Name: Dalhart Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-02-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: The market reflected the downturn at the CME Board earlier in the week. Limited receipts of steer and heifer calves under 600 lbs and feeder steers over 700 lbs and heifers over 600 lbs were mostly 5.00-10.00 lower. 600-700 lb feeder steers sold 3.00-5.00 lower. Slaughter cows were 3.00-4.00 lower. Trade and demand moderate.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $126.93/cwt on 514 head. That ranks 1 of 4 comparable sales and sits −153.61 against this barn's trailing median of $280.54.

Average price

$126.93

514 head · 663 lb average

Value per head Derived

$842

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$140

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

$4.04/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.02

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	547	130.71	715	29
Medium and Large 2	430	128.23	551	9thin
Medium and Large 1	675	126.68	855	476

One grade step is worth $4.04/cwt here — about −$140 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 sale514 hd

126.93

—

TX average3 barns · 1,514 hd

127.95

−1.02

This barn, trailing median4 sales

280.54

−153.61

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%	Average	1,572	58.61	921	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,258	50.09	630	177
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,022	33.29	340	162

Every lot, as filed

57 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 1-2	—	763	117.40/cwt	117.00–119.00	896	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	115.28/cwt	111.00–120.00	780	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	684	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	437	136.35/cwt	135.00–137.00	596	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	151.71/cwt	147.00–154.00	478	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	116.01/cwt	115.00–117.00	731	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	719	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	791	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	712	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	755	118.63/cwt	118.50–120.00	896	169
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	731	120.42/cwt	118.00–120.50	880	139
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	593	132.33/cwt	128.00–134.00	785	67
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	150.32/cwt	140.00–158.00	717	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	165.00/cwt	155.00–168.00	627	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	534	137.98/cwt	137.00–139.00	737	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	126.78/cwt	124.00–129.00	795	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	159.30/cwt	155.00–160.00	683	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	892	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,017	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	653	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	816	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	340	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	544	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	903	20.65/cwt	19.00–28.00	186	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	995	30.79/cwt	29.00–37.00	306	88
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,124	45.15/cwt	43.00–50.00	507	46
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,073	25.44/cwt	25.00–26.00	273	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,536	57.75/cwt	57.75–57.75	887	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,733	62.50/cwt	62.50–62.50	1,083	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,327	53.45/cwt	49.50–58.50	709	102
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,164	45.52/cwt	41.00–47.50	530	75
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	614	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	784	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	735	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	395	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	593	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	777	124.71/cwt	120.00–125.00	969	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	634	132.23/cwt	126.00–136.00	838	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	716	136.79/cwt	136.75–137.00	979	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	514	173.04/cwt	168.00–173.50	889	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	139.04/cwt	135.00–141.00	939	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	173.07/cwt	168.00–178.00	836	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	805	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,022	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	406	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	706	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	389	194.00/cwt	190.00–197.00	755	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	329	200.68/cwt	200.00–202.00	660	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	890	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,086	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	513	121.76/cwt	120.00–123.50	625	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	497	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	345	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	438	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	384	150.35/cwt	150.00–151.00	577	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	146.24/cwt	141.00–147.00	917	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	587	157.93/cwt	146.50–160.00	927	101
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	778	126.72/cwt	126.50–130.50	986	137
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	846	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	930	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	548	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	822	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	494	161.25/cwt	161.00–162.00	797	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	804	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	933	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	306	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	539	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	402	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	663	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	182.27/cwt	178.00–184.00	689	6

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 27, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,304Last week 1,304Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 426Last week 426Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	763	117.00–119.00	117.40
5	—	677	111.00–120.00	115.28
3	—	522	131.00	131.00
3	—	437	135.00–137.00	136.35
3	—	315	147.00–154.00	151.71
2	—	630	115.00–117.00	116.01
1	—	719	110.00	110.00
1	—	565	126.00	126.00
6	—	384	150.00–151.00	150.35
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
169	—	755	118.50–120.00	118.63
139	—	731	118.00–120.50	120.42
67	—	593	128.00–134.00	132.33
25	—	477	140.00–158.00	150.32
20	—	380	155.00–168.00	165.00
19	—	534	137.00–139.00	137.98
16	—	627	124.00–129.00	126.78
10	—	429	155.00–160.00	159.30
6	—	892	114.00	114.00
4	—	653	125.00	125.00
1	—	340	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	513	120.00–123.50	121.76
4	—	368	135.00	135.00
1	—	345	127.00	127.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	418	147.00	147.00
1	—	560	140.00	140.00
1	—	490	150.00	150.00
1	—	395	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	777	120.00–125.00	124.71
6	—	634	126.00–136.00	132.23
1	—	560	151.00	151.00
1	—	710	131.00	131.00
3	—	548	150.00	150.00
4	—	494	161.00–162.00	161.25
4	—	804	116.00	116.00
5	—	306	176.00	176.00
5	—	402	165.00	165.00
6	—	378	178.00–184.00	182.27
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	716	136.75–137.00	136.79
24	—	514	168.00–173.50	173.04
23	—	675	135.00–141.00	139.04
22	—	483	168.00–178.00	173.07
10	—	805	127.00	127.00
9	—	406	174.00	174.00
7	—	389	190.00–197.00	194.00
6	—	329	200.00–202.00	200.68
5	—	890	122.00	122.00
61	—	627	141.00–147.00	146.24
101	—	587	146.50–160.00	157.93
137	—	778	126.50–130.50	126.72

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	903	19.00–28.00	20.65
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
88	—	995	29.00–37.00	30.79
46	—	1,124	43.00–50.00	45.15
6	—	1,073	25.00–26.00	25.44
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,536	57.75	57.75
4	—	1,733	62.50	62.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
102	—	1,327	49.50–58.50	53.45
75	—	1,164	41.00–47.50	45.52

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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