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Dalhart Livestock Auction

Name: Dalhart Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-10-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-15

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Dalhart, Texas · Thu, Oct 15

● Final81 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1953

← Oct 8Oct 15Oct 22 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

2,205 head

▲ 2,205 vs last sale 0▲ 2,205 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

602 head

▲ 602 vs last sale 0▲ 602 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer and heifer calves under 700 lbs 4.00 to 5.00 lower; feeder steers and heifers over 650 lbs 2.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Calf supply included mostly unweaned kinds with a few having pre-weaning vaccinations. Trade and demand moderate.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $131.78/cwt on 937 head.

Average price

$131.78

937 head · 657 lb average

Value per head Derived

$866

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$270

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

$27.29/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.38

vs TX average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	667	134.33	896	797
Medium and Large 1-2	603	121.61	734	98
Medium and Large 2	585	107.05	627	42

One grade step is worth $27.29/cwt here — about $270 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 sale937 hd

131.78

—

TX average5 barns · 2,557 hd

129.40

+2.38

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,821	73.17	1,332	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,596	54.39	868	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,168	45.93	536	65
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,133	41.43	469	105

Every lot

81 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 · Steers32 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	258	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	413	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	290	139.82/cwt	132.00–146.00	405	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	348	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	445	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	365	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	511	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	421	125.55/cwt	120.00–127.00	529	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	428	151.91/cwt	149.00–155.00	650	58
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	438	142.14/cwt	137.00–145.00	623	54
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	450	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	630	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	481	139.89/cwt	138.00–149.00	673	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	497	124.40/cwt	124.00–125.00	618	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	514	142.95/cwt	140.00–143.00	735	54
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	533	127.38/cwt	125.00–134.00	679	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	533	118.74/cwt	118.00–120.00	633	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	558	133.20/cwt	131.00–135.00	743	76
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	563	121.69/cwt	114.00–127.00	685	48
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	574	126.04/cwt	124.00–130.00	723	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	593	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	534	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	615	128.48/cwt	127.00–136.00	790	49
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	621	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	683	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	626	121.23/cwt	114.00–127.00	759	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	655	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	590	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	660	115.85/cwt	110.00–124.00	765	31
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	675	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	878	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	679	106.36/cwt	105.00–109.00	722	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	720	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	734	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	722	133.11/cwt	129.00–134.00	961	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	729	120.80/cwt	112.00–125.00	881	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	757	119.99/cwt	115.00–125.00	908	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	759	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	767	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	811	135.64/cwt	135.50–135.75	1,100	329
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	842	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	1,090	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,031	103.90/cwt	103.00–106.00	1,071	13
Feeder Cattle · Heifers38 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	250	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	310	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	283	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	374	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	297	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	472	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	310	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	372	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	321	140.48/cwt	137.00–144.00	451	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	340	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	520	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	357	143.32/cwt	139.00–151.00	512	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	369	129.22/cwt	127.00–130.00	477	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	385	133.85/cwt	130.00–135.00	515	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	433	134.05/cwt	133.00–136.00	580	74
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	450	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	527	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	457	135.30/cwt	130.00–139.00	618	68
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	476	111.08/cwt	110.00–120.00	529	41
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	483	121.20/cwt	119.00–124.00	585	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	509	122.17/cwt	119.00–124.00	622	80
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	530	112.08/cwt	110.00–113.00	594	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	533	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	682	52
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	537	100.20/cwt	100.00–105.00	538	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	563	128.47/cwt	127.50–131.00	723	102
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	577	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	577	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	587	112.58/cwt	110.00–116.00	661	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	591	118.64/cwt	118.50–119.00	701	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	613	109.90/cwt	105.00–115.00	674	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	616	115.20/cwt	110.00–119.00	710	62
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	629	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	774	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	638	102.25/cwt	102.00–103.00	652	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	674	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	775	32
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	679	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	886	81
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	691	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	677	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	725	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	805	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	725	90.66/cwt	90.00–92.00	657	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	753	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	806	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	802	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	730	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	814	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	936	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	855	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	975	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	872	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	759	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	887	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	754	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	893	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	964	6
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,821	73.17/cwt	70.00–75.00	1,332	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	866	31.00/cwt	31.00–31.00	268	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	876	26.54/cwt	21.00–34.00	232	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	888	23.99/cwt	21.00–27.00	213	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,027	38.75/cwt	26.00–50.00	398	16
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,097	43.04/cwt	39.50–48.50	472	42
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,173	43.42/cwt	35.00–49.00	509	69
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,298	51.20/cwt	49.00–55.00	665	23
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,464	52.50/cwt	52.50–52.50	769	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,515	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	727	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,600	54.74/cwt	50.00–57.50	876	18

