Sale reports / Texas / Dalhart Livestock Auction / 2019-08-15

Dalhart Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Dalhart, Texas · Thu, Aug 15
● Final45 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1953
Feeder Cattle receipts
463 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 463▲ 463 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
252 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 252▲ 252 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 were not well tested; however a lower undertone was noted. Trade activity was light on light to moderated demand.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $143.94/cwt on 244 head.
Average price
$143.94
244 head · 681 lb average
Value per head Derived
$981
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$102
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$28.86/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+13.96
vs TX average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1673147.97996199
Medium and Large 1-2679134.9891620
Medium and Large 2751119.1089425
One grade step is worth $28.86/cwt here — about $102 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 sale244 hd
143.94
—
TX average3 barns · 685 hd
129.98
+13.96
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—Average1,77390.451,60412
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,47059.5487516
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,36949.4967821
CowsLean 85-90%High1,02336.20370134

Every lot

45 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned540136.00/cwt136.00–136.007341
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2588139.50/cwt138.00–146.008205
Steers—Medium and Large 2590130.00/cwt130.00–130.007671
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2600139.00/cwt139.00–139.008343
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned640135.00/cwt135.00–135.008643
Steers—Medium and Large 2643129.00/cwt129.00–129.008292
Steers—Medium and Large 1657149.87/cwt143.00–151.00985184
Steers—Medium and Large 2693119.50/cwt119.00–120.008282
Steers—Medium and Large 2721112.85/cwt112.00–114.508146
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2736133.50/cwt133.50–133.5098310
Steers—Medium and Large 2755120.00/cwt120.00–120.009061
Steers—Medium and Large 1765133.00/cwt133.00–133.001,0173
Steers—Medium and Large 2802119.50/cwt119.50–119.5095813
Steers—Medium and Large 1843125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,0544
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2930114.00/cwt114.00–114.001,0601
Steers—Medium and Large 11,000113.00/cwt113.00–113.001,1301
Steers—Medium and Large 11,111113.00/cwt113.00–113.001,2554
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2365161.00/cwt161.00–161.005881
Heifers—Medium and Large 1373163.00/cwt163.00–163.006082
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2380144.00/cwt144.00–144.005471
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2460130.00/cwt130.00–130.005981
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Fleshy530120.00/cwt120.00–120.006361
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2588129.00/cwt129.00–129.007592
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2613119.49/cwt119.00–120.007322
Heifers—Medium and Large 2615115.00/cwt115.00–115.007072
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned633120.00/cwt120.00–120.007605
Heifers—Medium and Large 1643125.50/cwt125.50–125.508074
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Unweaned653119.00/cwt119.00–119.007774
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned670120.00/cwt120.00–120.008042
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2735119.00/cwt119.00–119.0087512
Heifers—Medium and Large 1802115.50/cwt115.50–115.509263
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2819112.00/cwt112.00–112.009174
Heifers—Medium and Large 1920107.11/cwt105.00–107.5098513
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,50587.59/cwt87.00–89.001,3184
Bulls——1,90791.88/cwt90.00–93.001,7528
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight92927.07/cwt20.00–29.5025131
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight95533.05/cwt31.00–34.5031627
Cows—Lean 85-90%99560.00/cwt60.00–60.005971
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07942.22/cwt35.50–53.0045651
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,10437.74/cwt35.50–39.0041724
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18864.75/cwt64.50–65.007692
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,29863.50/cwt63.50–63.508246
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,37750.41/cwt50.00–51.5069412
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,40743.55/cwt42.50–44.506137
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,57357.16/cwt56.00–58.5089910

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.