Name: Dalhart Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-11-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-11-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer calves under 700 lbs steady, instances pre-conditioned kinds 2.00 higher. Heifer calves under 600 lbs steady, over 600 lbs weak to 2.00 lower. Feeder steers steady except a few fleshy packages 2.00 lower; feeder heifers not well tested. Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Trade and demand moderate.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $143.98/cwt on 819 head.

Average price

$143.98

819 head · 618 lb average

Value per head Derived

$889

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$238

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

$26.77/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.39

vs TX average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	611	148.10	905	660
Medium and Large 1-2	665	128.07	851	131
Medium and Large 2	550	121.33	667	28

One grade step is worth $26.77/cwt here — about $238 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 sale819 hd

143.98

—

TX average4 barns · 2,348 hd

135.59

+8.39

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	1,772	66.84	1,184	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,490	50.00	745	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,288	43.35	558	59
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,105	35.02	387	98

Every lot, as filed

90 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	—	355	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	533	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	642	129.29/cwt	129.00–132.00	830	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	434	141.43/cwt	137.00–146.00	614	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	442	161.22/cwt	158.00–166.00	713	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	457	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	823	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	539	152.94/cwt	145.00–155.00	824	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	669	127.29/cwt	125.00–130.00	852	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	535	126.67/cwt	126.00–128.00	678	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	468	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	744	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	484	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	765	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	406	160.50/cwt	160.50–160.50	652	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	140.52/cwt	138.00–145.50	749	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	359	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	707	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	674	116.82/cwt	115.00–117.00	787	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	972	94.55/cwt	94.50–95.00	919	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	729	121.27/cwt	120.00–122.50	884	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	318	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	512	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	125.52/cwt	122.00–130.00	772	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	830	120.45/cwt	120.00–120.50	1,000	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	779	123.38/cwt	123.00–123.50	961	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	151.37/cwt	148.00–158.00	634	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	532	158.98/cwt	156.00–166.00	846	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	878	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,089	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	172.68/cwt	169.00–178.00	748	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	144.48/cwt	140.00–149.00	686	87
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	538	171.50/cwt	171.50–171.50	923	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	166.54/cwt	165.00–170.00	621	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	167.34/cwt	158.00–172.00	803	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	654	139.84/cwt	136.00–142.00	915	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	662	120.81/cwt	119.00–124.00	800	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	134.71/cwt	131.00–137.00	775	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	400	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	780	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	860	120.57/cwt	119.00–122.00	1,037	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	758	134.25/cwt	134.25–134.25	1,018	118
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	139.51/cwt	134.00–142.50	868	106
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	305	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	628	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	145.59/cwt	140.00–155.00	836	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	732	128.98/cwt	126.00–132.50	944	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	187.22/cwt	182.00–193.00	700	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	838	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	930	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	331	152.52/cwt	150.00–155.00	505	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	624	118.27/cwt	117.00–120.00	738	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	750	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	878	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	733	115.20/cwt	115.00–116.00	844	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	586	124.43/cwt	120.00–127.00	729	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,078	28.00/cwt	28.00–28.00	302	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	994	26.66/cwt	20.00–30.00	265	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	737	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	147	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,298	32.39/cwt	30.00–35.00	420	12
Bulls	—	—	1,780	61.93/cwt	61.00–63.00	1,102	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,149	33.67/cwt	31.00–35.00	387	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,171	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	609	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,171	42.14/cwt	37.00–48.50	493	42
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,490	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	745	1
Bulls	—	—	1,763	71.75/cwt	71.50–72.00	1,265	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,377	45.60/cwt	43.00–51.00	628	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	596	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	703	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	430	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	447	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	379	116.26/cwt	115.00–120.00	441	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	447	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	532	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	515	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	664	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	677	105.33/cwt	105.00–106.00	713	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	487	119.23/cwt	119.00–120.00	581	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	596	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	721	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	365	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	548	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	660	115.70/cwt	115.00–120.00	764	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	495	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	653	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	710	121.45/cwt	120.00–124.00	862	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	335	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	628	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	822	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	978	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	340	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	476	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	128.13/cwt	126.00–131.00	611	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	610	115.00/cwt	114.00–116.00	702	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	374	131.91/cwt	131.00–133.00	493	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	652	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	776	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	495	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	579	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	983	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,130	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	338	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	477	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	448	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	668	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	138.26/cwt	136.00–147.00	677	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	726	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	429	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	515	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	572	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	424	121.05/cwt	119.00–123.00	513	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	136.44/cwt	131.00–140.00	730	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	914	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	805	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	715	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	822	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	752	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	827	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	512	113.24/cwt	105.00–120.00	580	36

