Name: Dalhart Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-08-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer and heifer calves and feeder steers and heifers firm to 2.00 higher. Slaughter cows steady. Slaughter bulls not well tested. Drought conditions have moderated some over the trade area with scattered showers falling over the past two weeks. Trade fairly active. Demand fairly good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $154.44/cwt on 577 head.

Average price

$154.44

577 head · 657 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,014

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$258

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

$33.05/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.94

vs TX average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	664	155.77	1,034	459
Medium and Large 1-2	630	152.00	958	107
Medium and Large 2	632	122.72	776	11thin

One grade step is worth $33.05/cwt here — about $258 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 sale577 hd

154.44

—

TX average3 barns · 1,710 hd

147.50

+6.94

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	1,950	105.00	2,048	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,545	74.99	1,159	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,246	66.24	825	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	969	48.70	472	111

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	453	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	707	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	447	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	715	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	302	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	504	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	807	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	428	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	813	46.52/cwt	45.00–47.00	378	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	750	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	263	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,042	43.88/cwt	40.50–47.00	457	37
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,003	54.44/cwt	51.00–56.00	546	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	962	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	587	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	988	32.61/cwt	24.00–39.00	322	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,545	74.99/cwt	74.00–76.00	1,159	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,246	66.24/cwt	63.00–71.00	825	29
Bulls	—	—	1,950	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	2,048	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	762	107.64/cwt	105.00–109.00	820	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	878	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	922	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	647	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	822	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	548	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	707	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	285	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	453	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	240	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	350	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	689	149.50/cwt	149.50–149.50	1,030	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	156.78/cwt	156.00–160.00	900	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	849	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,095	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	635	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	511	155.06/cwt	149.00–162.00	792	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	274	184.10/cwt	180.00–185.00	504	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	147.66/cwt	147.00–148.00	915	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	768	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	960	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,103	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	745	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	969	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	633	160.93/cwt	154.00–161.00	1,019	129
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	741	146.06/cwt	143.00–151.50	1,082	122
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	785	141.68/cwt	140.00–147.00	1,112	84
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	171.09/cwt	166.00–174.00	883	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	581	162.97/cwt	158.00–165.50	947	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	187.25/cwt	179.00–192.00	777	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	828	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	1,130	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	172.95/cwt	169.50–176.00	820	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	188.21/cwt	187.00–190.00	693	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	920	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,132	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	855	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,146	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	280	196.95/cwt	194.00–200.00	551	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	225	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	524	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	128.22/cwt	125.00–130.00	718	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	896	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	932	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	705	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	776	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	922	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	922	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	863	117.01/cwt	116.00–118.00	1,010	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	703	126.48/cwt	121.00–132.00	889	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	595	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	839	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	553	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	603	145.48/cwt	144.00–145.50	877	115
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	820	128.91/cwt	127.50–129.50	1,057	98
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	672	142.11/cwt	137.00–143.00	955	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	776	129.86/cwt	128.00–134.00	1,008	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	536	147.36/cwt	144.00–150.00	790	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	394	166.62/cwt	162.00–168.00	656	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	729	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	999	5

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 Aug 6, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,046Last week 1,046Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 182Last week 182Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	453	156.00	156.00
3	—	447	160.00	160.00
3	—	302	167.00	167.00
115	—	603	144.00–145.50	145.48
98	—	820	127.50–129.50	128.91
64	—	672	137.00–143.00	142.11
26	—	776	128.00–134.00	129.86
22	—	536	144.00–150.00	147.36
17	—	394	162.00–168.00	166.62
5	—	729	137.00	137.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	560	125.00–130.00	128.22
4	—	896	104.00	104.00
2	—	705	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	922	100.00	100.00
4	—	863	116.00–118.00	117.01
2	—	703	121.00–132.00	126.48
1	—	595	141.00	141.00
1	—	395	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	762	105.00–109.00	107.64
2	—	878	105.00	105.00
2	—	647	127.00	127.00
2	—	548	129.00	129.00
1	—	285	159.00	159.00
1	—	240	146.00	146.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
56	—	689	149.50	149.50
15	—	574	156.00–160.00	156.78
9	—	849	129.00	129.00
8	—	365	174.00	174.00
6	—	511	149.00–162.00	155.06
6	—	274	180.00–185.00	184.10
3	—	620	147.00–148.00	147.66
2	—	768	125.00	125.00
1	—	855	129.00	129.00
1	—	745	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
129	—	633	154.00–161.00	160.93
122	—	741	143.00–151.50	146.06
84	—	785	140.00–147.00	141.68
50	—	516	166.00–174.00	171.09
32	—	581	158.00–165.50	162.97
17	—	415	179.00–192.00	187.25
6	—	828	136.50	136.50
5	—	474	169.50–176.00	172.95
4	—	368	187.00–190.00	188.21
3	—	920	123.00	123.00
3	—	855	134.00	134.00
2	—	280	194.00–200.00	196.95
2	—	225	233.00	233.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	807	53.00	53.00
4	—	813	45.00–47.00	46.52
4	—	750	35.00	35.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	1,042	40.50–47.00	43.88
34	—	1,003	51.00–56.00	54.44
9	—	962	61.00	61.00
8	—	988	24.00–39.00	32.61
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,545	74.00–76.00	74.99
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,246	63.00–71.00	66.24
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,950	105.00	105.00

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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