairy Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	626	46.00/cwt	46.00–46.00	288	7
Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,173	68.50/cwt	68.50–68.50	804	21
Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	833	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	533	9
Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	634	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	368	4
Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,122	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	696	3
Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,305	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	770	1
Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	550	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	292	1
Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	530	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	265	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	828	118.61/cwt	116.00–120.00	982	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	733	118.52/cwt	114.00–123.00	869	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	775	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	922	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	731	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	600	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	756	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	137.38/cwt	135.00–138.00	1,003	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	609	131.64/cwt	129.00–136.00	802	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	558	141.60/cwt	140.00–142.00	790	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	331	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	543	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	624	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	283	145.95/cwt	140.00–152.00	413	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,110	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	545	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	801	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	689	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	696	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	922	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	596	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	828	4

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 29, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 977Last week 977Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 591Last week 591Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
101	—	841	128.00–130.00	129.96
63	—	756	137.00	137.00
26	—	725	141.50–143.25	142.57
16	—	667	141.50–144.25	143.20
11	—	578	154.50	154.50
9	—	516	150.00–154.00	152.48
9	—	469	155.00–158.50	158.13
3	—	417	170.50	170.50
2	—	355	175.00	175.00
1	—	255	188.00	188.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	828	116.00–120.00	118.61
2	—	733	114.00–123.00	118.52
1	—	775	119.00	119.00
1	—	530	138.00	138.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	126.00	126.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	730	135.00–138.00	137.38
5	—	609	129.00–136.00	131.64
5	—	558	140.00–142.00	141.60
4	—	331	164.00	164.00
2	—	378	165.00	165.00
2	—	283	140.00–152.00	145.95
1	—	965	115.00	115.00
1	—	545	147.00	147.00
1	—	475	145.00	145.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	696	132.50	132.50
4	—	596	139.00	139.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	573	110.00–114.00	111.33
5	—	605	107.00–115.00	110.22
3	—	672	109.00–113.00	110.36
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	579	125.00–131.00	130.11
10	—	885	115.00	115.00
8	—	667	129.00	129.00
6	—	756	122.00	122.00
4	—	730	118.00–120.00	119.51
2	—	815	114.00–116.00	115.00
2	—	465	138.00	138.00
1	—	545	130.00	130.00
1	—	435	129.00	129.00
1	—	385	140.00	140.00
1	—	335	149.00	149.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	473	144.50–146.00	145.22
8	—	406	152.00–155.00	154.26
6	—	1,016	95.00	95.00
4	—	714	131.00	131.00
4	—	582	134.50–136.00	135.23
4	—	390	159.50	159.50
3	—	529	139.00–143.00	141.74
2	—	938	107.00	107.00
2	—	773	123.50	123.50
2	—	623	131.50	131.50
1	—	295	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
313	—	767	124.50–129.50	126.76
102	—	744	128.50–130.25	129.70
22	—	667	136.75	136.75
18	—	615	132.00–134.25	133.42
Dairy Heifers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,105	58.00	58.00
20	—	1,091	52.00	52.00
12	—	709	48.75	48.75
10	—	759	49.50	49.50
7	—	692	44.00–47.00	45.72
7	—	626	46.00	46.00
Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,173	68.50	68.50
9	—	833	64.00	64.00
4	—	634	58.00	58.00
3	—	1,122	62.00	62.00
1	—	1,305	59.00	59.00
1	—	550	53.00	53.00
1	—	530	50.00	50.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	829	23.00–39.00	27.85
19	—	799	44.50–49.00	47.86
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
80	—	1,007	23.00–39.00	34.87
27	—	1,206	41.00–49.50	44.61
27	—	1,080	50.50–59.50	54.66
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,512	56.50–61.50	58.51
5	—	1,418	53.00–54.00	53.76
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,352	59.00–62.00	60.63
12	—	1,258	45.00–55.00	52.59
8	—	1,280	62.75–64.50	63.02
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,588	85.00–86.50	85.81

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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