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Dalhart Livestock Auction

Name: Dalhart Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-06-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-06-18

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Dalhart, Texas · Thu, Jun 18

● Final76 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1953

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Feeder Cattle receipts

1,171 head

▲ 166 vs last sale 1,005▲ 521 vs year ago 650 · +80.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

315 head

▼ 36 vs last sale 351▼ 40 vs year ago 355 · −11.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and steer calves sold firm. Not enough feeder heifers and heifer calves on offer last week for a comparison this week, however a firm undertone was noted. Slaughter cows and bulls steady to weak. 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 $117.90/cwt on 486 head. That ranks 1 of 4 comparable sales and sits −162.64 against this barn's trailing median of $280.54.

Average price

$117.90

486 head · 744 lb average

Value per head Derived

$877

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$32

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

$22.77/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.11

vs TX average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	583	123.16	718	31
Medium and Large 1	757	118.21	895	438
Medium and Large 2	683	100.39	686	17thin

One grade step is worth $22.77/cwt here — about $32 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 sale486 hd

117.90

—

TX average4 barns · 1,384 hd

114.79

+3.11

This barn, trailing median4 sales

280.54

−162.64

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	1,594	84.28	1,344	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,474	68.43	1,008	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,236	62.95	778	64
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,054	53.21	561	118

Every lot

76 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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	433	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	697	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	445	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	543	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	461	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	761	34
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	486	144.96/cwt	143.00–150.00	705	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	513	128.51/cwt	128.00–129.00	659	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	540	156.30/cwt	151.00–157.50	844	60
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	564	147.04/cwt	145.00–147.50	829	73
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	583	123.97/cwt	122.00–126.00	723	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	586	140.20/cwt	138.00–142.00	822	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	616	146.56/cwt	144.00–147.00	903	47
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	660	126.02/cwt	125.00–127.00	832	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	677	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	921	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	691	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	960	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	712	126.01/cwt	125.00–130.00	897	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	714	133.41/cwt	130.00–135.00	953	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	725	115.98/cwt	113.00–120.00	841	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	768	129.23/cwt	125.50–130.00	992	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	820	126.01/cwt	123.50–127.00	1,033	109
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	845	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	870	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	870	120.46/cwt	118.00–120.50	1,048	62
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	905	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	851	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	925	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,018	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	926	115.60/cwt	114.50–117.00	1,070	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	992	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	1,066	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,010	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,101	6
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	407	148.50/cwt	145.00–149.00	604	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	415	137.22/cwt	135.00–138.00	569	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	415	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	477	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	467	134.20/cwt	133.00–138.00	627	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	468	144.11/cwt	141.00–145.00	674	32
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	524	126.29/cwt	124.00–132.00	662	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	525	117.92/cwt	116.00–120.00	619	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	544	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	724	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	565	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	706	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	573	119.00/cwt	118.00–120.00	682	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	579	132.11/cwt	128.00–133.00	765	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	605	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	696	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	620	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	732	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	647	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	844	39
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	653	129.82/cwt	121.00–132.50	848	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	672	115.67/cwt	115.00–119.00	777	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	726	122.97/cwt	119.50–125.00	893	37
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	737	91.47/cwt	90.00–99.00	674	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	757	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	696	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	793	115.50/cwt	115.50–115.50	916	83
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	815	106.50/cwt	106.50–106.50	868	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	836	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	928	69
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	853	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	759	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	858	110.62/cwt	110.00–111.50	949	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	932	102.40/cwt	99.00–102.50	954	67
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,017	90.50/cwt	90.50–90.50	920	26
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	318	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	127	4
Dairy Heifers	—	Small and Medium 3	375	42.50/cwt	42.50–42.50	159	2
Dairy Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	421	41.07/cwt	40.00–42.50	173	7
Dairy Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	475	35.15/cwt	35.00–37.00	167	13
Dairy Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	530	32.50/cwt	32.50–32.50	172	1
Dairy Heifers	—	Small and Medium 3	547	50.84/cwt	42.50–52.00	278	8
Dairy Heifers	—	Small and Medium 3	580	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	348	2
Dairy Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	595	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	208	1
Dairy Heifers	—	Small and Medium 3	620	43.88/cwt	42.00–45.00	272	5
Dairy Heifers	—	Small and Medium 3	670	43.58/cwt	40.00–47.00	292	2
Dairy Heifers	—	Small and Medium 3	701	47.00/cwt	47.00–47.00	329	6
Dairy Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	874	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	463	7
Dairy Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	905	42.50/cwt	42.50–42.50	385	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,425	71.69/cwt	64.00–79.00	1,022	4
Bulls	—	—	1,612	89.01/cwt	88.50–90.00	1,435	7
Bulls	—	—	1,870	92.91/cwt	92.00–94.00	1,737	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	981	40.32/cwt	30.00–43.00	396	14
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,001	59.73/cwt	52.00–62.00	598	40
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,030	55.02/cwt	54.00–59.00	567	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,045	67.46/cwt	66.00–69.00	705	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,105	51.46/cwt	48.00–57.00	569	62
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,263	64.13/cwt	60.00–68.00	810	54
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,455	70.63/cwt	69.50–71.00	1,028	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,486	66.97/cwt	64.00–68.50	995	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,655	70.50/cwt	70.50–70.50	1,167	1

