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Dalhart Livestock Auction

Name: Dalhart Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-05-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-28

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Dalhart, Texas · Thu, May 28

● Final72 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1953

← May 21May 28Jun 4 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,610 head

▲ 100 vs last sale 1,510▲ 841 vs year ago 769 · +109.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

187 head

▼ 104 vs last sale 291▼ 229 vs year ago 416 · −55.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers and heifer calves and feeder steers and heifers steady except those over 800 lbs 1.00-2.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bull steady, instances higher dressing kinds 1.00-2.00 higher. 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 $117.67/cwt on 671 head. That ranks 1 of 4 comparable sales and sits −162.88 against this barn's trailing median of $280.54.

Average price

$117.67

671 head · 742 lb average

Value per head Derived

$874

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$184

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

$15.03/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.36

vs TX average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	739	118.69	878	588
Medium and Large 1-2	779	111.53	868	71
Medium and Large 2	669	103.66	694	12thin

One grade step is worth $15.03/cwt here — about $184 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 sale671 hd

117.67

—

TX average4 barns · 2,158 hd

118.02

−0.36

This barn, trailing median4 sales

280.54

−162.88

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	1,583	94.08	1,490	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,825	66.13	1,207	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,247	64.38	803	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	968	49.21	476	46

Every lot

72 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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	213	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	400	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	284	163.21/cwt	156.00–170.00	464	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	403	168.36/cwt	168.00–171.00	678	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	410	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	574	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	411	154.59/cwt	154.00–155.00	635	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	453	150.86/cwt	150.00–156.00	683	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	457	151.71/cwt	150.00–153.00	693	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	477	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	692	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	506	137.57/cwt	136.00–148.00	696	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	523	154.90/cwt	150.00–159.00	810	40
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	561	140.69/cwt	138.00–142.00	789	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	569	145.73/cwt	140.00–148.00	829	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	615	135.50/cwt	135.00–136.00	833	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	618	143.66/cwt	139.00–145.50	888	43
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	652	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	906	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	667	138.27/cwt	132.50–141.50	922	96
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	727	119.66/cwt	119.00–121.00	870	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	734	128.59/cwt	125.00–131.00	944	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	760	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	977	60
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	778	126.04/cwt	124.00–127.50	981	36
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	822	122.41/cwt	118.50–124.00	1,006	106
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	840	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	941	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	884	116.10/cwt	115.00–116.50	1,026	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	910	112.25/cwt	112.00–112.50	1,021	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	964	110.35/cwt	110.35–110.35	1,064	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,018	102.34/cwt	102.00–103.00	1,042	15
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	266	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	399	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	388	147.10/cwt	142.00–150.00	571	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	415	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	573	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	450	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	608	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	459	143.67/cwt	143.00–144.00	659	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	505	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	646	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	530	139.28/cwt	134.00–140.00	738	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	570	132.75/cwt	131.00–137.00	757	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	572	128.61/cwt	123.00–129.50	736	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	582	107.75/cwt	104.00–109.00	627	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	618	127.72/cwt	127.00–128.00	789	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	645	118.66/cwt	118.00–120.00	765	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	658	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	704	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	673	125.28/cwt	119.00–128.50	843	150
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	684	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	787	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	722	99.39/cwt	91.00–104.00	718	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	736	120.45/cwt	113.00–123.00	887	74
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	775	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	791	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	779	113.17/cwt	107.00–118.00	882	80
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	803	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	859	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	812	111.72/cwt	105.50–112.75	907	85
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	856	108.20/cwt	105.00–114.75	926	97
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	916	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	889	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	932	103.12/cwt	103.00–104.50	961	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	951	101.50/cwt	101.50–101.50	965	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	967	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,015	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,007	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	947	10
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Small and Medium 3	418	41.36/cwt	40.00–42.00	173	6
Dairy Heifers	—	Small and Medium 3	624	43.01/cwt	40.00–47.00	268	18
Dairy Heifers	—	Small and Medium 3	661	56.40/cwt	46.00–60.00	373	8
Dairy Heifers	—	Small and Medium 3	729	55.02/cwt	47.00–57.00	401	6
Dairy Heifers	—	Small and Medium 3	817	51.67/cwt	49.00–56.00	422	80
Dairy Heifers	—	Small and Medium 3	870	43.00/cwt	43.00–43.00	374	12
Dairy Heifers	—	Small and Medium 3	1,072	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	600	18
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,542	91.05/cwt	87.00–93.00	1,404	5
Bulls	—	—	1,652	99.13/cwt	95.50–102.00	1,638	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	765	31.00/cwt	31.00–31.00	237	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	859	36.14/cwt	32.00–39.00	310	12
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	964	63.90/cwt	61.00–66.00	616	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,003	46.73/cwt	41.00–54.00	469	20
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,041	56.62/cwt	56.00–57.00	589	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,105	69.52/cwt	68.00–70.00	768	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,247	72.56/cwt	71.00–74.00	905	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,308	64.74/cwt	60.00–66.50	847	17
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,815	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	1,125	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,828	67.50/cwt	67.50–67.50	1,234	3

