Name: Dalhart Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-02-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer and heifer calves mostly steady to firm. Feeder steers steady. Feeder heifers weighing over 600 lbs traded firm to 3.00 higher, as several loads of high quality heifers straight off of the wheat were on offer. Receipts were lighter as a winter storm bringing cooler temperatures and blizzard like conditions moved across the region on Tuesday and Wednesday. Slaughter cows mostly steady to weak. No recent comparable sales on slaughter bulls.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $138.74/cwt on 438 head. That ranks 1 of 4 comparable sales and sits −141.81 against this barn's trailing median of $280.54.

Average price

$138.74

438 head · 625 lb average

Value per head Derived

$867

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$105

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

$11.90/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.84

vs TX average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	627	139.66	875	404
Medium and Large 1-2	603	127.76	770	34

One grade step is worth $11.90/cwt here — about $105 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 sale438 hd

138.74

—

TX average3 barns · 653 hd

135.89

+2.84

This barn, trailing median4 sales

280.54

−141.81

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	1,488	73.73	1,097	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,497	57.71	864	44
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,177	49.03	577	128
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,017	40.14	408	125

Every lot, as filed

48 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 1Fancy	—	569	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	842	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	418	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	840	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	752	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	820	11
Bulls	—	—	1,488	73.73/cwt	71.00–77.00	1,097	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	810	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	972	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	978	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,125	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,070	43.13/cwt	40.00–48.00	461	36
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,261	52.96/cwt	49.00–56.00	668	80
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,497	57.71/cwt	52.50–59.00	864	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	168.75/cwt	165.50–173.00	950	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,010	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	682	133.07/cwt	127.00–139.00	908	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	157.86/cwt	157.00–159.00	816	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	9,188	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	265	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	564	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	632	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	923	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	743	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,003	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	171.51/cwt	170.00–178.00	739	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	880	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	194.23/cwt	193.00–195.50	827	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	381	199.59/cwt	199.00–200.00	760	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	681	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	947	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	314	212.87/cwt	190.00–224.00	668	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	180.47/cwt	178.00–183.00	863	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	439	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	562	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	881	44.58/cwt	41.00–49.00	393	40
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	818	32.19/cwt	28.00–35.00	263	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	941	40.50/cwt	40.50–40.50	381	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	763	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	950	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	683	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	861	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	147.75/cwt	147.50–149.00	762	87
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,179	47.67/cwt	45.00–52.00	562	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,234	26.53/cwt	20.00–32.00	327	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,255	36.09/cwt	30.00–41.00	453	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	758	127.59/cwt	125.00–127.75	967	68
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	164.36/cwt	156.00–167.00	621	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	159.66/cwt	154.00–165.50	669	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	805	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	498	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	717	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	138.34/cwt	136.00–140.00	717	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	923	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	334	177.46/cwt	175.00–181.00	593	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	291	169.39/cwt	169.00–170.00	493	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	659	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	876	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	644	137.78/cwt	136.50–138.00	887	79
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	813	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	1,012	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	885	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,133	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	913	124.49/cwt	120.00–126.00	1,137	12

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 Feb 6, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 853Last week 1,707Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 355Last week 373Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	569	148.00	148.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	752	109.00	109.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	439	128.00	128.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	763	124.50	124.50
2	—	683	126.00	126.00
10	—	498	144.00	144.00
5	—	518	136.00–140.00	138.34
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
87	—	516	147.50–149.00	147.75
68	—	758	125.00–127.75	127.59
23	—	378	156.00–167.00	164.36
18	—	419	154.00–165.50	159.66
13	—	577	139.50	139.50
11	—	730	126.50	126.50
7	—	334	175.00–181.00	177.46
5	—	291	169.00–170.00	169.39
4	—	659	133.00	133.00
79	—	644	136.50–138.00	137.78
70	—	813	124.50	124.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	418	201.00	201.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
52	—	563	165.50–173.00	168.75
2	—	265	213.00	213.00
6	—	632	146.00	146.00
6	—	743	135.00	135.00
20	—	521	169.00	169.00
32	—	426	193.00–195.50	194.23
7	—	381	199.00–200.00	199.59
8	—	681	139.00	139.00
10	—	314	190.00–224.00	212.87
10	—	478	178.00–183.00	180.47
19	—	885	128.00	128.00
12	—	913	120.00–126.00	124.49
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	795	127.00	127.00
6	—	682	127.00–139.00	133.07
7	—	517	157.00–159.00	157.86
10	—	431	170.00–178.00	171.51
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	810	120.00	120.00
2	—	978	115.00	115.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,488	71.00–77.00	73.73
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	1,070	40.00–48.00	43.13
80	—	1,261	49.00–56.00	52.96
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	1,497	52.50–59.00	57.71
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	881	41.00–49.00	44.58
27	—	818	28.00–35.00	32.19
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	941	40.50	40.50
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	1,179	45.00–52.00	47.67
14	—	1,234	20.00–32.00	26.53
9	—	1,255	30.00–41.00	36.09

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,050	875.00	875.00

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Dalhart Livestock Auction

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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Dalhart, TX

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