Name: Dalhart Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-10-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: No market report last week for a market comparison this week however a firmer undertone was noted on steer and heifer calves and feeders; a lower undertone noted on slaughter cows and bulls. Trade fairly active. Demand fairly good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $144.64/cwt on 1,361 head.

Average price

$144.64

1,361 head · 691 lb average

Value per head Derived

$999

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$442

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

$29.47/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.22

vs TX average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	702	145.67	1,022	1,227
Medium and Large 1-2	598	136.77	818	124
Medium and Large 2	499	116.20	580	10thin

One grade step is worth $29.47/cwt here — about $442 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 sale1,361 hd

144.64

—

TX average3 barns · 2,417 hd

142.42

+2.22

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	1,640	71.43	1,171	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,446	54.18	783	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,237	51.71	640	79
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,045	46.55	486	76

Every lot, as filed

90 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	634	136.02/cwt	129.00–139.00	862	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	864	119.09/cwt	118.00–120.00	1,029	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	801	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	1,037	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,079	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,208	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	980	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,078	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	700	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	875	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	822	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,003	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	477	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	663	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	781	118.38/cwt	117.00–120.00	925	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	519	125.80/cwt	125.00–126.00	653	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	455	162.18/cwt	161.00–172.00	738	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	388	173.61/cwt	173.00–174.00	674	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	587	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	490	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	662	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	140.66/cwt	139.00–144.50	741	79
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	141.91/cwt	139.00–149.00	683	72
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	143.19/cwt	140.00–148.00	610	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	357	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	536	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	576	126.68/cwt	124.00–133.00	730	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	609	124.91/cwt	124.00–127.00	761	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	678	124.28/cwt	122.00–125.00	843	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	426	131.25/cwt	130.00–135.00	559	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	526	135.99/cwt	135.00–137.00	715	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	630	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	756	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	514	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	663	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	543	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	584	132.59/cwt	130.00–133.00	774	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	815	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	138.66/cwt	127.00–146.00	646	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	505	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	540	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	352	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	415	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	650	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	715	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	726	114.47/cwt	113.50–115.00	831	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	591	119.42/cwt	118.00–124.00	706	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	674	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	748	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	573	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	636	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	613	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	674	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	470	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	545	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	304	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	368	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	381	158.78/cwt	158.00–160.00	605	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	321	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	504	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,003	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,093	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	774	134.93/cwt	133.00–135.50	1,044	92
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	816	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,077	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	728	133.98/cwt	133.00–136.00	975	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,059	63.46/cwt	58.50–64.00	672	52
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,306	67.71/cwt	65.75–69.50	884	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,038	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	716	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,058	53.21/cwt	50.00–55.00	563	45
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,020	29.87/cwt	26.50–35.00	305	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,034	45.39/cwt	44.50–48.00	469	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,450	54.57/cwt	52.00–56.00	791	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,375	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	660	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,237	48.73/cwt	39.50–51.00	603	40
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,237	54.76/cwt	53.00–57.50	677	39
