Name: Dalhart Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-02-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers and steer and heifer calves under 700 lbs firm; a few loads feeder steers and heifers over 700 lbs firm to 2.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00-2.00 higher. Trade fairly active. Demand fairly good.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $135.66/cwt on 408 head. That ranks 1 of 4 comparable sales and sits −144.88 against this barn's trailing median of $280.54.

Average price

$135.66

408 head · 627 lb average

Value per head Derived

$851

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$168

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

$29.84/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.44

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	137.48	863	380
Medium and Large 1-2	525	130.50	685	4thin
Medium and Large 2	645	107.65	695	24

One grade step is worth $29.84/cwt here — about $168 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 sale408 hd

135.66

—

TX average3 barns · 846 hd

136.10

−0.44

This barn, trailing median4 sales

280.54

−144.88

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	1,585	80.56	1,277	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,632	58.75	959	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,234	54.60	674	63
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,069	45.31	485	162

Every lot, as filed

56 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	—	715	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	990	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	482	180.72/cwt	177.00–190.00	871	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	334	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	735	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	765	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,025	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	288	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	654	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Gaunt	—	754	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,093	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	723	101.55/cwt	100.00–105.00	734	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	796	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	804	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	384	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	472	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	788	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	731	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	255	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	375	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	536	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	750	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	331	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	533	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	485	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	679	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	419	146.75/cwt	145.00–150.00	615	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	370	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	577	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	733	127.17/cwt	127.00–127.50	932	189
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	613	137.83/cwt	134.00–138.50	845	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	147.79/cwt	146.00–152.00	767	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	672	129.31/cwt	125.00–130.50	869	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	143.12/cwt	139.00–147.00	813	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	163.91/cwt	159.00–166.00	672	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	173.46/cwt	160.00–177.00	656	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	464	151.13/cwt	150.00–152.00	701	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	317	178.44/cwt	174.00–181.00	566	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	255	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	449	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	245	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	419	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	744	21.09/cwt	20.00–26.00	157	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	794	35.71/cwt	34.00–39.50	284	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,049	42.44/cwt	35.00–52.00	445	68
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,249	58.00/cwt	51.00–62.00	724	52
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	871	28.18/cwt	24.00–30.00	245	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,186	67.12/cwt	66.00–70.00	796	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,632	58.75/cwt	57.00–62.00	959	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,173	53.06/cwt	50.50–55.00	622	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	964	44.78/cwt	43.50–49.00	432	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,329	59.12/cwt	58.00–62.50	786	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,601	65.08/cwt	65.00–66.00	1,042	11
Bulls	—	—	1,585	80.56/cwt	80.00–81.00	1,277	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	169.97/cwt	165.00–174.00	719	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	885	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	509	162.67/cwt	162.00–164.00	828	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,029	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	738	131.01/cwt	130.00–132.00	967	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	350	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	662	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	573	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	888	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	288	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	536	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	228	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,277	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	820	132.25/cwt	132.25–132.25	1,084	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	161.51/cwt	160.00–162.50	924	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	514	174.83/cwt	171.00–176.00	899	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	638	148.45/cwt	147.00–151.00	947	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	197.00/cwt	194.00–198.00	825	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	143.23/cwt	141.50–145.00	945	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	357	214.82/cwt	211.00–218.00	767	13

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 13, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 920Last week 853Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 354Last week 355Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	715	138.50	138.50
10	—	482	177.00–190.00	180.72
9	—	334	220.00	220.00
6	—	765	134.00	134.00
2	—	288	227.00	227.00
65	—	820	132.25	132.25
30	—	572	160.00–162.50	161.51
30	—	514	171.00–176.00	174.83
28	—	638	147.00–151.00	148.45
17	—	419	194.00–198.00	197.00
16	—	660	141.50–145.00	143.23
13	—	357	211.00–218.00	214.82
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Gaunt$ per cwt · actual wt
60	—	754	145.00	145.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	423	165.00–174.00	169.97
3	—	582	152.00	152.00
3	—	509	162.00–164.00	162.67
2	—	810	127.00	127.00
2	—	738	130.00–132.00	131.01
1	—	350	189.00	189.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	573	155.00	155.00
2	—	288	186.00	186.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	228	560.00	560.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	723	100.00–105.00	101.55
7	—	796	101.00	101.00
7	—	384	123.00	123.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	630	125.00	125.00
1	—	585	125.00	125.00
1	—	255	147.00	147.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	536	140.00	140.00
4	—	331	161.00	161.00
3	—	485	140.00	140.00
3	—	419	145.00–150.00	146.75
3	—	370	156.00	156.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
189	—	733	127.00–127.50	127.17
41	—	613	134.00–138.50	137.83
36	—	519	146.00–152.00	147.79
24	—	672	125.00–130.50	129.31
21	—	568	139.00–147.00	143.12
14	—	410	159.00–166.00	163.91
14	—	378	160.00–177.00	173.46
9	—	464	150.00–152.00	151.13
9	—	317	174.00–181.00	178.44
1	—	255	176.00	176.00
1	—	245	171.00	171.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	744	20.00–26.00	21.09
7	—	794	34.00–39.50	35.71
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
68	—	1,049	35.00–52.00	42.44
52	—	1,249	51.00–62.00	58.00
18	—	871	24.00–30.00	28.18
7	—	1,186	66.00–70.00	67.12
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,632	57.00–62.00	58.75
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,173	50.50–55.00	53.06
13	—	964	43.50–49.00	44.78
12	—	1,329	58.00–62.50	59.12
11	—	1,601	65.00–66.00	65.08
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,585	80.00–81.00	80.56

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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