Name: Dalhart Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-10-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer and heifer calves under 700 lbs 4.00 to 5.00 lower; feeder steers and heifers over 650 lbs 2.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Calf supply included mostly unweaned kinds with a few having pre-weaning vaccinations. Trade and demand moderate.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $131.78/cwt on 937 head.

Average price

$131.78

937 head · 657 lb average

Value per head Derived

$866

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$270

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

$27.29/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.38

vs TX average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	667	134.33	896	797
Medium and Large 1-2	603	121.61	734	98
Medium and Large 2	585	107.05	627	42

One grade step is worth $27.29/cwt here — about $270 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 sale937 hd

131.78

—

TX average5 barns · 2,557 hd

129.40

+2.38

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	1,821	73.17	1,332	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,596	54.39	868	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,168	45.93	536	65
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,133	41.43	469	105

Every lot, as filed

81 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 1-2Unweaned	—	587	112.58/cwt	110.00–116.00	661	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	533	127.38/cwt	125.00–134.00	679	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	729	120.80/cwt	112.00–125.00	881	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	369	129.22/cwt	127.00–130.00	477	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	679	106.36/cwt	105.00–109.00	722	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	975	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	476	111.08/cwt	110.00–120.00	529	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	660	115.85/cwt	110.00–124.00	765	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	321	140.48/cwt	137.00–144.00	451	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	887	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	754	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	563	121.69/cwt	114.00–127.00	685	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	290	139.82/cwt	132.00–146.00	405	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	613	109.90/cwt	105.00–115.00	674	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	802	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	730	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	450	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	527	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	310	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	372	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	577	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	577	24
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	421	125.55/cwt	120.00–127.00	529	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	450	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	630	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	842	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	1,090	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	691	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	677	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	348	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	445	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	759	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	767	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	720	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	734	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	533	118.74/cwt	118.00–120.00	633	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	621	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	683	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,298	51.20/cwt	49.00–55.00	665	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,027	38.75/cwt	26.00–50.00	398	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	593	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	534	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	250	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	310	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	638	102.25/cwt	102.00–103.00	652	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,173	43.42/cwt	35.00–49.00	509	69
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	866	31.00/cwt	31.00–31.00	268	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,097	43.04/cwt	39.50–48.50	472	42
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	655	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	590	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	537	100.20/cwt	100.00–105.00	538	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	872	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	759	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	283	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	374	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	530	112.08/cwt	110.00–113.00	594	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	725	90.66/cwt	90.00–92.00	657	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	725	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	805	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	629	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	774	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	679	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	886	81
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	626	121.23/cwt	114.00–127.00	759	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	893	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	964	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	483	121.20/cwt	119.00–124.00	585	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	438	142.14/cwt	137.00–145.00	623	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	340	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	520	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	514	142.95/cwt	140.00–143.00	735	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	757	119.99/cwt	115.00–125.00	908	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	385	133.85/cwt	130.00–135.00	515	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	753	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	806	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	457	135.30/cwt	130.00–139.00	618	68
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,031	103.90/cwt	103.00–106.00	1,071	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	558	133.20/cwt	131.00–135.00	743	76
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	365	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	511	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	497	124.40/cwt	124.00–125.00	618	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	574	126.04/cwt	124.00–130.00	723	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	151.91/cwt	149.00–155.00	650	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	139.89/cwt	138.00–149.00	673	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	682	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	509	122.17/cwt	119.00–124.00	622	80
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	674	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	775	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	811	135.64/cwt	135.50–135.75	1,100	329
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	128.48/cwt	127.00–136.00	790	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	814	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	936	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	878	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	722	133.11/cwt	129.00–134.00	961	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	128.47/cwt	127.50–131.00	723	102
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	357	143.32/cwt	139.00–151.00	512	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	297	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	472	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	258	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	413	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	591	118.64/cwt	118.50–119.00	701	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	433	134.05/cwt	133.00–136.00	580	74
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	616	115.20/cwt	110.00–119.00	710	62
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,515	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	727	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	888	23.99/cwt	21.00–27.00	213	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	876	26.54/cwt	21.00–34.00	232	5
Bulls	—	—	1,821	73.17/cwt	70.00–75.00	1,332	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,600	54.74/cwt	50.00–57.50	876	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,464	52.50/cwt	52.50–52.50	769	7

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 15, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,205Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 602Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	587	110.00–116.00	112.58
4	—	369	127.00–130.00	129.22
41	—	476	110.00–120.00	111.08
5	—	887	85.00	85.00
2	—	613	105.00–115.00	109.90
2	—	802	91.00	91.00
2	—	283	132.00	132.00
26	—	530	110.00–113.00	112.08
25	—	725	90.00–92.00	90.66
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	855	114.00	114.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	321	137.00–144.00	140.48
4	—	725	111.00	111.00
6	—	893	108.00	108.00
15	—	483	119.00–124.00	121.20
4	—	385	130.00–135.00	133.85
4	—	753	107.00	107.00
80	—	509	119.00–124.00	122.17
32	—	674	115.00	115.00
6	—	814	115.00	115.00
7	—	591	118.50–119.00	118.64
74	—	433	133.00–136.00	134.05
62	—	616	110.00–119.00	115.20
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	450	117.00	117.00
2	—	310	120.00	120.00
24	—	577	100.00	100.00
4	—	691	98.00	98.00
1	—	250	124.00	124.00
4	—	638	102.00–103.00	102.25
23	—	537	100.00–105.00	100.20
5	—	872	87.00	87.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	629	123.00	123.00
81	—	679	130.50	130.50
9	—	340	153.00	153.00
68	—	457	130.00–139.00	135.30
52	—	533	128.00	128.00
102	—	563	127.50–131.00	128.47
26	—	357	139.00–151.00	143.32
3	—	297	159.00	159.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	533	125.00–134.00	127.38
22	—	729	112.00–125.00	120.80
31	—	660	110.00–124.00	115.85
28	—	626	114.00–127.00	121.23
54	—	438	137.00–145.00	142.14
12	—	757	115.00–125.00	119.99
1	—	365	140.00	140.00
10	—	497	124.00–125.00	124.40
3	—	574	124.00–130.00	126.04
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	679	105.00–109.00	106.36
48	—	563	114.00–127.00	121.69
7	—	290	132.00–146.00	139.82
8	—	533	118.00–120.00	118.74
6	—	621	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	421	120.00–127.00	125.55
4	—	348	128.00	128.00
7	—	759	101.00	101.00
8	—	720	102.00	102.00
6	—	593	90.00	90.00
6	—	655	90.00	90.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	140.00	140.00
16	—	842	129.50	129.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
54	—	514	140.00–143.00	142.95
13	—	1,031	103.00–106.00	103.90
76	—	558	131.00–135.00	133.20
58	—	428	149.00–155.00	151.91
15	—	481	138.00–149.00	139.89
329	—	811	135.50–135.75	135.64
49	—	615	127.00–136.00	128.48
3	—	675	130.00	130.00
17	—	722	129.00–134.00	133.11
2	—	258	160.00	160.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,298	49.00–55.00	51.20
42	—	1,097	39.50–48.50	43.04
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,027	26.00–50.00	38.75
69	—	1,173	35.00–49.00	43.42
5	—	876	21.00–34.00	26.54
7	—	1,464	52.50	52.50
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	866	31.00	31.00
2	—	888	21.00–27.00	23.99
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,515	48.00	48.00
18	—	1,600	50.00–57.50	54.74
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,821	70.00–75.00	73.17

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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