Name: Dalhart Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-06-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-06-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and steer calves sold firm. Not enough feeder heifers and heifer calves on offer last week for a comparison this week, however a firm undertone was noted. Slaughter cows and bulls steady to weak. Trade fairly active. Demand fairly good.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $117.90/cwt on 486 head. That ranks 1 of 4 comparable sales and sits −162.64 against this barn's trailing median of $280.54.

Average price

$117.90

486 head · 744 lb average

Value per head Derived

$877

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$32

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

$22.77/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.11

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	583	123.16	718	31
Medium and Large 1	757	118.21	895	438
Medium and Large 2	683	100.39	686	17thin

One grade step is worth $22.77/cwt here — about $32 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 sale486 hd

117.90

—

TX average4 barns · 1,384 hd

114.79

+3.11

This barn, trailing median4 sales

280.54

−162.64

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	1,594	84.28	1,344	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,474	68.43	1,008	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,236	62.95	778	64
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,054	53.21	561	118

Every lot, as filed

76 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
Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	905	42.50/cwt	42.50–42.50	385	1
Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	595	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	208	1
Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	530	32.50/cwt	32.50–32.50	172	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	725	115.98/cwt	113.00–120.00	841	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	660	126.02/cwt	125.00–127.00	832	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	583	123.97/cwt	122.00–126.00	723	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	540	156.30/cwt	151.00–157.50	844	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	616	146.56/cwt	144.00–147.00	903	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	461	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	761	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	926	115.60/cwt	114.50–117.00	1,070	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	714	133.41/cwt	130.00–135.00	953	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,010	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,101	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	768	129.23/cwt	125.50–130.00	992	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	691	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	960	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	697	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	992	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	1,066	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	737	91.47/cwt	90.00–99.00	674	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	757	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	696	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	853	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	759	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	119.00/cwt	118.00–120.00	682	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	117.92/cwt	116.00–120.00	619	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	605	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	696	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	477	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	126.29/cwt	124.00–132.00	662	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	115.67/cwt	115.00–119.00	777	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	106.50/cwt	106.50–106.50	868	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	134.20/cwt	133.00–138.00	627	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	137.22/cwt	135.00–138.00	569	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	732	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	706	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	793	115.50/cwt	115.50–115.50	916	83
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	836	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	928	69
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	932	102.40/cwt	99.00–102.50	954	67
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	647	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	844	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	726	122.97/cwt	119.50–125.00	893	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	144.11/cwt	141.00–145.00	674	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,017	90.50/cwt	90.50–90.50	920	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	132.11/cwt	128.00–133.00	765	24
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	513	128.51/cwt	128.00–129.00	659	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	905	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	851	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	845	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	870	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	445	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	543	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	712	126.01/cwt	125.00–130.00	897	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	586	140.20/cwt	138.00–142.00	822	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	921	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	486	144.96/cwt	143.00–150.00	705	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,018	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	820	126.01/cwt	123.50–127.00	1,033	109
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	147.04/cwt	145.00–147.50	829	73
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	870	120.46/cwt	118.00–120.50	1,048	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	653	129.82/cwt	121.00–132.50	848	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	544	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	724	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	858	110.62/cwt	110.00–111.50	949	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	407	148.50/cwt	145.00–149.00	604	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,105	51.46/cwt	48.00–57.00	569	62
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,001	59.73/cwt	52.00–62.00	598	40
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	981	40.32/cwt	30.00–43.00	396	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,045	67.46/cwt	66.00–69.00	705	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,486	66.97/cwt	64.00–68.50	995	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,455	70.63/cwt	69.50–71.00	1,028	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,263	64.13/cwt	60.00–68.00	810	54
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,030	55.02/cwt	54.00–59.00	567	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,655	70.50/cwt	70.50–70.50	1,167	1
Bulls	—	—	1,612	89.01/cwt	88.50–90.00	1,435	7
Bulls	—	—	1,425	71.69/cwt	64.00–79.00	1,022	4
Bulls	—	—	1,870	92.91/cwt	92.00–94.00	1,737	2
Dairy Heifers	Small and Medium 3	—	547	50.84/cwt	42.50–52.00	278	8
Dairy Heifers	Small and Medium 3	—	701	47.00/cwt	47.00–47.00	329	6
Dairy Heifers	Small and Medium 3	—	620	43.88/cwt	42.00–45.00	272	5
Dairy Heifers	Small and Medium 3	—	670	43.58/cwt	40.00–47.00	292	2
Dairy Heifers	Small and Medium 3	—	580	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	348	2
Dairy Heifers	Small and Medium 3	—	375	42.50/cwt	42.50–42.50	159	2
Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	35.15/cwt	35.00–37.00	167	13
Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	874	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	463	7
Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	421	41.07/cwt	40.00–42.50	173	7
Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	318	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	127	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 18, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,171Last week 1,005Year ago 650

