Name: Dalhart Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-05-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers and heifer calves and feeder steers and heifers steady except those over 800 lbs 1.00-2.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bull steady, instances higher dressing kinds 1.00-2.00 higher. Trade fairly active. Demand fairly good.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $117.67/cwt on 671 head. That ranks 1 of 4 comparable sales and sits −162.88 against this barn's trailing median of $280.54.

Average price

$117.67

671 head · 742 lb average

Value per head Derived

$874

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$184

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

$15.03/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.36

vs TX average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	739	118.69	878	588
Medium and Large 1-2	779	111.53	868	71
Medium and Large 2	669	103.66	694	12thin

One grade step is worth $15.03/cwt here — about $184 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 sale671 hd

117.67

—

TX average4 barns · 2,158 hd

118.02

−0.36

This barn, trailing median4 sales

280.54

−162.88

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	1,583	94.08	1,490	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,825	66.13	1,207	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,247	64.38	803	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	968	49.21	476	46

Every lot, as filed

72 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	—	457	151.71/cwt	150.00–153.00	693	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	722	99.39/cwt	91.00–104.00	718	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	582	107.75/cwt	104.00–109.00	627	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	658	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	704	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	775	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	791	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	128.61/cwt	123.00–129.50	736	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	951	101.50/cwt	101.50–101.50	965	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,007	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	947	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	803	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	859	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	684	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	787	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	916	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	889	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	645	118.66/cwt	118.00–120.00	765	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	505	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	646	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	450	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	608	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	573	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	125.28/cwt	119.00–128.50	843	150
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	856	108.20/cwt	105.00–114.75	926	97
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	812	111.72/cwt	105.50–112.75	907	85
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	779	113.17/cwt	107.00–118.00	882	80
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	736	120.45/cwt	113.00–123.00	887	74
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	139.28/cwt	134.00–140.00	738	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	932	103.12/cwt	103.00–104.50	961	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	127.72/cwt	127.00–128.00	789	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	388	147.10/cwt	142.00–150.00	571	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	132.75/cwt	131.00–137.00	757	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	967	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,015	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	266	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	399	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	459	143.67/cwt	143.00–144.00	659	3
Dairy Heifers	Small and Medium 3	—	817	51.67/cwt	49.00–56.00	422	80
Dairy Heifers	Small and Medium 3	—	1,072	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	600	18
Dairy Heifers	Small and Medium 3	—	624	43.01/cwt	40.00–47.00	268	18
Dairy Heifers	Small and Medium 3	—	870	43.00/cwt	43.00–43.00	374	12
Dairy Heifers	Small and Medium 3	—	661	56.40/cwt	46.00–60.00	373	8
Dairy Heifers	Small and Medium 3	—	729	55.02/cwt	47.00–57.00	401	6
Dairy Heifers	Small and Medium 3	—	418	41.36/cwt	40.00–42.00	173	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	692	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	410	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	574	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	977	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	652	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	906	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	506	137.57/cwt	136.00–148.00	696	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	453	150.86/cwt	150.00–156.00	683	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	561	140.69/cwt	138.00–142.00	789	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	411	154.59/cwt	154.00–155.00	635	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	941	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	727	119.66/cwt	119.00–121.00	870	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	135.50/cwt	135.00–136.00	833	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	822	122.41/cwt	118.50–124.00	1,006	106
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	667	138.27/cwt	132.50–141.50	922	96
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	143.66/cwt	139.00–145.50	888	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	154.90/cwt	150.00–159.00	810	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	778	126.04/cwt	124.00–127.50	981	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	964	110.35/cwt	110.35–110.35	1,064	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,018	102.34/cwt	102.00–103.00	1,042	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	145.73/cwt	140.00–148.00	829	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	284	163.21/cwt	156.00–170.00	464	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	213	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	400	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	884	116.10/cwt	115.00–116.50	1,026	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	910	112.25/cwt	112.00–112.50	1,021	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	403	168.36/cwt	168.00–171.00	678	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	734	128.59/cwt	125.00–131.00	944	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	765	31.00/cwt	31.00–31.00	237	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,003	46.73/cwt	41.00–54.00	469	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	859	36.14/cwt	32.00–39.00	310	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	964	63.90/cwt	61.00–66.00	616	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,105	69.52/cwt	68.00–70.00	768	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,828	67.50/cwt	67.50–67.50	1,234	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,815	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	1,125	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,308	64.74/cwt	60.00–66.50	847	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,041	56.62/cwt	56.00–57.00	589	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,247	72.56/cwt	71.00–74.00	905	4
Bulls	—	—	1,542	91.05/cwt	87.00–93.00	1,404	5
Bulls	—	—	1,652	99.13/cwt	95.50–102.00	1,638	3

