Name: Dalhart Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-01-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer and heifers prices on the day were mixed. 300-500 lb steer and calves mostly steady; 300-400 lb heifer calves 2.00-4.00 higher. 500-600 lb steer and 400-600 lb heifers calves 3.00-5.00 lower. Feeder steers and heifers over 600 lbs steady except 600-650 lb steers sold 2.00-3.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls 3.00-5.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $154.26/cwt on 1,201 head.

Average price

$154.26

1,201 head · 663 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,023

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$108

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

$29.12/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.99

vs TX average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	586	158.12	927	100
Medium and Large 1	670	154.00	1,032	1,097
Medium and Large 2	635	129.00	819	4thin

One grade step is worth $29.12/cwt here — about $108 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 sale1,201 hd

154.26

—

TX average3 barns · 2,168 hd

153.27

+0.99

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	1,575	78.99	1,244	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,413	58.42	825	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,250	54.11	677	110
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	984	36.19	356	145

Every lot, as filed

67 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 1-2	—	721	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,009	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	165.16/cwt	164.00–171.00	847	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	154.00/cwt	149.00–156.00	939	119
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	583	162.15/cwt	156.00–172.50	945	99
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	183.78/cwt	179.00–185.00	878	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	171.35/cwt	170.00–172.00	821	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	179.21/cwt	173.00–180.00	932	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	145.52/cwt	143.00–147.00	758	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	842	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	735	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	797	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	884	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	345	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	711	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	676	146.32/cwt	143.50–146.75	989	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	755	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,057	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	714	144.22/cwt	141.00–146.00	1,030	391
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	751	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,066	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	178.89/cwt	176.00–186.00	778	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	137.00/cwt	135.00–139.00	918	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	866	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	557	162.68/cwt	153.00–166.00	906	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	843	137.40/cwt	133.00–138.75	1,158	216
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,413	58.42/cwt	54.00–61.00	825	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,326	56.05/cwt	51.00–60.00	743	75
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,271	64.18/cwt	62.00–65.50	816	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,058	47.60/cwt	44.00–48.50	504	30
Bulls	—	—	1,433	75.59/cwt	72.00–79.00	1,083	3
Bulls	—	—	1,788	84.08/cwt	83.00–85.00	1,503	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	436	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	881	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	367	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	829	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	387	179.50/cwt	179.50–179.50	695	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	405	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	725	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	462	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	753	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	699	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	958	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	749	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,011	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	305	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	506	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	862	35.32/cwt	30.00–38.00	304	37
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	854	23.66/cwt	21.00–29.00	202	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	577	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	975	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	463	192.34/cwt	191.00–194.00	891	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	775	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	868	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	502	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	703	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	874	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,098	47.40/cwt	40.00–54.00	520	47
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,130	35.80/cwt	31.00–45.00	405	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	986	26.85/cwt	25.00–28.00	265	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	616	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	355	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	568	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	142.69/cwt	140.00–144.25	806	311
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	705	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	790	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	598	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	789	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	538	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	699	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	721	134.47/cwt	133.00–135.25	970	84
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	484	151.25/cwt	146.00–158.00	732	81
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	137.19/cwt	137.00–138.00	793	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	384	167.40/cwt	165.00–168.00	643	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	137.99/cwt	134.00–140.00	862	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	775	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	163.10/cwt	157.00–168.00	690	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	318	177.56/cwt	171.00–181.00	565	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	828	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,052	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	305	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	485	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	228	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	438	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	772	131.31/cwt	127.50–133.00	1,014	190
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	434	192.04/cwt	185.00–199.00	833	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	752	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	282	226.31/cwt	220.00–228.00	638	15

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 23, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,334Last week 2,334Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 372Last week 372Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	721	140.00	140.00
6	—	513	164.00–171.00	165.16
3	—	479	170.00–172.00	171.35
3	—	373	197.00	197.00
15	—	751	142.00	142.00
15	—	435	176.00–186.00	178.89
12	—	670	135.00–139.00	137.00
1	—	610	142.00	142.00
36	—	557	153.00–166.00	162.68
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
119	—	610	149.00–156.00	154.00
99	—	583	156.00–172.50	162.15
56	—	478	179.00–185.00	183.78
9	—	520	173.00–180.00	179.21
1	—	345	206.00	206.00
39	—	676	143.50–146.75	146.32
37	—	755	140.00	140.00
391	—	714	141.00–146.00	144.22
216	—	843	133.00–138.75	137.40
28	—	434	185.00–199.00	192.04
19	—	376	200.00	200.00
15	—	282	220.00–228.00	226.31
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	623	128.00	128.00
1	—	670	132.00	132.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	436	202.00	202.00
20	—	367	226.00	226.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	699	137.00	137.00
8	—	749	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	577	169.00	169.00
8	—	463	191.00–194.00	192.34
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	521	143.00–147.00	145.52
12	—	655	128.50	128.50
311	—	565	140.00–144.25	142.69
84	—	721	133.00–135.25	134.47
81	—	484	146.00–158.00	151.25
34	—	384	165.00–168.00	167.40
33	—	625	134.00–140.00	137.99
30	—	423	157.00–168.00	163.10
21	—	318	171.00–181.00	177.56
12	—	828	127.00	127.00
6	—	228	192.00	192.00
190	—	772	127.50–133.00	131.31
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	387	179.50	179.50
7	—	405	179.00	179.00
31	—	462	163.00	163.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	305	166.00	166.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	775	112.00	112.00
2	—	705	112.00	112.00
2	—	598	132.00	132.00
2	—	538	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	502	140.00	140.00
3	—	672	130.00	130.00
2	—	425	145.00	145.00
1	—	355	160.00	160.00
5	—	578	137.00–138.00	137.19
2	—	620	125.00	125.00
1	—	305	159.00	159.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,413	54.00–61.00	58.42
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
75	—	1,326	51.00–60.00	56.05
5	—	1,271	62.00–65.50	64.18
30	—	1,058	44.00–48.50	47.60
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	862	30.00–38.00	35.32
27	—	854	21.00–29.00	23.66
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
47	—	1,098	40.00–54.00	47.40
18	—	1,130	31.00–45.00	35.80
16	—	986	25.00–28.00	26.85
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,433	72.00–79.00	75.59
2	—	1,788	83.00–85.00	84.08

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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