Name: Dalhart Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-03-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steer calves under 600 lbs and and feeder steers over 600 lbs mostly 2.00 higher. Heifer calves under 600 lbs and feeder heifers over 600 lbs 3.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows steady to strong. Slaughter bulls not well tested. Trade active. Demand fairly good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $151.43/cwt on 899 head.

Average price

$151.43

899 head · 671 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,016

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$99

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

$10.86/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.99

vs TX average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	672	152.31	1,024	826
Medium and Large 1-2	654	141.45	924	73

One grade step is worth $10.86/cwt here — about $99 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 sale899 hd

151.43

—

TX average3 barns · 1,708 hd

147.44

+3.99

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	1,584	60.50	958	31
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,450	56.46	818	56
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,081	38.77	419	168

Every lot, as filed

72 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 1-2	—	458	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	769	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	303	176.53/cwt	173.00–180.00	535	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,021	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	964	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,000	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	898	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	689	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	631	132.99/cwt	131.00–135.00	839	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	678	134.25/cwt	134.25–134.25	910	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	278	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	512	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	862	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	965	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	319	170.20/cwt	166.00–172.50	543	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	538	144.95/cwt	143.00–146.00	780	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	168.31/cwt	165.00–170.00	628	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	713	131.87/cwt	127.00–132.50	940	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	773	122.73/cwt	122.00–123.00	949	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	677	127.37/cwt	125.00–131.50	862	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	142.38/cwt	138.00–145.00	804	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	166.52/cwt	166.00–167.00	711	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	156.32/cwt	156.00–160.00	758	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	135.34/cwt	130.50–136.50	842	92
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	847	117.12/cwt	116.75–117.50	992	122
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	535	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	797	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	358	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	655	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	332	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	505	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	548	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	831	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	873	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	909	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	126.29/cwt	123.00–128.00	726	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	540	137.50/cwt	137.00–140.00	743	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	126.37/cwt	126.00–127.00	809	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	839	109.25/cwt	109.00–112.00	917	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	434	158.85/cwt	157.00–159.00	689	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	489	148.00/cwt	145.00–151.00	724	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	403	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	657	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	514	160.40/cwt	157.00–164.00	824	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	154.62/cwt	153.50–156.00	880	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	747	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	979	36
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,442	59.14/cwt	59.00–60.00	853	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,452	55.65/cwt	52.00–58.00	808	43
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,569	58.36/cwt	56.50–60.00	916	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,598	62.50/cwt	62.50–62.50	999	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,350	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	743	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,024	26.95/cwt	20.00–33.00	276	40
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,090	35.55/cwt	29.00–40.00	387	40
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,094	46.17/cwt	44.00–50.00	505	63
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	785	27.97/cwt	20.00–32.00	220	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	257	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	370	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	340	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	456	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	461	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	560	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	598	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	811	93.81/cwt	92.00–95.00	761	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	336	209.81/cwt	208.00–218.00	705	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	297	218.11/cwt	217.00–219.00	648	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	206.26/cwt	192.00–211.00	773	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	864	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,097	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	493	177.38/cwt	174.00–180.00	874	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	634	150.95/cwt	149.00–152.50	957	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	163.43/cwt	160.50–168.00	923	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	141.61/cwt	138.00–144.50	949	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	172.63/cwt	170.00–176.00	906	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	925	118.34/cwt	118.00–123.00	1,095	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	745	140.68/cwt	140.00–140.75	1,048	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	195.15/cwt	194.00–196.00	825	88
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	784	132.81/cwt	132.00–134.00	1,041	157
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	831	129.95/cwt	127.00–131.00	1,080	168
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	409	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	826	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	355	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	781	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	269	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	511	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	422	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	776	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 Mar 5, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,854Last week 1,854Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 563Last week 563Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	458	168.00	168.00
2	—	303	173.00–180.00	176.53
1	—	865	118.00	118.00
1	—	810	119.00	119.00
1	—	775	129.00	129.00
2	—	680	132.00	132.00
3	—	428	161.00	161.00
4	—	631	131.00–135.00	132.99
5	—	514	157.00–164.00	160.40
16	—	569	153.50–156.00	154.62
36	—	747	131.00	131.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	336	208.00–218.00	209.81
9	—	297	217.00–219.00	218.11
9	—	375	192.00–211.00	206.26
9	—	864	127.00	127.00
21	—	493	174.00–180.00	177.38
27	—	634	149.00–152.50	150.95
39	—	565	160.50–168.00	163.43
56	—	670	138.00–144.50	141.61
57	—	525	170.00–176.00	172.63
59	—	925	118.00–123.00	118.34
63	—	745	140.00–140.75	140.68
88	—	423	194.00–196.00	195.15
157	—	784	132.00–134.00	132.81
168	—	831	127.00–131.00	129.95
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	409	202.00	202.00
32	—	355	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	269	190.00	190.00
13	—	422	184.00	184.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	678	134.25	134.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	278	184.00	184.00
10	—	862	112.00	112.00
14	—	319	166.00–172.50	170.20
18	—	538	143.00–146.00	144.95
24	—	373	165.00–170.00	168.31
26	—	713	127.00–132.50	131.87
27	—	773	122.00–123.00	122.73
34	—	677	125.00–131.50	127.37
35	—	565	138.00–145.00	142.38
56	—	427	166.00–167.00	166.52
59	—	485	156.00–160.00	156.32
92	—	622	130.50–136.50	135.34
122	—	847	116.75–117.50	117.12
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	535	149.00	149.00
27	—	358	183.00	183.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	332	152.00	152.00
1	—	365	150.00	150.00
1	—	670	124.00	124.00
1	—	740	118.00	118.00
2	—	790	115.00	115.00
3	—	575	123.00–128.00	126.29
6	—	540	137.00–140.00	137.50
12	—	640	126.00–127.00	126.37
12	—	839	109.00–112.00	109.25
14	—	434	157.00–159.00	158.85
14	—	489	145.00–151.00	148.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	403	163.00	163.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	257	144.00	144.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	134.00	134.00
1	—	360	128.00	128.00
1	—	415	135.00	135.00
1	—	460	130.00	130.00
5	—	811	92.00–95.00	93.81

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,442	59.00–60.00	59.14
43	—	1,452	52.00–58.00	55.65
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,569	56.50–60.00	58.36
16	—	1,598	62.50	62.50
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,350	55.00	55.00
40	—	1,024	20.00–33.00	26.95
40	—	1,090	29.00–40.00	35.55
63	—	1,094	44.00–50.00	46.17
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	785	20.00–32.00	27.97

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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