Name: Dalhart Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-07-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-07-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer and heifer calves under 600 lbs firm to 2.00 higher in a light test. Feeder steers over 600 lbs firm; not enough feeder heifers over 600 lbs for an adequate test. Breaker and boner slaughter cows 2.00 higher; lean cows sold steady. Slaughter bulls not well tested. Trade fairly active. Demand fairly good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $158.58/cwt on 531 head.

Average price

$158.58

531 head · 614 lb average

Value per head Derived

$973

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$58

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

$36.92/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+15.96

vs TX average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	610	160.65	980	485
Medium and Large 1-2	626	140.82	882	35
Medium and Large 2	745	123.73	922	11thin

One grade step is worth $36.92/cwt here — about $58 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 sale531 hd

158.58

—

TX average4 barns · 1,790 hd

142.62

+15.96

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	1,623	98.67	1,602	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,518	75.20	1,141	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,267	66.38	841	129
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,032	49.38	510	107

Every lot, as filed

59 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	—	663	155.16/cwt	153.00–155.25	1,029	223
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	639	156.83/cwt	154.50–162.00	1,002	166
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	188.91/cwt	188.00–191.00	727	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	321	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	626	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	738	139.94/cwt	139.50–140.50	1,033	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	482	166.46/cwt	163.50–176.00	802	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	255	205.45/cwt	200.00–206.00	524	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	445	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	801	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	613	103.35/cwt	102.00–104.00	634	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	630	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	450	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	585	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	330	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	429	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	546	138.84/cwt	128.00–140.00	758	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	744	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	934	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	447	148.14/cwt	148.00–149.00	662	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	156.12/cwt	152.00–158.00	589	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	310	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	453	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	965	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	380	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	585	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	510	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	694	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	550	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	721	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	548	151.50/cwt	151.50–151.50	830	78
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	381	171.92/cwt	169.00–172.00	655	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	613	142.61/cwt	139.00–143.00	874	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	482	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	723	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	963	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,040	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	228	193.46/cwt	191.00–205.00	441	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	651	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	288	171.46/cwt	170.00–173.00	494	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	805	32.61/cwt	25.00–37.00	263	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	853	43.38/cwt	41.00–46.00	370	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	831	50.53/cwt	50.00–53.00	420	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	923	55.13/cwt	54.00–57.50	509	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,065	53.66/cwt	49.50–66.00	571	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,254	57.52/cwt	54.50–59.00	721	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,020	45.47/cwt	41.00–47.00	464	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	915	40.56/cwt	34.00–44.00	371	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,536	77.39/cwt	73.50–80.50	1,189	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,432	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	931	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,253	64.90/cwt	60.50–70.50	813	77
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,396	72.80/cwt	69.00–75.50	1,016	37
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,023	58.13/cwt	55.50–60.50	595	15
Bulls	—	—	1,630	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	1,597	2
Bulls	—	—	1,610	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,610	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	820	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	984	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	870	114.50/cwt	114.00–115.00	996	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	787	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	495	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	693	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	615	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	632	133.17/cwt	133.00–135.00	842	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	886	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,143	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	688	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,026	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	540	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	778	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	153.46/cwt	150.00–157.00	744	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	318	167.52/cwt	165.00–170.00	533	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	263	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	421	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	918	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	345	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	642	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 Jul 30, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 849Last week 849Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 343Last week 343Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
223	—	663	153.00–155.25	155.16
166	—	639	154.50–162.00	156.83
29	—	385	188.00–191.00	188.91
19	—	321	195.00	195.00
17	—	738	139.50–140.50	139.94
11	—	482	163.50–176.00	166.46
11	—	255	200.00–206.00	205.45
8	—	445	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	820	120.00	120.00
2	—	870	114.00–115.00	114.50
1	—	610	129.00	129.00
1	—	495	140.00	140.00
1	—	430	143.00	143.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	632	133.00–135.00	133.17
8	—	886	129.00	129.00
4	—	430	160.00	160.00
3	—	760	135.00	135.00
2	—	540	144.00	144.00
2	—	485	150.00–157.00	153.46
2	—	318	165.00–170.00	167.52
2	—	263	160.00	160.00
1	—	670	137.00	137.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	186.00	186.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	613	102.00–104.00	103.35
1	—	525	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	130.00	130.00
1	—	330	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	546	128.00–140.00	138.84
9	—	744	125.50	125.50
7	—	447	148.00–149.00	148.14
3	—	377	152.00–158.00	156.12
2	—	310	146.00	146.00
1	—	885	109.00	109.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	380	154.00	154.00
3	—	510	136.00	136.00
1	—	550	131.00	131.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
78	—	548	151.50	151.50
35	—	381	169.00–172.00	171.92
32	—	613	139.00–143.00	142.61
16	—	482	150.00	150.00
6	—	963	108.00	108.00
5	—	228	191.00–205.00	193.46
3	—	420	155.00	155.00
2	—	288	170.00–173.00	171.46

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	805	25.00–37.00	32.61
9	—	853	41.00–46.00	43.38
6	—	831	50.00–53.00	50.53
3	—	923	54.00–57.50	55.13
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,065	49.50–66.00	53.66
27	—	1,254	54.50–59.00	57.52
12	—	1,020	41.00–47.00	45.47
8	—	915	34.00–44.00	40.56
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,536	73.50–80.50	77.39
3	—	1,432	65.00	65.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
77	—	1,253	60.50–70.50	64.90
37	—	1,396	69.00–75.50	72.80
15	—	1,023	55.50–60.50	58.13
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,630	98.00	98.00
1	—	1,610	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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