Name: Dalhart Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-05-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer and heifer calves under 600 lbs steady to weak. Feeder steers and heifers over 600 lbs 2.00-4.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00-3.00 higher. Trade and demand moderate.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $124.78/cwt on 685 head.

Average price

$124.78

685 head · 769 lb average

Value per head Derived

$960

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$141

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

$20.44/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.23

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	577	133.69	771	20
Medium and Large 1	782	124.86	976	645
Medium and Large 2	556	113.25	630	20

One grade step is worth $20.44/cwt here — about $141 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 sale685 hd

124.78

—

TX average3 barns · 2,190 hd

120.55

+4.23

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	—	Low	1,465	88.18	1,292	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,662	69.00	1,147	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,312	66.18	868	98
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	998	52.21	521	115

Every lot, as filed

71 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 2	—	635	112.29/cwt	110.00–116.00	713	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	338	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	456	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	285	127.04/cwt	125.00–129.00	362	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	505	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	505	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	445	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	476	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	693	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	797	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	832	104.97/cwt	101.00–107.00	873	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	787	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	850	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	476	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	543	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	652	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	132.59/cwt	128.00–135.00	564	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	101.50/cwt	101.50–101.50	863	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	818	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	726	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	725	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	450	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	603	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	794	113.58/cwt	107.00–114.25	902	167
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	733	114.62/cwt	112.00–116.00	840	114
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	683	117.61/cwt	116.75–118.00	803	102
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	878	104.88/cwt	104.00–105.50	921	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	128.62/cwt	125.00–130.00	804	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	484	138.88/cwt	136.00–141.00	672	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	542	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	764	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	955	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	802	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	145.95/cwt	145.00–147.00	628	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	134.11/cwt	128.50–136.00	760	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,080	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	972	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	584	1
Bulls	—	—	1,202	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	841	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	557	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	641	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	655	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	572	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	690	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	794	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	513	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	255	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	360	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	124.03/cwt	121.00–128.00	794	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	534	143.04/cwt	140.00–144.00	764	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	147.48/cwt	147.00–148.00	690	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	957	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	913	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	871	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	555	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	763	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	405	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	636	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	498	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	260	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	400	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	706	135.04/cwt	128.00–137.75	953	111
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	919	113.61/cwt	112.50–114.00	1,044	98
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	666	133.11/cwt	132.00–134.00	887	93
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	585	142.94/cwt	142.00–145.00	836	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,006	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,097	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	819	116.96/cwt	116.00–117.50	958	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	787	121.91/cwt	115.50–122.50	959	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	865	114.58/cwt	114.25–114.85	991	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,073	98.27/cwt	98.00–100.00	1,054	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	133.25/cwt	133.00–135.00	826	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	739	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	158.68/cwt	153.00–160.00	673	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	324	161.66/cwt	161.00–162.00	524	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	148.28/cwt	147.00–151.00	793	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	210	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	399	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	816	42.59/cwt	39.00–44.00	348	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	733	33.29/cwt	29.00–38.00	244	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,045	54.79/cwt	49.00–60.00	573	70
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	968	46.46/cwt	42.00–50.50	450	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,078	68.24/cwt	66.00–68.50	736	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,613	67.50/cwt	66.50–67.75	1,089	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,785	72.76/cwt	72.50–73.00	1,299	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,407	69.03/cwt	67.50–73.50	971	59
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,169	61.86/cwt	54.50–67.00	723	39
Bulls	—	—	1,647	94.45/cwt	92.50–105.00	1,556	10
Bulls	—	—	1,280	84.42/cwt	83.50–89.50	1,081	7

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 May 14, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,458Last week 720Year ago 978

Slaughter CattleReceipts 354Last week 129Year ago 283

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	635	110.00–116.00	112.29
2	—	338	135.00	135.00
2	—	285	125.00–129.00	127.04
1	—	505	100.00	100.00
1	—	445	107.00	107.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	693	115.00	115.00
6	—	832	101.00–107.00	104.97
5	—	787	108.00	108.00
4	—	328	145.00	145.00
3	—	543	120.00	120.00
3	—	425	128.00–135.00	132.59
1	—	850	101.50	101.50
1	—	730	112.00	112.00
1	—	600	121.00	121.00
1	—	580	125.00	125.00
1	—	450	134.00	134.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
167	—	794	107.00–114.25	113.58
114	—	733	112.00–116.00	114.62
102	—	683	116.75–118.00	117.61
56	—	878	104.00–105.50	104.88
53	—	625	125.00–130.00	128.62
29	—	484	136.00–141.00	138.88
18	—	542	141.00	141.00
14	—	955	84.00	84.00
14	—	430	145.00–147.00	145.95
12	—	567	128.50–136.00	134.11
4	—	1,080	90.00	90.00
1	—	365	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	557	115.00	115.00
6	—	630	104.00	104.00
3	—	520	110.00	110.00
1	—	690	115.00	115.00
1	—	380	135.00	135.00
1	—	255	141.00	141.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	640	121.00–128.00	124.03
4	—	534	140.00–144.00	143.04
2	—	468	147.00–148.00	147.48
1	—	870	110.00	110.00
1	—	845	108.00	108.00
1	—	720	121.00	121.00
1	—	555	137.50	137.50
1	—	405	157.00	157.00
1	—	330	151.00	151.00
1	—	260	154.00	154.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
111	—	706	128.00–137.75	135.04
98	—	919	112.50–114.00	113.61
93	—	666	132.00–134.00	133.11
66	—	585	142.00–145.00	142.94
62	—	1,006	109.00	109.00
61	—	819	116.00–117.50	116.96
60	—	787	115.50–122.50	121.91
34	—	865	114.25–114.85	114.58
30	—	1,073	98.00–100.00	98.27
8	—	620	133.00–135.00	133.25
6	—	480	154.00	154.00
6	—	424	153.00–160.00	158.68
6	—	324	161.00–162.00	161.66
3	—	535	147.00–151.00	148.28
1	—	210	190.00	190.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,202	70.00	70.00
10	—	1,647	92.50–105.00	94.45
7	—	1,280	83.50–89.50	84.42
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	816	39.00–44.00	42.59
6	—	733	29.00–38.00	33.29
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
70	—	1,045	49.00–60.00	54.79
20	—	968	42.00–50.50	46.46
9	—	1,078	66.00–68.50	68.24
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,613	66.50–67.75	67.50
2	—	1,785	72.50–73.00	72.76
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
59	—	1,407	67.50–73.50	69.03
39	—	1,169	54.50–67.00	61.86

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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