Name: Dalhart Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-12-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer and heifer calves under 600 lbs firm to 2.00 higher; feeder steers and heifers over 600 lbs firm. Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 1.00 higher. Trade active. Demand good.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $139.27/cwt on 407 head. That ranks 1 of 4 comparable sales and sits −141.28 against this barn's trailing median of $280.54.

Average price

$139.27

407 head · 559 lb average

Value per head Derived

$778

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$259

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

$23.04/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.71

vs TX average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	588	141.52	833	311
Medium and Large 1-2	459	133.88	614	84
Medium and Large 2	484	118.48	573	12thin

One grade step is worth $23.04/cwt here — about $259 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 sale407 hd

139.27

—

TX average3 barns · 975 hd

132.55

+6.71

This barn, trailing median4 sales

280.54

−141.28

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	1,763	52.43	924	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,256	45.73	574	91
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	962	23.55	227	112

Every lot, as filed

70 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	—	260	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	411	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	778	135.98/cwt	135.00–137.00	1,058	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	144.40/cwt	143.00–152.00	680	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	814	134.47/cwt	133.50–135.25	1,095	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	509	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	708	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	443	133.99/cwt	133.00–135.00	594	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	336	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	454	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	386	136.07/cwt	136.00–138.00	525	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	377	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	471	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	354	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	566	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	687	137.25/cwt	135.00–137.50	943	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	143.06/cwt	140.00–145.00	827	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	146.26/cwt	141.00–151.00	772	112
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	787	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	936	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,113	50.82/cwt	48.00–51.50	566	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,101	36.97/cwt	32.50–45.00	407	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,031	38.36/cwt	35.00–39.00	395	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,294	45.84/cwt	42.50–47.00	593	64
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,021	24.69/cwt	21.00–27.50	252	49
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,290	52.06/cwt	51.00–54.00	672	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,763	52.43/cwt	50.50–54.50	924	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	847	15.57/cwt	10.00–22.00	132	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	490	168.33/cwt	164.00–170.00	825	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	816	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,151	87
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	905	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	360	149.51/cwt	149.00–150.00	538	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	507	153.74/cwt	153.00–160.00	779	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	549	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	769	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	557	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	131.05/cwt	130.00–135.00	680	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	540	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	837	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	517	127.95/cwt	126.00–129.00	662	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	120.98/cwt	120.00–125.00	524	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	303	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	467	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	139.39/cwt	138.00–140.00	878	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	168.13/cwt	165.00–172.00	874	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	704	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	395	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	596	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	652	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	475	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	675	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	144.04/cwt	141.00–145.00	905	4
Dairy Heifers	Small and Medium 2Thin Fleshed	—	864	25.00/cwt	25.00–25.00	216	3
Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,083	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	487	25
Dairy Heifers	Small and Medium 2Thin Fleshed	—	762	25.00/cwt	25.00–25.00	191	2
Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,021	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	511	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	738	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,018	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	407	181.86/cwt	179.00–189.00	740	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	149.51/cwt	149.00–150.50	912	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	773	144.42/cwt	142.50–146.00	1,116	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	588	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	900	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	378	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	488	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	310	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	443	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	690	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	856	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	491	152.73/cwt	151.00–153.00	750	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,077	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	672	146.72/cwt	145.00–149.00	986	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	741	146.84/cwt	143.00–147.25	1,088	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	384	192.87/cwt	184.00–194.00	741	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	300	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	582	1
Dairy Heifers	Small and Medium 2Thin Fleshed	—	724	25.00/cwt	25.00–25.00	181	9
Dairy Heifers	Small and Medium 2	—	891	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	312	55
Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	830	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	332	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	738	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	782	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	379	150.36/cwt	150.00–151.00	570	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	128.95/cwt	125.00–130.00	729	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	843	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	587	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	734	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	737	136.82/cwt	136.00–137.00	1,008	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	150.25/cwt	135.00–157.00	616	18

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 Dec 19, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,003Last week 1,839Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 538Last week 525Year 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	—	260	158.00	158.00
10	—	778	135.00–137.00	135.98
15	—	471	143.00–152.00	144.40
23	—	814	133.50–135.25	134.47
6	—	354	160.00	160.00
14	—	687	135.00–137.50	137.25
19	—	578	140.00–145.00	143.06
112	—	528	141.00–151.00	146.26
2	—	303	154.00	154.00
13	—	630	138.00–140.00	139.39
43	—	737	136.00–137.00	136.82
18	—	410	135.00–157.00	150.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	509	139.00	139.00
24	—	587	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	443	133.00–135.00	133.99
5	—	336	135.00	135.00
31	—	386	136.00–138.00	136.07
1	—	605	130.00	130.00
4	—	755	124.00	124.00
14	—	519	130.00–135.00	131.05
10	—	565	125.00–130.00	128.95
2	—	680	124.00	124.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	377	125.00	125.00
3	—	517	126.00–129.00	127.95
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	433	120.00–125.00	120.98
2	—	738	106.00	106.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	379	150.00–151.00	150.36
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	490	164.00–170.00	168.33
87	—	816	141.00	141.00
16	—	520	165.00–172.00	168.13
3	—	432	163.00	163.00
45	—	610	149.00–150.50	149.51
16	—	773	142.50–146.00	144.42
3	—	588	153.00	153.00
45	—	672	145.00–149.00	146.72
25	—	741	143.00–147.25	146.84
9	—	384	184.00–194.00	192.87
1	—	300	194.00	194.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	670	135.00	135.00
2	—	360	149.00–150.00	149.51
10	—	507	153.00–160.00	153.74
4	—	628	141.00–145.00	144.04
1	—	738	138.00	138.00
7	—	491	151.00–153.00	152.73
1	—	810	133.00	133.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	549	140.00	140.00
1	—	475	142.00	142.00
1	—	690	124.00	124.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	435	128.00	128.00
2	—	485	134.50	134.50
4	—	310	143.00	143.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	540	155.00	155.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	395	151.00	151.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	407	179.00–189.00	181.86
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	378	129.00	129.00
Dairy Heifers — Small and Medium 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	864	25.00	25.00
2	—	762	25.00	25.00
9	—	724	25.00	25.00
Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,083	45.00	45.00
5	—	1,021	50.00	50.00
1	—	830	40.00	40.00
Dairy Heifers — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
55	—	891	35.00	35.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,113	48.00–51.50	50.82
11	—	1,101	32.50–45.00	36.97
49	—	1,021	21.00–27.50	24.69
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,031	35.00–39.00	38.36
64	—	1,294	42.50–47.00	45.84
14	—	1,290	51.00–54.00	52.06
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,763	50.50–54.50	52.43
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	847	10.00–22.00	15.57

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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