Name: Dalhart Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-04-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer and heifer calves under 600 lbs not well tested, however a lower undertone noted. Feeder steers and heifers over 600 lbs 3.00-5.00 lower in a limited test. Slaughter cows firm. No slaughter bulls last week for a test of today's receipts. Trade and demand moderate.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $103.84/cwt on 211 head. That ranks 1 of 4 comparable sales and sits −176.70 against this barn's trailing median of $280.54.

Average price

$103.84

211 head · 716 lb average

Value per head Derived

$744

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$236

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

$16.72/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.64

vs TX average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	443	119.00	527	4thin
Medium and Large 1-2	544	112.80	613	25
Medium and Large 1	746	102.28	763	182

One grade step is worth $16.72/cwt here — about −$236 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 sale211 hd

103.84

—

TX average4 barns · 2,491 hd

105.48

−1.64

This barn, trailing median4 sales

280.54

−176.70

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	1,635	88.66	1,450	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,547	61.88	957	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,214	60.79	738	69
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,089	51.42	560	94

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
Bulls	—	—	1,683	94.07/cwt	93.00–95.00	1,583	2
Bulls	—	—	1,611	85.96/cwt	85.00–87.00	1,385	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,549	59.50/cwt	59.50–59.50	922	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,029	62.60/cwt	62.00–63.00	644	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,012	37.85/cwt	33.00–41.00	383	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,120	54.55/cwt	48.50–60.00	611	66
Dairy Heifers	Small and Medium 3	—	605	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	182	1
Dairy Heifers	Small and Medium 3	—	778	45.68/cwt	45.00–47.00	355	3
Dairy Heifers	Small and Medium 3	—	860	47.00/cwt	47.00–47.00	404	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	583	137.54/cwt	137.00–139.00	802	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	843	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	894	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	950	99.50/cwt	99.50–99.50	945	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	750	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	870	1
Dairy Heifers	Small and Medium 3	—	678	37.73/cwt	36.00–39.00	256	7
Dairy Heifers	Small and Medium 3	—	712	42.30/cwt	41.50–42.50	301	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	381	170.34/cwt	170.00–173.00	649	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	169.11/cwt	168.75–169.50	800	72
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	892	104.11/cwt	104.00–104.50	929	75
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	700	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	502	160.50/cwt	160.50–160.50	806	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	614	130.02/cwt	128.00–132.00	798	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	455	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	546	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	126.99/cwt	120.00–129.00	606	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	445	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	652	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	643	120.99/cwt	119.00–123.00	778	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	661	117.70/cwt	114.00–119.00	778	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	135.23/cwt	133.00–136.50	629	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	663	111.28/cwt	103.00–113.00	738	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	787	97.83/cwt	97.75–97.85	770	149
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	730	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	588	108.34/cwt	108.00–109.00	637	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	515	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,173	54.10/cwt	51.00–61.00	635	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,243	65.64/cwt	63.00–70.00	816	40
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,542	66.63/cwt	63.00–69.00	1,027	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	340	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	534	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	800	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	784	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	740	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	703	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	445	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	498	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	564	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	519	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	280	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	420	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	373	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	522	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	478	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	741	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	435	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	696	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	522	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	770	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 Apr 23, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 625Last week 1,209Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 293Last week 496Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,683	93.00–95.00	94.07
4	—	1,611	85.00–87.00	85.96
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,549	59.50	59.50
3	—	1,542	63.00–69.00	66.63
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,029	62.00–63.00	62.60
21	—	1,012	33.00–41.00	37.85
66	—	1,120	48.50–60.00	54.55
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,173	51.00–61.00	54.10
40	—	1,243	63.00–70.00	65.64

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	30.00	30.00
3	—	778	45.00–47.00	45.68
5	—	860	47.00	47.00
7	—	678	36.00–39.00	37.73
20	—	712	41.50–42.50	42.30
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	583	137.00–139.00	137.54
8	—	843	106.00	106.00
12	—	950	99.50	99.50
1	—	750	116.00	116.00
9	—	381	170.00–173.00	170.34
72	—	473	168.75–169.50	169.11
75	—	892	104.00–104.50	104.11
2	—	502	160.50	160.50
2	—	614	128.00–132.00	130.02
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	125.00	125.00
2	—	643	119.00–123.00	120.99
4	—	661	114.00–119.00	117.70
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	478	155.00	155.00
3	—	435	160.00	160.00
6	—	522	147.50	147.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	455	120.00	120.00
1	—	415	124.00	124.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	477	120.00–129.00	126.99
1	—	320	139.00	139.00
1	—	615	106.00	106.00
1	—	820	89.00	89.00
9	—	588	108.00–109.00	108.34
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	465	133.00–136.50	135.23
12	—	663	103.00–113.00	111.28
149	—	787	97.75–97.85	97.83
1	—	340	157.00	157.00
1	—	800	98.00	98.00
4	—	740	95.00	95.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	112.00	112.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	564	92.00	92.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	280	150.00	150.00
2	—	373	140.00	140.00

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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