Name: Dalhart Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-06-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-06-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer and heifer calves and feeder steers and heifers firm to 2.00 higher, instances over 700 lbs 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls firm. The trade area received a few scattered showers at mid-week, however drought conditions continue to prevail. Trade was fairly active. Demand good.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $124.06/cwt on 755 head. That ranks 1 of 4 comparable sales and sits −156.48 against this barn's trailing median of $280.54.

Average price

$124.06

755 head · 695 lb average

Value per head Derived

$863

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$243

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

$9.09/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.59

vs TX average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	699	124.70	871	690
Medium and Large 1-2	712	118.11	841	45
Medium and Large 2	544	115.61	629	20

One grade step is worth $9.09/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.

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 sale755 hd

124.06

—

TX average4 barns · 2,313 hd

117.47

+6.59

This barn, trailing median4 sales

280.54

−156.48

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	1,630	90.30	1,472	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,518	68.94	1,047	40
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,266	62.78	795	124
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,001	50.82	509	159

Every lot, as filed

70 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 1-2	—	875	115.50/cwt	115.50–115.50	1,011	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	925	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	837	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	685	140.66/cwt	140.00–141.00	964	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	612	147.48/cwt	140.00–150.50	903	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	157.63/cwt	157.00–159.00	817	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	412	167.75/cwt	166.00–170.00	691	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	934	113.31/cwt	111.00–116.00	1,058	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	964	113.88/cwt	112.00–114.25	1,098	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	847	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	254	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	434	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	777	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	382	162.23/cwt	160.00–164.00	620	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	308	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	521	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	565	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	615	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	755	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	785	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	650	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	255	135.06/cwt	132.00–138.00	344	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	895	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	895	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	745	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	820	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	630	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	736	118.93/cwt	116.00–121.50	875	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,041	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	916	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	603	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	910	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	699	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	818	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	495	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	683	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	548	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	707	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	503	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	130.58/cwt	124.00–133.00	823	118
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	818	115.08/cwt	114.00–116.50	941	113
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	726	123.73/cwt	123.00–125.00	898	111
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	768	117.29/cwt	110.00–121.00	901	95
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	500	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	725	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	310	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	499	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	882	120.80/cwt	119.00–122.50	1,065	131
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	777	128.85/cwt	123.00–133.50	1,001	129
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	729	137.86/cwt	132.00–138.50	1,005	92
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	833	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	1,029	71
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	139.76/cwt	136.00–141.00	741	72
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	939	106.09/cwt	106.00–106.25	996	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	864	105.61/cwt	105.00–109.50	912	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	414	150.27/cwt	148.00–153.00	622	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	454	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	654	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	152.69/cwt	150.00–157.00	493	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	138.38/cwt	137.50–141.00	775	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	232	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	376	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	985	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	985	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	695	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	862	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,034	55.01/cwt	50.50–63.00	569	100
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	950	44.51/cwt	40.00–49.00	423	51
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	919	38.61/cwt	35.00–40.00	355	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,571	67.47/cwt	66.00–69.50	1,060	27
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,409	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	1,014	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,223	60.90/cwt	58.00–67.00	745	86
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,423	70.86/cwt	70.50–71.50	1,008	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,171	54.74/cwt	54.00–56.00	641	9
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,123	73.06/cwt	69.00–76.50	820	2
Bulls	—	—	2,295	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	2,456	2
Bulls	—	—	1,380	85.98/cwt	83.00–89.00	1,187	2
Bulls	—	—	1,815	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,815	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	639	116.59/cwt	111.00–117.00	745	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	445	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	590	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	422	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	840	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	890	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	991	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	991	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	777	119.81/cwt	115.00–122.00	931	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	943	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,028	4

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 Jun 4, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,627Last week 1,627Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 389Last week 389Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	875	115.50	115.50
1	—	740	125.00	125.00
1	—	620	135.00	135.00
1	—	500	145.00	145.00
1	—	310	161.00	161.00
8	—	991	100.00	100.00
6	—	777	115.00–122.00	119.81
4	—	943	109.00	109.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
70	—	685	140.00–141.00	140.66
44	—	612	140.00–150.50	147.48
36	—	518	157.00–159.00	157.63
25	—	412	166.00–170.00	167.75
17	—	934	111.00–116.00	113.31
13	—	964	112.00–114.25	113.88
11	—	572	148.00	148.00
9	—	254	171.00	171.00
6	—	478	162.50	162.50
4	—	382	160.00–164.00	162.23
2	—	308	169.00	169.00
131	—	882	119.00–122.50	120.80
129	—	777	123.00–133.50	128.85
92	—	729	132.00–138.50	137.86
71	—	833	123.50	123.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	639	111.00–117.00	116.59
2	—	445	132.50	132.50
2	—	335	126.00	126.00
1	—	840	106.00	106.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	463	122.00	122.00
3	—	615	100.00	100.00
2	—	755	104.00	104.00
2	—	570	114.00	114.00
2	—	255	132.00–138.00	135.06
1	—	895	100.00	100.00
1	—	745	110.00	110.00
1	—	525	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	736	116.00–121.50	118.93
7	—	1,041	88.00	88.00
6	—	431	140.00	140.00
5	—	910	100.00	100.00
5	—	699	117.00	117.00
3	—	495	138.00	138.00
2	—	378	145.00	145.00
1	—	520	136.00	136.00
1	—	335	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
118	—	630	124.00–133.00	130.58
113	—	818	114.00–116.50	115.08
111	—	726	123.00–125.00	123.73
95	—	768	110.00–121.00	117.29
72	—	530	136.00–141.00	139.76
52	—	939	106.00–106.25	106.09
44	—	864	105.00–109.50	105.61
43	—	414	148.00–153.00	150.27
13	—	454	144.00	144.00
10	—	323	150.00–157.00	152.69
8	—	560	137.50–141.00	138.38
7	—	232	162.00	162.00
3	—	985	100.00	100.00
1	—	695	124.00	124.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
100	—	1,034	50.50–63.00	55.01
51	—	950	40.00–49.00	44.51
8	—	919	35.00–40.00	38.61
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,571	66.00–69.50	67.47
13	—	1,409	72.00	72.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
86	—	1,223	58.00–67.00	60.90
29	—	1,423	70.50–71.50	70.86
9	—	1,171	54.00–56.00	54.74
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,123	69.00–76.50	73.06
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,295	107.00	107.00
2	—	1,380	83.00–89.00	85.98
1	—	1,815	100.00	100.00

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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