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 Jun 18, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,171Last week 1,005Year ago 650

Slaughter CattleReceipts 315Last week 351Year ago 355

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	905	42.50	42.50
1	—	595	35.00	35.00
1	—	530	32.50	32.50
13	—	475	35.00–37.00	35.15
7	—	874	53.00	53.00
7	—	421	40.00–42.50	41.07
4	—	318	40.00	40.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	547	42.50–52.00	50.84
6	—	701	47.00	47.00
5	—	620	42.00–45.00	43.88
2	—	670	40.00–47.00	43.58
2	—	580	60.00	60.00
2	—	375	42.50	42.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	725	113.00–120.00	115.98
2	—	660	125.00–127.00	126.02
2	—	583	122.00–126.00	123.97
2	—	513	128.00–129.00	128.51
1	—	905	94.00	94.00
1	—	845	103.00	103.00
1	—	445	122.00	122.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
60	—	540	151.00–157.50	156.30
47	—	616	144.00–147.00	146.56
34	—	461	165.00	165.00
18	—	926	114.50–117.00	115.60
14	—	714	130.00–135.00	133.41
6	—	1,010	109.00	109.00
6	—	768	125.50–130.00	129.23
4	—	691	139.00	139.00
4	—	433	161.00	161.00
3	—	992	107.50	107.50
109	—	820	123.50–127.00	126.01
73	—	564	145.00–147.50	147.04
62	—	870	118.00–120.50	120.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	712	125.00–130.00	126.01
9	—	586	138.00–142.00	140.20
8	—	677	136.00	136.00
5	—	486	143.00–150.00	144.96
1	—	925	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	737	90.00–99.00	91.47
3	—	757	92.00	92.00
2	—	853	89.00	89.00
2	—	573	118.00–120.00	119.00
2	—	525	116.00–120.00	117.92
1	—	605	115.00	115.00
1	—	415	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	524	124.00–132.00	126.29
6	—	672	115.00–119.00	115.67
5	—	815	106.50	106.50
4	—	467	133.00–138.00	134.20
4	—	415	135.00–138.00	137.22
1	—	620	118.00	118.00
1	—	565	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
83	—	793	115.50	115.50
69	—	836	111.00	111.00
67	—	932	99.00–102.50	102.40
39	—	647	130.50	130.50
37	—	726	119.50–125.00	122.97
32	—	468	141.00–145.00	144.11
26	—	1,017	90.50	90.50
24	—	579	128.00–133.00	132.11
23	—	653	121.00–132.50	129.82
18	—	544	133.00	133.00
12	—	858	110.00–111.50	110.62
8	—	407	145.00–149.00	148.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
62	—	1,105	48.00–57.00	51.46
40	—	1,001	52.00–62.00	59.73
14	—	981	30.00–43.00	40.32
2	—	1,045	66.00–69.00	67.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,486	64.00–68.50	66.97
8	—	1,455	69.50–71.00	70.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
54	—	1,263	60.00–68.00	64.13
9	—	1,030	54.00–59.00	55.02
1	—	1,655	70.50	70.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,612	88.50–90.00	89.01
4	—	1,425	64.00–79.00	71.69
2	—	1,870	92.00–94.00	92.91

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.