Name: Dalhart Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-11-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-11-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer and heifer calves traded mostly steady to 2.00 lower. Not enough comparable sales on yearlings for an adequate market trend, but a firm undertone was noted. Trading activity was mostly active on moderate to good buyer demand. A large supply of good quality ranch cattle were on consignment today. Colder weather moving into the area has caused buyers to be leery of cattle that are not weaned or short weaned. As a result, those cattle traded at heavy discounts when compared to their long-weaned counterparts. Cows not reported.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $135.90/cwt on 1,061 head.

Average price

$135.90

1,061 head · 630 lb average

Value per head Derived

$856

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$234

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

$18.37/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.29

vs TX average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	644	138.98	896	687
Medium and Large 1-2	611	131.76	805	323
Medium and Large 2	548	120.61	661	51

One grade step is worth $18.37/cwt here — about $234 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 sale1,061 hd

135.90

—

TX average3 barns · 2,303 hd

137.18

−1.29

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot, as filed

89 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 1Unweaned	—	573	123.41/cwt	117.00–125.00	707	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	658	121.04/cwt	117.00–125.00	796	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	629	129.03/cwt	123.00–134.00	812	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	676	127.81/cwt	123.00–128.50	864	171
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	438	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	696	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	756	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	888	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	811	122.74/cwt	115.50–132.00	995	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	336	147.68/cwt	141.00–160.00	496	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	540	134.29/cwt	130.00–140.00	725	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	724	121.76/cwt	117.00–123.00	882	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	141.57/cwt	140.00–144.00	672	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	129.84/cwt	129.50–130.00	737	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	124.89/cwt	124.50–126.00	849	103
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	651	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	918	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	553	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	852	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	621	120.59/cwt	120.00–121.00	749	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	585	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	577	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	692	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	682	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	784	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	332	137.83/cwt	137.00–139.00	458	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	498	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	593	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	606	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	721	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	520	131.46/cwt	125.00–135.00	684	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	411	142.93/cwt	134.00–144.00	587	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	705	111.21/cwt	110.00–113.00	784	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	467	121.94/cwt	120.00–125.00	569	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	752	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	872	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	754	138.17/cwt	130.00–139.00	1,042	199
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	595	139.03/cwt	139.00–139.50	827	89
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	138.03/cwt	136.00–140.00	932	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	143.96/cwt	143.50–146.00	746	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	948	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	1,199	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	142.28/cwt	140.00–143.00	677	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	135.47/cwt	133.00–136.50	836	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	440	157.56/cwt	156.00–158.00	693	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	548	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	362	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	583	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	597	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	704	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	556	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	329	140.44/cwt	137.00–150.00	462	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	662	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	748	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	577	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	744	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	539	120.05/cwt	119.00–124.00	647	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	426	121.50/cwt	121.50–121.50	518	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	860	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,118	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	940	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,072	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	444	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	653	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	627	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	834	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	728	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	750	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	579	114.44/cwt	114.00–115.00	663	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	456	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	502	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	282	140.43/cwt	139.00–144.00	396	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	449	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	548	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	652	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	556	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	579	115.55/cwt	110.00–117.00	669	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	432	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	570	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	510	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	602	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	139.26/cwt	139.00–139.50	733	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	121.38/cwt	119.50–130.00	703	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	139.81/cwt	139.50–140.00	598	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	636	113.70/cwt	113.00–114.00	723	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	121.82/cwt	115.00–124.00	828	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	454	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	590	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,006	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	736	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	810	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	250	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	400	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	618	122.37/cwt	116.00–125.50	756	73
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	728	123.74/cwt	120.00–127.75	901	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	520	139.79/cwt	137.00–143.00	727	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	587	133.44/cwt	131.50–136.75	783	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	490	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	725	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	417	149.04/cwt	140.00–154.00	621	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	367	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	617	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	582	147.31/cwt	145.00–150.00	857	82
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	806	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,161	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	799	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,135	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	652	142.50/cwt	137.00–145.00	929	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	486	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	778	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	140.32/cwt	136.50–145.00	877	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	439	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	773	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	716	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,002	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	549	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	862	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	342	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	602	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	288	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	504	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	513	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	641	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	335	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	405	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	660	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	693	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	706	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	777	12

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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Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	573	117.00–125.00	123.41
34	—	658	117.00–125.00	121.04
21	—	520	125.00–135.00	131.46
20	—	411	134.00–144.00	142.93
10	—	705	110.00–113.00	111.21
10	—	467	120.00–125.00	121.94
3	—	752	116.00	116.00
73	—	618	116.00–125.50	122.37
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
199	—	754	130.00–139.00	138.17
89	—	595	139.00–139.50	139.03
57	—	675	136.00–140.00	138.03
38	—	518	143.50–146.00	143.96
37	—	948	126.50	126.50
36	—	476	140.00–143.00	142.28
27	—	617	133.00–136.50	135.47
27	—	440	156.00–158.00	157.56
10	—	330	166.00	166.00
3	—	362	161.00	161.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	444	147.00	147.00
9	—	627	133.00	133.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	728	103.00	103.00
7	—	579	114.00–115.00	114.44
7	—	456	110.00	110.00
7	—	282	139.00–144.00	140.43
6	—	335	134.00	134.00
3	—	548	119.00	119.00
3	—	428	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	579	110.00–117.00	115.55
22	—	432	132.00	132.00
12	—	510	118.00	118.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	526	139.00–139.50	139.26
31	—	579	119.50–130.00	121.38
31	—	428	139.50–140.00	139.81
10	—	636	113.00–114.00	113.70
8	—	680	115.00–124.00	121.82
7	—	454	130.00	130.00
5	—	780	129.00	129.00
4	—	736	110.00	110.00
2	—	250	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
49	—	629	123.00–134.00	129.03
171	—	676	123.00–128.50	127.81
40	—	728	120.00–127.75	123.74
38	—	520	137.00–143.00	139.79
29	—	587	131.50–136.75	133.44
22	—	490	148.00	148.00
10	—	417	140.00–154.00	149.04
6	—	367	168.00	168.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	438	159.00	159.00
7	—	756	117.50	117.50
9	—	811	115.50–132.00	122.74
10	—	336	141.00–160.00	147.68
23	—	540	130.00–140.00	134.29
29	—	724	117.00–123.00	121.76
35	—	475	140.00–144.00	141.57
52	—	568	129.50–130.00	129.84
103	—	680	124.50–126.00	124.89
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	651	141.00	141.00
22	—	553	154.00	154.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	621	120.00–121.00	120.59
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	385	152.00	152.00
3	—	577	120.00	120.00
3	—	682	115.00	115.00
5	—	332	137.00–139.00	137.83
5	—	498	119.00	119.00
8	—	606	119.00	119.00
12	—	706	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	426	121.50	121.50
3	—	513	125.00	125.00
3	—	335	121.00	121.00
2	—	660	105.00	105.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	860	130.00	130.00
82	—	582	145.00–150.00	147.31
65	—	806	144.00	144.00
53	—	799	142.00	142.00
47	—	652	137.00–145.00	142.50
18	—	486	160.00	160.00
14	—	625	136.50–145.00	140.32
13	—	439	176.00	176.00
8	—	716	140.00	140.00
8	—	549	157.00	157.00
6	—	342	176.00	176.00
4	—	288	175.00	175.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	940	114.00	114.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	597	118.00	118.00
8	—	431	129.00	129.00
8	—	329	137.00–150.00	140.44
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	662	113.00	113.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	577	129.00	129.00
9	—	539	119.00–124.00	120.05

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