Sale reports / Texas / Dalhart Livestock Auction / 2019-08-01

Dalhart Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Dalhart, Texas · Thu, Aug 1
● Final62 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1953
Feeder Cattle receipts
725 head
▲ 334 vs last sale 391▲ 725 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
456 head
▼ 279 vs last sale 735▲ 456 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 firm, instances a few load lots 1.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Trade active. Demand moderate to good on limited receipts. Trade area continues to experience mid 90s to triple digit temperatures and dry pasture conditions.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $143.93/cwt on 330 head.
Average price
$143.93
330 head · 709 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,020
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$75
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$25.75/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+7.55
vs TX average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1711144.901,031297
Medium and Large 1-2650139.5190626
Medium and Large 2802119.149567thin
One grade step is worth $25.75/cwt here — about $75 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 sale330 hd
143.93
—
TX average3 barns · 961 hd
136.37
+7.55
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—High1,67979.321,3317thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,48963.3694411
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,19659.1970834
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low99537.45372296

Every lot

62 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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1223179.00/cwt179.00–179.003992
Steers—Medium and Large 1285163.00/cwt163.00–163.004651
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2315150.00/cwt150.00–150.004731
Steers—Medium and Large 1349176.00/cwt176.00–176.0061414
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2378167.00/cwt167.00–167.006314
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2440142.02/cwt140.00–144.006252
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2478146.00/cwt146.00–146.006983
Steers—Medium and Large 1487162.00/cwt160.00–165.0078915
Steers—Medium and Large 1510157.65/cwt153.00–158.0080414
Steers—Medium and Large 1560158.00/cwt158.00–158.0088510
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2590136.00/cwt136.00–136.008021
Steers—Medium and Large 2600125.00/cwt125.00–125.007501
Steers—Medium and Large 1609153.46/cwt152.00–155.0093522
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2630134.00/cwt134.00–134.008441
Steers—Medium and Large 1669140.46/cwt140.00–145.0094011
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2684132.50/cwt130.00–135.009064
Steers—Medium and Large 1740143.74/cwt142.00–145.001,06466
Steers—Medium and Large 2745119.50/cwt119.00–120.008902
Steers—Medium and Large 1772138.64/cwt132.50–144.501,07069
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2775133.00/cwt133.00–133.001,0311
Steers—Medium and Large 2810120.00/cwt120.00–120.009722
Steers—Medium and Large 1837137.11/cwt137.00–139.501,14866
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2891128.25/cwt128.25–128.251,1439
Steers—Medium and Large 2953115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,0962
Steers—Medium and Large 11,076115.50/cwt115.50–115.501,2437
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1258155.00/cwt155.00–155.004002
Heifers—Medium and Large 1334162.00/cwt162.00–162.005416
Heifers—Medium and Large 1434151.90/cwt149.50–157.0065912
Heifers—Medium and Large 1543144.00/cwt144.00–144.007828
Heifers—Medium and Large 1573139.05/cwt134.00–144.0079714
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2573131.00/cwt131.00–131.007513
Heifers—Medium and Large 1600134.00/cwt134.00–134.008041
Heifers—Medium and Large 1682135.00/cwt135.00–135.0092115
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2713125.00/cwt125.00–125.008912
Heifers—Medium and Large 1723134.25/cwt134.25–134.25971125
Heifers—Medium and Large 2740115.00/cwt115.00–115.008512
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2760120.00/cwt120.00–120.009123
Heifers—Medium and Large 2770110.00/cwt110.00–110.008471
Heifers—Medium and Large 1772127.68/cwt124.00–128.0098674
Heifers—Medium and Large 1826120.91/cwt119.00–122.5099940
Heifers—Medium and Large 1905109.00/cwt109.00–109.009861
Heifers—Medium and Large 1951110.50/cwt110.50–110.501,0517
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Small and Medium 348340.00/cwt40.00–40.001932
Dairy Heifers—Large 371052.41/cwt52.00–62.0037224
Dairy Heifers—Small and Medium 375030.00/cwt30.00–30.002252
Dairy Heifers—Large 375754.26/cwt54.00–54.5041172
Dairy Heifers—Large 385354.00/cwt54.00–54.004618
Dairy Heifers—Large 390062.00/cwt62.00–62.005581
Dairy Heifers—Large 31,25867.00/cwt67.00–67.008437
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,53276.64/cwt70.00–82.501,1745
Bulls——2,04586.03/cwt85.00–87.001,7592
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight86726.55/cwt24.00–30.0023051
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight90331.89/cwt30.50–35.0028831
Cows—Lean 85-90%96238.18/cwt33.00–39.50367102
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,10144.01/cwt40.00–51.0048598
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,13065.71/cwt64.50–66.0074316
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,13065.69/cwt65.50–66.507425
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15047.00/cwt47.00–47.005416
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,16623.00/cwt23.00–23.002689
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,30756.58/cwt52.00–62.5074012
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,41965.64/cwt64.50–66.009315
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,54861.46/cwt59.00–63.009516

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.