Sale reports / Texas / Dalhart Livestock Auction / 2019-09-19

Dalhart Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Dalhart, Texas · Thu, Sep 19
● Final95 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1953
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,837 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 1,837▲ 1,837 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
735 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 735▲ 735 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer and heifer calves under 600 lbs steady to 1.00 higher, instances lighter weights 2.00 to 3.00 higher; feeder steers and heifers steady to 1.00 higher. Fleshy slaughter cows 1.00 higher; lean slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Trade fairly active. Demand fairly good.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $147.55/cwt on 838 head.
Average price
$147.55
838 head · 657 lb average
Value per head Derived
$969
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$204
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$10.21/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.78
vs TX average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1658148.24975781
Medium and Large 2751138.121,03826
Medium and Large 1-2559138.0377131
One grade step is worth $10.21/cwt here — about $204 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 sale838 hd
147.55
—
TX average3 barns · 1,637 hd
142.77
+4.78
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—Low1,36959.6181614
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,73460.091,04227
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,02449.81510264
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,30849.3664649

Every lot

95 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 · Steers36 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned270166.00/cwt166.00–166.0044812
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned328179.00/cwt179.00–179.005874
Steers—Medium and Large 1337189.00/cwt189.00–189.006373
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2345167.00/cwt167.00–167.005761
Steers—Medium and Large 1364176.05/cwt174.00–179.0064120
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2380153.00/cwt153.00–153.005811
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned388168.00/cwt168.00–168.006524
Steers—Medium and Large 1408174.00/cwt174.00–174.007105
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2436147.00/cwt147.00–147.006414
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned449139.00/cwt139.00–139.006244
Steers—Medium and Large 1457163.61/cwt160.00–167.0074818
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2460151.00/cwt151.00–151.006951
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned475138.00/cwt138.00–138.006562
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned492144.20/cwt139.00–148.007097
Steers—Medium and Large 1512158.40/cwt156.00–159.0081116
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned520133.00/cwt133.00–133.006923
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned530140.83/cwt137.00–143.0074614
Steers—Medium and Large 1554153.27/cwt150.00–153.5084960
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned569134.42/cwt131.00–140.0076545
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned589128.00/cwt128.00–128.007544
Steers—Medium and Large 1617147.93/cwt147.00–151.0091361
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned620124.00/cwt124.00–124.007692
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned632126.06/cwt124.00–130.0079714
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned675131.00/cwt131.00–131.008843
Steers—Medium and Large 1679150.17/cwt146.00–150.751,020197
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2683137.33/cwt137.00–138.009386
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned717123.60/cwt120.00–128.008865
Steers—Medium and Large 1724143.35/cwt141.00–144.001,0389
Steers—Medium and Large 2Gaunt749139.00/cwt139.00–139.001,04124
Steers—Medium and Large 1765145.35/cwt141.00–146.351,112260
Steers—Medium and Large 2Unweaned765121.00/cwt121.00–121.009261
Steers—Medium and Large 2Gaunt790134.00/cwt134.00–134.001,0591
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2798135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,0773
Steers—Medium and Large 1805141.50/cwt141.50–141.501,13917
Steers—Medium and Large 1855130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,1122
Steers—Medium and Large 1903120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,0845
Feeder Cattle · Heifers37 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Unweaned259118.00/cwt118.00–118.0030615
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned321152.24/cwt152.00–153.004894
Heifers—Medium and Large 1344161.00/cwt161.00–161.005545
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Unweaned353117.05/cwt116.00–123.0041314
Heifers—Medium and Large 1367163.46/cwt160.00–165.006007
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2393136.00/cwt136.00–136.005344
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Unweaned413112.00/cwt112.00–112.004632
Heifers—Medium and Large 1421153.14/cwt146.00–158.0064513
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned443139.00/cwt139.00–139.006162
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Unweaned460116.00/cwt116.00–116.005341
Heifers—Medium and Large 1487147.00/cwt147.00–147.007165
Heifers—Medium and Large 1509132.99/cwt131.00–137.0067713
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Unweaned513113.37/cwt113.00–116.005828
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned528120.00/cwt120.00–120.006343
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned534128.74/cwt128.00–129.0068744
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned565124.66/cwt124.00–125.007049
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned566125.00/cwt125.00–125.007084
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2569129.00/cwt129.00–129.007341
Heifers—Medium and Large 1573136.04/cwt131.00–139.0078010
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Unweaned575110.00/cwt110.00–110.006331
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Unweaned610102.00/cwt102.00–102.006222
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned625120.00/cwt120.00–120.0075010
Heifers—Medium and Large 1626138.56/cwt137.00–140.0086788
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2627120.00/cwt120.00–120.007523
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned643110.00/cwt110.00–110.007072
Heifers—Medium and Large 2689107.24/cwt106.00–111.0073911
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned690114.00/cwt114.00–114.007871
Heifers—Medium and Large 2703109.00/cwt109.00–109.007662
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2740120.00/cwt120.00–120.008881
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open744136.22/cwt136.00–136.501,013289
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned765116.50/cwt116.50–116.508912
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2773121.00/cwt121.00–121.009352
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open780128.10/cwt127.50–129.00999112
Heifers—Medium and Large 2860105.00/cwt105.00–105.009033
Heifers—Medium and Large 1903108.00/cwt107.00–109.009756
Heifers—Medium and Large 1956110.50/cwt110.50–110.501,0564
Heifers—Medium and Large 11,072103.50/cwt103.50–103.501,11010
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Small and Medium 257438.00/cwt38.00–38.0021816
Dairy Heifers—Small and Medium 271327.00/cwt27.00–27.001932
Dairy Heifers—Medium and Large 272561.00/cwt61.00–61.004421
Dairy Heifers—Small and Medium 275328.35/cwt26.00–33.002133
Dairy Heifers—Small and Medium 281337.00/cwt37.00–37.003015
Dairy Heifers—Medium and Large 287356.00/cwt56.00–56.004892
Dairy Heifers—Small and Medium 296044.00/cwt44.00–44.004221
Dairy Heifers—Medium and Large 21,16968.00/cwt68.00–68.0079510
Dairy Heifers—Medium and Large 21,21352.00/cwt52.00–52.006312
Dairy Heifers—Medium and Large 21,28166.00/cwt66.00–66.008459
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,26254.00/cwt54.00–54.0068110
Bulls——1,53871.50/cwt70.50–73.001,1003
Bulls——1,93580.00/cwt80.00–80.001,5481
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight88726.12/cwt21.00–31.0023222
Cows—Lean 85-90%98652.94/cwt50.00–55.00522127
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03520.51/cwt20.00–21.002122
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed1,07957.52/cwt50.00–63.0062185
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,13932.96/cwt26.50–38.5037528
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25146.22/cwt40.50–49.5057827
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,37953.22/cwt50.00–58.0073422
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,73259.08/cwt58.00–59.251,02323
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,74665.91/cwt65.50–66.501,1514

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.