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 28, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,610Last week 1,510Year ago 769

Slaughter CattleReceipts 187Last week 291Year ago 416

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	457	150.00–153.00	151.71
106	—	822	118.50–124.00	122.41
96	—	667	132.50–141.50	138.27
43	—	618	139.00–145.50	143.66
40	—	523	150.00–159.00	154.90
36	—	778	124.00–127.50	126.04
26	—	964	110.35	110.35
15	—	1,018	102.00–103.00	102.34
15	—	569	140.00–148.00	145.73
13	—	284	156.00–170.00	163.21
12	—	213	188.00	188.00
11	—	884	115.00–116.50	116.10
10	—	910	112.00–112.50	112.25
9	—	403	168.00–171.00	168.36
7	—	734	125.00–131.00	128.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	477	145.00	145.00
1	—	410	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
60	—	760	128.50	128.50
13	—	652	139.00	139.00
8	—	506	136.00–148.00	137.57
7	—	453	150.00–156.00	150.86
6	—	561	138.00–142.00	140.69
5	—	411	154.00–155.00	154.59
3	—	840	112.00	112.00
3	—	727	119.00–121.00	119.66
2	—	615	135.00–136.00	135.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	722	91.00–104.00	99.39
4	—	582	104.00–109.00	107.75
2	—	658	107.00	107.00
1	—	775	102.00	102.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	572	123.00–129.50	128.61
17	—	951	101.50	101.50
10	—	1,007	94.00	94.00
7	—	803	107.00	107.00
6	—	684	115.00	115.00
5	—	916	97.00	97.00
3	—	645	118.00–120.00	118.66
1	—	505	128.00	128.00
1	—	450	135.00	135.00
1	—	415	138.00	138.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
150	—	673	119.00–128.50	125.28
97	—	856	105.00–114.75	108.20
85	—	812	105.50–112.75	111.72
80	—	779	107.00–118.00	113.17
74	—	736	113.00–123.00	120.45
26	—	530	134.00–140.00	139.28
24	—	932	103.00–104.50	103.12
16	—	618	127.00–128.00	127.72
13	—	388	142.00–150.00	147.10
10	—	570	131.00–137.00	132.75
6	—	967	105.00	105.00
4	—	266	150.00	150.00
3	—	459	143.00–144.00	143.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
80	—	817	49.00–56.00	51.67
18	—	1,072	56.00	56.00
18	—	624	40.00–47.00	43.01
12	—	870	43.00	43.00
8	—	661	46.00–60.00	56.40
6	—	729	47.00–57.00	55.02
6	—	418	40.00–42.00	41.36

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	765	31.00	31.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,003	41.00–54.00	46.73
12	—	859	32.00–39.00	36.14
7	—	964	61.00–66.00	63.90
6	—	1,105	68.00–70.00	69.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,828	67.50	67.50
1	—	1,815	62.00	62.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,308	60.00–66.50	64.74
5	—	1,041	56.00–57.00	56.62
4	—	1,247	71.00–74.00	72.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,542	87.00–93.00	91.05
3	—	1,652	95.50–102.00	99.13

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.