Name: Dalhart Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-09-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer and heifer calves and feeder steers and heifers firm. Receipts on the day were limited by rain and temperatures in the mid-forties. Fleshy cows firm to 2.00 higher; lean cows steady to 1.00 lower. 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 $142.88/cwt on 204 head.

Average price

$142.88

204 head · 779 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,113

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$483

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

$8.03/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.87

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	424	150.75	639	4thin
Medium and Large 1	786	142.72	1,122	200

One grade step is worth $8.03/cwt here — about −$483 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 sale204 hd

142.88

—

TX average3 barns · 718 hd

136.01

+6.87

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	2,165	85.00	1,840	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,549	61.67	955	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,265	57.49	727	109
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	990	46.62	462	168

Every lot, as filed

42 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 1Gaunt	—	812	144.85/cwt	144.85–144.85	1,176	147
Bulls	—	—	2,165	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,840	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,003	23.41/cwt	20.00–28.00	235	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,005	41.03/cwt	35.00–45.00	412	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,267	62.15/cwt	60.00–63.50	787	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	975	50.94/cwt	48.00–57.00	497	72
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,464	62.45/cwt	61.00–67.50	914	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	900	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	250	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	425	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	218	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	410	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	928	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	507	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	610	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	991	109.50/cwt	109.50–109.50	1,085	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	158.52/cwt	158.00–159.00	685	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	558	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	812	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	940	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	761	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	270	159.91/cwt	154.00–162.00	432	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	792	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	990	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	452	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	136.04/cwt	134.00–138.00	388	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	880	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	1,104	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	503	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	634	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	571	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	584	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	695	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	736	119.19/cwt	118.00–121.00	877	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	450	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	500	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	353	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	438	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	713	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	877	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	905	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	968	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	140.57/cwt	137.00–143.00	590	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	805	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	741	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	403	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	472	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	860	86.99/cwt	85.00–89.00	748	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,215	56.24/cwt	55.00–59.50	683	87
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,600	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	880	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,541	62.72/cwt	62.00–64.00	967	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	468	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	533	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	235	167.00/cwt	164.00–170.00	392	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	784	37.33/cwt	35.00–40.00	293	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	666	28.54/cwt	25.00–32.50	190	19

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 Sep 10, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 396Last week 822Year ago 1,372

Slaughter CattleReceipts 342Last week 224Year ago 425

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Gaunt$ per cwt · actual wt
147	—	812	144.85	144.85
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	750	120.00	120.00
3	—	315	161.00	161.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	250	170.00	170.00
2	—	218	188.00	188.00
1	—	725	128.00	128.00
2	—	365	167.00	167.00
5	—	991	109.50	109.50
8	—	432	158.00–159.00	158.52
8	—	558	145.50	145.50
26	—	880	125.50	125.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	940	81.00	81.00
1	—	450	111.00	111.00
1	—	805	92.00	92.00
2	—	403	117.00	117.00
2	—	860	85.00–89.00	86.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	270	154.00–162.00	159.91
10	—	792	125.00	125.00
2	—	713	123.00	123.00
2	—	905	107.00	107.00
5	—	420	137.00–143.00	140.57
1	—	325	144.00	144.00
1	—	365	146.00	146.00
2	—	235	164.00–170.00	167.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	131.00	131.00
2	—	285	134.00–138.00	136.04
2	—	503	126.00	126.00
4	—	476	120.00	120.00
4	—	584	119.00	119.00
5	—	736	118.00–121.00	119.19
4	—	353	124.00	124.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,165	85.00	85.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,003	20.00–28.00	23.41
25	—	1,005	35.00–45.00	41.03
32	—	1,267	60.00–63.50	62.15
72	—	975	48.00–57.00	50.94
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,464	61.00–67.50	62.45
87	—	1,215	55.00–59.50	56.24
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,600	55.00	55.00
19	—	1,541	62.00–64.00	62.72
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	784	35.00–40.00	37.33
19	—	666	25.00–32.50	28.54

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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