Name: Dalhart Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-12-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer and heifer calves sold mostly 3.00 to 4.00 higher, with instances of up to 7.00 higher. Feeder steers and heifers mostly steady to 4.00 higher on comparable sales. Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady to firm. Buyer demand was good. Trading activity was active.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $148.02/cwt on 818 head.

Average price

$148.02

818 head · 615 lb average

Value per head Derived

$910

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$506

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2-3

$50.99/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.20

vs TX average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	639	149.49	955	656
Medium and Large 1-2	524	147.10	771	141
Medium and Large 2	489	121.00	591	9thin
Medium 2-3	456	98.50	449	12thin

One grade step is worth $50.99/cwt here — about $506 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 sale818 hd

148.02

—

TX average3 barns · 1,941 hd

144.82

+3.20

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	1,550	74.00	1,147	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,671	54.61	913	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,344	47.14	634	85
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,027	35.83	368	162

Every lot, as filed

82 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	—	376	169.89/cwt	165.00–174.00	639	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	549	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	813	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,171	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	293	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	519	6
Heifers	Medium 2-3	—	297	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	261	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	455	158.09/cwt	156.00–158.50	719	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	136.52/cwt	136.00–139.00	792	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	964	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	1,200	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	363	191.75/cwt	180.00–193.00	696	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	581	152.06/cwt	147.50–160.00	883	94
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	711	143.38/cwt	142.50–144.00	1,019	86
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	781	142.36/cwt	137.00–143.00	1,112	75
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	156.79/cwt	154.00–160.00	812	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	172.20/cwt	164.00–175.00	792	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	658	141.14/cwt	140.00–142.00	929	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	904	129.24/cwt	126.00–132.00	1,168	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	310	191.30/cwt	186.00–193.00	593	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	861	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,180	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	264	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	515	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	139.14/cwt	136.00–142.00	860	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	602	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	843	25
Steers	Medium 2-3	—	514	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	545	6
Steers	Medium 2-3	—	398	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	362	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	358	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	469	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,120	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,221	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	437	176.48/cwt	174.00–180.00	771	19
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,263	722.70/cwt	675.00–775.00	9,128	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	360	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	576	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	554	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	842	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	540	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	794	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	990	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	453	151.80/cwt	150.00–152.00	688	20
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,383	911.84/cwt	735.00–940.00	12,611	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	960.00/cwt	960.00–960.00	9,552	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,109	52.94/cwt	51.00–55.00	587	29
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,692	56.86/cwt	56.50–58.50	962	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,620	49.00/cwt	49.00–49.00	794	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,290	43.25/cwt	41.25–46.00	558	56
Bulls	—	—	1,575	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,260	1
Bulls	—	—	1,525	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	1,037	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	1,383	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	1,162	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	355	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	529	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	593	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	670	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	563	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	698	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	715	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	858	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	655	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	786	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	790	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	916	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	505	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	722	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	440	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	686	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	363	169.05/cwt	159.00–171.00	614	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	453	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	675	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	411	138.83/cwt	137.00–140.00	571	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	501	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	626	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	589	142.17/cwt	139.00–143.00	837	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	690	130.45/cwt	129.00–131.00	900	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	798	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,037	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	256	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	420	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	733	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	953	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	338	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	493	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	220	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	350	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	363	152.58/cwt	141.00–159.00	554	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	631	125.45/cwt	123.00–126.50	792	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	389	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	537	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	289	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	373	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	455	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	783	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	407	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	745	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	382	155.71/cwt	143.00–165.00	595	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	487	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	677	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	140.39/cwt	139.00–145.00	605	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	964	27.32/cwt	21.00–33.00	263	78
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,073	38.88/cwt	35.00–46.00	417	55
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,449	54.65/cwt	53.00–57.50	792	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,053	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	616	136.73/cwt	131.00–142.00	842	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	707	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	951	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	135.13/cwt	134.00–138.00	704	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	129.58/cwt	126.00–131.00	733	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	608	128.39/cwt	128.00–130.00	781	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	152.03/cwt	145.00–156.00	649	12
Heifers	Medium 2-3	—	318	80.28/cwt	69.00–95.00	255	7
Heifers	Medium 2-3	—	428	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	257	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	145.91/cwt	140.00–147.50	763	136

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

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,060Last week 1,999Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 571Last week 498Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 48Last week 151Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
58	—	376	165.00–174.00	169.89
6	—	293	177.00	177.00
55	—	455	156.00–158.50	158.09
52	—	580	136.00–139.00	136.52
24	—	964	124.50	124.50
41	—	616	131.00–142.00	136.73
35	—	707	134.50	134.50
12	—	427	145.00–156.00	152.03
136	—	523	140.00–147.50	145.91
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	345	159.00	159.00
9	—	382	143.00–165.00	155.71
21	—	487	139.00	139.00
17	—	431	139.00–145.00	140.39
2	—	940	112.00	112.00
49	—	521	134.00–138.00	135.13
36	—	566	126.00–131.00	129.58
16	—	608	128.00–130.00	128.39
Heifers — Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	297	88.00	88.00
7	—	318	69.00–95.00	80.28
4	—	428	60.00	60.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	563	124.00	124.00
2	—	715	120.00	120.00
8	—	655	120.00	120.00
7	—	790	116.00	116.00
2	—	338	146.00	146.00
2	—	220	159.00	159.00
11	—	363	141.00–159.00	152.58
10	—	631	123.00–126.50	125.45
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	389	138.00	138.00
6	—	289	129.00	129.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	813	144.00	144.00
22	—	363	180.00–193.00	191.75
94	—	581	147.50–160.00	152.06
86	—	711	142.50–144.00	143.38
75	—	781	137.00–143.00	142.36
59	—	518	154.00–160.00	156.79
56	—	460	164.00–175.00	172.20
14	—	658	140.00–142.00	141.14
13	—	904	126.00–132.00	129.24
9	—	310	186.00–193.00	191.30
5	—	861	137.00	137.00
4	—	264	195.00	195.00
34	—	618	136.00–142.00	139.14
19	—	1,120	109.00	109.00
19	—	437	174.00–180.00	176.48
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	602	140.00	140.00
3	—	360	160.00	160.00
13	—	554	152.00	152.00
3	—	540	147.00	147.00
23	—	720	137.50	137.50
20	—	453	150.00–152.00	151.80
Steers — Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	514	106.00	106.00
6	—	398	91.00	91.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	358	131.00	131.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,383	84.00	84.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	355	149.00	149.00
8	—	411	137.00–140.00	138.83
13	—	501	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	593	113.00	113.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	505	143.00	143.00
3	—	440	156.00	156.00
13	—	363	159.00–171.00	169.05
12	—	453	149.00	149.00
29	—	589	139.00–143.00	142.17
11	—	690	129.00–131.00	130.45
9	—	798	130.00	130.00
7	—	256	164.00	164.00
6	—	733	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	455	172.00	172.00
3	—	407	183.00	183.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,263	675.00–775.00	722.70
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	—	1,383	735.00–940.00	911.84
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	995	960.00	960.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,109	51.00–55.00	52.94
78	—	964	21.00–33.00	27.32
55	—	1,073	35.00–46.00	38.88
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,692	56.50–58.50	56.86
2	—	1,620	49.00	49.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
56	—	1,290	41.25–46.00	43.25
29	—	1,449	53.00–57.50	54.65
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,575	80.00	80.00
1	—	1,525	68.00	68.00

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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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

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