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Dalhart Livestock Auction

Name: Dalhart Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-05-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-07

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Dalhart, Texas · Thu, May 7

● Final54 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1953

← Apr 30May 7May 14 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

720 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 720▲ 720 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

129 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 129▲ 129 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Prices on the day were mixed with steer calves under 500 lbs firm, heifer calves under 500 lbs 2.00-4.00 higher in a limited test. 500-600 lb steer calves 1.00 to 3.00 lower, 500-600 lb heifer calves firm. Feeder steers and heifers over 600 lbs firm with a few load lots 5.00 to 7.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls firm. Trade fairly 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 $120.62/cwt on 374 head. That ranks 1 of 4 comparable sales and sits −159.92 against this barn's trailing median of $280.54.

Average price

$120.62

374 head · 728 lb average

Value per head Derived

$878

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$261

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

$9.90/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.63

vs TX average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	400	122.67	491	3thin
Medium and Large 1	737	121.40	895	337
Medium and Large 1-2	667	112.77	752	34

One grade step is worth $9.90/cwt here — about −$261 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 sale374 hd

120.62

—

TX average4 barns · 1,640 hd

111.99

+8.63

This barn, trailing median4 sales

280.54

−159.92

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	1,484	83.41	1,238	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,466	67.19	985	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,227	58.85	722	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,042	49.25	513	32

Every lot

54 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	340	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	578	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	375	187.63/cwt	185.00–190.00	704	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	375	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	544	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	475	166.84/cwt	166.00–167.00	792	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	477	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	716	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	477	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	596	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	488	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	781	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	510	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	617	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	525	150.57/cwt	146.00–152.00	790	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	580	147.08/cwt	144.00–153.00	853	43
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	610	111.93/cwt	104.00–120.00	683	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	628	140.43/cwt	139.00–142.00	882	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	650	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	676	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	670	136.42/cwt	133.00–141.50	914	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	675	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	844	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	723	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	795	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	724	134.81/cwt	129.00–136.00	976	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	730	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	847	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	777	126.11/cwt	126.00–127.00	980	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	886	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,045	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	919	116.50/cwt	116.50–116.50	1,071	77
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,021	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,062	22
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	265	171.50/cwt	171.50–171.50	454	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	308	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	388	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	372	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	610	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	372	155.56/cwt	150.00–159.00	579	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	374	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	527	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	432	148.37/cwt	145.00–149.00	641	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	475	151.15/cwt	144.00–152.00	718	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	476	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	638	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	529	141.75/cwt	141.00–142.00	750	28
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	538	134.47/cwt	133.00–137.00	723	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	539	125.38/cwt	120.00–128.00	676	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	570	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	684	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	585	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	679	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	591	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	786	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	620	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	763	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	644	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	805	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	673	124.83/cwt	119.00–129.00	840	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	695	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	799	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	722	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	906	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	745	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	782	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	806	114.75/cwt	114.75–114.75	925	187
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	906	108.75/cwt	108.75–108.75	985	35
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	940	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	799	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,021	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	919	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,484	83.41/cwt	80.00–87.00	1,238	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	808	43.31/cwt	41.00–49.50	350	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,031	57.49/cwt	54.00–58.50	593	13
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,175	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	752	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,198	57.55/cwt	53.00–61.00	689	28
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,229	41.81/cwt	39.50–43.00	514	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,364	64.94/cwt	62.50–70.00	886	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,466	67.19/cwt	63.00–70.00	985	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 May 7, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 720Last week 720Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 129Last week 129Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	724	129.00–136.00	134.81
6	—	475	166.00–167.00	166.84
2	—	375	185.00–190.00	187.63
9	—	777	126.00–127.00	126.11
11	—	525	146.00–152.00	150.57
16	—	670	133.00–141.50	136.42
18	—	886	118.00	118.00
22	—	1,021	104.00	104.00
23	—	628	139.00–142.00	140.43
43	—	580	144.00–153.00	147.08
77	—	919	116.50	116.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	170.00	170.00
1	—	675	125.00	125.00
1	—	730	116.00	116.00
3	—	477	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	488	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	145.00	145.00
1	—	510	121.00	121.00
1	—	650	104.00	104.00
2	—	477	125.00	125.00
2	—	610	104.00–120.00	111.93
2	—	723	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	308	126.00	126.00
1	—	585	116.00	116.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	940	85.00	85.00
9	—	374	141.00	141.00
4	—	476	134.00	134.00
3	—	539	120.00–128.00	125.38
1	—	745	105.00	105.00
1	—	695	115.00	115.00
1	—	620	123.00	123.00
1	—	570	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	529	141.00–142.00	141.75
3	—	372	164.00	164.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
187	—	806	114.75	114.75
35	—	906	108.75	108.75
16	—	538	133.00–137.00	134.47
13	—	722	125.50	125.50
13	—	673	119.00–129.00	124.83
10	—	644	125.00	125.00
9	—	475	144.00–152.00	151.15
6	—	591	133.00	133.00
6	—	432	145.00–149.00	148.37
5	—	372	150.00–159.00	155.56
4	—	1,021	90.00	90.00
2	—	265	171.50	171.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,484	80.00–87.00	83.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,364	62.50–70.00	64.94
28	—	1,198	53.00–61.00	57.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,466	63.00–70.00	67.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,175	64.00	64.00
10	—	1,229	39.50–43.00	41.81
13	—	1,031	54.00–58.50	57.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	808	41.00–49.50	43.31

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.