Name: Dalhart Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-07-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-07-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Steer and heifer calves under 600 lbs firm to 2.00 higher in a limited test. Feeder steers and heifers over 600 lbs 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Much of the trade area received needed rainfall on the week, however triple digit temperatures continue in the forecast for the next several days and drought conditions remain a problem. Trade was active on good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $145.89/cwt on 745 head.

Average price

$145.89

745 head · 700 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,022

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$236

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

$21.38/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.58

vs TX average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	705	146.59	1,034	679
Medium and Large 1-2	654	140.81	921	57
Medium and Large 2	637	125.21	797	9thin

One grade step is worth $21.38/cwt here — about $236 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 sale745 hd

145.89

—

TX average4 barns · 1,732 hd

139.31

+6.58

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	1,714	86.71	1,486	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,213	63.89	775	113
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,380	60.36	833	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,037	51.08	530	130

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	—	880	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,135	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	721	143.47/cwt	142.00–145.25	1,034	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	826	136.78/cwt	134.00–138.50	1,130	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	494	161.21/cwt	161.00–166.00	796	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	159.31/cwt	157.00–163.00	690	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	145.61/cwt	143.00–148.00	954	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	756	143.88/cwt	142.00–144.25	1,088	264
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	155.79/cwt	151.00–161.50	818	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	588	150.28/cwt	147.00–153.00	884	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	535	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	276	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	541	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	906	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,114	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	891	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	217	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	399	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	350	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	578	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Gaunt	—	650	153.50/cwt	153.50–153.50	998	150
Steers	Medium and Large 1Gaunt	—	631	155.75/cwt	155.75–155.75	983	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	707	108.23/cwt	103.00–110.00	765	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	791	91.79/cwt	91.00–100.00	726	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	656	116.56/cwt	110.00–118.50	765	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	539	119.63/cwt	118.00–120.00	645	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	645	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	710	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	803	33.22/cwt	25.00–40.00	267	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	315	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	473	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	128.16/cwt	124.00–134.00	683	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	125.56/cwt	123.50–130.00	708	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,022	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	343	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	515	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	160.69/cwt	160.00–161.00	599	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	698	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	144.00/cwt	140.00–146.00	842	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	660	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	147.83/cwt	143.00–149.00	767	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	818	128.30/cwt	124.00–130.00	1,049	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	125.59/cwt	120.00–126.00	1,086	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	630	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	945	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	875	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,024	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	772	112.30/cwt	110.00–117.00	867	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	416	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	578	4
Bulls	—	—	1,210	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	944	1
Bulls	—	—	2,045	93.50/cwt	93.50–93.50	1,912	1
Bulls	—	—	1,772	87.35/cwt	87.00–88.00	1,548	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,273	56.51/cwt	54.50–57.50	719	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,198	63.81/cwt	60.00–66.00	764	44
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,228	68.14/cwt	65.00–70.00	837	45
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	914	53.80/cwt	51.00–56.00	492	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,380	60.36/cwt	60.00–62.00	833	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,215	33.69/cwt	31.00–36.00	409	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,152	61.38/cwt	53.00–63.00	707	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,095	68.15/cwt	66.00–70.00	746	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,159	46.72/cwt	40.00–49.00	541	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	879	45.27/cwt	43.00–49.00	398	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	495	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	629	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	416	131.77/cwt	130.00–137.00	548	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	117.99/cwt	117.00–120.00	861	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	831	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	763	114.98/cwt	114.00–116.00	877	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	454	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	713	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	422	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	654	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	642	137.84/cwt	137.00–138.00	885	170
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	740	130.55/cwt	125.00–134.75	966	115
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	780	126.95/cwt	125.00–127.50	990	93
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	811	122.29/cwt	120.00–122.50	992	71
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	141.84/cwt	136.00–144.50	742	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	679	134.91/cwt	134.00–136.00	916	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	887	113.50/cwt	113.50–113.50	1,007	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,027	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	976	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	390	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	566	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	138.96/cwt	136.00–145.00	649	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	218	137.07/cwt	133.00–146.00	299	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 Jul 16, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,637Last week 1,637Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 325Last week 325Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
65	—	880	129.00	129.00
42	—	721	142.00–145.25	143.47
39	—	826	134.00–138.50	136.78
22	—	494	161.00–166.00	161.21
18	—	433	157.00–163.00	159.31
13	—	655	143.00–148.00	145.61
264	—	756	142.00–144.25	143.88
12	—	525	151.00–161.50	155.79
11	—	588	147.00–153.00	150.28
7	—	328	163.00	163.00
7	—	276	196.00	196.00
4	—	906	123.00	123.00
4	—	610	146.00	146.00
3	—	217	184.00	184.00
1	—	350	165.00	165.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Gaunt$ per cwt · actual wt
150	—	650	153.50	153.50
17	—	631	155.75	155.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	735	139.00	139.00
3	—	343	150.00	150.00
3	—	373	160.00–161.00	160.69
3	—	485	144.00	144.00
3	—	585	140.00–146.00	144.00
4	—	426	155.00	155.00
5	—	519	143.00–149.00	147.83
7	—	818	124.00–130.00	128.30
15	—	865	120.00–126.00	125.59
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	630	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	875	117.00	117.00
3	—	772	110.00–117.00	112.30
4	—	416	139.00	139.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	707	103.00–110.00	108.23
11	—	791	91.00–100.00	91.79
9	—	656	110.00–118.50	116.56
5	—	539	118.00–120.00	119.63
1	—	645	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	315	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	533	124.00–134.00	128.16
10	—	564	123.50–130.00	125.56
6	—	495	127.00	127.00
4	—	416	130.00–137.00	131.77
3	—	730	117.00–120.00	117.99
3	—	665	125.00	125.00
2	—	763	114.00–116.00	114.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	454	157.00	157.00
10	—	422	155.00	155.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
170	—	642	137.00–138.00	137.84
115	—	740	125.00–134.75	130.55
93	—	780	125.00–127.50	126.95
71	—	811	120.00–122.50	122.29
40	—	523	136.00–144.50	141.84
22	—	679	134.00–136.00	134.91
10	—	887	113.50	113.50
7	—	1,027	95.00	95.00
4	—	390	145.00	145.00
3	—	467	136.00–145.00	138.96
3	—	218	133.00–146.00	137.07

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	803	25.00–40.00	33.22
17	—	879	43.00–49.00	45.27
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,273	54.50–57.50	56.51
44	—	1,198	60.00–66.00	63.81
45	—	1,228	65.00–70.00	68.14
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	914	51.00–56.00	53.80
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,380	60.00–62.00	60.36
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,215	31.00–36.00	33.69
26	—	1,152	53.00–63.00	61.38
28	—	1,095	66.00–70.00	68.15
30	—	1,159	40.00–49.00	46.72
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,210	78.00	78.00
1	—	2,045	93.50	93.50
3	—	1,772	87.00–88.00	87.35

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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