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

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer and heifer calves under 600 lbs firm. Feeder steers and heifers over 600 lbs firm with a few load lots 1.00 higher, instances 2.00 higher. Slaughter cows 5.00 lower. Slaughter bulls not well tested. Trade and demand moderate to good.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $138.02/cwt on 738 head. That ranks 1 of 4 comparable sales and sits −142.53 against this barn's trailing median of $280.54.

Average price

$138.02

738 head · 589 lb average

Value per head Derived

$814

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$289

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

$23.11/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.06

vs TX average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	594	139.74	830	663
Medium and Large 1-2	576	124.50	717	59
Medium and Large 2	464	116.63	541	16thin

One grade step is worth $23.11/cwt here — about $289 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 sale738 hd

138.02

—

TX average3 barns · 1,607 hd

130.95

+7.06

This barn, trailing median4 sales

280.54

−142.53

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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,651	50.88	840	39
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,253	45.43	569	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,096	30.39	333	65

Every lot, as filed

72 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	—	392	179.10/cwt	170.00–182.00	702	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	950	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	1,297	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	484	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	771	131.53/cwt	129.00–132.00	1,014	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	416	161.33/cwt	160.00–163.00	671	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	949	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,034	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,035	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	350	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	574	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	153.45/cwt	146.50–159.00	881	110
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	672	146.37/cwt	140.50–149.00	984	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	735	138.21/cwt	135.50–139.00	1,016	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	442	117.30/cwt	117.00–120.00	518	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	505	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	586	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	127.16/cwt	123.00–130.00	666	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	734	119.86/cwt	119.00–120.00	880	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	778	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	910	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	732	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	915	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	475	155.50/cwt	155.50–155.50	739	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	140.23/cwt	127.00–145.00	738	153
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	151.44/cwt	148.00–160.00	650	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	125.31/cwt	124.00–129.00	789	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	683	126.71/cwt	120.00–129.00	865	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	784	134.78/cwt	133.00–135.00	1,057	78
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	614	147.25/cwt	141.00–149.00	904	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	908	137.36/cwt	130.00–137.75	1,247	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	118.32/cwt	117.00–119.00	799	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	422	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	144.65/cwt	144.50–146.00	842	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	149.13/cwt	144.00–155.00	708	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	134.54/cwt	131.00–138.00	838	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,068	48.56/cwt	48.50–49.00	519	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,267	42.83/cwt	36.50–46.50	543	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,658	51.62/cwt	50.00–54.75	856	33
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,218	51.66/cwt	50.00–53.50	629	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,100	27.47/cwt	24.00–36.50	302	56
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,614	46.78/cwt	43.00–49.00	755	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	558	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	647	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	433	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	524	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	409	135.59/cwt	130.00–139.00	555	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	842	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,027	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	494	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	618	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	345	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	483	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	417	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	659	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	811	128.99/cwt	128.00–129.00	1,046	73
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	386	148.57/cwt	146.00–155.00	573	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	702	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	906	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	822	142.94/cwt	138.50–144.25	1,175	133
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	531	162.45/cwt	148.50–164.00	863	73
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	173.28/cwt	167.00–179.00	742	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	737	139.61/cwt	137.00–147.00	1,029	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	867	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,162	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	701	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	827	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	458	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	595	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	709	135.60/cwt	130.00–139.00	961	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	141.99/cwt	141.00–145.00	751	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	680	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	918	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	920	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,104	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	802	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,075	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	529	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	453	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	530	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	122.23/cwt	120.00–125.00	705	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	601	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	721	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,024	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	768	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	960	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	361	163.50/cwt	163.50–163.50	590	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	143.41/cwt	132.00–154.50	690	104
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	134.82/cwt	130.00–138.50	768	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	313	153.31/cwt	140.00–166.00	480	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	982	114.66/cwt	114.00–115.00	1,126	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	426	181.50/cwt	181.50–181.50	773	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	169.32/cwt	158.00–176.50	811	75
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	764	139.60/cwt	135.00–142.50	1,067	44

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

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,839Last week 2,060Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 525Last week 571Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	392	170.00–182.00	179.10
4	—	950	136.50	136.50
110	—	574	146.50–159.00	153.45
52	—	672	140.50–149.00	146.37
26	—	614	141.00–149.00	147.25
20	—	908	130.00–137.75	137.36
133	—	822	138.50–144.25	142.94
73	—	531	148.50–164.00	162.45
32	—	428	167.00–179.00	173.28
22	—	737	137.00–147.00	139.61
3	—	867	134.00	134.00
75	—	479	158.00–176.50	169.32
44	—	764	135.00–142.50	139.60
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	372	130.00	130.00
3	—	675	117.00–119.00	118.32
1	—	335	126.00	126.00
15	—	701	118.00	118.00
2	—	458	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	771	129.00–132.00	131.53
9	—	416	160.00–163.00	161.33
4	—	949	109.00	109.00
1	—	835	124.00	124.00
10	—	582	144.50–146.00	144.65
5	—	475	144.00–155.00	149.13
2	—	623	131.00–138.00	134.54
5	—	709	130.00–139.00	135.60
4	—	529	141.00–145.00	141.99
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	164.00	164.00
14	—	680	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	426	181.50	181.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
53	—	735	135.50–139.00	138.21
78	—	784	133.00–135.00	134.78
10	—	802	134.00	134.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	442	117.00–120.00	117.30
1	—	505	116.00	116.00
2	—	558	116.00	116.00
3	—	460	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	524	123.00–130.00	127.16
7	—	734	119.00–120.00	119.86
2	—	778	117.00	117.00
8	—	409	130.00–139.00	135.59
3	—	842	122.00	122.00
13	—	577	120.00–125.00	122.23
4	—	601	120.00	120.00
1	—	890	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	732	125.00	125.00
12	—	494	125.00	125.00
1	—	345	140.00	140.00
2	—	768	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	475	155.50	155.50
5	—	417	158.00	158.00
15	—	361	163.50	163.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
153	—	526	127.00–145.00	140.23
31	—	429	148.00–160.00	151.44
19	—	630	124.00–129.00	125.31
4	—	683	120.00–129.00	126.71
73	—	811	128.00–129.00	128.99
21	—	386	146.00–155.00	148.57
5	—	702	129.00	129.00
3	—	920	120.00	120.00
104	—	481	132.00–154.50	143.41
21	—	570	130.00–138.50	134.82
8	—	313	140.00–166.00	153.31
3	—	982	114.00–115.00	114.66
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	433	121.00	121.00
2	—	453	117.00	117.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,068	48.50–49.00	48.56
56	—	1,100	24.00–36.50	27.47
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,267	36.50–46.50	42.83
5	—	1,218	50.00–53.50	51.66
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	1,658	50.00–54.75	51.62
6	—	1,614	43.00–49.00	46.78

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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