Name: Dalhart Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-09-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; A good market comparison was not apparent due to limited receipts last week, however a much firmer undertone was noted on steer and heifer calves and feeders. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00 to 4.00 lower. Trade active. Demand good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $143.63/cwt on 1,062 head.

Average price

$143.63

1,062 head · 671 lb average

Value per head Derived

$964

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$321

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

$25.16/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.08

vs TX average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	681	145.40	990	923
Medium and Large 1-2	611	133.51	815	122
Medium and Large 2	557	120.24	670	17thin

One grade step is worth $25.16/cwt here — about $321 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 sale1,062 hd

143.63

—

TX average4 barns · 2,628 hd

139.56

+4.08

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	1,759	83.26	1,464	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,481	55.85	827	78
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,192	52.80	629	123
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,008	43.32	437	253

Every lot, as filed

95 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 1Fancy	—	373	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	709	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	435	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	779	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	245	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	461	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	255	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	449	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	176.44/cwt	171.00–179.00	662	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	345	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	656	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	854	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,196	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	919	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,158	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	409	171.06/cwt	168.00–175.00	700	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	300	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	522	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	360	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	587	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	730	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	803	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	513	107.49/cwt	105.00–110.00	551	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	685	111.99/cwt	110.00–114.00	767	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	762	109.75/cwt	109.00–110.00	836	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	642	105.68/cwt	105.00–110.00	678	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	632	146.90/cwt	143.00–149.00	928	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	737	137.77/cwt	135.50–144.00	1,015	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	159.98/cwt	153.00–161.00	846	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	143.09/cwt	137.50–147.50	966	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	155.50/cwt	151.00–161.00	745	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	771	139.92/cwt	131.00–142.50	1,079	136
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	147.12/cwt	144.00–151.00	843	179
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	828	142.37/cwt	136.25–146.00	1,179	297
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	415	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	660	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	395	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	668	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	347	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	611	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	530	144.52/cwt	142.00–145.00	766	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	618	131.08/cwt	130.00–135.00	810	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	557	138.64/cwt	136.00–143.00	772	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,042	27.25/cwt	16.00–35.50	284	56
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,006	55.12/cwt	50.75–59.00	555	57
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	994	44.69/cwt	39.00–50.50	444	138
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,060	62.50/cwt	62.00–63.00	663	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Gaunt	—	674	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	910	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	484	144.58/cwt	144.00–146.00	700	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	425	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	527	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	114.33/cwt	112.00–116.00	955	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	953	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	867	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	714	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	857	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	838	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	483	124.68/cwt	123.00–128.00	602	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	391	130.32/cwt	127.00–138.00	510	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	528	126.67/cwt	125.00–127.00	669	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	655	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	786	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	626	116.60/cwt	116.00–117.00	730	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	419	137.80/cwt	137.00–138.00	577	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	325	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	423	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	690	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	973	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	766	125.14/cwt	124.50–131.00	959	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	143.35/cwt	138.00–144.50	767	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	143.24/cwt	138.00–149.00	667	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	139.42/cwt	139.00–142.00	598	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	131.89/cwt	130.00–136.00	826	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	949	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	828	122.30/cwt	120.00–124.00	1,013	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	147.10/cwt	146.00–148.00	471	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	137.50/cwt	137.00–140.00	785	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	361	145.36/cwt	144.00–147.00	525	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	257	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	388	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	715	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,001	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Gaunt	—	692	142.25/cwt	142.25–142.25	984	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	426	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	626	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	371	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	586	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	605	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	532	115.13/cwt	113.00–120.00	612	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	558	118.58/cwt	117.00–119.00	662	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	623	115.99/cwt	115.00–119.00	723	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,026	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	260	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	416	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,087	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	450	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	662	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	688	127.62/cwt	126.00–130.00	878	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	152.99/cwt	149.00–160.00	653	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	822	124.70/cwt	123.00–126.00	1,025	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	509	138.31/cwt	137.00–142.00	704	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	128.00/cwt	127.00–129.00	796	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	595	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	803	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	690	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	821	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	722	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	830	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	474	136.98/cwt	136.00–138.00	649	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	608	123.64/cwt	123.00–125.50	752	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	595	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	762	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	445	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	601	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	666	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	721	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	760	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	836	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	363	139.41/cwt	135.00–144.00	506	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	581	115.84/cwt	112.00–120.00	673	11
Bulls	—	—	1,380	75.51/cwt	74.00–77.00	1,042	2
Bulls	—	—	2,138	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	1,946	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,348	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	836	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,121	47.17/cwt	46.75–47.50	529	55
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,241	56.99/cwt	54.00–60.00	707	63
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,481	55.85/cwt	55.50–56.50	827	78

