Name: Dalhart Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-04-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Not enough receipts last week for a good market test, however a firm undertone noted in all weight categories. 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 $125.34/cwt on 905 head.

Average price

$125.34

905 head · 747 lb average

Value per head Derived

$937

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$243

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

$12.83/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.08

vs TX average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	508	137.60	700	5thin
Medium and Large 1-2	611	135.97	831	41
Medium and Large 1	755	124.77	942	859

One grade step is worth $12.83/cwt here — about −$243 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 sale905 hd

125.34

—

TX average4 barns · 2,027 hd

121.27

+4.08

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	1,690	85.01	1,437	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,174	62.98	739	45
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,480	62.80	929	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,059	48.77	517	46

Every lot, as filed

54 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	442	133.13/cwt	133.00–135.00	588	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	125.38/cwt	125.00–127.00	718	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	360	145.86/cwt	142.00–147.00	525	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	316	147.06/cwt	146.00–150.00	465	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	298	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	462	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	759	29.06/cwt	25.00–33.00	221	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	845	46.19/cwt	38.00–49.50	390	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,176	60.35/cwt	58.00–67.00	710	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,088	44.00/cwt	39.50–48.00	479	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,273	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	687	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,480	62.80/cwt	61.00–63.50	929	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,058	65.86/cwt	64.00–67.00	697	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,306	59.96/cwt	53.00–63.00	783	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,570	48.50/cwt	48.50–48.50	761	1
Bulls	—	—	1,690	85.01/cwt	81.00–89.00	1,437	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	453	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	648	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	730	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	847	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	119.08/cwt	118.50–120.00	869	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	158.71/cwt	152.00–160.00	754	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	609	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	770	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	142.44/cwt	139.00–146.00	749	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	405	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	676	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	645	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	911	104.31/cwt	103.00–106.25	950	277
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	814	112.59/cwt	109.50–114.00	916	106
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	957	104.25/cwt	104.25–104.25	998	99
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	160.41/cwt	156.00–163.00	826	83
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	728	125.22/cwt	124.60–126.25	912	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	149.45/cwt	147.00–152.00	844	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	360	179.20/cwt	178.00–185.00	645	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	679	129.45/cwt	125.00–135.00	879	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	137.26/cwt	131.00–140.00	857	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	486	162.31/cwt	155.00–164.00	789	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	758	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	913	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	167.64/cwt	164.00–168.00	723	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	343	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	617	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	880	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	924	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	897	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	762	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	741	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	674	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	643	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	610	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	473	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	122.49/cwt	119.00–123.00	686	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	536	120.85/cwt	120.00–121.00	648	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	704	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	739	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	316	131.85/cwt	131.00–135.00	417	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	601	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	721	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	804	105.13/cwt	103.50–105.50	845	151
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	133.55/cwt	130.00–139.00	708	84
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	461	143.58/cwt	131.00–144.50	662	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	716	108.92/cwt	103.50–112.00	780	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	692	110.45/cwt	110.00–112.00	764	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	629	119.77/cwt	117.00–120.00	753	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	778	104.50/cwt	104.50–104.50	813	22

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 30, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,493Last week 1,493Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 152Last week 152Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	442	133.00–135.00	133.13
11	—	573	125.00–127.00	125.38
9	—	360	142.00–147.00	145.86
4	—	316	146.00–150.00	147.06
2	—	298	155.00	155.00
151	—	804	103.50–105.50	105.13
84	—	530	130.00–139.00	133.55
56	—	461	131.00–144.50	143.58
43	—	716	103.50–112.00	108.92
39	—	692	110.00–112.00	110.45
25	—	629	117.00–120.00	119.77
22	—	778	104.50	104.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	897	85.00	85.00
7	—	741	91.00	91.00
1	—	630	102.00	102.00
1	—	575	106.00	106.00
1	—	420	112.50	112.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	560	119.00–123.00	122.49
7	—	536	120.00–121.00	120.85
5	—	704	105.00	105.00
5	—	316	131.00–135.00	131.85
4	—	601	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	453	143.00	143.00
1	—	730	116.00	116.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	730	118.50–120.00	119.08
13	—	475	152.00–160.00	158.71
4	—	609	126.50	126.50
2	—	526	139.00–146.00	142.44
1	—	405	167.00	167.00
1	—	375	172.00	172.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
277	—	911	103.00–106.25	104.31
106	—	814	109.50–114.00	112.59
99	—	957	104.25	104.25
83	—	515	156.00–163.00	160.41
63	—	728	124.60–126.25	125.22
61	—	565	147.00–152.00	149.45
43	—	360	178.00–185.00	179.20
37	—	679	125.00–135.00	129.45
34	—	624	131.00–140.00	137.26
27	—	486	155.00–164.00	162.31
13	—	758	120.50	120.50
11	—	431	164.00–168.00	167.64
3	—	343	180.00	180.00
2	—	880	105.00	105.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	759	25.00–33.00	29.06
5	—	845	38.00–49.50	46.19
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,176	58.00–67.00	60.35
16	—	1,088	39.50–48.00	44.00
2	—	1,273	54.00	54.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,480	61.00–63.50	62.80
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,058	64.00–67.00	65.86
19	—	1,306	53.00–63.00	59.96
1	—	1,570	48.50	48.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,690	81.00–89.00	85.01

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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