Dalhart livestock auction results

Cattlemen’s Livestock Auction, Dalhart, Texas, reported receipts of 2,009 head of cattle selling on March 12, compared to 2,417 head on March 5 and 1,757 head a year ago, according to the USDA-Texas Department of Agriculture Market News, Amarillo, Texas.

Compared to the previous week, the steer and heifer calves weighing under 600 pounds were selling $8 to $12 lower in a limited test except a few packages of reputation heifers that were selling $4 to $5 lower. The feeder steers and heifers weighing over 600 pounds were selling $10 to $12 lower. The slaughter cows were weak to $2 lower. The slaughter bulls were not well tested. The trade and demand was moderate. The supply included 78% feeder cattle with 26% steers, 66% were heifers and 9% were dairy heifers; 22% was slaughter cattle with 99% cows and 1% werew bulls. The feeder cattle supply weighing over 600 pounds was 68%.

Feeder steers: Medium and large frame 1, per hundredweight/actual weight, 2 head, 320 to 330 lbs., 179.00 to 180.00 (179.51); 2 head, 425 lbs., 163.00; 5 head, 451 to 455 lbs., 156.00 to 162.00 (160.79); 1 head, 500 lbs., 149.00; 12 head, 556 to 570 lbs., 135.00 to 141.00 (139.47); 12 head, 604 to 648 lbs., 126.00 to 139.00 (136.74); 4 head, 676 lbs., 126.00; 30 head, 733 to 745 lbs., 119.00 to 120.00 (119.33); 68 head, 768 lbs., 124.50; 36 head, 824 lbs., 107.00; 32 head, 858 to 881 lbs., 107.00. Medium and large frame 1 to 2, 5 head, 385 to 396 lbs., 161.00 to 169.00 (162.56); 9 head, 425 to 436 lbs., 145.00 to 154.00 (145.99); 8 head, 453 to 499 lbs., 142.00 to 150.00 (146.19); 1 head, 525 lbs., 136.00; 13 head, 567 to 583 lbs., 129.00 to 130.00 (129.54); 76 head, 698 lbs., 114.00 to 119.75 (119.52); 4 head, 701 lbs., 112.00; 7 head, 759 to 785 lbs., 106.00 to 110.00 (109.41). Medium and large frame 2 1 head, 325 lbs., 133.00; 2 head, 375 lbs., 130.00; 1 head, 545 lbs., 127.00; 3 head, 583 to 585 lbs., 120.00 to 121.00 (120.67); 4 head, 656 lbs., 115.00.

Feeder heifers: Medium and large frame 1, 2 head, 335 to 340 lbs., 160.00 to 161.00 (160.50); 6 head, 393 lbs., 153.00; 30 head, 392 lbs., 166.00 fancy; 20 head, 402 to 418 lbs., 146.00 to 150.00 (149.38); 1 head, 470 lbs., 139.00; 51 head, 470 lbs., 152.50 fancy; 3 head, 497 lbs., 124.00 unweaned; 13 head, 501 to 539 lbs., 124.00 to 136.00 (132.28); 45 head, 553 to 596 lbs., 120.75 to 128.00 (124.41); 31 head, 616 to 645 lbs., 116.00 to 126.50 (124.15); 140 head, 725 to 741 lbs., 115.00 to 117.50 (116.25); 80 head, 760 to 768 lbs., 107.00 to 111.50 (107.34); 2 head, 838 lbs., 110.00; 10 head, 904 lbs., 99.00. Medium and large frame 1 to 2, 1 head, 260 lbs., 148.00; 9 head, 349 lbs., 138.00; 9 head, 355 to 398 lbs., 130.00 to 143.00 (136.23); 1 head, 400 lbs., 142.00; 58 head, 450 to 489 lbs., 138.00 to 142.00 (138.06); 33 head, 501 to 539 lbs., 115.00 to 128.00 (123.18); 10 head, 576 to 590 lbs., 115.00 to 119.50 (118.58); 49 head, 610 to 630 lbs., 113.00 to 116.00 (115.90); 94 head, 662 to 691 lbs., 110.25 to 117.50 (114.96); 8 head, 706 to 710 lbs., 105.00 to 111.00 (108.62); 67 head, 782 lbs., 105.00; 70 head, 814 lbs., 98.00. Medium and large frame 2, 1 head, 410 lbs., 119.00; 6 head, 493 lbs., 121.00; 2 head, 505 lbs., 100.00; 3 head, 570 to 578 lbs., 109.00 to 110.00 (109.33); 2 head, 705 to 730 lbs., 100.00 to 104.00 (101.97).

Dairy heifers: Medium and large frame 2 to 3, 4 head, 258 to 260 lbs., 32.00 to 54.00 (48.47); 8 head, 309 to 335 lbs., 56.00 to 58.00 (57.73); 1 head, 425 lbs., 49.00; 2 head, 455 lbs., 59.00; 3 head, 693 lbs., 40.00; 6 head, 828 lbs., 45.00; 1 head, 895 lbs., 38.00; 1 head, 970 lbs., 52.00; 1 head, 1015 lbs., 50.00; 1 head, 1055 lbs., 58.00; 3 head, 1433 lbs., 58.00. Small and medium frame 3, 8 head, 288 lbs., 50.00; 2 head, 330 lbs., 42.00; 5 head, 440 lbs., 25.00; 1 head, 465 lbs., 44.00; 8 head, 502 lbs., 25.00; 8 head, 636 to 638 lbs., 30.00; 14 head, 761 lbs., 38.00; 34 head, 801 to 809 lbs., 47.00; 1 head, 970 lbs., 40.00.

Slaughter cattle: Cows, Breaker, 75 to 80%, per hundredweight/actual weight, 42 head, 1308 to 1548 lbs., 51.25 to 57.00 (53.57) average dressing. Boner, 80 to 85%, 81 head, 980 to 1370 lbs., 44.00 to 55.50 (49.21) average; 14 head, 1228 to 1275 lbs., 58.00 to 62.50 (58.33) high; 87 head, 949 to 1205 lbs., 36.00 to 40.75 (39.93) low. Lean, 85 to 90%, 32 head, 1015 to 1607 lbs., 48.50 to 57.00 (53.97) average; 71 head, 845 to 1380 lbs., 30.00 to 43.50 (38.13) low; 5 head, 725 to 860 lbs., 33.00 to 35.00 (34.12) low light weight; 25 head, 958 to 1303 lbs., 20.00 to 29.00 (25.19) very low; 30 head, 720 to 825 lbs., 20.00 to 791.00 (465.26) very low light weight. Bulls 1, 4 head, 1360 to 2060 lbs., 71.00 to 77.50 (74.00) average.