Sale reports / Texas / Dalhart Livestock Auction / 2020-10-22

Dalhart Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Dalhart, Texas · Thu, Oct 22
● Final98 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1953
Feeder Cattle receipts
2,277 head
▲ 2,277 vs last sale 0▲ 2,277 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
518 head
▲ 518 vs last sale 0▲ 518 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Receipts on offer were mostly calves coming right off their mothers with several having one round of preweaning shots, a few had their booster shots. Steer calves under 600 lbs steady with a few attractive lots 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Steer calves over 600 lbs sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower. 300 to 700 lb heifers 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Yearling steer and heifer feeders were not well tested. Lean slaughter cows steady, fleshy kinds mostly 2.00 lower. Trade and demand moderate.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $128.76/cwt on 1,100 head.
Average price
$128.76
1,100 head · 588 lb average
Value per head Derived
$757
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$98
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$32.89/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.54
vs TX average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1566133.42756840
Medium and Large 1-2657117.40772203
Medium and Large 2654100.5365857
One grade step is worth $32.89/cwt here — about $98 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 sale1,100 hd
128.76
—
TX average4 barns · 2,177 hd
127.22
+1.54
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—Average1,59573.001,1641thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,61250.9882211
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,26747.1959875
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,09442.06460124

Every lot

98 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 · Steers48 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1218161.00/cwt161.00–161.003514
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2232153.30/cwt153.00–154.003567
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned260151.00/cwt151.00–151.003932
Steers—Medium and Large 1295160.00/cwt160.00–160.004721
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned296139.61/cwt138.00–140.004135
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned308130.04/cwt127.00–131.004019
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned310145.00/cwt145.00–145.004502
Steers—Medium and Large 1330160.00/cwt160.00–160.005289
Steers—Medium and Large 1370161.73/cwt155.00–169.0059820
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned370145.71/cwt143.00–146.0053922
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned378133.00/cwt133.00–133.005033
Steers—Medium and Large 1439142.95/cwt141.00–146.0062831
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned441134.00/cwt134.00–134.005915
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned458124.00/cwt124.00–124.005682
Steers—Medium and Large 1475147.65/cwt141.00–153.00701137
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned477136.18/cwt129.00–138.0065075
Steers—Medium and Large 1519143.00/cwt143.00–143.0074277
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned530130.85/cwt128.50–134.0069436
Steers—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed555170.00/cwt170.00–170.009444
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2561133.00/cwt133.00–133.007469
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned570127.17/cwt120.00–131.0072592
Steers—Medium and Large 1579135.02/cwt130.00–140.0078299
Steers—Medium and Large 2Unweaned581114.49/cwt114.00–115.006654
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned583105.00/cwt105.00–105.006123
Steers—Medium and Large 2Unweaned60398.00/cwt98.00–98.0059127
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned613110.09/cwt109.00–111.0067522
Steers—Medium and Large 1620132.50/cwt132.50–132.508229
Steers—Medium and Large 2629110.00/cwt110.00–110.006927
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned646120.75/cwt113.00–125.0078053
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2647130.00/cwt130.00–130.0084114
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2655126.75/cwt126.75–126.7583023
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned670111.48/cwt108.00–114.0074772
Steers—Medium and Large 2Unweaned670100.00/cwt100.00–100.006704
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned690119.00/cwt119.00–119.008211
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned728104.96/cwt99.00–110.0076414
Steers—Medium and Large 1738124.50/cwt124.50–124.509194
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned741101.97/cwt101.00–105.0075616
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned762114.42/cwt106.00–117.5087220
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2770127.86/cwt126.50–129.5098526
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned771122.00/cwt122.00–122.0094144
Steers—Medium and Large 2Unweaned77497.07/cwt96.00–100.0075115
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned805119.00/cwt119.00–119.009581
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned81993.19/cwt91.00–103.5076338
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned855112.00/cwt112.00–112.009581
Steers—Medium and Large 1931109.50/cwt109.50–109.501,0194
Steers—Medium and Large 1950105.00/cwt105.00–105.009982
Steers—Medium and Large 11,028110.50/cwt110.50–110.501,13615
Steers—Medium and Large 11,15596.50/cwt96.50–96.501,11510
Feeder Cattle · Heifers42 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2288132.88/cwt132.00–133.003838
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned294125.00/cwt125.00–125.0036811
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned316124.00/cwt124.00–124.003926
Heifers—Medium and Large 1340146.00/cwt146.00–146.004963
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned340130.00/cwt130.00–130.0044210
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Unweaned34195.08/cwt90.00–111.003244
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned358123.01/cwt122.00–124.004402
Heifers—Medium and Large 1381146.25/cwt139.00–148.0055734
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned393124.62/cwt124.00–129.0049015
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Unweaned397110.00/cwt110.00–110.004378
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Unweaned41086.00/cwt86.00–86.003532
Heifers—Medium and Large 1420132.37/cwt130.00–135.0055613
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned428124.99/cwt123.00–128.0053543
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned440106.99/cwt104.00–115.0047137
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned458111.53/cwt110.00–112.0051151
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2466120.35/cwt118.00–123.0056172
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned467121.95/cwt120.00–124.0057017
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Unweaned47291.74/cwt88.00–95.004339
Heifers—Medium and Large 1475134.66/cwt134.00–139.0064060
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned514116.16/cwt108.50–118.0059757
Heifers—Medium and Large 1526126.60/cwt124.00–133.0066659
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed537127.50/cwt127.50–127.5068519
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned539105.95/cwt102.00–113.0057157
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Unweaned54275.00/cwt75.00–75.0040733
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed554123.00/cwt123.00–123.006818
Heifers—Medium and Large 1568125.16/cwt119.00–129.0071151
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Unweaned57588.36/cwt79.50–90.0050820
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned578108.87/cwt105.00–114.0062943
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned609110.53/cwt100.00–112.0067325
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned61398.00/cwt98.00–98.0060112
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Unweaned63891.65/cwt86.00–96.005857
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Unweaned65883.51/cwt83.00–85.005494
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned67490.00/cwt90.00–90.006074
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2675120.41/cwt120.00–121.5081330
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned68995.69/cwt95.00–102.0065920
Heifers—Medium and Large 1701121.50/cwt121.50–121.508524
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned73892.98/cwt90.00–99.006866
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned76099.00/cwt99.00–99.007521
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned83880.00/cwt80.00–80.006702
Heifers—Medium and Large 1870108.25/cwt108.25–108.259427
Heifers—Medium and Large 191795.00/cwt95.00–95.008715
Heifers—Medium and Large 11,00893.50/cwt93.50–93.509423
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,59573.00/cwt73.00–73.001,1641
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%87424.99/cwt23.00–30.0021811
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,09546.47/cwt43.50–50.0050972
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,15038.90/cwt36.00–42.5044741
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26047.37/cwt44.00–52.0059773
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,50840.50/cwt40.50–40.506112
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,59850.53/cwt49.50–53.0080710
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,75055.50/cwt55.50–55.509711

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.