Slaughter CattleReceipts 315Last week 351Year ago 355

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	905	42.50	42.50
1	—	595	35.00	35.00
1	—	530	32.50	32.50
13	—	475	35.00–37.00	35.15
7	—	874	53.00	53.00
7	—	421	40.00–42.50	41.07
4	—	318	40.00	40.00
Dairy Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	547	42.50–52.00	50.84
6	—	701	47.00	47.00
5	—	620	42.00–45.00	43.88
2	—	670	40.00–47.00	43.58
2	—	580	60.00	60.00
2	—	375	42.50	42.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	725	113.00–120.00	115.98
2	—	660	125.00–127.00	126.02
2	—	583	122.00–126.00	123.97
2	—	513	128.00–129.00	128.51
1	—	905	94.00	94.00
1	—	845	103.00	103.00
1	—	445	122.00	122.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
60	—	540	151.00–157.50	156.30
47	—	616	144.00–147.00	146.56
34	—	461	165.00	165.00
18	—	926	114.50–117.00	115.60
14	—	714	130.00–135.00	133.41
6	—	1,010	109.00	109.00
6	—	768	125.50–130.00	129.23
4	—	691	139.00	139.00
4	—	433	161.00	161.00
3	—	992	107.50	107.50
109	—	820	123.50–127.00	126.01
73	—	564	145.00–147.50	147.04
62	—	870	118.00–120.50	120.46
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	712	125.00–130.00	126.01
9	—	586	138.00–142.00	140.20
8	—	677	136.00	136.00
5	—	486	143.00–150.00	144.96
1	—	925	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	737	90.00–99.00	91.47
3	—	757	92.00	92.00
2	—	853	89.00	89.00
2	—	573	118.00–120.00	119.00
2	—	525	116.00–120.00	117.92
1	—	605	115.00	115.00
1	—	415	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	524	124.00–132.00	126.29
6	—	672	115.00–119.00	115.67
5	—	815	106.50	106.50
4	—	467	133.00–138.00	134.20
4	—	415	135.00–138.00	137.22
1	—	620	118.00	118.00
1	—	565	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
83	—	793	115.50	115.50
69	—	836	111.00	111.00
67	—	932	99.00–102.50	102.40
39	—	647	130.50	130.50
37	—	726	119.50–125.00	122.97
32	—	468	141.00–145.00	144.11
26	—	1,017	90.50	90.50
24	—	579	128.00–133.00	132.11
23	—	653	121.00–132.50	129.82
18	—	544	133.00	133.00
12	—	858	110.00–111.50	110.62
8	—	407	145.00–149.00	148.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
62	—	1,105	48.00–57.00	51.46
40	—	1,001	52.00–62.00	59.73
14	—	981	30.00–43.00	40.32
2	—	1,045	66.00–69.00	67.46
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,486	64.00–68.50	66.97
8	—	1,455	69.50–71.00	70.63
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
54	—	1,263	60.00–68.00	64.13
9	—	1,030	54.00–59.00	55.02
1	—	1,655	70.50	70.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,612	88.50–90.00	89.01
4	—	1,425	64.00–79.00	71.69
2	—	1,870	92.00–94.00	92.91

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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