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Dalhart Livestock Auction

Name: Dalhart Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-03-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-26

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Dalhart, Texas · Thu, Mar 26

● Final46 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1953

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Feeder Cattle receipts

675 head

▲ 456 vs last sale 219▲ 675 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

404 head

▼ 62 vs last sale 466▲ 404 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: No market comparison available due to last week's limited receipts, however a higher undertone was noted in all categories. Trade active. Demand fairly good.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $119.94/cwt on 292 head. That ranks 1 of 4 comparable sales and sits −160.61 against this barn's trailing median of $280.54.

Average price

$119.94

292 head · 721 lb average

Value per head Derived

$865

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$105

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

$0.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.20

vs TX average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	724	119.96	869	281
Medium and Large 1-2	640	119.45	764	11thin

One grade step is worth $0.50/cwt here — about $105 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 sale292 hd

119.94

—

TX average3 barns · 933 hd

126.14

−6.20

This barn, trailing median4 sales

280.54

−160.61

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

4 sales

Heifers 0–100 lb: high $299.90, low $143.00, median $280.54 across 4 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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	1,717	94.33	1,619	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,437	69.00	992	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,082	59.57	644	115
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,035	51.24	530	183

Every lot

46 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	425	188.69/cwt	187.50–190.00	802	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	485	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	858	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	518	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	886	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	612	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	808	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	646	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	943	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	661	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	925	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	717	113.76/cwt	113.00–115.00	816	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	738	127.27/cwt	125.00–129.50	939	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	755	123.25/cwt	123.00–125.00	931	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	836	120.33/cwt	119.00–125.00	1,006	106
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	849	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	993	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	943	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,037	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	983	105.18/cwt	105.00–105.25	1,034	32
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,025	104.12/cwt	101.00–105.50	1,067	24
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	270	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	443	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	305	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	427	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	390	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	546	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	425	160.11/cwt	160.00–161.00	680	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	468	155.46/cwt	154.00–157.00	728	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	530	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	721	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	542	144.42/cwt	143.50–149.00	783	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	577	136.41/cwt	129.50–141.00	787	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	611	128.21/cwt	126.00–129.00	783	59
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	630	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	756	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	665	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	778	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	675	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	810	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	725	114.51/cwt	114.00–117.00	830	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	782	114.56/cwt	113.75–115.00	896	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	797	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	837	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	825	109.86/cwt	108.00–111.25	906	51
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	873	103.06/cwt	102.75–105.00	900	74
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	931	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	959	10
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,435	85.98/cwt	85.00–87.00	1,234	2
Bulls	—	—	1,673	91.49/cwt	89.00–95.00	1,531	4
Bulls	—	—	1,901	101.35/cwt	99.00–103.50	1,927	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	685	31.00/cwt	31.00–31.00	212	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	788	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	402	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	815	41.50/cwt	41.50–41.50	338	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	825	34.18/cwt	29.00–35.00	282	37
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	970	43.03/cwt	40.50–47.00	417	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	994	54.08/cwt	42.00–55.50	538	24
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,071	60.16/cwt	58.50–63.00	644	84
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,074	55.28/cwt	49.00–62.50	594	98
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,331	68.09/cwt	67.25–73.00	906	25
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,437	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	992	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,512	71.37/cwt	71.00–71.50	1,079	7

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 Mar 26, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 675Last week 219Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 404Last week 466Year ago 0

Compared to last week: No market comparison available due to last week's limited receipts, however a higher undertone was noted in all categories. Trade active. Demand fairly good.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	788	51.00	51.00
3	—	685	31.00	31.00
1	—	815	41.50	41.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
98	—	1,074	49.00–62.50	55.28
37	—	825	29.00–35.00	34.18
25	—	1,331	67.25–73.00	68.09
14	—	970	40.50–47.00	43.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,437	69.00	69.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
84	—	1,071	58.50–63.00	60.16
24	—	994	42.00–55.50	54.08
7	—	1,512	71.00–71.50	71.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,673	89.00–95.00	91.49
4	—	1,901	99.00–103.50	101.35
2	—	1,435	85.00–87.00	85.98

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	797	105.00	105.00
2	—	530	136.00	136.00
1	—	665	117.00	117.00
1	—	630	120.00	120.00
1	—	390	140.00	140.00
1	—	305	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
74	—	873	102.75–105.00	103.06
59	—	611	126.00–129.00	128.21
51	—	825	108.00–111.25	109.86
23	—	542	143.50–149.00	144.42
19	—	425	160.00–161.00	160.11
17	—	782	113.75–115.00	114.56
11	—	675	120.00	120.00
10	—	931	103.00	103.00
8	—	577	129.50–141.00	136.41
6	—	725	114.00–117.00	114.51
2	—	468	154.00–157.00	155.46
1	—	270	164.00	164.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	646	146.00	146.00
4	—	661	140.00	140.00
3	—	518	171.00	171.00
2	—	485	177.00	177.00
2	—	425	187.50–190.00	188.69
106	—	836	119.00–125.00	120.33
32	—	983	105.00–105.25	105.18
24	—	1,025	101.00–105.50	104.12
15	—	943	110.00	110.00
8	—	755	123.00–125.00	123.25
6	—	738	125.00–129.50	127.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	849	117.00	117.00
5	—	612	132.00	132.00
4	—	717	113.00–115.00	113.76

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.