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 28, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,610Last week 1,510Year ago 769

Slaughter CattleReceipts 187Last week 291Year ago 416

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	457	150.00–153.00	151.71
106	—	822	118.50–124.00	122.41
96	—	667	132.50–141.50	138.27
43	—	618	139.00–145.50	143.66
40	—	523	150.00–159.00	154.90
36	—	778	124.00–127.50	126.04
26	—	964	110.35	110.35
15	—	1,018	102.00–103.00	102.34
15	—	569	140.00–148.00	145.73
13	—	284	156.00–170.00	163.21
12	—	213	188.00	188.00
11	—	884	115.00–116.50	116.10
10	—	910	112.00–112.50	112.25
9	—	403	168.00–171.00	168.36
7	—	734	125.00–131.00	128.59
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	477	145.00	145.00
1	—	410	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
60	—	760	128.50	128.50
13	—	652	139.00	139.00
8	—	506	136.00–148.00	137.57
7	—	453	150.00–156.00	150.86
6	—	561	138.00–142.00	140.69
5	—	411	154.00–155.00	154.59
3	—	840	112.00	112.00
3	—	727	119.00–121.00	119.66
2	—	615	135.00–136.00	135.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	722	91.00–104.00	99.39
4	—	582	104.00–109.00	107.75
2	—	658	107.00	107.00
1	—	775	102.00	102.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	572	123.00–129.50	128.61
17	—	951	101.50	101.50
10	—	1,007	94.00	94.00
7	—	803	107.00	107.00
6	—	684	115.00	115.00
5	—	916	97.00	97.00
3	—	645	118.00–120.00	118.66
1	—	505	128.00	128.00
1	—	450	135.00	135.00
1	—	415	138.00	138.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
150	—	673	119.00–128.50	125.28
97	—	856	105.00–114.75	108.20
85	—	812	105.50–112.75	111.72
80	—	779	107.00–118.00	113.17
74	—	736	113.00–123.00	120.45
26	—	530	134.00–140.00	139.28
24	—	932	103.00–104.50	103.12
16	—	618	127.00–128.00	127.72
13	—	388	142.00–150.00	147.10
10	—	570	131.00–137.00	132.75
6	—	967	105.00	105.00
4	—	266	150.00	150.00
3	—	459	143.00–144.00	143.67
Dairy Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
80	—	817	49.00–56.00	51.67
18	—	1,072	56.00	56.00
18	—	624	40.00–47.00	43.01
12	—	870	43.00	43.00
8	—	661	46.00–60.00	56.40
6	—	729	47.00–57.00	55.02
6	—	418	40.00–42.00	41.36

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	765	31.00	31.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,003	41.00–54.00	46.73
12	—	859	32.00–39.00	36.14
7	—	964	61.00–66.00	63.90
6	—	1,105	68.00–70.00	69.52
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,828	67.50	67.50
1	—	1,815	62.00	62.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,308	60.00–66.50	64.74
5	—	1,041	56.00–57.00	56.62
4	—	1,247	71.00–74.00	72.56
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,542	87.00–93.00	91.05
3	—	1,652	95.50–102.00	99.13

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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