Name: Dalhart Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-09-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer and heifer calves under 650 lbs 3.00 to 5.00 higher; over 650 lbs mostly steady. Feeder steers and heifers 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls steady to weak. Trade was fairly active on good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $143.00/cwt on 1,060 head.

Average price

$143.00

1,060 head · 687 lb average

Value per head Derived

$982

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$348

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

$26.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.35

vs TX average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	700	144.91	1,015	953
Medium and Large 1-2	578	135.78	784	46
Medium and Large 2	561	118.65	666	61

One grade step is worth $26.25/cwt here — about $348 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 sale1,060 hd

143.00

—

TX average3 barns · 1,746 hd

140.65

+2.35

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	1,785	77.29	1,380	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,607	55.72	895	47
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,191	52.79	629	79
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,039	34.66	360	194

Every lot, as filed

77 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	—	440	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	708	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	142.16/cwt	138.50–151.00	884	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	142.56/cwt	141.00–144.00	740	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	417	167.17/cwt	163.00–173.00	697	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	159.04/cwt	159.00–160.00	736	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	149.50/cwt	149.50–149.50	1,017	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	146.46/cwt	144.00–150.00	836	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	382	171.86/cwt	169.00–178.00	657	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	536	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	552	156.50/cwt	156.50–156.50	864	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	512	112.28/cwt	111.00–117.50	575	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	579	111.52/cwt	110.00–114.00	646	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	695	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	771	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	525	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	525	124.51/cwt	124.00–126.00	654	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	552	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	682	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	479	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	599	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	145.10/cwt	145.00–146.00	573	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	550	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	660	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	580	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	498	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	647	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	836	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	522	120.81/cwt	118.00–131.00	631	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	498	126.34/cwt	125.00–127.00	629	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	629	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	767	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	421	138.59/cwt	135.00–140.00	583	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	790	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	924	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	660	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	713	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	988	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	681	136.99/cwt	134.00–139.00	933	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	606	140.16/cwt	139.50–142.00	849	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	136.34/cwt	135.50–138.00	720	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	136.78/cwt	122.00–145.00	639	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	581	141.75/cwt	140.00–143.50	824	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	382	151.71/cwt	150.00–156.00	580	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	708	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	956	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	808	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,050	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	610	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	427	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	687	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	746	25.36/cwt	24.00–31.00	189	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,022	26.84/cwt	23.00–31.00	274	83
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,137	37.32/cwt	32.00–43.00	424	67
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,004	54.67/cwt	50.00–58.50	549	30
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,623	54.57/cwt	51.00–59.50	886	36
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,554	59.50/cwt	59.50–59.50	925	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,230	52.41/cwt	50.00–56.00	645	39
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,117	56.62/cwt	56.00–59.00	632	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,213	47.39/cwt	45.00–48.50	575	15
Bulls	—	—	1,785	77.29/cwt	72.00–78.00	1,380	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	481	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	572	32
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	546	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	633	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	563	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	664	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	763	118.84/cwt	118.00–121.00	907	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	743	120.55/cwt	120.00–124.00	896	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	475	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	641	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	442	137.41/cwt	127.00–140.00	607	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	610	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	756	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	595	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	726	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	133.59/cwt	133.00–134.00	753	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	771	129.98/cwt	123.00–137.00	1,002	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	389	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	615	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	813	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,073	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	690	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	918	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,069	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	745	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,043	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	545	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	709	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	629	128.71/cwt	127.00–130.50	810	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	494	135.78/cwt	135.00–141.00	671	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	528	138.38/cwt	138.25–139.00	731	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	440	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	678	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	320	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	512	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	775	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	930	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	715	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	894	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	726	150.44/cwt	145.50–151.75	1,092	181
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	772	146.75/cwt	143.50–148.50	1,133	175
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	834	143.13/cwt	141.10–143.25	1,194	141
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	920	131.61/cwt	129.00–132.00	1,211	92

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 Sep 26, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,738Last week 1,738Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 458Last week 458Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	161.00	161.00
12	—	564	133.00–134.00	133.59
6	—	771	123.00–137.00	129.98
4	—	389	158.00	158.00
3	—	813	132.00	132.00
2	—	690	133.00	133.00
1	—	855	125.00	125.00
1	—	745	140.00	140.00
1	—	545	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
61	—	622	138.50–151.00	142.16
32	—	519	141.00–144.00	142.56
31	—	417	163.00–173.00	167.17
24	—	463	159.00–160.00	159.04
7	—	680	149.50	149.50
6	—	571	144.00–150.00	146.46
6	—	382	169.00–178.00	171.86
1	—	315	170.00	170.00
181	—	726	145.50–151.75	150.44
175	—	772	143.50–148.50	146.75
141	—	834	141.10–143.25	143.13
92	—	920	129.00–132.00	131.61
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
53	—	552	156.50	156.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	481	119.00	119.00
8	—	546	116.00	116.00
7	—	563	118.00	118.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	763	118.00–121.00	118.84
7	—	743	120.00–124.00	120.55
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	475	135.00	135.00
5	—	442	127.00–140.00	137.41
1	—	610	124.00	124.00
1	—	595	122.00	122.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
64	—	629	127.00–130.50	128.71
37	—	494	135.00–141.00	135.78
28	—	528	138.25–139.00	138.38
10	—	440	154.00	154.00
2	—	320	160.00	160.00
1	—	775	120.00	120.00
1	—	715	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	512	111.00–117.50	112.28
13	—	579	110.00–114.00	111.52
1	—	695	111.00	111.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	525	124.00–126.00	124.51
26	—	552	123.50	123.50
5	—	479	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	395	145.00–146.00	145.10
6	—	550	120.00	120.00
4	—	423	137.00	137.00
2	—	498	130.00	130.00
1	—	680	123.00	123.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	522	118.00–131.00	120.81
18	—	498	125.00–127.00	126.34
16	—	629	122.00	122.00
15	—	421	135.00–140.00	138.59
3	—	790	117.00	117.00
2	—	660	108.00	108.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
66	—	775	127.50	127.50
56	—	681	134.00–139.00	136.99
46	—	606	139.50–142.00	140.16
46	—	528	135.50–138.00	136.34
41	—	467	122.00–145.00	136.78
11	—	581	140.00–143.50	141.75
10	—	382	150.00–156.00	151.71
6	—	708	135.00	135.00
5	—	808	130.00	130.00
1	—	415	147.00	147.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	427	161.00	161.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	746	24.00–31.00	25.36
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
83	—	1,022	23.00–31.00	26.84
67	—	1,137	32.00–43.00	37.32
30	—	1,004	50.00–58.50	54.67
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	1,623	51.00–59.50	54.57
11	—	1,554	59.50	59.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	1,230	50.00–56.00	52.41
25	—	1,117	56.00–59.00	56.62
15	—	1,213	45.00–48.50	47.39
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,785	72.00–78.00	77.29

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