Name: Dalhart Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-06-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-06-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer calves under 600 lbs steady in a limited test; feeder steers firm. Heifer calves and feeder heifers 1.00-2.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 1.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $127.04/cwt on 462 head.

Average price

$127.04

462 head · 801 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,017

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$285

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

$9.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.10

vs TX average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	808	127.50	1,030	426
Medium and Large 1-2	732	122.04	894	32
Medium and Large 2	631	118.00	745	4thin

One grade step is worth $9.50/cwt here — about $285 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 sale462 hd

127.04

—

TX average4 barns · 1,808 hd

126.93

+0.10

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	1,962	93.97	1,844	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,470	67.75	996	68
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,200	62.89	754	60
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,001	50.53	506	124

Every lot, as filed

57 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	—	575	140.35/cwt	140.00–141.00	807	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	905	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	126.19/cwt	123.00–132.00	665	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	752	117.35/cwt	117.35–117.35	882	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	147.27/cwt	142.00–149.00	624	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,006	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	946	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	880	119.59/cwt	117.75–122.00	1,052	116
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	143.45/cwt	140.00–145.50	904	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	130.44/cwt	130.00–131.00	746	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	667	121.13/cwt	119.50–122.00	808	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	128.43/cwt	124.00–130.50	735	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	899	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	721	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	847	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	915	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	869	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	673	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	643	120.33/cwt	120.00–121.00	774	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	132.38/cwt	130.00–135.00	683	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	970	95.01/cwt	94.00–96.00	922	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	658	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	744	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	964	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,099	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	538	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	631	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	745	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	453	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	643	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	543	146.50/cwt	146.50–146.50	795	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	709	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	971	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	125.48/cwt	123.00–128.00	910	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	909	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,091	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	398	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	677	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	636	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	731	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	414	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	546	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	426	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	660	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	145.47/cwt	144.00–150.00	669	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	815	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	954	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	440	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	541	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	132.80/cwt	132.00–133.00	639	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	551	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	606	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	800	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	308	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	493	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	119.37/cwt	115.00–121.50	624	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	733	119.35/cwt	117.50–120.00	875	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	853	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	407	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	590	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	833	126.74/cwt	122.50–127.00	1,056	68
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	148.12/cwt	147.00–150.00	835	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	965	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	787	129.27/cwt	128.50–132.00	1,017	84
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	163.47/cwt	160.00–165.00	778	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,035	46.14/cwt	41.50–55.00	478	63
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	800	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	360	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,251	55.79/cwt	53.00–58.00	698	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	742	31.44/cwt	29.00–40.00	233	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,184	65.05/cwt	62.00–68.50	770	46
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,470	67.75/cwt	64.00–69.50	996	68
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,053	30.36/cwt	25.00–40.00	320	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,023	64.75/cwt	58.00–67.00	662	43
Bulls	—	—	1,987	94.97/cwt	94.00–96.00	1,887	6
Bulls	—	—	1,815	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	1,597	1

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 11, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,005Last week 1,627Year ago 1,283

Slaughter CattleReceipts 351Last week 389Year ago 393

Compared to last week: Steer calves under 600 lbs steady in a limited test; feeder steers firm. Heifer calves and feeder heifers 1.00-2.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 1.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	575	140.00–141.00	140.35
1	—	670	135.00	135.00
8	—	1,006	94.00	94.00
2	—	453	142.00	142.00
2	—	725	123.00–128.00	125.48
3	—	407	145.00	145.00
4	—	1,060	91.00	91.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
116	—	880	117.75–122.00	119.59
17	—	630	140.00–145.50	143.45
25	—	964	114.00	114.00
1	—	320	168.00	168.00
27	—	543	146.50	146.50
1	—	709	137.00	137.00
62	—	909	120.00	120.00
4	—	398	170.00	170.00
68	—	833	122.50–127.00	126.74
9	—	564	147.00–150.00	148.12
84	—	787	128.50–132.00	129.27
12	—	476	160.00–165.00	163.47
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	631	118.00	118.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	527	123.00–132.00	126.19
26	—	572	124.00–130.50	128.43
1	—	890	101.00	101.00
3	—	643	120.00–121.00	120.33
10	—	414	132.00	132.00
10	—	481	132.00–133.00	132.80
1	—	375	147.00	147.00
23	—	733	117.50–120.00	119.35
1	—	820	104.00	104.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
50	—	752	117.35	117.35
4	—	424	142.00–149.00	147.27
9	—	572	130.00–131.00	130.44
3	—	667	119.50–122.00	121.13
9	—	721	117.50	117.50
3	—	915	95.00	95.00
16	—	516	130.00–135.00	132.38
3	—	970	94.00–96.00	95.01
4	—	460	144.00–150.00	145.47
1	—	815	117.00	117.00
7	—	606	132.00	132.00
2	—	308	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	117.00	117.00
3	—	658	113.00	113.00
4	—	636	115.00	115.00
15	—	440	123.00	123.00
36	—	523	115.00–121.50	119.37
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	426	155.00	155.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
63	—	1,035	41.50–55.00	46.14
5	—	1,053	25.00–40.00	30.36
43	—	1,023	58.00–67.00	64.75
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	800	45.00	45.00
12	—	742	29.00–40.00	31.44
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,251	53.00–58.00	55.79
46	—	1,184	62.00–68.50	65.05
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
68	—	1,470	64.00–69.50	67.75
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,987	94.00–96.00	94.97
1	—	1,815	88.00	88.00

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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