Name: Dalhart Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-08-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer and heifer calves and feeder steers and heifers 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Conversation in the stands indicated the dampened CME board numbers and area feedlots tending to be full had influence on today's auction sales. Lean cows were mostly steady while fleshier kinds were firm to 1.00 higher. Slaughter bulls not well tested. Trade and demand moderate.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $146.00/cwt on 773 head.

Average price

$146.00

773 head · 655 lb average

Value per head Derived

$957

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$168

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

$17.09/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.18

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	148.03	983	611
Medium and Large 1-2	623	139.19	866	145
Medium and Large 2	622	130.94	815	17thin

One grade step is worth $17.09/cwt here — about $168 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 sale773 hd

146.00

—

TX average3 barns · 2,191 hd

137.82

+8.18

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	1,987	90.29	1,794	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,613	63.44	1,023	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,288	58.69	756	59
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,046	48.49	507	146

Every lot, as filed

71 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 1Unweaned	—	671	125.46/cwt	125.00–126.00	842	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	318	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	445	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	493	133.16/cwt	130.00–137.00	656	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	726	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	973	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,031	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	466	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	666	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	513	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	459	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	576	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	406	156.64/cwt	156.00–159.00	636	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	496	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	1,094	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	363	163.22/cwt	160.00–167.00	592	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	843	133.38/cwt	133.00–133.50	1,124	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	143.47/cwt	136.00–149.00	679	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	737	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,039	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	768	130.30/cwt	129.00–133.00	1,001	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	142.76/cwt	142.00–146.00	942	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	144.08/cwt	140.00–146.00	893	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	557	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	777	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	658	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	816	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	533	140.33/cwt	139.00–142.50	748	27
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	890	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,059	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	695	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	910	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	500	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	670	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	760	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	920	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	763	8
Bulls	—	—	1,775	85.72/cwt	84.00–87.00	1,522	2
Bulls	—	—	2,198	94.86/cwt	94.00–96.00	2,085	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,447	64.59/cwt	64.00–67.00	935	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,273	58.14/cwt	56.00–63.00	740	54
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,613	63.44/cwt	61.50–65.00	1,023	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	944	37.31/cwt	30.00–40.50	352	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	658	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	783	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	432	129.30/cwt	129.00–129.50	559	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	629	117.14/cwt	117.00–118.00	737	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	702	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	895	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	270	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	381	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	230	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	324	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	400	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	568	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	126.90/cwt	124.75–128.00	983	136
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	134.67/cwt	132.50–135.00	963	77
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	611	139.44/cwt	135.00–141.00	852	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	805	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	339	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	512	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	680	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	862	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,052	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	884	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,037	46.70/cwt	41.00–50.50	484	85
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,098	55.85/cwt	51.00–61.00	613	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	507	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	761	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	496	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	709	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	579	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	845	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	778	140.15/cwt	138.50–141.25	1,090	121
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	150.84/cwt	150.00–151.00	996	119
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	741	145.30/cwt	142.00–146.25	1,077	89
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	852	134.25/cwt	134.25–134.25	1,144	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	452	153.76/cwt	152.00–159.00	695	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	613	155.23/cwt	153.00–156.00	952	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	336	172.77/cwt	169.00–179.00	581	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	440	166.87/cwt	163.00–169.00	734	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	962	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	1,227	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	831	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	559	156.50/cwt	156.50–156.50	875	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	838	135.17/cwt	134.50–135.50	1,133	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	399	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	670	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	270	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	483	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	491	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	582	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	574	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	686	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	690	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	780	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	576	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 27, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,461Last week 1,461Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 303Last week 303Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	671	125.00–126.00	125.46
20	—	318	140.00	140.00
26	—	493	130.00–137.00	133.16
6	—	702	127.50	127.50
2	—	270	141.00	141.00
2	—	230	141.00	141.00
1	—	400	142.00	142.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	563	129.00	129.00
3	—	973	106.00	106.00
5	—	335	139.00	139.00
5	—	516	129.00	129.00
6	—	372	138.00	138.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	459	125.50	125.50
19	—	658	119.00	119.00
43	—	432	129.00–129.50	129.30
21	—	629	117.00–118.00	117.14
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
136	—	775	124.75–128.00	126.90
77	—	715	132.50–135.00	134.67
42	—	611	135.00–141.00	139.44
18	—	579	139.00	139.00
7	—	339	151.00	151.00
5	—	469	145.00	145.00
3	—	862	122.00	122.00
2	—	660	134.00	134.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	491	118.50	118.50
4	—	574	119.50	119.50
1	—	690	113.00	113.00
1	—	510	113.00	113.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	406	156.00–159.00	156.64
5	—	507	150.00	150.00
5	—	496	143.00	143.00
4	—	579	146.00	146.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	295	168.00	168.00
2	—	1,105	99.00	99.00
4	—	363	160.00–167.00	163.22
4	—	843	133.00–133.50	133.38
7	—	473	136.00–149.00	143.47
9	—	737	141.00	141.00
9	—	768	129.00–133.00	130.30
11	—	660	142.00–146.00	142.76
47	—	620	140.00–146.00	144.08
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	557	139.50	139.50
19	—	658	124.00	124.00
27	—	533	139.00–142.50	140.33
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	890	119.00	119.00
2	—	695	131.00	131.00
3	—	500	134.00	134.00
3	—	760	121.00	121.00
8	—	565	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
121	—	778	138.50–141.25	140.15
119	—	660	150.00–151.00	150.84
89	—	741	142.00–146.25	145.30
65	—	852	134.25	134.25
40	—	452	152.00–159.00	153.76
32	—	613	153.00–156.00	155.23
24	—	336	169.00–179.00	172.77
22	—	440	163.00–169.00	166.87
14	—	962	127.50	127.50
13	—	510	163.00	163.00
11	—	559	156.50	156.50
9	—	838	134.50–135.50	135.17
5	—	399	168.00	168.00
2	—	270	179.00	179.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,775	84.00–87.00	85.72
2	—	2,198	94.00–96.00	94.86
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,447	64.00–67.00	64.59
54	—	1,273	56.00–63.00	58.14
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,613	61.50–65.00	63.44
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	944	30.00–40.50	37.31
85	—	1,037	41.00–50.50	46.70
45	—	1,098	51.00–61.00	55.85

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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