Name: Dalhart Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-02-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers and steer and heifer calves firm to 2.00 higher compared to limited receipts last week. Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Trade fairly active. Demand fairly good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $154.33/cwt on 715 head.

Average price

$154.33

715 head · 667 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,029

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$168

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

$20.77/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.00

vs TX average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	673	155.29	1,045	647
Medium and Large 1-2	578	152.28	880	41
Medium and Large 2	652	134.52	878	27

One grade step is worth $20.77/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.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale715 hd

154.33

—

TX average3 barns · 2,412 hd

143.33

+11.00

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%	Low	1,626	62.79	1,021	28
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,346	59.36	799	67
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,128	44.40	501	268

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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,680	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	958	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,441	61.79/cwt	59.00–65.00	890	45
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,153	54.39/cwt	54.00–56.00	627	22
Dairy Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	935	53.22/cwt	52.00–54.00	498	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,201	49.54/cwt	39.00–57.00	595	147
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,175	49.35/cwt	46.00–54.00	580	53
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	979	32.23/cwt	28.00–36.00	316	53
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,614	64.05/cwt	62.00–68.50	1,034	23
Dairy Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	991	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	565	16
Dairy Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	533	33.14/cwt	28.00–38.00	177	4
Dairy Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	577	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	202	3
Dairy Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	798	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	279	2
Dairy Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	323	26.12/cwt	23.00–29.00	84	2
Dairy Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	225	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	68	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	672	133.73/cwt	128.00–134.00	899	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	788	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	753	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	531	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	855	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	979	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	638	137.68/cwt	133.00–140.00	878	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	343	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	611	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	887	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,032	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	543	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	809	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	182.60/cwt	180.00–185.00	676	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	188.74/cwt	179.00–195.00	808	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	146.49/cwt	142.00–153.00	920	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	938	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	825	133.19/cwt	130.00–134.25	1,099	176
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	895	126.20/cwt	125.00–129.00	1,129	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	176.45/cwt	169.00–181.00	921	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	581	159.72/cwt	153.00–169.00	928	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	182.42/cwt	176.50–188.00	863	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	733	141.61/cwt	139.50–144.00	1,038	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	786	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,085	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	149.85/cwt	148.00–154.00	989	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	207.24/cwt	203.00–212.00	773	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	912	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,176	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	250	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	510	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	433	206.40/cwt	206.00–207.00	894	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	604	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	960	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	369	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	812	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	581	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	703	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	783	104.58/cwt	101.00–106.00	819	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	706	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	777	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	680	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	714	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	667	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	143.62/cwt	142.50–155.00	704	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	778	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	138.02/cwt	135.00–140.00	716	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	726	122.49/cwt	121.00–124.00	889	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	816	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	605	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	664	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	528	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	785	125.48/cwt	125.00–126.00	985	145
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	159.04/cwt	155.50–166.00	744	85
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	150.03/cwt	145.00–155.00	789	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	726	127.30/cwt	125.00–129.00	924	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	169.37/cwt	164.00–175.00	635	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	614	136.00/cwt	135.00–137.50	835	30
Dairy Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	705	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	247	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	146.35/cwt	140.00–149.00	831	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	304	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	532	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	161.45/cwt	159.00–164.00	694	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	270	176.45/cwt	170.00–180.00	476	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	124.93/cwt	124.50–125.00	825	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	830	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,013	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	759	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	934	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	780	19.50/cwt	15.00–28.00	152	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 Feb 20, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,648Last week 920Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 622Last week 354Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,680	57.00	57.00
23	—	1,614	62.00–68.50	64.05
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	1,441	59.00–65.00	61.79
22	—	1,153	54.00–56.00	54.39
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
147	—	1,201	39.00–57.00	49.54
53	—	1,175	46.00–54.00	49.35
53	—	979	28.00–36.00	32.23
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	780	15.00–28.00	19.50

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	935	52.00–54.00	53.22
16	—	991	57.00	57.00
4	—	533	28.00–38.00	33.14
3	—	577	35.00	35.00
2	—	798	35.00	35.00
2	—	323	23.00–29.00	26.12
1	—	225	30.00	30.00
1	—	705	35.00	35.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	672	128.00–134.00	133.73
4	—	575	137.00	137.00
1	—	530	142.00	142.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	531	161.00	161.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	720	136.00	136.00
6	—	638	133.00–140.00	137.68
4	—	343	178.00	178.00
3	—	572	155.00	155.00
2	—	800	129.00	129.00
2	—	543	149.00	149.00
2	—	370	180.00–185.00	182.60
1	—	680	138.00	138.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	428	179.00–195.00	188.74
19	—	628	142.00–153.00	146.49
176	—	825	130.00–134.25	133.19
70	—	895	125.00–129.00	126.20
64	—	522	169.00–181.00	176.45
50	—	581	153.00–169.00	159.72
50	—	473	176.50–188.00	182.42
45	—	733	139.50–144.00	141.61
39	—	786	138.00	138.00
16	—	660	148.00–154.00	149.85
15	—	373	203.00–212.00	207.24
9	—	912	129.00	129.00
3	—	250	204.00	204.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	433	206.00–207.00	206.40
14	—	604	159.00	159.00
13	—	369	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	581	121.00	121.00
7	—	783	101.00–106.00	104.58
6	—	706	110.00	110.00
3	—	680	105.00	105.00
1	—	635	105.00	105.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	490	142.50–155.00	143.62
23	—	572	136.00	136.00
10	—	519	135.00–140.00	138.02
6	—	726	121.00–124.00	122.49
3	—	628	130.00	130.00
3	—	376	161.00	161.00
2	—	440	151.00	151.00
1	—	330	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
145	—	785	125.00–126.00	125.48
85	—	468	155.50–166.00	159.04
53	—	526	145.00–155.00	150.03
48	—	726	125.00–129.00	127.30
38	—	375	164.00–175.00	169.37
30	—	614	135.00–137.50	136.00
28	—	568	140.00–149.00	146.35
9	—	304	175.00	175.00
8	—	430	159.00–164.00	161.45
8	—	270	170.00–180.00	176.45
7	—	660	124.50–125.00	124.93
2	—	830	122.00	122.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	759	123.00	123.00

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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