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Dalhart Livestock Auction

Name: Dalhart Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-07-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-07-25

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Dalhart, Texas · Thu, Jul 25

● Final72 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1953

← Jul 18Jul 25Aug 1 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

391 head

▼ 642 vs last sale 1,033▲ 391 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

735 head

▲ 326 vs last sale 409▲ 735 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Feeder Dairy Calves receipts

177 head

▲ 177 vs last sale 0▲ 177 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 over 600 lbs and calves under 600 lbs firm, instances pre-conditioned kinds under 600 lbs. 1.00-3.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 1,00 higher.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $140.31/cwt on 250 head.

Average price

$140.31

250 head · 756 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,060

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$427

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

$32.19/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.10

vs TX average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	766	142.19	1,089	205
Medium and Large 1-2	726	135.07	981	39
Medium and Large 2	602	110.00	662	6thin

One grade step is worth $32.19/cwt here — about $427 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 sale250 hd

140.31

—

TX average3 barns · 1,002 hd

137.21

+3.10

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
Bulls	—	Average	1,492	77.23	1,152	5thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Very Low	1,062	43.19	459	330

Feeder Dairy Calves

1 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Heifers	Number 3	778	48.58/cwt	185

Every lot

72 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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	298	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	536	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	340	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	585	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	380	173.29/cwt	173.00–177.00	659	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	426	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	780	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	460	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	810	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	478	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	750	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	510	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	740	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	526	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	826	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	551	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	799	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	553	156.68/cwt	154.50–157.00	866	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	560	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	812	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	602	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	662	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	614	152.71/cwt	152.50–153.00	938	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	681	146.29/cwt	143.00–150.00	996	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	722	145.26/cwt	142.00–148.00	1,049	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	738	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,041	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	805	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,071	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	844	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,055	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	856	133.50/cwt	131.00–134.00	1,143	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	887	128.19/cwt	125.00–129.00	1,137	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	935	130.07/cwt	127.00–130.10	1,216	104
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	995	113.50/cwt	113.50–113.50	1,129	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	349	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	524	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	358	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	501	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	392	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	588	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	426	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	618	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	473	145.44/cwt	143.00–148.00	688	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	534	130.53/cwt	130.00–131.00	697	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	546	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	519	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	556	141.86/cwt	139.00–143.00	789	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	563	131.29/cwt	130.00–133.50	739	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	583	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	519	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	597	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	675	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	598	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	748	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	625	133.11/cwt	125.00–137.00	832	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	660	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	825	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	672	80.69/cwt	74.50–94.00	542	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	682	109.04/cwt	106.00–115.00	744	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	724	130.48/cwt	129.00–131.00	945	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	727	121.68/cwt	120.00–122.00	885	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	770	120.20/cwt	120.00–121.00	926	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	790	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	909	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	830	121.50/cwt	121.50–121.50	1,008	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	863	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,061	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	928	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	1,118	11
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,438	71.30/cwt	69.00–74.00	1,025	2
Bulls	—	—	1,528	81.18/cwt	81.00–81.50	1,240	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%Light Weight	830	24.67/cwt	20.00–36.00	205	53
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%Light Weight	858	36.27/cwt	31.00–38.00	311	17
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,005	23.19/cwt	20.00–28.00	233	16
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,068	39.24/cwt	29.00–63.00	419	140
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,209	56.70/cwt	47.50–63.50	686	45
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,221	66.33/cwt	63.00–67.50	810	59
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Number 3Jersey	596	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	209	7
Heifers	—	Number 3	640	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	326	1
Heifers	—	Number 3Jersey	643	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	225	4
Heifers	—	Number 3Jersey	660	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	297	2
Heifers	—	Number 3Jersey	678	41.00/cwt	41.00–41.00	278	2
Heifers	—	Number 3Jersey	693	46.11/cwt	38.50–48.00	320	10
Heifers	—	Number 3Jersey	706	44.00/cwt	44.00–44.00	311	4
Heifers	—	Number 3Jersey	717	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	344	35
Heifers	—	Number 3Jersey	735	46.50/cwt	46.50–46.50	342	15
Heifers	—	Number 3	740	50.50/cwt	50.50–50.50	374	18
Heifers	—	Number 3Jersey	746	46.50/cwt	46.50–46.50	347	18
Heifers	—	Number 3Jersey	761	50.50/cwt	50.50–50.50	384	28
Heifers	—	Number 3Jersey	775	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	388	2
Heifers	—	Number 3Jersey	886	47.50/cwt	47.50–47.50	421	8
Heifers	—	Number 3Jersey	901	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	451	8
Heifers	—	Number 3	991	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	595	5
Heifers	—	Number 3	1,036	48.50/cwt	48.50–48.50	502	9
Heifers	—	Number 3	1,060	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	678	1
Heifers	—	Number 3	1,093	65.50/cwt	65.50–65.50	716	8

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.

Texas feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Dalhart, TX

Thu Jul 25, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 391Last week 1,033Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 735Last week 409Year ago 0

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 177Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	614	152.50–153.00	152.71
104	—	935	127.00–130.10	130.07
22	—	722	142.00–148.00	145.26
15	—	681	143.00–150.00	146.29
14	—	380	173.00–177.00	173.29
10	—	526	157.00	157.00
8	—	553	154.50–157.00	156.68
6	—	856	131.00–134.00	133.50
5	—	426	183.00	183.00
3	—	805	133.00	133.00
2	—	460	176.00	176.00
2	—	298	180.00	180.00
1	—	340	172.00	172.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	602	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	551	145.00	145.00
11	—	887	125.00–129.00	128.19
5	—	844	125.00	125.00
3	—	995	113.50	113.50
2	—	738	141.00	141.00
1	—	510	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	478	157.00	157.00
3	—	560	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	672	74.50–94.00	80.69
7	—	546	95.00	95.00
2	—	583	89.00	89.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	682	106.00–115.00	109.04
5	—	597	113.00	113.00
2	—	790	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	534	130.00–131.00	130.53
7	—	426	145.00	145.00
6	—	727	120.00–122.00	121.68
5	—	770	120.00–121.00	120.20
3	—	358	140.00	140.00
2	—	598	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	563	130.00–133.50	131.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	625	125.00–137.00	133.11
19	—	863	123.00	123.00
18	—	830	121.50	121.50
15	—	724	129.00–131.00	130.48
11	—	928	120.50	120.50
11	—	473	143.00–148.00	145.44
7	—	556	139.00–143.00	141.86
6	—	392	150.00	150.00
5	—	349	150.00	150.00
1	—	660	125.00	125.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
53	—	830	20.00–36.00	24.67
17	—	858	31.00–38.00	36.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
140	—	1,068	29.00–63.00	39.24
59	—	1,221	63.00–67.50	66.33
45	—	1,209	47.50–63.50	56.70
16	—	1,005	20.00–28.00	23.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,528	81.00–81.50	81.18
2	—	1,438	69.00–74.00	71.30

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 3 · Jersey$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	717	48.00	48.00
28	—	761	50.50	50.50
18	—	746	46.50	46.50
15	—	735	46.50	46.50
10	—	693	38.50–48.00	46.11
8	—	901	50.00	50.00
8	—	886	47.50	47.50
7	—	596	35.00	35.00
4	—	706	44.00	44.00
4	—	643	35.00	35.00
2	—	775	50.00	50.00
2	—	678	41.00	41.00
2	—	660	45.00	45.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	740	50.50	50.50
9	—	1,036	48.50	48.50
8	—	1,093	65.50	65.50
5	—	991	60.00	60.00
1	—	1,060	64.00	64.00
1	—	640	51.00	51.00

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.