Name: Dalhart Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-10-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to Last Week: Steer and heifer calves under 600 lbs firm except a few packages 500-550 lbs steer calves 5.00 higher; feeder steers and heifers over 600 lbs not well tested. Slaughter cows steady, instances 1.00 lower. Trade fairly active. Demand fairly good.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $136.55/cwt on 371 head. That ranks 1 of 4 comparable sales and sits −143.99 against this barn's trailing median of $280.54.

Average price

$136.55

371 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$755

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

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

$36.81/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.83

vs TX average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	534	140.95	753	322
Medium and Large 1-2	503	123.22	620	9thin
Medium and Large 2	715	104.13	744	40

One grade step is worth $36.81/cwt here — about $9 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 sale371 hd

136.55

—

TX average3 barns · 1,165 hd

127.72

+8.83

This barn, trailing median4 sales

280.54

−143.99

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	—	Low	1,184	53.57	634	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,532	50.66	776	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,268	43.86	556	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,067	33.24	355	133

Every lot, as filed

55 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	—	325	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	520	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	766	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,042	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	1,172	710.00/cwt	710.00–710.00	8,321	20
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,169	723.94/cwt	685.00–750.00	8,463	87
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,119	940.36/cwt	825.00–1,040.00	10,523	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	885	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	876	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	707	112.31/cwt	110.00–117.00	794	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	790	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	901	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	570	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	735	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	565	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	622	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	543	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	669	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	570	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	747	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	520	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	707	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	498	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	657	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	435	141.95/cwt	140.00–145.00	617	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	795	94
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	146.80/cwt	143.00–148.50	709	83
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	141.19/cwt	140.00–144.00	740	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	159.66/cwt	157.00–161.00	655	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	549	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	604	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	780	100.60/cwt	99.00–109.00	785	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	704	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	732	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	668	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	748	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	604	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	809	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	379	159.58/cwt	157.00–160.00	605	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	692	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	934	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	463	136.44/cwt	135.50–140.00	632	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	381	140.14/cwt	140.00–141.00	534	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	425	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	557	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	345	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	514	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	742	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	308	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	508	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	585	139.26/cwt	139.00–140.00	815	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	696	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	870	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	470	153.79/cwt	150.00–155.00	723	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	390	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	644	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	142.88/cwt	142.50–144.00	897	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	164.80/cwt	163.00–165.00	799	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	138.80/cwt	133.00–145.00	1,004	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	157.57/cwt	157.00–158.00	808	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	685	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	983	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	369	179.54/cwt	179.00–181.00	663	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	709	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	823	17.45/cwt	16.00–19.00	144	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,037	29.30/cwt	25.50–36.50	304	60
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,167	46.66/cwt	42.00–48.50	545	44
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,000	21.61/cwt	20.00–23.50	216	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,532	50.66/cwt	50.50–50.75	776	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,316	46.92/cwt	44.00–51.00	617	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,222	36.04/cwt	33.50–37.00	440	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,218	53.47/cwt	52.00–55.50	651	3
Bulls	—	—	1,184	53.57/cwt	52.00–56.00	634	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	735	785.00/cwt	785.00–785.00	5,770	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	674	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	735	8

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.

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Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Dalhart, TX

Thu Oct 31, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 698Last week 1,984Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 300Last week 336Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 115Last 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
2	—	325	160.00	160.00
94	—	560	142.00	142.00
83	—	483	143.00–148.50	146.80
14	—	524	140.00–144.00	141.19
9	—	410	157.00–161.00	159.66
8	—	604	134.00	134.00
7	—	379	157.00–160.00	159.58
5	—	692	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	766	136.00	136.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	110.00	110.00
2	—	668	112.00	112.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	418	130.00	130.00
1	—	535	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
70	—	570	131.00	131.00
12	—	520	136.00	136.00
6	—	498	132.00	132.00
5	—	435	140.00–145.00	141.95
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	549	110.00	110.00
8	—	674	109.00	109.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	780	99.00–109.00	100.60
8	—	704	104.00	104.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	885	99.00	99.00
3	—	707	110.00–117.00	112.31
1	—	790	114.00	114.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	570	129.00	129.00
10	—	463	135.50–140.00	136.44
7	—	381	140.00–141.00	140.14
2	—	425	131.00	131.00
1	—	345	149.00	149.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	485	153.00	153.00
2	—	308	165.00	165.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	585	139.00–140.00	139.26
4	—	696	125.00	125.00
4	—	470	150.00–155.00	153.79
2	—	390	165.00	165.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	628	142.50–144.00	142.88
19	—	485	163.00–165.00	164.80
17	—	723	133.00–145.00	138.80
14	—	513	157.00–158.00	157.57
8	—	685	143.50	143.50
7	—	369	179.00–181.00	179.54
1	—	410	173.00	173.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	20	—	1,172	710.00	710.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	735	785.00	785.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	87	—	1,169	685.00–750.00	723.94
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,119	825.00–1,040.00	940.36

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	823	16.00–19.00	17.45
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
60	—	1,037	25.50–36.50	29.30
44	—	1,167	42.00–48.50	46.66
25	—	1,000	20.00–23.50	21.61
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,532	50.50–50.75	50.66
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,316	44.00–51.00	46.92
8	—	1,222	33.50–37.00	36.04
3	—	1,218	52.00–55.50	53.47
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,184	52.00–56.00	53.57

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

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

This barn's trailing prices 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

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