Name: Dalhart Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-10-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers and heifer calves under 650 lbs mostly weak to 2.00 lower; the greater decline was on non-preconditioned kinds. Feeder steers and heifers over 650 lbs steady except a few load lots on offer were firm to 2.00 higher. Fleshy cows and bulls steady, lean cows 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Trade and demand moderate to good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $141.85/cwt on 824 head.

Average price

$141.85

824 head · 679 lb average

Value per head Derived

$964

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$288

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

$32.51/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.17

vs TX average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	685	143.21	981	747
Medium and Large 1-2	626	131.38	823	67
Medium and Large 2	626	110.69	692	10thin

One grade step is worth $32.51/cwt here — about $288 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 sale824 hd

141.85

—

TX average4 barns · 2,489 hd

141.68

+0.17

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	1,590	76.23	1,212	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,600	55.36	886	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,346	52.04	700	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,123	45.09	506	154

Every lot, as filed

91 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 1-2Unweaned	—	753	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	858	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	326	156.99/cwt	154.00–161.00	512	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	500	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	670	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	127.64/cwt	126.00–128.00	983	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	488	126.01/cwt	120.00–130.00	615	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,133	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	571	122.94/cwt	120.00–123.00	702	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	348	136.02/cwt	130.00–137.00	473	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	433	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	580	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	801	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	218	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	475	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	467	123.14/cwt	118.00–125.00	575	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	527	125.88/cwt	118.00–127.00	663	154
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	520	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	629	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	575	132.60/cwt	127.00–138.00	762	76
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	745	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,099	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	842	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,061	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	713	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	834	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	696	119.07/cwt	119.00–120.00	829	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	385	138.62/cwt	135.00–143.00	534	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	142.48/cwt	138.00–145.00	617	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,007	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,188	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	783	141.54/cwt	137.00–144.00	1,108	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	514	140.38/cwt	136.00–149.00	722	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	531	139.97/cwt	135.00–143.00	743	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	650	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	709	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	151.32/cwt	135.00–156.00	708	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	561	150.86/cwt	146.00–159.00	846	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	853	140.70/cwt	135.00–142.25	1,200	89
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	482	144.96/cwt	144.00–146.00	699	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	331	149.83/cwt	148.00–155.00	496	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	426	147.35/cwt	142.00–150.00	628	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	486	172.75/cwt	172.00–173.00	840	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Gaunt	—	529	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	809	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Gaunt	—	685	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	935	103
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	158.22/cwt	157.00–160.00	682	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Gaunt	—	518	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	901	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	541	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	148.68/cwt	148.00–151.00	776	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	818	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	785	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,094	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	629	107.61/cwt	107.00–113.00	677	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	626	128.27/cwt	122.00–130.00	803	83
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	132.68/cwt	131.00–136.00	1,068	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	603	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	748	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	152.71/cwt	152.00–154.00	557	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	727	133.36/cwt	131.00–135.00	970	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	620	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	676	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	365	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	493	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	618	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	520	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	572	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	408	141.75/cwt	141.00–144.00	578	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	447	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	581	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	628	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	644	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	773	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	733	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	843	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	775	97.99/cwt	97.00–100.00	759	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	940	1
Dairy Heifers	Small and Medium 3	—	713	50.18/cwt	45.00–59.00	358	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	574	112.09/cwt	110.00–115.00	643	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	883	1
Bulls	—	—	1,610	78.50/cwt	75.00–83.50	1,264	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,135	53.12/cwt	50.00–56.00	603	48
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,548	54.86/cwt	53.00–58.00	849	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,354	54.91/cwt	51.00–57.00	743	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	430	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	581	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	857	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	986	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,153	44.09/cwt	39.50–48.00	508	88
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,515	47.00/cwt	47.00–47.00	712	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,333	47.73/cwt	46.00–49.00	636	14
Bulls	—	—	1,448	72.14/cwt	72.00–73.00	1,045	7
Bulls	—	—	2,048	85.99/cwt	85.00–87.00	1,761	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,880	59.94/cwt	59.50–61.50	1,127	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	943	28.54/cwt	23.50–36.00	269	18
Dairy Heifers	Small and Medium 3	—	476	40.96/cwt	40.00–43.00	195	9
Dairy Heifers	Small and Medium 3	—	643	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	347	9
Dairy Heifers	Small and Medium 3	—	1,110	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	611	5
Dairy Heifers	Small and Medium 3	—	540	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	189	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	567	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	737	3
Dairy Heifers	Small and Medium 3	—	870	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	435	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	407	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	460	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	920	114.14/cwt	113.00–115.00	1,050	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Gaunt	—	376	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	613	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	724	131.28/cwt	126.00–133.00	950	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Gaunt	—	456	161.50/cwt	161.50–161.50	736	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	821	143.95/cwt	143.85–144.25	1,182	253
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	824	112.31/cwt	109.00–114.00	925	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Gaunt	—	447	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	836	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	593	105.19/cwt	105.00–106.00	624	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	543	109.68/cwt	108.00–110.00	596	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	556	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	612	4

