Sale reports / Texas / Dalhart Livestock Auction / 2019-06-06

Dalhart Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Dalhart, Texas · Thu, Jun 6
● Final59 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1953
Feeder Cattle receipts
485 head
▼ 284 vs last sale 769▲ 485 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
351 head
▼ 65 vs last sale 416▲ 351 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers not well tested, however a firmer undertone was noted. Slaughter cows and bulls firm to 2.00 higher. Trade activity was light on moderate demand. Local pastures continued to receive good rainfall on the week.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $129.16/cwt on 272 head. That ranks 1 of 4 comparable sales and sits −151.38 against this barn's trailing median of $280.54.
Average price
$129.16
272 head · 693 lb average
Value per head Derived
$895
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$32
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$16.51/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+6.50
vs TX average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2589134.1579130
Medium and Large 1710129.26917227
Medium and Large 2645117.6375915thin
One grade step is worth $16.51/cwt here — about $32 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 sale272 hd
129.16
—
TX average3 barns · 1,078 hd
122.66
+6.50
This barn, trailing median4 sales
280.54
−151.38
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

4 sales
314252191129median 280.5404/0905/1405/2110/1510/15
Heifers 0–100 lb: high $299.90, low $143.00, median $280.54 across 4 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,90384.191,6025thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,54363.5998119
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,21360.5473488
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,07450.54543130

Every lot

59 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1248196.00/cwt196.00–196.004865
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2330170.00/cwt170.00–170.005611
Steers—Medium and Large 1334183.00/cwt183.00–183.006114
Steers—Medium and Large 2433149.50/cwt149.50–149.506473
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2445164.00/cwt164.00–164.007302
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2495164.00/cwt164.00–164.008121
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2510153.00/cwt153.00–153.0078010
Steers—Medium and Large 1523160.00/cwt160.00–160.008372
Steers—Medium and Large 2535140.99/cwt140.00–147.007547
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned575137.00/cwt137.00–137.007881
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2583147.00/cwt147.00–147.008575
Steers—Medium and Large 1589153.00/cwt153.00–153.0090112
Steers—Medium and Large 1600147.00/cwt147.00–147.008822
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2648143.00/cwt143.00–143.009272
Steers—Medium and Large 1703145.75/cwt145.75–145.751,02563
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2737136.50/cwt136.50–136.501,00621
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2770131.00/cwt131.00–131.001,0092
Steers—Medium and Large 2770121.00/cwt121.00–121.009322
Steers—Medium and Large 1840123.50/cwt123.50–123.501,0374
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2840118.00/cwt118.00–118.009911
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2925117.00/cwt117.00–117.001,0823
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2386160.05/cwt151.00–167.006185
Heifers—Medium and Large 1423165.89/cwt160.00–168.007024
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2448154.00/cwt154.00–154.006902
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2465149.00/cwt149.00–149.006931
Heifers—Medium and Large 1476160.71/cwt159.00–167.0076514
Heifers—Medium and Large 2493129.00/cwt129.00–129.006363
Heifers—Medium and Large 1525150.00/cwt150.00–150.007881
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2534135.35/cwt134.00–136.007236
Heifers—Medium and Large 2547113.00/cwt113.00–113.006183
Heifers—Medium and Large 2575120.00/cwt120.00–120.006901
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2629127.51/cwt127.00–128.008026
Heifers—Medium and Large 2648120.00/cwt120.00–120.007782
Heifers—Medium and Large 2655118.00/cwt118.00–118.007731
Heifers—Medium and Large 1656134.00/cwt134.00–134.0087915
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2659124.00/cwt124.00–124.008175
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open683134.00/cwt134.00–134.0091565
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open708124.00/cwt124.00–124.008786
Heifers—Medium and Large 1733122.50/cwt122.50–122.5089834
Heifers—Medium and Large 2765116.00/cwt116.00–116.008872
Heifers—Medium and Large 1774119.00/cwt119.00–119.0092118
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open778121.75/cwt121.75–121.7594767
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2824114.00/cwt114.00–114.009395
Heifers—Medium and Large 2835109.50/cwt109.50–109.509143
Heifers—Medium and Large 1925117.00/cwt117.00–117.001,0823
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,74583.49/cwt82.00–85.001,4574
Bulls——2,53587.00/cwt87.00–87.002,2051
Slaughter Cattle · Cows12 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight79943.88/cwt42.50–48.503519
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight82150.00/cwt50.00–50.0041110
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight95855.84/cwt55.00–56.005356
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06465.55/cwt64.00–66.5069715
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06863.03/cwt61.00–63.506738
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,13345.45/cwt41.00–48.5051562
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,18351.77/cwt50.50–53.0061220
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18563.23/cwt61.50–64.0074918
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20266.41/cwt63.50–67.0079838
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24152.06/cwt49.75–53.5064632
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,40865.33/cwt65.00–67.0092010
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,69261.66/cwt61.50–63.001,0439

This sale against other markets

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.