Name: Dalhart Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-01-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer calves under 600 lbs firm; heifer calves under 600 lbs 1.00-2.00 higher. Feeder steers and heifers over 600 lbs steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter cows mostly steady. Slaughter bulls not well tested. Trade fairly active. Demand fairly good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $166.03/cwt on 1,054 head.

Average price

$166.03

1,054 head · 593 lb average

Value per head Derived

$985

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$200

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

$25.80/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.83

vs TX average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	601	167.21	1,004	930
Medium and Large 1-2	533	159.74	852	107
Medium and Large 2	569	141.41	804	17thin

One grade step is worth $25.80/cwt here — about $200 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 sale1,054 hd

166.03

—

TX average3 barns · 2,714 hd

154.21

+11.83

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	1,658	71.75	1,189	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,530	50.74	776	47
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,273	43.58	555	161
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,028	34.61	356	255

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 2	—	333	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	433	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	710	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	831	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	582	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	797	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	723	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	718	133.84/cwt	132.00–134.00	961	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	143.62/cwt	139.50–146.00	809	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	135.81/cwt	132.00–138.50	849	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	159.41/cwt	152.00–168.00	752	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	450	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	770	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	713	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	898	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	605	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	799	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	673	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,015	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	139.29/cwt	139.00–140.00	943	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	151.04/cwt	141.00–154.00	1,004	141
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	412	180.99/cwt	180.00–185.00	746	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	537	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	832	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	168.02/cwt	161.00–172.50	969	91
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	383	214.97/cwt	208.00–221.00	823	73
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	141.71/cwt	137.00–145.00	891	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	186.54/cwt	184.00–189.00	957	129
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	482	185.65/cwt	180.00–188.00	895	101
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	872	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	1,173	68
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	147.99/cwt	147.00–148.50	940	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	322	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	728	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	719	147.69/cwt	143.00–148.50	1,062	168
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	196.12/cwt	192.00–199.00	843	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	760	138.25/cwt	137.50–140.00	1,051	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,530	50.74/cwt	50.00–56.50	776	47
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,327	47.91/cwt	47.00–52.50	636	63
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,301	37.58/cwt	31.00–40.00	489	50
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,172	44.15/cwt	42.00–45.50	517	48
Bulls	—	—	1,685	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	1,095	1
Bulls	—	—	1,630	78.50/cwt	78.50–78.50	1,280	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	631	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	896	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	569	157.22/cwt	155.00–160.00	895	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	515	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	906	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	698	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	956	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	435	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	818	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	489	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	807	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	583	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	834	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	686	132.02/cwt	131.00–135.00	906	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	770	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	932	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	405	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	648	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	598	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	813	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	487	144.63/cwt	144.00–145.00	704	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	780	21.00/cwt	21.00–21.00	164	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	361	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	671	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	166.95/cwt	164.00–170.00	543	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	295	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	531	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	765	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	987	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,022	35.06/cwt	30.00–39.00	358	108
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,088	42.72/cwt	40.00–50.00	465	75
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	980	25.63/cwt	20.00–30.00	251	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	559	123.32/cwt	122.00–124.00	689	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	600	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	726	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	603	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	673	117.85/cwt	115.00–122.00	793	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	397	164.17/cwt	159.00–164.50	652	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	691	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	916	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	154.76/cwt	153.00–155.50	794	106
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	445	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	601	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	133.75/cwt	129.00–138.00	769	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	763	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	548	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	789	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	758	111.56/cwt	109.00–115.00	846	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	148.94/cwt	144.00–150.00	655	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	129.63/cwt	127.00–131.00	862	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	832	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,040	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	438	170.51/cwt	170.00–171.00	747	38

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 Jan 16, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,908Last week 1,908Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 631Last week 631Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	333	130.00	130.00
1	—	710	117.00	117.00
3	—	559	122.00–124.00	123.32
1	—	600	121.00	121.00
1	—	460	131.00	131.00
28	—	673	115.00–122.00	117.85
1	—	445	135.00	135.00
7	—	758	109.00–115.00	111.56
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
70	—	718	132.00–134.00	133.84
56	—	563	139.50–146.00	143.62
49	—	625	132.00–138.50	135.81
48	—	472	152.00–168.00	159.41
4	—	325	164.00–170.00	166.95
3	—	295	180.00	180.00
1	—	765	129.00	129.00
30	—	397	159.00–164.50	164.17
16	—	691	132.50	132.50
106	—	513	153.00–155.50	154.76
41	—	832	125.00	125.00
38	—	438	170.00–171.00	170.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	631	142.00	142.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	770	121.00	121.00
3	—	405	160.00	160.00
15	—	598	136.00	136.00
8	—	487	144.00–145.00	144.63
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	361	186.00	186.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
47	—	575	129.00–138.00	133.75
2	—	618	123.50	123.50
2	—	548	144.00	144.00
15	—	440	144.00–150.00	148.94
3	—	665	127.00–131.00	129.63
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	582	137.00	137.00
4	—	428	169.00	169.00
3	—	713	126.00	126.00
3	—	605	132.00	132.00
1	—	510	132.00	132.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	171.00	171.00
9	—	720	141.00	141.00
7	—	677	139.00–140.00	139.29
39	—	412	180.00–185.00	180.99
24	—	537	155.00	155.00
5	—	629	137.00–145.00	141.71
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
141	—	665	141.00–154.00	151.04
91	—	577	161.00–172.50	168.02
73	—	383	208.00–221.00	214.97
129	—	513	184.00–189.00	186.54
101	—	482	180.00–188.00	185.65
68	—	872	134.50	134.50
33	—	635	147.00–148.50	147.99
8	—	322	226.00	226.00
168	—	719	143.00–148.50	147.69
33	—	430	192.00–199.00	196.12
20	—	760	137.50–140.00	138.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	569	155.00–160.00	157.22
21	—	515	176.00	176.00
6	—	698	137.00	137.00
1	—	435	188.00	188.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	489	165.00	165.00
2	—	583	143.00	143.00
12	—	686	131.00–135.00	132.02

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
47	—	1,530	50.00–56.50	50.74
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
63	—	1,327	47.00–52.50	47.91
50	—	1,301	31.00–40.00	37.58
48	—	1,172	42.00–45.50	44.15
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	780	21.00	21.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
108	—	1,022	30.00–39.00	35.06
75	—	1,088	40.00–50.00	42.72
70	—	980	20.00–30.00	25.63
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,685	65.00	65.00
1	—	1,630	78.50	78.50

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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