Name: Dalhart Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-03-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: No market comparison available due to last week's limited receipts, however a higher undertone was noted in all categories. Trade active. Demand fairly good.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $119.94/cwt on 292 head. That ranks 1 of 4 comparable sales and sits −160.61 against this barn's trailing median of $280.54.

Average price

$119.94

292 head · 721 lb average

Value per head Derived

$865

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$105

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

$0.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.20

vs TX average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	724	119.96	869	281
Medium and Large 1-2	640	119.45	764	11thin

One grade step is worth $0.50/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 sale292 hd

119.94

—

TX average3 barns · 933 hd

126.14

−6.20

This barn, trailing median4 sales

280.54

−160.61

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
Bulls	—	Average	1,717	94.33	1,619	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,437	69.00	992	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,082	59.57	644	115
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,035	51.24	530	183

Every lot, as filed

46 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	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	788	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	402	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	685	31.00/cwt	31.00–31.00	212	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	815	41.50/cwt	41.50–41.50	338	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	797	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	837	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	721	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	646	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	943	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	661	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	925	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	886	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	858	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	188.69/cwt	187.50–190.00	802	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	778	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	756	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	546	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	305	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	427	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	873	103.06/cwt	102.75–105.00	900	74
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	611	128.21/cwt	126.00–129.00	783	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	825	109.86/cwt	108.00–111.25	906	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	542	144.42/cwt	143.50–149.00	783	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	160.11/cwt	160.00–161.00	680	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	782	114.56/cwt	113.75–115.00	896	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	810	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	931	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	959	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	136.41/cwt	129.50–141.00	787	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	114.51/cwt	114.00–117.00	830	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	155.46/cwt	154.00–157.00	728	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	270	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	443	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,074	55.28/cwt	49.00–62.50	594	98
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	825	34.18/cwt	29.00–35.00	282	37
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,331	68.09/cwt	67.25–73.00	906	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	970	43.03/cwt	40.50–47.00	417	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,437	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	992	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,071	60.16/cwt	58.50–63.00	644	84
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	994	54.08/cwt	42.00–55.50	538	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,512	71.37/cwt	71.00–71.50	1,079	7
Bulls	—	—	1,673	91.49/cwt	89.00–95.00	1,531	4
Bulls	—	—	1,901	101.35/cwt	99.00–103.50	1,927	4
Bulls	—	—	1,435	85.98/cwt	85.00–87.00	1,234	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	849	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	993	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	612	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	808	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	717	113.76/cwt	113.00–115.00	816	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	836	120.33/cwt	119.00–125.00	1,006	106
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	983	105.18/cwt	105.00–105.25	1,034	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,025	104.12/cwt	101.00–105.50	1,067	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	943	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,037	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	755	123.25/cwt	123.00–125.00	931	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	738	127.27/cwt	125.00–129.50	939	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.

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Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Dalhart, TX

Thu Mar 26, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 675Last week 219Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 404Last week 466Year ago 0

Compared to last week: No market comparison available due to last week's limited receipts, however a higher undertone was noted in all categories. Trade active. Demand fairly good.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	788	51.00	51.00
3	—	685	31.00	31.00
1	—	815	41.50	41.50
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
98	—	1,074	49.00–62.50	55.28
37	—	825	29.00–35.00	34.18
25	—	1,331	67.25–73.00	68.09
14	—	970	40.50–47.00	43.03
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,437	69.00	69.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
84	—	1,071	58.50–63.00	60.16
24	—	994	42.00–55.50	54.08
7	—	1,512	71.00–71.50	71.37
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,673	89.00–95.00	91.49
4	—	1,901	99.00–103.50	101.35
2	—	1,435	85.00–87.00	85.98

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	797	105.00	105.00
2	—	530	136.00	136.00
1	—	665	117.00	117.00
1	—	630	120.00	120.00
1	—	390	140.00	140.00
1	—	305	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
74	—	873	102.75–105.00	103.06
59	—	611	126.00–129.00	128.21
51	—	825	108.00–111.25	109.86
23	—	542	143.50–149.00	144.42
19	—	425	160.00–161.00	160.11
17	—	782	113.75–115.00	114.56
11	—	675	120.00	120.00
10	—	931	103.00	103.00
8	—	577	129.50–141.00	136.41
6	—	725	114.00–117.00	114.51
2	—	468	154.00–157.00	155.46
1	—	270	164.00	164.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	646	146.00	146.00
4	—	661	140.00	140.00
3	—	518	171.00	171.00
2	—	485	177.00	177.00
2	—	425	187.50–190.00	188.69
106	—	836	119.00–125.00	120.33
32	—	983	105.00–105.25	105.18
24	—	1,025	101.00–105.50	104.12
15	—	943	110.00	110.00
8	—	755	123.00–125.00	123.25
6	—	738	125.00–129.50	127.27
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	849	117.00	117.00
5	—	612	132.00	132.00
4	—	717	113.00–115.00	113.76

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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