Name: Dalhart Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-04-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to Last Week: Not enough steer calves under 600 lbs last week for a market test; heifer calves under 600 lbs 5.00-10.00 lower in a limited test. 600-700 lb feeder steers and heifers 2.00-4.00 lower; feeder steers and heifers over 700 lbs 10.00-15.00 lower compared to light receipts last week. Slaughter cows 10.00-12.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $122.24/cwt on 724 head.

Average price

$122.24

724 head · 719 lb average

Value per head Derived

$878

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$138

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

$17.95/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.91

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	589	133.29	785	60
Medium and Large 1	733	121.32	889	655
Medium and Large 2	561	115.33	647	9thin

One grade step is worth $17.95/cwt here — about $138 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 sale724 hd

122.24

—

TX average4 barns · 2,137 hd

120.33

+1.91

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	1,313	74.15	974	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,568	53.19	834	31
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,138	49.45	563	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,020	33.07	337	110

Every lot, as filed

69 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	—	649	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	912	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	741	117.54/cwt	116.00–118.00	871	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	927	94.50/cwt	94.50–94.50	876	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	877	93.03/cwt	92.00–98.00	816	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	153.60/cwt	153.00–154.00	806	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	138.24/cwt	135.00–140.00	799	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	951	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	884	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	164.56/cwt	160.00–168.00	696	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	288	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	521	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	790	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	518	169.50/cwt	169.50–169.50	878	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	709	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	876	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	381	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	712	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	298	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	569	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	385	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	538	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	731	86.17/cwt	83.00–88.00	630	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	600	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	662	106.21/cwt	103.00–107.00	703	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	797	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	693	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	622	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	595	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	714	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	584	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	129.32/cwt	120.00–133.00	798	122
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	804	92.98/cwt	92.00–93.00	748	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	864	90.25/cwt	90.25–90.25	780	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	782	96.53/cwt	95.00–98.50	755	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	101.46/cwt	96.00–105.25	731	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	714	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	594	125.77/cwt	120.00–129.00	747	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	674	122.18/cwt	115.00–125.00	823	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	138.42/cwt	137.00–139.00	731	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	146.10/cwt	141.00–150.00	552	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	512	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	758	21.42/cwt	20.00–25.00	162	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,013	32.59/cwt	30.00–39.00	330	50
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,219	43.33/cwt	40.00–49.00	528	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	919	23.26/cwt	20.00–27.00	214	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,085	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	575	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,562	53.76/cwt	51.00–55.00	840	29
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,658	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	746	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	898	47.00/cwt	47.00–47.00	422	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	413	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	599	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,138	51.77/cwt	50.00–53.50	589	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,234	47.65/cwt	46.00–48.50	588	5
Bulls	—	—	1,206	73.42/cwt	70.00–74.00	885	8
Bulls	—	—	2,170	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,736	1
Dairy Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	916	44.24/cwt	44.00–49.00	405	21
Dairy Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	738	40.35/cwt	40.00–41.00	298	20
Dairy Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	807	46.02/cwt	42.00–48.00	371	3
Dairy Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	640	36.00/cwt	36.00–36.00	230	3
Dairy Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	418	31.00/cwt	31.00–31.00	130	3
Dairy Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	883	44.00/cwt	44.00–44.00	389	2
Dairy Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	1,020	43.00/cwt	43.00–43.00	439	1
Dairy Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	585	32.00/cwt	32.00–32.00	187	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	633	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	703	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	395	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	498	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	700	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	735	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	688	123.54/cwt	121.50–127.50	850	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	134.09/cwt	131.00–135.50	826	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	135.51/cwt	135.00–138.00	767	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	389	155.31/cwt	141.00–158.00	604	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	534	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	737	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	823	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	823	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	720	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	455	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	817	104.04/cwt	102.00–107.00	850	247
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	786	107.50/cwt	106.50–114.50	845	76
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	133.75/cwt	133.75–133.75	900	60

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 Apr 2, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,310Last week 1,310Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 308Last week 308Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
59	—	649	140.50	140.50
31	—	741	116.00–118.00	117.54
26	—	927	94.50	94.50
23	—	877	92.00–98.00	93.03
17	—	525	153.00–154.00	153.60
11	—	578	135.00–140.00	138.24
10	—	951	93.00	93.00
3	—	423	160.00–168.00	164.56
2	—	288	181.00	181.00
1	—	470	168.00	168.00
247	—	817	102.00–107.00	104.04
76	—	786	106.50–114.50	107.50
60	—	673	133.75	133.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
65	—	518	169.50	169.50
9	—	709	123.50	123.50
9	—	381	187.00	187.00
6	—	298	191.00	191.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	413	145.00	145.00
23	—	688	121.50–127.50	123.54
10	—	616	131.00–135.50	134.09
6	—	566	135.00–138.00	135.51
6	—	389	141.00–158.00	155.31
5	—	534	138.00	138.00
2	—	823	100.00	100.00
2	—	483	149.00	149.00
1	—	290	157.00	157.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	633	111.00	111.00
3	—	395	126.00	126.00
1	—	700	105.00	105.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	428	90.00	90.00
1	—	480	112.00	112.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	731	83.00–88.00	86.17
7	—	600	100.00	100.00
5	—	662	103.00–107.00	106.21
3	—	797	87.00	87.00
2	—	518	120.00	120.00
1	—	595	120.00	120.00
1	—	420	139.00	139.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
122	—	617	120.00–133.00	129.32
60	—	804	92.00–93.00	92.98
38	—	864	90.25	90.25
32	—	782	95.00–98.50	96.53
28	—	720	96.00–105.25	101.46
14	—	476	150.00	150.00
11	—	594	120.00–129.00	125.77
7	—	674	115.00–125.00	122.18
7	—	528	137.00–139.00	138.42
6	—	378	141.00–150.00	146.10
3	—	330	155.00	155.00
Dairy Heifers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	916	44.00–49.00	44.24
20	—	738	40.00–41.00	40.35
3	—	807	42.00–48.00	46.02
3	—	640	36.00	36.00
3	—	418	31.00	31.00
2	—	883	44.00	44.00
1	—	1,020	43.00	43.00
1	—	585	32.00	32.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	758	20.00–25.00	21.42
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
50	—	1,013	30.00–39.00	32.59
29	—	1,219	40.00–49.00	43.33
13	—	919	20.00–27.00	23.26
2	—	1,085	53.00	53.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,562	51.00–55.00	53.76
2	—	1,658	45.00	45.00
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	898	47.00	47.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,138	50.00–53.50	51.77
5	—	1,234	46.00–48.50	47.65
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,206	70.00–74.00	73.42
1	—	2,170	80.00	80.00

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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