Name: Dalhart Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-08-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer and heifer calves under 600 lbs steady to weak in a limited test. Feeder steers over 600 lbs firm, instances 2.00 higher. Feeder heifers steady to weak. Slaughter cows and bulls steady to weak. Trade fairly active. Demand fairly good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $148.00/cwt on 983 head.

Average price

$148.00

983 head · 686 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,015

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$176

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

$26.57/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.26

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	540	157.81	852	72
Medium and Large 1	727	149.81	1,089	784
Medium and Large 2	515	131.24	676	127

One grade step is worth $26.57/cwt here — about $176 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 sale983 hd

148.00

—

TX average3 barns · 2,205 hd

143.73

+4.26

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	1,811	95.01	1,720	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,585	62.42	989	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,263	55.94	707	37
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,073	43.67	468	162

Every lot, as filed

72 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	—	687	154.23/cwt	154.00–157.00	1,060	183
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	772	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	640	130.08/cwt	130.00–131.00	833	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	769	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	285	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	399	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	123.18/cwt	123.00–124.50	573	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	293	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	469	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	767	130.28/cwt	129.00–131.00	999	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	811	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	695	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	765	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	688	111.23/cwt	110.00–112.50	765	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	355	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	604	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	444	165.00/cwt	156.00–166.00	733	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	370	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	574	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	740	121.81/cwt	120.00–122.00	901	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	162.42/cwt	160.00–168.00	843	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	281	185.49/cwt	170.00–187.00	521	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	639	158.10/cwt	156.00–160.50	1,010	182
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	713	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	592	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	912	27
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	582	120.25/cwt	120.25–120.25	700	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	582	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	902	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	935	134.88/cwt	125.00–135.00	1,261	152
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	445	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	645	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	148.81/cwt	146.00–151.50	1,019	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	304	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	410	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	348	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	592	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	596	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	356	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	441	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	538	147.46/cwt	147.00–147.50	793	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	408	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	604	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	861	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	999	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	845	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	887	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	669	130.41/cwt	129.00–131.00	872	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	728	139.43/cwt	137.75–142.00	1,015	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	492	138.65/cwt	133.00–140.00	682	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	735	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	831	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	405	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	547	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	142.39/cwt	142.00–143.00	824	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	837	123.30/cwt	119.50–127.50	1,032	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	724	148.97/cwt	148.00–150.50	1,079	121
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	572	143.93/cwt	143.00–149.00	823	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	717	127.52/cwt	126.00–129.00	914	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	690	126.99/cwt	123.00–129.00	876	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	464	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	603	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	233	179.42/cwt	177.00–182.00	418	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	822	142.24/cwt	139.00–143.25	1,169	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	531	154.68/cwt	154.00–155.00	821	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	992	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	355	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	462	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	640	134.31/cwt	130.00–137.00	860	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	787	143.30/cwt	141.50–145.00	1,128	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	445	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	716	2
Bulls	—	—	1,510	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	1,404	1
Bulls	—	—	1,886	95.51/cwt	94.00–98.00	1,801	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	540	135.99/cwt	135.00–137.00	734	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	413	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,445	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	867	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,591	62.50/cwt	62.50–62.50	994	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	729	31.57/cwt	24.00–40.50	230	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,435	60.50/cwt	60.50–60.50	868	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	710	29.00/cwt	29.00–29.00	206	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,263	55.94/cwt	54.50–63.00	707	37
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,179	52.98/cwt	50.00–55.50	625	55
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,022	32.32/cwt	24.00–40.00	330	40
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,073	45.01/cwt	42.00–49.00	483	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	310	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	496	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	381	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	671	24
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	833	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	937	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	403	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	564	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	895	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	1,204	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,077	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 Aug 20, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,426Last week 1,239Year ago 815

Slaughter CattleReceipts 254Last week 187Year ago 328

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
183	—	687	154.00–157.00	154.23
19	—	519	160.00–168.00	162.42
10	—	281	170.00–187.00	185.49
182	—	639	156.00–160.50	158.10
6	—	582	155.00	155.00
152	—	935	125.00–135.00	134.88
2	—	348	170.00	170.00
121	—	724	148.00–150.50	148.97
2	—	233	177.00–182.00	179.42
47	—	822	139.00–143.25	142.24
21	—	787	141.50–145.00	143.30
12	—	895	134.50	134.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	740	120.00–122.00	121.81
10	—	582	120.25	120.25
9	—	304	135.00	135.00
3	—	690	123.00–129.00	126.99
29	—	464	130.00	130.00
1	—	355	130.00	130.00
13	—	640	130.00–137.00	134.31
10	—	833	112.50	112.50
42	—	403	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	150.00	150.00
27	—	592	154.00	154.00
1	—	445	145.00	145.00
10	—	685	146.00–151.50	148.81
4	—	717	126.00–129.00	127.52
2	—	800	124.00	124.00
2	—	310	160.00	160.00
1	—	905	119.00	119.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	572	143.00–149.00	143.93
12	—	531	154.00–155.00	154.68
2	—	445	161.00	161.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	381	176.00	176.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	468	165.00	165.00
23	—	640	130.00–131.00	130.08
2	—	293	160.00	160.00
21	—	767	129.00–131.00	130.28
1	—	355	170.00	170.00
18	—	444	156.00–166.00	165.00
11	—	538	147.00–147.50	147.46
7	—	669	129.00–131.00	130.41
55	—	728	137.75–142.00	139.43
5	—	579	142.00–143.00	142.39
25	—	837	119.50–127.50	123.30
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	628	122.50	122.50
2	—	705	115.00	115.00
42	—	375	159.00	159.00
16	—	861	116.00	116.00
16	—	492	133.00–140.00	138.65
4	—	540	135.00–137.00	135.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	285	140.00	140.00
28	—	465	123.00–124.50	123.18
4	—	688	110.00–112.50	111.23
4	—	356	124.00	124.00
2	—	845	105.00	105.00
1	—	735	113.00	113.00
40	—	405	135.00	135.00
1	—	320	129.00	129.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	695	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	370	155.00	155.00
2	—	408	148.00	148.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,510	93.00	93.00
4	—	1,886	94.00–98.00	95.51
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,445	60.00	60.00
55	—	1,179	50.00–55.50	52.98
40	—	1,022	24.00–40.00	32.32
35	—	1,073	42.00–49.00	45.01
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,591	62.50	62.50
1	—	1,435	60.50	60.50
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	729	24.00–40.50	31.57
1	—	710	29.00	29.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	1,263	54.50–63.00	55.94

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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