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 Nov 19, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,819Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 339Last week 0Year 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
2	—	355	150.00	150.00
12	—	434	137.00–146.00	141.43
23	—	674	115.00–117.00	116.82
6	—	838	111.00	111.00
4	—	331	150.00–155.00	152.52
7	—	624	117.00–120.00	118.27
4	—	750	117.00	117.00
5	—	733	115.00–116.00	115.20
19	—	586	120.00–127.00	124.43
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	535	126.00–128.00	126.67
2	—	340	140.00	140.00
6	—	610	114.00–116.00	115.00
7	—	374	131.00–133.00	131.91
9	—	652	119.00	119.00
1	—	495	117.00	117.00
16	—	429	120.00	120.00
2	—	715	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	484	158.00	158.00
21	—	406	160.50	160.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
70	—	533	138.00–145.50	140.52
11	—	972	94.50–95.00	94.55
8	—	729	120.00–122.50	121.27
2	—	318	161.00	161.00
19	—	615	122.00–130.00	125.52
41	—	830	120.00–120.50	120.45
26	—	419	148.00–158.00	151.37
87	—	475	140.00–149.00	144.48
10	—	373	165.00–170.00	166.54
12	—	662	119.00–124.00	120.81
70	—	575	131.00–137.00	134.71
40	—	860	119.00–122.00	120.57
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	596	118.00	118.00
17	—	430	104.00	104.00
8	—	379	115.00–120.00	116.26
3	—	677	105.00–106.00	105.33
36	—	512	105.00–120.00	113.24
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	447	119.00	119.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	477	126.00–131.00	128.13
15	—	424	135.00	135.00
58	—	535	131.00–140.00	136.44
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	642	129.00–132.00	129.29
25	—	983	115.00	115.00
4	—	448	149.00	149.00
27	—	490	136.00–147.00	138.26
1	—	515	141.00	141.00
2	—	765	119.50	119.50
6	—	563	143.00	143.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	442	158.00–166.00	161.22
41	—	539	145.00–155.00	152.94
13	—	669	125.00–130.00	127.29
13	—	468	159.00	159.00
8	—	779	123.00–123.50	123.38
22	—	710	120.00–124.00	121.45
2	—	335	187.50	187.50
3	—	822	119.00	119.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	457	180.00	180.00
4	—	359	197.00	197.00
17	—	538	171.50	171.50
19	—	400	195.00	195.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
50	—	532	156.00–166.00	158.98
34	—	878	124.00	124.00
26	—	433	169.00–178.00	172.68
62	—	480	158.00–172.00	167.34
25	—	654	136.00–142.00	139.84
118	—	758	134.25	134.25
106	—	622	134.00–142.50	139.51
6	—	305	206.00	206.00
51	—	574	140.00–155.00	145.59
20	—	732	126.00–132.50	128.98
7	—	374	182.00–193.00	187.22
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	515	129.00	129.00
4	—	487	119.00–120.00	119.23
18	—	596	121.00	121.00
4	—	424	119.00–123.00	121.05
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	365	150.00	150.00
7	—	660	115.00–120.00	115.70
2	—	495	132.00	132.00
2	—	338	141.00	141.00
9	—	752	110.00	110.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,078	28.00	28.00
12	—	1,298	30.00–35.00	32.39
15	—	1,171	52.00	52.00
28	—	1,377	43.00–51.00	45.60
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	994	20.00–30.00	26.66
27	—	1,149	31.00–35.00	33.67
42	—	1,171	37.00–48.50	42.14
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	737	20.00	20.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,490	50.00	50.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,780	61.00–63.00	61.93
2	—	1,763	71.50–72.00	71.75

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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