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 Oct 15, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,205Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 602Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	587	110.00–116.00	112.58
4	—	369	127.00–130.00	129.22
41	—	476	110.00–120.00	111.08
5	—	887	85.00	85.00
2	—	613	105.00–115.00	109.90
2	—	802	91.00	91.00
2	—	283	132.00	132.00
26	—	530	110.00–113.00	112.08
25	—	725	90.00–92.00	90.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	855	114.00	114.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	321	137.00–144.00	140.48
4	—	725	111.00	111.00
6	—	893	108.00	108.00
15	—	483	119.00–124.00	121.20
4	—	385	130.00–135.00	133.85
4	—	753	107.00	107.00
80	—	509	119.00–124.00	122.17
32	—	674	115.00	115.00
6	—	814	115.00	115.00
7	—	591	118.50–119.00	118.64
74	—	433	133.00–136.00	134.05
62	—	616	110.00–119.00	115.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	450	117.00	117.00
2	—	310	120.00	120.00
24	—	577	100.00	100.00
4	—	691	98.00	98.00
1	—	250	124.00	124.00
4	—	638	102.00–103.00	102.25
23	—	537	100.00–105.00	100.20
5	—	872	87.00	87.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	629	123.00	123.00
81	—	679	130.50	130.50
9	—	340	153.00	153.00
68	—	457	130.00–139.00	135.30
52	—	533	128.00	128.00
102	—	563	127.50–131.00	128.47
26	—	357	139.00–151.00	143.32
3	—	297	159.00	159.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	533	125.00–134.00	127.38
22	—	729	112.00–125.00	120.80
31	—	660	110.00–124.00	115.85
28	—	626	114.00–127.00	121.23
54	—	438	137.00–145.00	142.14
12	—	757	115.00–125.00	119.99
1	—	365	140.00	140.00
10	—	497	124.00–125.00	124.40
3	—	574	124.00–130.00	126.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	679	105.00–109.00	106.36
48	—	563	114.00–127.00	121.69
7	—	290	132.00–146.00	139.82
8	—	533	118.00–120.00	118.74
6	—	621	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	421	120.00–127.00	125.55
4	—	348	128.00	128.00
7	—	759	101.00	101.00
8	—	720	102.00	102.00
6	—	593	90.00	90.00
6	—	655	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	140.00	140.00
16	—	842	129.50	129.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
54	—	514	140.00–143.00	142.95
13	—	1,031	103.00–106.00	103.90
76	—	558	131.00–135.00	133.20
58	—	428	149.00–155.00	151.91
15	—	481	138.00–149.00	139.89
329	—	811	135.50–135.75	135.64
49	—	615	127.00–136.00	128.48
3	—	675	130.00	130.00
17	—	722	129.00–134.00	133.11
2	—	258	160.00	160.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,298	49.00–55.00	51.20
42	—	1,097	39.50–48.50	43.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,027	26.00–50.00	38.75
69	—	1,173	35.00–49.00	43.42
5	—	876	21.00–34.00	26.54
7	—	1,464	52.50	52.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	866	31.00	31.00
2	—	888	21.00–27.00	23.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,515	48.00	48.00
18	—	1,600	50.00–57.50	54.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,821	70.00–75.00	73.17

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.