Bulls	—	—	1,640	71.43/cwt	70.00–72.50	1,171	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	658	135.27/cwt	128.00–137.00	890	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	434	162.54/cwt	160.00–169.00	705	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	936	128.29/cwt	125.00–129.00	1,201	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	147.04/cwt	145.00–147.50	990	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,064	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,234	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	962	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,222	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	866	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,221	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	764	147.60/cwt	143.00–150.25	1,128	389
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	832	142.22/cwt	139.00–142.85	1,183	155
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	727	151.50/cwt	151.50–151.50	1,101	131
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	141.62/cwt	140.00–147.00	887	56
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	525	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	578	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	615	110.98/cwt	110.00–112.00	683	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	452	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	542	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	464	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	687	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	706	136.53/cwt	130.00–138.00	964	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	142.32/cwt	139.00–142.50	1,067	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	620	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	744	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	720	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	900	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	659	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	791	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	673	132.80/cwt	129.00–135.00	894	68
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	615	136.29/cwt	128.00–138.00	838	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	511	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	695	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	130.39/cwt	130.00–131.00	751	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	333	161.16/cwt	160.00–167.00	537	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	437	148.48/cwt	147.00–150.00	649	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	406	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	723	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	444	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	639	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	523	141.72/cwt	138.00–150.00	741	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	577	141.72/cwt	138.00–144.50	818	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	725	130.02/cwt	122.50–134.00	943	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	470	155.24/cwt	151.00–157.00	730	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	514	158.03/cwt	153.50–164.50	812	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	147.55/cwt	135.00–153.50	844	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 Oct 10, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,347Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 402Last week 0Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 68Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	634	129.00–139.00	136.02
11	—	864	118.00–120.00	119.09
11	—	801	129.50	129.50
8	—	1,079	112.00	112.00
7	—	980	110.00	110.00
79	—	527	139.00–144.50	140.66
72	—	481	139.00–149.00	141.91
57	—	426	140.00–148.00	143.19
5	—	381	158.00–160.00	158.78
4	—	321	157.00	157.00
2	—	1,003	109.00	109.00
33	—	658	128.00–137.00	135.27
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	700	125.00	125.00
3	—	822	122.00	122.00
1	—	490	135.00	135.00
40	—	576	124.00–133.00	126.68
33	—	609	124.00–127.00	124.91
32	—	678	122.00–125.00	124.28
25	—	426	130.00–135.00	131.25
22	—	526	135.00–137.00	135.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	357	150.00	150.00
35	—	514	129.00	129.00
16	—	418	130.00	130.00
7	—	584	130.00–133.00	132.59
6	—	627	130.00	130.00
5	—	466	127.00–146.00	138.66
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	630	120.00	120.00
14	—	726	113.50–115.00	114.47
12	—	591	118.00–124.00	119.42
8	—	674	111.00	111.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	505	107.00	107.00
3	—	352	118.00	118.00
1	—	650	110.00	110.00
11	—	573	111.00	111.00
6	—	613	110.00	110.00
4	—	470	116.00	116.00
4	—	304	121.00	121.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
92	—	774	133.00–135.50	134.93
18	—	816	132.00	132.00
6	—	728	133.00–136.00	133.98
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	477	139.00	139.00
10	—	781	117.00–120.00	118.38
10	—	519	125.00–126.00	125.80
3	—	620	120.00	120.00
5	—	720	125.00	125.00
7	—	659	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	455	161.00–172.00	162.18
5	—	388	173.00–174.00	173.61
5	—	328	179.00	179.00
28	—	434	160.00–169.00	162.54
17	—	936	125.00–129.00	128.29
17	—	673	145.00–147.50	147.04
16	—	1,064	116.00	116.00
13	—	962	127.00	127.00
9	—	866	141.00	141.00
389	—	764	143.00–150.25	147.60
155	—	832	139.00–142.85	142.22
131	—	727	151.50	151.50
56	—	626	140.00–147.00	141.62
35	—	514	153.50–164.50	158.03
54	—	572	135.00–153.50	147.55
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	525	110.00	110.00
2	—	615	110.00–112.00	110.98
6	—	452	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	464	148.00	148.00
17	—	706	130.00–138.00	136.53
20	—	750	139.00–142.50	142.32
4	—	511	136.00	136.00
5	—	576	130.00–131.00	130.39
6	—	333	160.00–167.00	161.16
8	—	437	147.00–150.00	148.48
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
68	—	673	129.00–135.00	132.80
69	—	615	128.00–138.00	136.29
4	—	444	144.00	144.00
7	—	523	138.00–150.00	141.72
22	—	577	138.00–144.50	141.72
40	—	725	122.50–134.00	130.02
41	—	470	151.00–157.00	155.24
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	406	178.00	178.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	52	—	1,059	58.50–64.00	63.46
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	1,306	65.75–69.50	67.71
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,038	69.00	69.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	1,058	50.00–55.00	53.21
17	—	1,020	26.50–35.00	29.87
14	—	1,034	44.50–48.00	45.39
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,450	52.00–56.00	54.57
1	—	1,375	48.00	48.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	1,237	39.50–51.00	48.73
39	—	1,237	53.00–57.50	54.76
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,640	70.00–72.50	71.43

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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Dalhart Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Dalhart, TX

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle