Name: Dalhart Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-01-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer and heifer calves under 600 lbs mostly 2.00 to 4.00 higher, instances steers under 400 lbs 5.00 to 6.00 higher. Feeder steers and heifers over 600 lbs 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls firm to 2.00 higher. Trade active. Demand good.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $129.81/cwt on 1,111 head. That ranks 1 of 4 comparable sales and sits −150.74 against this barn's trailing median of $280.54.

Average price

$129.81

1,111 head · 693 lb average

Value per head Derived

$899

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$143

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

$24.73/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.09

vs TX average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	692	130.50	903	1,055
Medium and Large 1-2	708	119.98	849	43
Medium and Large 2	718	105.77	760	13thin

One grade step is worth $24.73/cwt here — about $143 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.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

4 sales

Heifers 0–100 lb: high $299.90, low $219.55, median $280.54 across 4 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale1,111 hd

129.81

—

TX average4 barns · 2,618 hd

127.72

+2.09

This barn, trailing median4 sales

280.54

−150.74

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	—	Low	1,752	78.77	1,380	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,757	53.37	938	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,406	49.03	690	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,124	38.37	431	126

Every lot, as filed

78 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	186.80/cwt	180.00–190.00	779	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,098	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	380	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	456	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	175.88/cwt	172.00–177.00	916	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	632	129.91/cwt	123.00–131.00	821	81
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	866	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,065	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	683	127.17/cwt	122.00–129.00	869	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	488	142.55/cwt	135.00–148.00	696	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	952	130.35/cwt	130.35–130.35	1,241	112
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	778	132.32/cwt	129.00–137.00	1,029	363
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	140.12/cwt	131.00–146.75	953	106
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	137.91/cwt	134.00–142.00	725	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	829	124.80/cwt	123.00–125.75	1,035	190
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	719	124.37/cwt	121.00–125.00	894	103
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	162.07/cwt	154.50–170.00	932	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	179.66/cwt	172.00–192.00	852	68
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	807	130.54/cwt	127.00–134.75	1,053	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	608	149.48/cwt	145.00–152.00	909	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	138.59/cwt	137.25–140.00	998	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	458	160.04/cwt	156.50–162.00	733	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	382	214.84/cwt	199.00–217.00	821	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	674	116.42/cwt	110.00–120.00	785	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	351	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	642	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	204.72/cwt	199.00–207.00	884	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,070	109.50/cwt	109.50–109.50	1,172	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	850	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,114	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	743	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	892	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	529	160.67/cwt	160.00–161.00	850	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	581	117.37/cwt	115.00–119.00	682	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	815	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	954	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	700	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	805	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	615	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	738	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	380	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	570	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	465	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	763	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	572	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	858	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	389	188.70/cwt	186.00–190.00	734	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,431	54.51/cwt	53.00–55.00	780	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,376	46.55/cwt	44.50–49.00	641	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,495	39.00/cwt	39.00–39.00	583	2
Bulls	—	—	1,625	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	1,121	1
Bulls	—	—	1,863	84.04/cwt	83.00–85.00	1,566	2
Bulls	—	—	1,655	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	1,291	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	911	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,029	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	934	26.79/cwt	22.00–32.00	250	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,107	36.81/cwt	35.00–39.00	407	52
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,419	51.18/cwt	48.00–53.50	726	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,179	43.95/cwt	40.00–80.00	518	39
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,757	53.37/cwt	50.00–57.00	938	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	604	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	689	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	154.82/cwt	150.00–156.00	647	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	774	127.65/cwt	120.00–129.00	988	213
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	326	164.21/cwt	160.00–167.00	535	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	134.32/cwt	125.00–137.00	766	155
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	350	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	581	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	600	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	744	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	584	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	724	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	792	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	832	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	692	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	747	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	670	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	729	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	758	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	870	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	717	123.26/cwt	120.00–130.00	884	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	555	143.96/cwt	140.00–148.00	799	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	814	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	969	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	540	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	702	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	608	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	796	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	863	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	949	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	618	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	754	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	458	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	756	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	808	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	905	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	650	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	715	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	645	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	710	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	509	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	115.40/cwt	115.00–116.00	825	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	493	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	656	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	771	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	840	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	513	1

How this sale compares

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 Jan 21, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,247Last week 1,436Year ago 2,334

Slaughter CattleReceipts 506Last week 651Year ago 372

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	417	180.00–190.00	186.80
1	—	900	122.00	122.00
1	—	685	127.00	127.00
3	—	717	120.00–130.00	123.26
2	—	555	140.00–148.00	143.96
2	—	608	131.00	131.00
1	—	535	157.00	157.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	521	172.00–177.00	175.88
112	—	952	130.35	130.35
363	—	778	129.00–137.00	132.32
106	—	680	131.00–146.75	140.12
58	—	575	154.50–170.00	162.07
68	—	474	172.00–192.00	179.66
57	—	807	127.00–134.75	130.54
56	—	608	145.00–152.00	149.48
41	—	720	137.25–140.00	138.59
14	—	382	199.00–217.00	214.84
19	—	432	199.00–207.00	204.72
4	—	1,070	109.50	109.50
3	—	850	131.00	131.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	743	120.00	120.00
9	—	529	160.00–161.00	160.67
13	—	465	164.00	164.00
3	—	572	150.00	150.00
3	—	389	186.00–190.00	188.70
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	604	114.00	114.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	600	124.00	124.00
9	—	584	124.00	124.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	863	110.00	110.00
2	—	618	122.00	122.00
2	—	458	165.00	165.00
4	—	808	112.00	112.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	120.00	120.00
1	—	650	110.00	110.00
5	—	645	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
81	—	632	123.00–131.00	129.91
63	—	866	123.00	123.00
46	—	683	122.00–129.00	127.17
36	—	488	135.00–148.00	142.55
28	—	526	134.00–142.00	137.91
190	—	829	123.00–125.75	124.80
103	—	719	121.00–125.00	124.37
9	—	911	113.00	113.00
39	—	418	150.00–156.00	154.82
213	—	774	120.00–129.00	127.65
5	—	326	160.00–167.00	164.21
155	—	570	125.00–137.00	134.32
4	—	350	166.00	166.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	458	156.50–162.00	160.04
8	—	351	183.00	183.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	674	110.00–120.00	116.42
5	—	581	115.00–119.00	117.37
14	—	815	117.00	117.00
6	—	700	115.00	115.00
2	—	615	120.00	120.00
2	—	380	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	792	105.00	105.00
3	—	692	108.00	108.00
2	—	620	108.00	108.00
5	—	729	104.00	104.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	814	119.00	119.00
1	—	540	130.00	130.00
1	—	335	152.00	152.00
5	—	715	115.00–116.00	115.40
4	—	493	133.00	133.00
1	—	665	116.00	116.00
1	—	380	135.00	135.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,431	53.00–55.00	54.51
14	—	1,376	44.50–49.00	46.55
2	—	1,495	39.00	39.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	934	22.00–32.00	26.79
52	—	1,107	35.00–39.00	36.81
11	—	1,419	48.00–53.50	51.18
39	—	1,179	40.00–80.00	43.95
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,757	50.00–57.00	53.37
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,625	69.00	69.00
2	—	1,863	83.00–85.00	84.04
1	—	1,655	78.00	78.00

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.

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