Sale reports / Texas / Dalhart Livestock Auction / 2020-09-24

Dalhart Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Dalhart, Texas · Thu, Sep 24
● Final89 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1953
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,907 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 1,907▲ 1,907 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
543 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 543▲ 543 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Fully weaned steer and heifer calves sold firm to 2.00 higher; unweaned kinds were weak to 3.00 lower. Feeder steers and heifers steady except a few load lots sold firm to 2.00 higher. Fleshy slaughter cows were 1.00 to 2.00 higher; lean cows mostly steady. Slaughter bulls not well tested. Trade active. Demand good.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $141.96/cwt on 1,183 head.
Average price
$141.96
1,183 head · 662 lb average
Value per head Derived
$939
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$203
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$52.47/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.69
vs TX average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1630147.69931846
Medium and Large 1-2738130.95966305
Medium and Large 276495.2372732
One grade step is worth $52.47/cwt here — about $203 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 sale1,183 hd
141.96
—
TX average4 barns · 3,975 hd
140.27
+1.69
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Low1,57273.811,1607thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,48158.3786527
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,22751.81636121
CowsLean 85-90%High1,03344.33458267

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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers45 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1244224.00/cwt224.00–224.0054722
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned305155.00/cwt155.00–155.004731
Steers—Medium and Large 1310207.00/cwt207.00–207.006421
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2318166.00/cwt166.00–166.005289
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned358166.00/cwt166.00–166.005942
Steers—Medium and Large 1365176.23/cwt171.00–179.0064312
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2374162.25/cwt160.00–164.0060718
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned374150.44/cwt145.00–154.0056311
Steers—Medium and Large 1419164.00/cwt164.00–164.006877
Steers—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed433175.50/cwt175.50–175.5076028
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned436142.65/cwt140.00–146.0062211
Steers—Medium and Large 2455125.00/cwt125.00–125.005691
Steers—Medium and Large 1464158.96/cwt156.00–161.0073856
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned480129.88/cwt126.00–135.0062310
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned488139.64/cwt137.00–148.0068131
Steers—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed512159.00/cwt159.00–159.0081422
Steers—Medium and Large 1515145.11/cwt145.00–146.0074719
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned516136.76/cwt133.00–140.0070638
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2530138.00/cwt138.00–138.007311
Steers—Medium and Large 2535116.00/cwt116.00–116.006211
Steers—Medium and Large 2570115.00/cwt115.00–115.006561
Steers—Medium and Large 1571150.27/cwt148.00–151.0085862
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2584133.00/cwt133.00–133.0077712
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned587119.28/cwt116.50–124.0070023
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned598130.00/cwt130.00–130.007776
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned626130.91/cwt127.50–132.0081927
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned626122.57/cwt120.00–126.5076710
Steers—Medium and Large 2Unweaned635109.00/cwt109.00–109.006923
Steers—Medium and Large 1642144.15/cwt138.00–147.00925238
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned666109.69/cwt109.50–110.007318
Steers—Medium and Large 1675143.00/cwt143.00–143.0096524
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned694126.00/cwt126.00–126.008744
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned705115.00/cwt115.00–115.0081112
Steers—Medium and Large 2Unweaned72491.36/cwt90.00–96.006619
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned726120.54/cwt120.00–121.0087513
Steers—Medium and Large 1739149.00/cwt149.00–149.001,10170
Steers—Medium and Large 1771137.50/cwt137.50–137.501,06011
Steers—Medium and Large 2790109.00/cwt109.00–109.008611
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned822116.08/cwt115.00–117.0095411
Steers—Medium and Large 2Unweaned82588.00/cwt88.00–88.007268
Steers—Medium and Large 2Unweaned86090.00/cwt90.00–90.007743
Steers—Medium and Large 1869138.50/cwt138.50–138.501,204142
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2872129.50/cwt129.50–129.501,129179
Steers—Medium and Large 289596.00/cwt96.00–96.008592
Steers—Medium and Large 290289.00/cwt89.00–89.008033
Feeder Cattle · Heifers32 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1270197.00/cwt197.00–197.005328
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Unweaned300110.00/cwt110.00–110.003303
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2318139.00/cwt139.00–139.004422
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned322146.57/cwt145.00–155.0047213
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2361145.20/cwt140.00–146.005248
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned364141.16/cwt140.00–144.005147
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed368158.00/cwt158.00–158.005814
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned418136.51/cwt132.00–139.0057117
Heifers—Medium and Large 1440150.91/cwt142.00–154.0066432
Heifers—Medium and Large 1480139.49/cwt133.00–142.0067093
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned482128.67/cwt123.00–135.0062037
Heifers—Medium and Large 1542137.00/cwt137.00–137.0074324
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2571120.00/cwt120.00–120.006857
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned574110.00/cwt110.00–110.006315
Heifers—Medium and Large 1577133.00/cwt133.00–133.007674
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned583126.30/cwt119.00–130.0073654
Heifers—Medium and Large 1604128.00/cwt128.00–128.0077310
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned607119.00/cwt119.00–119.007229
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned627109.78/cwt104.00–117.006889
Heifers—Medium and Large 2649109.00/cwt109.00–109.007077
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned656115.00/cwt115.00–115.007545
Heifers—Medium and Large 1664131.22/cwt127.00–132.0087138
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned667101.79/cwt99.00–110.0067913
Heifers—Medium and Large 2680106.00/cwt106.00–106.007211
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned719121.20/cwt119.00–124.0087121
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open750135.50/cwt135.50–135.501,01665
Heifers—Medium and Large 1762127.00/cwt127.00–127.009686
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned764106.28/cwt105.00–110.008127
Heifers—Medium and Large 1842120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,01016
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2887107.99/cwt107.00–109.009584
Heifers—Medium and Large 1953115.50/cwt115.50–115.501,10121
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-295792.13/cwt92.00–93.008828
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,57273.81/cwt67.50–76.501,1607
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight81033.60/cwt24.00–39.0027237
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight83239.49/cwt39.00–40.003294
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02732.34/cwt26.00–39.0033223
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05044.03/cwt40.00–46.0046269
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08248.73/cwt45.50–54.00527116
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,11448.25/cwt46.50–50.0053866
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,16855.51/cwt55.00–58.0064818
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,35455.38/cwt52.00–58.0075045
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,40759.21/cwt58.00–61.0083310
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,45757.55/cwt55.00–58.5083918
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,52960.02/cwt59.00–63.009189

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.