Name: Dalhart Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-12-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-12-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer and heifer calves under 600 lbs firm to 2.00 higher. Feeder steers and heifers over 600 lbs mostly steady, instances 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Slaughter cows steady to weak. 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 $148.34/cwt on 1,127 head.

Average price

$148.34

1,127 head · 617 lb average

Value per head Derived

$916

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$167

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

$2.96/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.10

vs TX average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	623	148.50	925	1,066
Medium and Large 1-2	521	145.54	758	61

One grade step is worth $2.96/cwt here — about $167 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 sale1,127 hd

148.34

—

TX average4 barns · 2,714 hd

142.23

+6.10

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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,665	55.50	924	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,573	52.47	825	68
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,080	39.16	423	186

Every lot, as filed

79 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	—	772	123.06/cwt	122.00–124.00	950	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	386	167.62/cwt	163.50–175.00	647	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	585	150.79/cwt	148.00–161.00	882	188
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	599	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	863	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	159.02/cwt	155.00–162.00	744	131
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	129.84/cwt	129.75–130.00	939	122
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	195.37/cwt	194.00–198.00	735	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	801	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,089	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	634	137.14/cwt	135.00–138.00	869	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	503	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	765	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	959	135.28/cwt	110.50–155.00	1,297	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	137.92/cwt	131.00–141.50	797	143
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	359	203.62/cwt	201.00–205.00	731	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	782	131.25/cwt	125.00–136.50	1,026	258
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	679	118.26/cwt	115.00–123.00	803	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	369	157.86/cwt	155.00–161.00	583	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	701	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	922	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	175.87/cwt	168.00–182.00	758	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	664	132.51/cwt	127.00–137.00	880	204
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	592	137.47/cwt	133.50–140.00	814	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	437	158.31/cwt	158.00–161.00	692	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	745	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	894	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	278	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	500	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	452	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	854	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	630	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	756	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	335	165.35/cwt	164.00–166.00	554	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	484	161.44/cwt	156.00–167.00	781	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	127.86/cwt	126.00–129.50	795	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	480	151.04/cwt	149.00–153.00	725	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	524	133.80/cwt	133.00–136.00	701	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	542	156.33/cwt	153.00–157.00	847	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	415	149.55/cwt	149.00–150.50	621	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	584	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	724	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,350	45.99/cwt	42.00–49.00	621	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,587	52.87/cwt	52.50–53.50	839	64
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	750	21.00/cwt	21.00–21.00	158	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	995	30.40/cwt	21.00–33.50	302	47
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,077	38.27/cwt	33.00–43.50	412	65
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,148	46.18/cwt	43.00–51.00	530	72
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	313	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	551	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	710	121.88/cwt	121.00–123.00	865	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	676	127.82/cwt	125.00–130.00	864	33
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,665	55.50/cwt	55.50–55.50	924	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	300	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	489	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	803	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	960	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	448	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	676	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	731	117.64/cwt	112.00–120.00	860	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	460	110.10/cwt	107.00–116.00	506	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	157.11/cwt	157.00–158.00	671	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	660	112.57/cwt	110.00–116.00	743	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	270	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	456	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	518	133.73/cwt	133.00–138.00	693	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	735	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	772	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	690	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	725	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	713	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	645	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	755	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	455	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	701	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	784	117.96/cwt	117.00–120.00	925	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	283	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	425	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	355	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	511	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	283	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	425	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	558	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	737	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	575	117.12/cwt	114.00–119.00	673	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	748	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	514	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	373	131.63/cwt	130.00–135.00	491	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	440	129.28/cwt	125.00–132.00	569	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	183.26/cwt	178.00–184.00	687	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	360	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	601	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	176.57/cwt	171.00–178.00	856	114
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	176.04/cwt	172.00–177.50	915	76
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	645	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	710	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	480	124.69/cwt	122.00–129.00	599	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	542	139.75/cwt	139.00–145.00	757	94
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	139.09/cwt	137.00–139.50	672	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	345	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	645	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	285	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	624	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	679	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	842	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	636	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	763	5

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 Dec 10, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,192Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 502Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
52	—	772	122.00–124.00	123.06
40	—	386	163.50–175.00	167.62
131	—	468	155.00–162.00	159.02
122	—	723	129.75–130.00	129.84
18	—	959	110.50–155.00	135.28
143	—	578	131.00–141.50	137.92
37	—	622	126.00–129.50	127.86
13	—	313	176.00	176.00
33	—	676	125.00–130.00	127.82
8	—	803	119.50	119.50
9	—	427	157.00–158.00	157.11
2	—	270	169.00	169.00
94	—	542	139.00–145.00	139.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	599	144.00	144.00
2	—	503	152.00	152.00
2	—	278	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	679	115.00–123.00	118.26
9	—	369	155.00–161.00	157.86
7	—	630	120.00	120.00
3	—	335	164.00–166.00	165.35
17	—	480	149.00–153.00	151.04
15	—	524	133.00–136.00	133.80
8	—	415	149.00–150.50	149.55
19	—	584	124.00	124.00
17	—	710	121.00–123.00	121.88
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	460	107.00–116.00	110.10
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	660	110.00–116.00	112.57
4	—	735	105.00	105.00
2	—	283	150.00	150.00
7	—	575	114.00–119.00	117.12
3	—	373	130.00–135.00	131.63
5	—	440	125.00–132.00	129.28
2	—	645	110.00	110.00
11	—	480	122.00–129.00	124.69
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	690	105.00	105.00
2	—	625	114.00	114.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	144.00	144.00
2	—	283	150.00	150.00
1	—	575	130.00	130.00
3	—	325	158.00	158.00
6	—	483	137.00–139.50	139.09
39	—	679	124.00	124.00
5	—	636	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
188	—	585	148.00–161.00	150.79
11	—	376	194.00–198.00	195.37
5	—	801	136.00	136.00
258	—	782	125.00–136.50	131.25
20	—	701	131.50	131.50
18	—	431	168.00–182.00	175.87
114	—	485	171.00–178.00	176.57
76	—	520	172.00–177.50	176.04
2	—	345	187.00	187.00
1	—	285	219.00	219.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	634	135.00–138.00	137.14
204	—	664	127.00–137.00	132.51
60	—	592	133.50–140.00	137.47
9	—	437	158.00–161.00	158.31
1	—	745	120.00	120.00
13	—	484	156.00–167.00	161.44
12	—	542	153.00–157.00	156.33
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	359	201.00–205.00	203.62
35	—	452	189.00	189.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	300	163.00	163.00
10	—	731	112.00–120.00	117.64
21	—	518	133.00–138.00	133.73
1	—	645	117.00	117.00
3	—	784	117.00–120.00	117.96
3	—	558	132.00	132.00
1	—	360	167.00	167.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	448	151.00	151.00
3	—	455	154.00	154.00
16	—	375	178.00–184.00	183.26

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,350	42.00–49.00	45.99
64	—	1,587	52.50–53.50	52.87
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	750	21.00	21.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
47	—	995	21.00–33.50	30.40
65	—	1,077	33.00–43.50	38.27
72	—	1,148	43.00–51.00	46.18
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,665	55.50	55.50

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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