Name: Dalhart Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-04-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and steer calves 3.00-5.00 higher; feeder heifers and heifer calves 5.00-10.00 higher, instances 300 to 400 lbs 20.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls firm. Trade fairly active. Demand fairly good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $135.22/cwt on 363 head.

Average price

$135.22

363 head · 670 lb average

Value per head Derived

$906

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$258

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

$30.03/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.66

vs TX average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	675	137.76	930	295
Medium and Large 1-2	657	130.14	855	50
Medium and Large 2	624	107.74	672	18thin

One grade step is worth $30.03/cwt here — about $258 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 sale363 hd

135.22

—

TX average4 barns · 1,610 hd

123.56

+11.66

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	—	High	2,103	77.75	1,635	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,755	54.25	952	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,251	49.87	624	56
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,077	37.66	406	83

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
Bulls	—	—	2,230	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	1,806	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	623	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	260	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	476	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	948	25.35/cwt	23.00–29.00	240	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,755	54.25/cwt	54.00–54.50	952	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,180	47.41/cwt	41.50–52.50	559	37
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,390	54.65/cwt	52.50–56.50	760	19
Bulls	—	—	1,975	74.50/cwt	74.50–74.50	1,471	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	545	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	561	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	536	111.50/cwt	111.50–111.50	598	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	643	105.47/cwt	103.00–113.00	678	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	777	98.96/cwt	96.00–101.00	769	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	805	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	805	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	710	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	710	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	595	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	696	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	445	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	623	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	727	122.29/cwt	119.00–125.00	889	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	686	124.78/cwt	123.00–126.00	856	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	779	106.94/cwt	105.00–112.00	833	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	137.29/cwt	128.00–139.00	859	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	593	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	848	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	146.59/cwt	142.00–151.00	773	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	847	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	889	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	413	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	681	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	502	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	491	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	761	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	681	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	953	115
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	908	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	981	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	765	113.72/cwt	110.00–114.00	870	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	175.50/cwt	171.00–180.00	760	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	185.06/cwt	183.00–187.00	685	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	322	180.95/cwt	167.00–187.00	583	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	168.84/cwt	164.00–174.00	802	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	800	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	900	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	822	28.93/cwt	28.00–29.00	238	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	849	34.70/cwt	34.00–38.00	295	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,106	36.43/cwt	31.00–39.50	403	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,212	45.05/cwt	40.00–51.00	546	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,467	53.18/cwt	53.00–54.50	780	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	883	106.50/cwt	106.50–106.50	940	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	291	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	524	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	609	141.98/cwt	139.00–145.00	865	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	500	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	800	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	564	106.08/cwt	104.00–110.00	598	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	546	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	395	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	403	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	369	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	265	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	350	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	853	100.50/cwt	100.50–100.50	857	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	128.18/cwt	123.00–136.50	738	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	739	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	739	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	780	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	644	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	729	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	466	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	495	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	644	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	490	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	410	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	574	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	263	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	450	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	713	114.36/cwt	110.00–115.00	815	87
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	810	103.99/cwt	103.00–115.00	842	72
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	779	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	810	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	383	165.43/cwt	160.00–168.00	634	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	120.57/cwt	118.00–121.00	796	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	486	144.67/cwt	143.00–147.00	703	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	140.95/cwt	139.00–144.00	737	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	736	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	738	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	860	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	989	1

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 9, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 828Last week 828Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 227Last week 227Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,230	81.00	81.00
1	—	1,975	74.50	74.50
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	948	23.00–29.00	25.35
25	—	1,106	31.00–39.50	36.43
18	—	1,212	40.00–51.00	45.05
9	—	1,467	53.00–54.50	53.18
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,755	54.00–54.50	54.25
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	1,180	41.50–52.50	47.41
19	—	1,390	52.50–56.50	54.65
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	822	28.00–29.00	28.93
10	—	849	34.00–38.00	34.70

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	152.00	152.00
1	—	260	183.00	183.00
87	—	713	110.00–115.00	114.36
72	—	810	103.00–115.00	103.99
36	—	779	104.00	104.00
17	—	383	160.00–168.00	165.43
14	—	660	118.00–121.00	120.57
12	—	486	143.00–147.00	144.67
5	—	523	139.00–144.00	140.95
4	—	566	130.00	130.00
2	—	620	119.00	119.00
1	—	860	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	564	104.00–110.00	106.08
1	—	515	106.00	106.00
1	—	395	102.00	102.00
1	—	335	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	265	132.00	132.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	853	100.50	100.50
5	—	576	123.00–136.50	128.18
4	—	739	100.00	100.00
3	—	780	100.00	100.00
3	—	515	125.00	125.00
2	—	663	110.00	110.00
2	—	373	125.00	125.00
1	—	495	130.00	130.00
1	—	295	166.00	166.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	410	140.00	140.00
2	—	263	171.00	171.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	545	103.00	103.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	536	111.50	111.50
4	—	643	103.00–113.00	105.47
3	—	777	96.00–101.00	98.96
1	—	805	100.00	100.00
1	—	710	100.00	100.00
1	—	595	117.00	117.00
1	—	445	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	727	119.00–125.00	122.29
8	—	686	123.00–126.00	124.78
7	—	779	105.00–112.00	106.94
7	—	626	128.00–139.00	137.29
7	—	593	143.00	143.00
6	—	527	142.00–151.00	146.59
3	—	847	105.00	105.00
2	—	413	165.00	165.00
1	—	290	173.00	173.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	491	155.00	155.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
115	—	681	140.00	140.00
58	—	908	108.00	108.00
29	—	765	110.00–114.00	113.72
22	—	433	171.00–180.00	175.50
11	—	370	183.00–187.00	185.06
11	—	322	167.00–187.00	180.95
10	—	475	164.00–174.00	168.84
9	—	800	112.50	112.50
8	—	883	106.50	106.50
7	—	291	180.00	180.00
4	—	609	139.00–145.00	141.98
1	—	500	160.00	160.00

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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