Name: Dalhart Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-08-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer and heifer calves sold unevenly steady. Feeder steers sold steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder heifers were steady. Slaughter cows were mostly 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Not enough comparable sales on slaughter bulls. The fancy set of 1-2 cattle were off of a reputable ranch. Quality was mostly plain to average. Trading activity and demand were moderate. According to the US Drought Monitor, temperatures were 3-5 degrees above normal from central Texas into the west and Panhandle this week.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $149.55/cwt on 451 head. That ranks 1 of 4 comparable sales and sits −130.99 against this barn's trailing median of $280.54.

Average price

$149.55

451 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$832

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$327

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

$24.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+15.74

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	523	154.00	805	251
Medium and Large 1	600	144.11	865	198
Medium and Large 2	368	130.00	478	2thin

One grade step is worth $24.00/cwt here — about $327 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 sale451 hd

149.55

—

TX average4 barns · 1,470 hd

133.81

+15.74

This barn, trailing median4 sales

280.54

−130.99

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	1,777	86.72	1,541	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,607	63.50	1,020	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,279	59.22	757	66
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,036	46.03	477	98
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,501	78.00	1,171	5thin

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
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,501	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	1,171	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,123	54.03/cwt	50.25–58.00	607	49
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	809	27.52/cwt	20.00–33.00	223	16
Bulls	—	—	1,845	82.23/cwt	81.50–84.00	1,517	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,290	54.56/cwt	50.00–58.00	704	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	851	42.11/cwt	36.00–45.00	358	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	478	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	455	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	473	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,133	42.79/cwt	40.00–45.00	485	18
Bulls	—	—	1,709	91.22/cwt	87.00–94.00	1,559	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,484	66.81/cwt	62.00–67.00	991	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	1,026	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	616	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	458	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	687	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	369	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	992	49.25/cwt	46.00–53.00	489	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,607	63.50/cwt	63.50–63.50	1,020	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	538	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	753	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	271	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	393	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	413	155.12/cwt	150.00–160.00	641	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	750	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	975	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	159.19/cwt	156.00–160.00	984	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	870	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	626	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	683	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	902	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	607	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	898	116
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	143.77/cwt	143.00–145.00	835	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666	156.26/cwt	156.00–156.50	1,041	126
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	638	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	842	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	626	146.97/cwt	145.00–150.00	920	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	824	117.94/cwt	115.00–121.00	972	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	177.63/cwt	177.00–178.00	488	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	733	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,019	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	364	174.50/cwt	174.50–174.50	635	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	466	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	750	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	167.61/cwt	162.00–169.00	867	38
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	883	70.88/cwt	62.00–78.00	626	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	845	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	777	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	706	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	589	142.22/cwt	138.00–146.50	838	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,245	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	1,145	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	515	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	798	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	319	177.55/cwt	171.00–184.00	566	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	253	465.10/cwt	385.00–510.00	1,177	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	936	124.56/cwt	120.00–126.00	1,166	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	752	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	740	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	821	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	785	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	887	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	933	117.73/cwt	105.00–118.50	1,098	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	195.65/cwt	192.00–199.00	646	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	890	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	979	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	869	115.66/cwt	113.00–117.00	1,005	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	384	189.72/cwt	182.00–192.00	729	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	713	130.58/cwt	129.00–136.00	931	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	164.94/cwt	160.00–169.00	930	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	659	159.33/cwt	156.00–160.00	1,050	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	295	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	575	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	749	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	825	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	712	148.63/cwt	144.00–154.00	1,058	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	939	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	350	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	627	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	410	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	648	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	757	146.10/cwt	142.00–149.50	1,106	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	634	139.63/cwt	137.00–140.00	885	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	778	128.95/cwt	127.50–133.00	1,003	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	557	155.69/cwt	154.00–159.00	867	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	789	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	522	153.75/cwt	153.75–153.75	803	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	434	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	707	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	487	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	701	15

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.

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Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Dalhart, TX

Thu Aug 13, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,239Last week 1,046Year ago 463

Slaughter CattleReceipts 187Last week 182Year ago 252

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,501	78.00	78.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
49	—	1,123	50.25–58.00	54.03
18	—	1,133	40.00–45.00	42.79
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	809	20.00–33.00	27.52
12	—	851	36.00–45.00	42.11
3	—	992	46.00–53.00	49.25
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,290	50.00–58.00	54.56
18	—	1,484	62.00–67.00	66.81
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,026	60.00	60.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,607	63.50	63.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,845	81.50–84.00	82.23
6	—	1,709	87.00–94.00	91.22

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	368	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	458	150.00	150.00
5	—	271	145.00	145.00
13	—	417	150.00	150.00
8	—	581	143.00–145.00	143.77
6	—	638	132.00	132.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
116	—	607	148.00	148.00
36	—	522	153.75	153.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	824	115.00–121.00	117.94
11	—	275	177.00–178.00	177.63
24	—	589	138.00–146.50	142.22
21	—	319	171.00–184.00	177.55
17	—	933	105.00–118.50	117.73
3	—	869	113.00–117.00	115.66
23	—	713	129.00–136.00	130.58
3	—	477	157.00	157.00
35	—	673	139.50	139.50
1	—	350	179.00	179.00
8	—	634	137.00–140.00	139.63
11	—	778	127.50–133.00	128.95
6	—	516	153.00	153.00
4	—	434	163.00	163.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	364	174.50	174.50
21	—	466	161.00	161.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	410	158.00	158.00
15	—	487	144.00	144.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	104.00	104.00
2	—	335	110.00	110.00
1	—	750	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	538	140.00	140.00
4	—	413	150.00–160.00	155.12
20	—	618	156.00–160.00	159.19
7	—	580	150.00	150.00
126	—	666	156.00–156.50	156.26
2	—	733	139.00	139.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	683	132.00	132.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	626	145.00–150.00	146.97
3	—	557	154.00–159.00	155.69
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	517	162.00–169.00	167.61
1	—	1,245	92.00	92.00
5	—	253	385.00–510.00	465.10
4	—	936	120.00–126.00	124.56
3	—	432	174.00	174.00
25	—	330	192.00–199.00	195.65
4	—	384	182.00–192.00	189.72
16	—	564	160.00–169.00	164.94
25	—	659	156.00–160.00	159.33
2	—	295	195.00	195.00
18	—	469	176.00	176.00
56	—	712	144.00–154.00	148.63
22	—	757	142.00–149.50	146.10
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	155.00	155.00
1	—	740	111.00	111.00
1	—	785	113.00	113.00
1	—	890	110.00	110.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	8	—	883	62.00–78.00	70.88
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	845	92.00	92.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	720	98.00	98.00

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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Dalhart Livestock Auction

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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Dalhart, TX

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