Name: Dalhart Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-01-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer calves and feeder steers 2.00 to 4.00 lower except 550-700 lb steers steady to weak; 300-600 lb heifer calves and 600-750 lb feeder heifers 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Heifers over 750 lbs not well tested. Trade and demand moderate.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $141.11/cwt on 625 head. That ranks 1 of 4 comparable sales and sits −139.43 against this barn's trailing median of $280.54.

Average price

$141.11

625 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$784

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$124

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

$27.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.69

vs TX average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	552	144.80	799	490
Medium and Large 1-2	564	131.97	744	96
Medium and Large 2	576	117.30	676	39

One grade step is worth $27.50/cwt here — about $124 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 sale625 hd

141.11

—

TX average3 barns · 1,385 hd

135.42

+5.69

This barn, trailing median4 sales

280.54

−139.43

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%	High	1,562	61.51	961	45
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,224	56.77	695	81
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	994	40.36	401	142

Every lot, as filed

76 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	—	513	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	703	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	877	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,114	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	170.84/cwt	170.00–174.00	721	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	136.49/cwt	136.00–137.00	928	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	835	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	674	130.91/cwt	130.50–132.50	882	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	381	164.61/cwt	159.00–170.00	627	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	531	172.83/cwt	167.00–174.00	918	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	153.86/cwt	150.00–157.00	946	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	780	136.77/cwt	135.50–137.00	1,067	84
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	450	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	774	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	557	159.67/cwt	156.00–160.00	889	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	502	159.50/cwt	159.50–159.50	801	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	405	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	786	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	340	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	656	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	144.15/cwt	144.00–145.50	963	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	561	165.12/cwt	163.00–166.00	926	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	137.49/cwt	135.00–139.00	994	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	702	1
Dairy Heifers	Small and Medium 3	—	950	44.50/cwt	44.50–44.50	423	4
Dairy Heifers	Small and Medium 3	—	568	41.00/cwt	41.00–41.00	233	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	531	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	765	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	722	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	175.30/cwt	171.00–177.00	827	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	204.24/cwt	197.00–212.00	766	9
Dairy Heifers	Small and Medium 3	—	504	28.00/cwt	28.00–28.00	141	9
Dairy Heifers	Small and Medium 3	—	927	56.36/cwt	40.00–58.50	522	36
Dairy Heifers	Small and Medium 3	—	823	51.63/cwt	49.00–54.50	425	28
Dairy Heifers	Small and Medium 3	—	864	48.35/cwt	48.00–50.00	418	23
Dairy Heifers	Small and Medium 3	—	718	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	323	7
Dairy Heifers	Small and Medium 3	—	632	39.35/cwt	38.00–40.00	249	6
Dairy Heifers	Small and Medium 3	—	767	49.00/cwt	49.00–49.00	376	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,105	52.39/cwt	50.00–58.00	579	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,036	52.85/cwt	46.00–59.00	548	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,121	27.36/cwt	25.00–30.00	307	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,592	62.71/cwt	61.50–63.00	998	36
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,441	56.70/cwt	56.00–58.00	817	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,148	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	517	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	498	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	772	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	647	142.10/cwt	140.00–143.00	919	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	593	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	907	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	392	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	596	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	907	36.59/cwt	35.00–39.00	332	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	833	26.16/cwt	22.00–31.00	218	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	548	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	904	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	557	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	941	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	371	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	809	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	521	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	912	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	471	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	876	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	303	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	651	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	361	183.24/cwt	176.00–186.00	661	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	438	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	727	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	509	149.61/cwt	148.00–150.00	762	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	737	101.64/cwt	99.00–104.00	749	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	408	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	522	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	785	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	777	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	695	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	824	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,044	43.03/cwt	35.00–47.00	449	58
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,317	60.60/cwt	58.00–65.50	798	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	136.95/cwt	135.00–140.00	520	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	125.56/cwt	123.00–131.00	662	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	554	139.72/cwt	135.00–141.00	774	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	126.59/cwt	125.00–127.00	792	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	297	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	423	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	492	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	617	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	598	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	725	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	464	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	346	155.27/cwt	150.00–157.00	537	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	860	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	139.92/cwt	139.00–140.00	652	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	411	155.15/cwt	148.00–158.00	638	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	762	125.44/cwt	124.00–126.50	956	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	136.57/cwt	128.00–139.00	852	144
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	151.32/cwt	147.50–158.00	723	92
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	743	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	955	40

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 30, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,707Last week 1,707Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 373Last week 373Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	513	137.00	137.00
19	—	674	130.50–132.50	130.91
10	—	381	159.00–170.00	164.61
29	—	554	135.00–141.00	139.72
8	—	346	150.00–157.00	155.27
9	—	411	148.00–158.00	155.15
8	—	762	124.00–126.50	125.44
144	—	624	128.00–139.00	136.57
92	—	478	147.50–158.00	151.32
40	—	743	128.50	128.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	392	152.00	152.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	361	176.00–186.00	183.24
29	—	438	166.00	166.00
58	—	509	148.00–150.00	149.61
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	737	99.00–104.00	101.64
6	—	408	128.00	128.00
4	—	785	99.00	99.00
2	—	695	118.50	118.50
18	—	492	125.50	125.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	380	135.00–140.00	136.95
6	—	527	123.00–131.00	125.56
5	—	626	125.00–127.00	126.59
3	—	297	142.50	142.50
2	—	430	139.00	139.00
1	—	585	124.00	124.00
1	—	320	145.00	145.00
45	—	677	127.00	127.00
25	—	466	139.00–140.00	139.92
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	877	127.00	127.00
5	—	422	170.00–174.00	170.84
2	—	680	136.00–137.00	136.49
2	—	605	138.00	138.00
1	—	450	172.00	172.00
34	—	557	156.00–160.00	159.67
15	—	502	159.50	159.50
1	—	390	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	531	167.00–174.00	172.83
14	—	615	150.00–157.00	153.86
84	—	780	135.50–137.00	136.77
5	—	405	194.00	194.00
1	—	340	193.00	193.00
69	—	668	144.00–145.50	144.15
54	—	561	163.00–166.00	165.12
52	—	723	135.00–139.00	137.49
41	—	472	171.00–177.00	175.30
9	—	375	197.00–212.00	204.24
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	531	144.00	144.00
4	—	460	157.00	157.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	498	155.00	155.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	647	140.00–143.00	142.10
6	—	593	153.00	153.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	548	165.00	165.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	557	169.00	169.00
18	—	371	218.00	218.00
8	—	521	175.00	175.00
37	—	471	186.00	186.00
6	—	303	215.00	215.00
Dairy Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	950	44.50	44.50
4	—	568	41.00	41.00
9	—	504	28.00	28.00
36	—	927	40.00–58.50	56.36
28	—	823	49.00–54.50	51.63
23	—	864	48.00–50.00	48.35
7	—	718	45.00	45.00
6	—	632	38.00–40.00	39.35
22	—	767	49.00	49.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	1,105	50.00–58.00	52.39
2	—	1,148	45.00	45.00
45	—	1,317	58.00–65.50	60.60
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	1,036	46.00–59.00	52.85
10	—	1,121	25.00–30.00	27.36
58	—	1,044	35.00–47.00	43.03
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	1,592	61.50–63.00	62.71
9	—	1,441	56.00–58.00	56.70
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	907	35.00–39.00	36.59
24	—	833	22.00–31.00	26.16

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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