Name: Dalhart Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-01-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer and heifer calves under 600 lbs firm to 2.00 higher. Feeder steers and heifers over 600 lbs steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls 5.00 higher to 7.00 higher with high dressing kinds experiencing the greater price increase. Trade active. Demand good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $146.46/cwt on 863 head.

Average price

$146.46

863 head · 673 lb average

Value per head Derived

$986

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$133

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

$23.21/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.57

vs TX average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	579	147.21	853	47
Medium and Large 1	679	146.56	995	811
Medium and Large 2	581	124.00	720	5thin

One grade step is worth $23.21/cwt here — about $133 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 sale863 hd

146.46

—

TX average4 barns · 3,104 hd

141.89

+4.57

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	—	Average	1,607	85.50	1,374	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,498	58.86	881	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,232	54.95	677	94
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,024	40.31	413	115

Every lot, as filed

65 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	—	582	155.61/cwt	147.00–162.50	906	88
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	679	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	788	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	706	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	945	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,162	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	438	149.32/cwt	143.00–150.00	654	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	684	143.23/cwt	132.00–148.50	980	110
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	361	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	809	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	156.71/cwt	154.00–160.00	677	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	369	167.19/cwt	154.00–178.00	617	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	703	136.55/cwt	134.00–138.00	960	198
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	662	131.95/cwt	130.00–133.00	874	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	172.50/cwt	167.00–180.00	914	81
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	334	212.20/cwt	209.00–219.00	709	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	125.70/cwt	122.00–128.50	905	81
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	631	147.33/cwt	145.50–151.00	930	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	177.58/cwt	162.00–186.50	831	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	855	126.83/cwt	124.50–127.00	1,084	135
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	408	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	690	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	463	159.50/cwt	159.50–159.50	738	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,043	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,168	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	406	206.42/cwt	200.00–208.00	838	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	227.24/cwt	227.00–228.00	625	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	969	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,076	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	643	116.50/cwt	116.50–116.50	749	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	680	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	870	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	760	134.19/cwt	130.00–135.50	1,020	63
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,490	49.00/cwt	49.00–49.00	730	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,359	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	870	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,685	55.28/cwt	54.00–56.00	931	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,133	50.35/cwt	48.50–53.00	570	48
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,251	63.50/cwt	63.50–63.50	794	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,371	58.11/cwt	54.00–60.00	797	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	816	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	959	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	200	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	360	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,106	44.55/cwt	38.50–50.00	493	26
Bulls	—	—	1,607	85.50/cwt	85.50–85.50	1,374	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	992	34.26/cwt	25.00–39.00	340	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,001	41.60/cwt	39.00–45.50	416	51
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	645	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	780	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,100	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	671	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	485	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	382	215.54/cwt	212.00–216.00	823	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	263	187.77/cwt	180.00–196.00	494	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	922	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	1,037	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	123.35/cwt	122.00–125.00	768	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	658	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	693	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	901	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	535	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	642	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	603	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	760	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	851	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	587	147.60/cwt	146.00–151.00	866	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	725	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	355	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	721	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	537	130.22/cwt	130.00–131.00	699	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	637	135.31/cwt	132.00–140.00	862	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	157.05/cwt	155.00–166.00	740	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	674	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	130.51/cwt	130.00–131.00	946	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	104.50/cwt	101.00–108.00	831	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	562	134.00/cwt	132.00–137.50	753	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	683	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	731	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	188.38/cwt	186.00–190.00	814	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	132.12/cwt	127.00–136.50	826	95
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	153.04/cwt	145.00–161.00	816	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	531	141.69/cwt	137.00–150.00	752	40

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 28, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,783Last week 2,247Year ago 1,707

Slaughter CattleReceipts 400Last week 506Year ago 373

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
88	—	582	147.00–162.50	155.61
13	—	945	123.00	123.00
110	—	684	132.00–148.50	143.23
198	—	703	134.00–138.00	136.55
81	—	530	167.00–180.00	172.50
4	—	334	209.00–219.00	212.20
30	—	631	145.50–151.00	147.33
46	—	468	162.00–186.50	177.58
135	—	855	124.50–127.00	126.83
12	—	1,043	112.00	112.00
9	—	406	200.00–208.00	206.42
4	—	275	227.00–228.00	227.24
63	—	760	130.00–135.50	134.19
8	—	382	212.00–216.00	215.54
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	361	224.00	224.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	680	128.00	128.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	121.00	121.00
2	—	460	131.00	131.00
1	—	760	112.00	112.00
1	—	580	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	693	130.00	130.00
3	—	587	146.00–151.00	147.60
1	—	355	203.00	203.00
24	—	637	132.00–140.00	135.31
8	—	471	155.00–166.00	157.05
2	—	725	130.00–131.00	130.51
5	—	432	186.00–190.00	188.38
2	—	533	145.00–161.00	153.04
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	679	116.00	116.00
1	—	565	125.00	125.00
10	—	438	143.00–150.00	149.32
2	—	328	148.00	148.00
15	—	623	122.00–125.00	123.35
9	—	537	130.00–131.00	130.22
4	—	478	141.00	141.00
2	—	795	101.00–108.00	104.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	432	154.00–160.00	156.71
19	—	369	154.00–178.00	167.19
45	—	662	130.00–133.00	131.95
81	—	720	122.00–128.50	125.70
4	—	969	111.00	111.00
8	—	816	117.50	117.50
1	—	200	180.00	180.00
2	—	263	180.00–196.00	187.77
8	—	922	112.50	112.50
8	—	477	138.00	138.00
56	—	562	132.00–137.50	134.00
95	—	625	127.00–136.50	132.12
40	—	531	137.00–150.00	141.69
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	408	169.00	169.00
26	—	463	159.50	159.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	643	116.50	116.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	535	120.00	120.00
3	—	683	107.00	107.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,490	49.00	49.00
4	—	1,359	64.00	64.00
3	—	1,685	54.00–56.00	55.28
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
48	—	1,133	48.50–53.00	50.35
14	—	1,251	63.50	63.50
32	—	1,371	54.00–60.00	58.11
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,106	38.50–50.00	44.55
36	—	992	25.00–39.00	34.26
51	—	1,001	39.00–45.50	41.60
2	—	1,100	61.00	61.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,607	85.50	85.50

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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