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Cattlemen's Livestock Auction · Thu, Dec 3

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Dalhart Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Dalhart, Texas · Thu, Dec 3

● Final57 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1953

← Nov 19Dec 3Dec 10 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,242 head

▲ 1,242 vs last sale 0▲ 1,242 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

376 head

▲ 376 vs last sale 0▲ 376 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Steer and heifer calves firm to 4.00 higher in a limited test. Feeder steers and heifers 1.00 to 3.00 higher with a few reputation kinds 5.00 to 6.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls firm to 2.00 higher. Trade active. Demand good.

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 $148.74/cwt on 523 head.

Average price

$148.74

523 head · 644 lb average

Value per head Derived

$958

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$3

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

$0.17/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.40

vs TX average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	644	148.76	958	466
Medium and Large 1-2	646	148.59	960	57

One grade step is worth $0.17/cwt here — about −$3 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 sale523 hd

148.74

—

TX average4 barns · 1,821 hd

138.34

+10.40

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	—	High	1,792	73.50	1,317	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,586	51.02	809	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,223	44.89	549	84
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,043	31.93	333	193

Every lot

57 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	267	197.85/cwt	194.00–205.00	528	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	305	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	610	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	318	173.31/cwt	170.00–177.00	551	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	347	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	732	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	375	185.46/cwt	184.00–190.00	695	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	420	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	727	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	435	181.63/cwt	178.00–186.00	790	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed

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 Dec 3, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,242Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 376Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	675	115.00–117.00	115.99
1	—	345	152.00	152.00
2	—	440	133.00	133.00
3	—	475	129.00–139.00	132.56
3	—	580	121.00	121.00
3	—	878	103.00	103.00
1	—	605	118.00	118.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
66	—	708	124.00–127.00	125.67

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Dalhart Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Dalhart, Texas · Thu, Dec 3

● Final57 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1953

← Nov 19Dec 3Dec 10 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,242 head

▲ 1,242 vs last sale 0▲ 1,242 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

376 head

▲ 376 vs last sale 0▲ 376 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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 $148.74/cwt on 523 head.

Average price

$148.74

523 head · 644 lb average

Value per head Derived

$958

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$3

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

$0.17/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.40

vs TX average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	644	148.76	958	466
Medium and Large 1-2	646	148.59	960	57

One grade step is worth $0.17/cwt here — about −$3 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 sale523 hd

148.74

—

TX average4 barns · 1,821 hd

138.34

+10.40

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	—	High	1,792	73.50	1,317	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,586	51.02	809	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,223	44.89	549	84
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,043	31.93	333	193

Every lot

57 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	267	197.85/cwt	194.00–205.00	528	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	305	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	610	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	318	173.31/cwt	170.00–177.00	551	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	347	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	732	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	375	185.46/cwt	184.00–190.00	695	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	420	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	727	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	435	181.63/cwt	178.00–186.00	790	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed

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 Dec 3, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,242Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 376Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	675	115.00–117.00	115.99
1	—	345	152.00	152.00
2	—	440	133.00	133.00
3	—	475	129.00–139.00	132.56
3	—	580	121.00	121.00
3	—	878	103.00	103.00
1	—	605	118.00	118.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
66	—	708	124.00–127.00	125.67

Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,495	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	972	1
Bulls	—	—	1,565	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	1,127	1
Bulls	—	—	2,053	78.50/cwt	78.50–78.50	1,612	2

Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,016	34.44/cwt	28.00–43.00	350	111
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,027	22.55/cwt	17.00–29.50	232	62
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,209	49.55/cwt	48.00–53.50	599	27
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,230	42.68/cwt	40.00–49.00	525	57
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,245	47.09/cwt	45.00–53.00	586	20
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,528	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	733	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,626	53.10/cwt	51.50–55.50	863	16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
62	—	1,027	17.00–29.50	22.55
111	—	1,016	28.00–43.00	34.44
20	—	1,245	45.00–53.00	47.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,053	78.50	78.50
1	—	1,565	72.00	72.00
1	—	1,495	65.00	65.00

Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	289	170.64/cwt	169.00–176.00	493	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	345	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	524	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	372	161.43/cwt	160.00–163.00	601	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	409	157.50/cwt	154.00–160.00	644	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	440	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	585	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	475	132.56/cwt	129.00–139.00	630	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	481	148.89/cwt	145.00–149.50	716	32
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	541	137.54/cwt	132.00–140.00	744	40
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	566	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	809	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	571	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	600	32
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	580	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	702	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	592	134.13/cwt	125.00–138.00	794	83
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	605	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	714	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	623	130.83/cwt	130.00–132.00	815	37
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	626	119.71/cwt	119.00–122.00	749	32
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	675	115.99/cwt	115.00–117.00	783	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	686	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	851	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	708	125.67/cwt	124.00–127.00	890	66
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	740	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	807	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	774	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	991	45
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	813	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	691	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	831	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,039	68
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	878	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	904	3

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	626	119.00–122.00	119.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	566	143.00	143.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	813	85.00	85.00
32	—	571	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	740	109.00	109.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	459	188.00	188.00
7	—	509	174.00	174.00
3	—	347	211.00	211.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	726	129.00–135.00	133.46
3	—	267	194.00–205.00	197.85
31	—	471	170.00–182.00	172.72
20	—	839	125.00	125.00
13	—	575	148.00–156.00	151.70
31	—	885	129.00–131.75	131.49
4	—	375	184.00–190.00	185.46
1	—	305	200.00	200.00
22	—	900	130.50	130.50
12	—	435	178.00–186.00	181.63
68	—	537	164.00–169.00	167.47
106	—	661	138.50–148.00	142.93
32	—	634	145.00–146.50	146.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	318	170.00–177.00	173.31
2	—	610	129.00	129.00
1	—	705	125.00	125.00
17	—	1,046	115.00	115.00
34	—	473	165.00–167.00	165.06
1	—	420	173.00	173.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	675	132.50–137.00	133.04
35	—	640	136.00–139.50	139.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,528	48.00	48.00
16	—	1,626	51.50–55.50	53.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,209	48.00–53.50	49.55
57	—	1,230	40.00–49.00	42.68