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Dalhart Livestock Auction

Name: Dalhart Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-10-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-17

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Dalhart, Texas · Thu, Oct 17

● Final89 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1953

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Feeder Cattle receipts

2,336 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 2,336▲ 2,336 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

391 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 391▲ 391 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Unweaned new crop calves under 550 lbs weak to 4.00 lower; over 550 lbs 5.00-7.00 lower. Load lots of yearling feeder steers and heifers steady to 1.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls 3.00-5.00 lower. Temperatures predicted to be in the low to mid-eighties in the coming days cast a pale on prices for unweaned calves. Slaughter cow and bull prices were hindered by the sheer number of cull cows coming to slaughter plants with waits of up to three weeks reported for producers delivering to these plants. Trade activity was light on light to moderate demand.

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 $140.71/cwt on 1,156 head.

Average price

$140.71

1,156 head · 642 lb average

Value per head Derived

$904

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$217

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

$27.38/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.71

vs TX average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	661	142.40	941	975
Medium and Large 1-2	531	133.66	709	161
Medium and Large 2	630	115.03	724	20

One grade step is worth $27.38/cwt here — about $217 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 sale1,156 hd

140.71

—

TX average4 barns · 3,451 hd

139.00

+1.71

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	—	High	1,583	68.24	1,080	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,565	47.93	750	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,169	45.87	536	46
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,005	35.18	353	128

Every lot

89 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 · Steers43 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	275	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	476	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	291	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	466	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	312	165.60/cwt	164.00–166.00	517	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	322	160.64/cwt	160.00–161.00	517	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	376	168.47/cwt	166.00–171.00	633	31
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	384	151.33/cwt	150.00–152.00	581	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	385	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	604	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	395	154.81/cwt	152.00–159.00	611	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	425	161.50/cwt	155.00–170.00	686	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	442	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	557	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	443	137.11/cwt	134.00–140.00	607	39
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	465	146.33/cwt	140.00–157.00	680	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	475	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	599	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	495	137.33/cwt	132.00–140.00	680	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	511	135.08/cwt	133.00–148.00	690	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	525	112.91/cwt	110.00–117.00	593	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	535	158.07/cwt	152.50–160.00	846	44
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	538	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	699	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	540	135.25/cwt	133.50–140.00	730	31
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	571	135.42/cwt	134.50–136.00	773	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	573	124.56/cwt	123.00–126.00	714	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	586	129.94/cwt	129.50–131.00	761	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	620	143.45/cwt	123.00–146.00	889	69
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	620	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	713	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	628	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	779	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	638	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	746	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	646	117.96/cwt	115.00–120.50	762	37
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	665	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	865	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	673	131.10/cwt	122.00–143.50	882	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	680	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	775	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	681	117.01/cwt	114.00–120.00	797	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	716	120.78/cwt	118.50–123.00	865	85
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	719	149.80/cwt	139.00–151.00	1,077	468
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	730	113.99/cwt	113.50–115.00	832	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	735	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	926	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	740	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	844	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	755	111.33/cwt	109.00–116.00	841	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	768	113.44/cwt	105.00–128.00	871	51
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	772	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,081	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	799	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	879	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	801	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	873	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	808	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	962	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	893	125.25/cwt	124.00–126.50	1,118	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers32 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	297	129.00/cwt	127.00–132.00	383	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	328	158.26/cwt	150.00–163.00	519	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	335	135.07/cwt	130.00–141.00	452	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	369	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	480	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	370	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	503	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	371	147.03/cwt	140.00–150.00	545	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	429	145.17/cwt	138.00–160.00	623	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	438	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	565	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	445	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	498	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	462	145.31/cwt	141.00–147.00	671	29
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	477	124.20/cwt	120.00–125.00	592	36
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	479	129.60/cwt	125.00–136.00	621	33
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	490	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	578	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	526	121.22/cwt	121.00–122.00	638	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	530	113.21/cwt	110.50–115.00	600	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	531	120.36/cwt	118.00–122.00	639	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	541	137.64/cwt	132.00–150.00	745	28
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	565	137.14/cwt	125.00–145.00	775	64
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	581	119.05/cwt	115.00–122.00	692	44
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	584	110.84/cwt	110.00–115.00	647	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	630	114.52/cwt	110.00–116.50	721	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	633	119.53/cwt	117.00–122.00	757	40
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	653	130.50/cwt	130.00–131.00	852	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	672	113.13/cwt	112.00–116.00	760	48
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	676	109.00/cwt	108.00–112.00	737	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	682	116.88/cwt	114.00–122.00	797	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	724	139.29/cwt	126.00–140.25	1,008	141
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	724	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	840	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	726	106.65/cwt	105.00–112.50	774	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	780	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	850	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	782	133.04/cwt	130.00–133.50	1,040	74
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	808	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	848	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,447	63.47/cwt	60.00–65.00	918	5
Bulls	—	—	1,535	76.97/cwt	75.00–79.00	1,181	2
Bulls	—	—	1,840	70.37/cwt	69.00–72.00	1,295	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	759	26.00/cwt	26.00–26.00	197	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	819	18.70/cwt	16.00–20.00	153	17
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	985	45.90/cwt	42.00–49.00	452	58
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,035	18.65/cwt	15.00–24.00	193	16
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,069	38.70/cwt	37.00–39.00	414	17
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,124	50.50/cwt	50.50–50.50	568	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,168	31.87/cwt	24.50–39.50	372	28
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,224	49.74/cwt	47.00–52.00	609	27
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,278	54.48/cwt	54.00–55.00	696	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,517	53.21/cwt	52.50–54.50	807	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,638	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	655	2