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 Oct 1, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,707Last week 1,707Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 546Last week 546Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	753	114.00	114.00
1	—	500	134.00	134.00
4	—	467	118.00–125.00	123.14
4	—	603	124.00	124.00
5	—	733	115.00	115.00
2	—	430	135.00	135.00
3	—	567	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	326	154.00–161.00	156.99
1	—	985	115.00	115.00
1	—	935	117.00	117.00
15	—	805	131.00–136.00	132.68
3	—	365	152.00–154.00	152.71
5	—	727	131.00–135.00	133.36
4	—	408	141.00–144.00	141.75
1	—	465	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	218	218.00	218.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
76	—	575	127.00–138.00	132.60
14	—	696	119.00–120.00	119.07
34	—	514	136.00–149.00	140.38
34	—	482	144.00–146.00	144.96
30	—	426	142.00–150.00	147.35
83	—	626	122.00–130.00	128.27
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	745	147.50	147.50
3	—	1,007	118.00	118.00
15	—	783	137.00–144.00	141.54
32	—	561	146.00–159.00	150.86
89	—	853	135.00–142.25	140.70
12	—	486	172.00–173.00	172.75
10	—	431	157.00–160.00	158.22
9	—	522	148.00–151.00	148.68
253	—	821	143.85–144.25	143.95
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Gaunt$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	518	174.00	174.00
15	—	447	187.00	187.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	520	110.00	110.00
4	—	556	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	824	109.00–114.00	112.31
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	770	126.00–128.00	127.64
20	—	576	139.00	139.00
7	—	842	126.00	126.00
27	—	433	138.00–145.00	142.48
47	—	531	135.00–143.00	139.97
9	—	468	135.00–156.00	151.32
10	—	331	148.00–155.00	149.83
9	—	368	147.00	147.00
7	—	920	113.00–115.00	114.14
12	—	724	126.00–133.00	131.28
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
47	—	488	120.00–130.00	126.01
49	—	571	120.00–123.00	122.94
12	—	433	134.00	134.00
154	—	527	118.00–127.00	125.88
5	—	713	117.00	117.00
17	—	385	135.00–143.00	138.62
4	—	650	109.00	109.00
19	—	629	107.00–113.00	107.61
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	348	130.00–137.00	136.02
2	—	520	121.00	121.00
3	—	620	109.00	109.00
3	—	365	135.00	135.00
7	—	447	130.00	130.00
12	—	574	110.00–115.00	112.09
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Gaunt$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	529	153.00	153.00
103	—	685	136.50	136.50
6	—	376	163.00	163.00
18	—	456	161.50	161.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	818	96.00	96.00
6	—	775	97.00–100.00	97.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	120.00	120.00
8	—	644	120.00	120.00
1	—	810	116.00	116.00
1	—	785	112.50	112.50
3	—	857	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	407	113.00	113.00
5	—	593	105.00–106.00	105.19
6	—	543	108.00–110.00	109.68
Dairy Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	713	45.00–59.00	50.18
9	—	476	40.00–43.00	40.96
9	—	643	54.00	54.00
5	—	1,110	55.00	55.00
2	—	540	35.00	35.00
1	—	870	50.00	50.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,610	75.00–83.50	78.50
7	—	1,448	72.00–73.00	72.14
2	—	2,048	85.00–87.00	85.99
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
48	—	1,135	50.00–56.00	53.12
88	—	1,153	39.50–48.00	44.09
18	—	943	23.50–36.00	28.54
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,548	53.00–58.00	54.86
1	—	1,515	47.00	47.00
4	—	1,880	59.50–61.50	59.94
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,354	51.00–57.00	54.91
14	—	1,333	46.00–49.00	47.73

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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