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 17, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,874Last week 1,874Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 634Last week 634Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	373	190.00	190.00
15	—	435	179.00	179.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	245	188.00	188.00
1	—	255	176.00	176.00
3	—	375	171.00–179.00	176.44
5	—	345	190.00	190.00
8	—	854	140.00	140.00
8	—	919	126.00	126.00
12	—	409	168.00–175.00	171.06
13	—	632	143.00–149.00	146.90
24	—	737	135.50–144.00	137.77
28	—	529	153.00–161.00	159.98
39	—	675	137.50–147.50	143.09
41	—	479	151.00–161.00	155.50
136	—	771	131.00–142.50	139.92
179	—	573	144.00–151.00	147.12
297	—	828	136.25–146.00	142.37
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	300	174.00	174.00
1	—	360	163.00	163.00
1	—	855	120.00	120.00
2	—	260	160.00	160.00
2	—	945	115.00	115.00
4	—	450	147.00	147.00
5	—	688	126.00–130.00	127.62
6	—	427	149.00–160.00	152.99
11	—	822	123.00–126.00	124.70
15	—	509	137.00–142.00	138.31
15	—	622	127.00–129.00	128.00
20	—	595	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	159.00	159.00
2	—	395	169.00	169.00
3	—	347	176.00	176.00
19	—	530	142.00–145.00	144.52
23	—	618	130.00–135.00	131.08
28	—	557	136.00–143.00	138.64
33	—	484	144.00–146.00	144.58
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Gaunt$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	674	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	690	119.00	119.00
3	—	722	115.00	115.00
4	—	474	136.00–138.00	136.98
4	—	608	123.00–125.50	123.64
7	—	595	128.00	128.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	135.00	135.00
1	—	490	136.00	136.00
1	—	655	110.00	110.00
1	—	760	110.00	110.00
2	—	363	135.00–144.00	139.41
11	—	581	112.00–120.00	115.84
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	730	110.00	110.00
2	—	513	105.00–110.00	107.49
2	—	685	110.00–114.00	111.99
4	—	762	109.00–110.00	109.75
7	—	642	105.00–110.00	105.68
1	—	565	107.00	107.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	124.00	124.00
11	—	532	113.00–120.00	115.13
10	—	558	117.00–119.00	118.58
4	—	623	115.00–119.00	115.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	835	112.00–116.00	114.33
19	—	953	91.00	91.00
9	—	714	120.00	120.00
4	—	660	127.00	127.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	483	123.00–128.00	124.68
13	—	391	127.00–138.00	130.32
12	—	528	125.00–127.00	126.67
11	—	655	120.00	120.00
5	—	626	116.00–117.00	116.60
5	—	419	137.00–138.00	137.80
4	—	325	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
70	—	690	141.00	141.00
50	—	766	124.50–131.00	125.14
50	—	535	138.00–144.50	143.35
33	—	466	138.00–149.00	143.24
22	—	429	139.00–142.00	139.42
16	—	626	130.00–136.00	131.89
14	—	730	130.00	130.00
7	—	828	120.00–124.00	122.30
7	—	320	146.00–148.00	147.10
6	—	571	137.00–140.00	137.50
5	—	361	144.00–147.00	145.36
3	—	257	151.00	151.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
65	—	715	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Gaunt$ per cwt · actual wt
70	—	692	142.25	142.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	426	147.00	147.00
5	—	371	158.00	158.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
56	—	1,042	16.00–35.50	27.25
57	—	1,006	50.75–59.00	55.12
138	—	994	39.00–50.50	44.69
2	—	1,060	62.00–63.00	62.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,348	62.00	62.00
55	—	1,121	46.75–47.50	47.17
63	—	1,241	54.00–60.00	56.99
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
78	—	1,481	55.50–56.50	55.85
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,380	74.00–77.00	75.51
2	—	2,138	91.00	91.00

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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