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 Oct 17, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,336Last week 2,336Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 391Last week 391Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	526	121.00–122.00	121.22
3	—	370	136.00	136.00
36	—	477	120.00–125.00	124.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	581	115.00–122.00	119.05
40	—	633	117.00–122.00	119.53
33	—	479	125.00–136.00	129.60
25	—	682	114.00–122.00	116.88
16	—	335	130.00–141.00	135.07
7	—	724	116.00	116.00
5	—	531	118.00–122.00	120.36
3	—	438	129.00	129.00
2	—	808	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
141	—	724	126.00–140.25	139.29
74	—	782	130.00–133.50	133.04
64	—	565	125.00–145.00	137.14
29	—	462	141.00–147.00	145.31
28	—	541	132.00–150.00	137.64
26	—	429	138.00–160.00	145.17
14	—	371	140.00–150.00	147.03
13	—	328	150.00–163.00	158.26
4	—	653	130.00–131.00	130.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	676	108.00–112.00	109.00
5	—	445	112.00	112.00
1	—	490	118.00	118.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
48	—	672	112.00–116.00	113.13
27	—	726	105.00–112.50	106.65
13	—	530	110.50–115.00	113.21
12	—	584	110.00–115.00	110.84
10	—	630	110.00–116.50	114.52
5	—	369	130.00	130.00
5	—	297	127.00–132.00	129.00
2	—	780	109.00	109.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	801	109.00	109.00
3	—	755	109.00–116.00	111.33
3	—	442	126.00	126.00
1	—	740	114.00	114.00
1	—	475	126.00	126.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	681	114.00–120.00	117.01
2	—	385	157.00	157.00
26	—	586	129.50–131.00	129.94
31	—	540	133.50–140.00	135.25
37	—	646	115.00–120.50	117.96
51	—	768	105.00–128.00	113.44
85	—	716	118.50–123.00	120.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
468	—	719	139.00–151.00	149.80
69	—	620	123.00–146.00	143.45
44	—	535	152.50–160.00	158.07
31	—	376	166.00–171.00	168.47
26	—	465	140.00–157.00	146.33
22	—	571	134.50–136.00	135.42
22	—	425	155.00–170.00	161.50
19	—	673	122.00–143.50	131.10
9	—	772	140.00	140.00
5	—	312	164.00–166.00	165.60
3	—	275	173.00	173.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	573	123.00–126.00	124.56
9	—	730	113.50–115.00	113.99
9	—	538	130.00	130.00
8	—	808	119.00	119.00
7	—	799	110.00	110.00
3	—	620	115.00	115.00
3	—	384	150.00–152.00	151.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	443	134.00–140.00	137.11
19	—	511	133.00–148.00	135.08
17	—	395	152.00–159.00	154.81
6	—	628	124.00	124.00
6	—	495	132.00–140.00	137.33
6	—	291	160.00	160.00
3	—	322	160.00–161.00	160.64
2	—	893	124.00–126.50	125.25
1	—	735	126.00	126.00
1	—	665	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	680	114.00	114.00
2	—	638	117.00	117.00
5	—	525	110.00–117.00	112.91

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,535	75.00–79.00	76.97
3	—	1,840	69.00–72.00	70.37
5	—	1,447	60.00–65.00	63.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,278	54.00–55.00	54.48
17	—	1,069	37.00–39.00	38.70
27	—	1,224	47.00–52.00	49.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,638	40.00	40.00
3	—	1,517	52.50–54.50	53.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,124	50.50	50.50
16	—	1,035	15.00–24.00	18.65
28	—	1,168	24.50–39.50	31.87
58	—	985	42.00–49.00	45.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	759	26.00	26.00
17	—	819	16.00–20.00	18.70

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.