AM_LS751 Amarillo, Texas Fri May 03, 2019 USDA-TX Dept of Ag Market News Cattleman's Livestock Auction - Dalhart, TX Feeder cattle weighted average report for Thursday 05/03/2019 Cattle and Calves: 1256 Week ago: 1665 Year Ago: 1534 Compared to last week: Steer calves under 600 lbs and 400-600 lb heifer calves 3.00-5.00 lower; no test on heifer calves under 400 lbs. 600-800 lbs feeder steers 3.00-5.00 lower except two loads 801 lb steers sold steady. 600- 800 lb feeder heifers 2.00-4.00 lower. Supply included a few packages of new crop calves with thirty to sixty days pre-conditioning. The trade area has received scattered showers on the week with the same predicted for the coming week. Slaughter cows and bulls firm to 1.00 higher. Trade fairly active. Demand moderate. Bulk of supply Medium and Large 1-2 450-825 lb feeder steers and heifers. Slaughter cows made up 20 percent, slaughter bulls less than 1 percent, replacement cows less than 1 percent, and feeders 80 percent. The feeder supply included 49 percent steers and 51 percent heifers. Near 59 percent of the run weighed over 600 lbs. Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 5 263-288 278 215.00-225.00 221.22 Value Added 20 374-385 378 202.00-212.00 205.57 Value Added 13 400-431 415 192.00-202.00 194.20 Value Added 2 478 478 173.00 173.00 30 468-476 473 178.50-183.00 181.15 Value Added 76 500-535 514 168.00-177.50 172.86 Value Added 11 553-588 571 160.00 160.00 Value Added 17 615 615 154.00 154.00 14 710-738 730 138.00-139.50 138.97 68 790 790 135.00 135.00 93 801 801 138.75 138.75 Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 3 365 365 186.00 186.00 10 400-438 413 180.00-186.00 180.89 5 536 536 160.00 160.00 2 570 570 163.00 163.00 2 600-615 608 150.00-154.00 152.02 8 691 691 137.50 137.50 5 725-738 733 127.50-133.00 129.68 6 783-795 785 131.00-132.00 131.83 3 832 832 124.00 124.00 Feeder Steers Medium and Large 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 425 425 162.00 162.00 2 485-490 488 164.00-168.00 165.99 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 6 292 292 200.00 200.00 Value Added 2 367 367 176.50 176.50 Value Added 40 429-443 439 160.00-171.00 165.16 Value Added 26 465-497 490 156.00-167.00 159.45 Value Added 32 520-532 530 149.75-150.00 149.84 12 555-569 565 143.00-152.00 147.44 8 629-641 635 132.50-136.00 134.23 15 669 669 138.50 138.50 73 710-722 722 128.00-128.50 128.49 Guaranteed Open 124 753-775 763 124.75-130.00 127.46 Guaranteed Open Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 5 337 337 160.00 160.00 8 399 399 146.00 146.00 7 525 525 140.00 140.00 8 555-579 576 135.00-138.00 137.64 8 621-640 623 125.50-126.00 125.56 8 655-666 665 124.00-125.00 124.88 1 725 725 125.00 125.00 7 780-790 789 118.00-121.50 121.01 8 841 841 119.00 119.00 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 6 503-527 515 127.00-128.00 127.49 2 570-585 578 126.00-129.00 127.48 1 610 610 121.00 121.00 2 675 675 120.00 120.00 2 710 710 120.00 120.00 Slaughter Cows: Percent Lean Weight Avg Dressing Hi Dressing Lo Dressing Breaking 75-80% 1250-1500 63.00-65.25 ------ ------ Boning 80-85% 1100-1350 62.00-65.00 ------ ------ Lean 85-90% 1000-1200 63.00-63.50 ------ ------ Lean 85-90% ----- ------ ------ ------ Dairy Slaughter Cows: Percent Lean Weight Avg Dressing Hi Dressing Lo Dressing Breaking 75-80% 1400-1500 57.00-59.00 ------ ------ Boning 80-85% 1150-1500 50.00-59.00 ------ ------ Lean 85-90% 900-1400 45.00-52.00 53.00-54.50 ------ Slaughter Bulls: Yield Grade 1-2 1450-1900 lbs 76.00-87.00 High Dressing Not tested. Low Dressing Not tested. Replacement Cows: Medium and Large 1-2: Not tested. Source: USDA Market News Service, Amarillo, TX 806/372-6361 - amarillo.lgmn@ams.usda.gov USDA 24 hour price information 806-372-3494 www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/AM_LS120.txt www.ams.usda.gov/lsmarketnews