Name: Dalhart Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-02-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-02-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer and heifer calves under 600 lbs firm to 4.00 higher with the most increase being in the 300-500 lb weights. Feeder steers over 600 lbs firm, feeder heifers over 600 lbs steady to weak. Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Trade active. Demand good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $156.22/cwt on 1,330 head.

Average price

$156.22

1,330 head · 625 lb average

Value per head Derived

$976

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$234

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

$22.77/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.65

vs TX average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	635	157.32	999	1,060
Medium and Large 1-2	584	152.96	893	254
Medium and Large 2	569	134.55	765	16thin

One grade step is worth $22.77/cwt here — about $234 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 sale1,330 hd

156.22

—

TX average4 barns · 2,837 hd

149.56

+6.65

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	1,627	82.39	1,340	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,463	64.47	943	28
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,164	53.33	621	136
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,079	42.49	458	68

Every lot, as filed

86 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	150.70/cwt	150.00–153.00	639	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	530	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	684	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	727	135.42/cwt	134.00–135.75	985	82
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	132.69/cwt	132.00–134.00	677	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	900	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	122.91/cwt	120.00–123.00	836	85
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	740	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	988	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	592	148.23/cwt	147.50–155.00	878	103
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	864	131.03/cwt	129.00–131.10	1,132	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	813	133.69/cwt	131.00–134.00	1,087	93
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	383	165.50/cwt	160.00–169.00	634	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	134.06/cwt	131.00–138.00	774	165
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	542	168.54/cwt	165.00–169.00	913	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	295	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	670	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	305	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	564	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	690	137.54/cwt	135.00–141.00	949	76
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	202.94/cwt	183.00–216.00	875	95
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	134.27/cwt	124.00–135.00	879	95
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	127.70/cwt	125.00–129.00	789	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	343	176.63/cwt	170.00–180.00	606	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	670	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	804	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	384	217.88/cwt	207.00–219.00	837	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	186.93/cwt	182.00–191.00	882	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	788	131.10/cwt	130.00–134.50	1,033	150
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	215.08/cwt	209.00–226.00	678	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	820	126.60/cwt	126.60–126.60	1,038	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	606	133.27/cwt	131.00–133.50	808	105
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	470	175.74/cwt	170.00–179.00	826	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,152	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,233	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	515	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	870	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	149.90/cwt	143.00–154.00	712	76
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	438	190.32/cwt	190.00–196.00	834	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	532	173.08/cwt	169.00–177.00	921	141
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	457	157.60/cwt	157.50–157.75	720	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	641	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	891	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	159.87/cwt	154.00–161.00	671	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	718	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	890	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,463	64.47/cwt	62.00–69.50	943	28
Bulls	—	—	1,803	89.60/cwt	87.00–91.75	1,615	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,189	54.16/cwt	52.50–58.00	644	65
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,091	50.57/cwt	48.50–52.00	552	58
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,366	61.54/cwt	60.00–62.00	841	13
Bulls	—	—	1,556	79.50/cwt	79.50–79.50	1,237	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,038	26.96/cwt	25.00–29.00	280	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	792	26.00/cwt	26.00–26.00	206	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	684	109.37/cwt	109.00–109.50	748	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	792	125.97/cwt	123.00–126.25	998	150
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	512	184.09/cwt	183.00–185.50	943	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	992	39.32/cwt	35.00–42.50	390	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	755	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	906	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	536	138.74/cwt	136.00–143.00	744	215
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	863	109.51/cwt	107.00–112.00	945	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	701	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,460	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	905	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,178	48.28/cwt	43.50–52.50	569	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	305	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	366	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	144.40/cwt	142.00–147.00	827	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	457	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	713	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	137.93/cwt	133.00–140.00	661	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	162.58/cwt	157.00–164.00	915	105
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	563	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	946	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	435	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	390	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	542	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	403	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	629	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	816	126.61/cwt	125.00–127.00	1,033	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	126.27/cwt	120.00–127.00	644	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	618	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	429	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	579	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	627	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	752	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	651	135.30/cwt	135.00–136.00	881	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	442	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	734	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	398	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	808	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	170.12/cwt	170.00–171.00	783	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	245	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	451	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	830	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	913	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	756	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	960	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	131.96/cwt	129.00–133.00	744	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	756	117.85/cwt	117.50–120.00	891	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	136.96/cwt	131.00–140.00	852	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	288	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	524	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	460	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	434	178.06/cwt	168.00–187.00	773	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	153.15/cwt	145.00–159.00	934	94
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	313	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	532	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	711	124.75/cwt	124.00–125.00	887	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	578	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	723	3

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 Feb 4, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,761Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 388Last 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
10	—	424	150.00–153.00	150.70
3	—	510	132.00–134.00	132.69
10	—	750	120.00	120.00
85	—	680	120.00–123.00	122.91
14	—	618	125.00–129.00	127.70
7	—	479	133.00–140.00	137.93
7	—	564	129.00–133.00	131.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	129.00	129.00
3	—	578	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	383	160.00–169.00	165.50
165	—	577	131.00–138.00	134.06
95	—	655	124.00–135.00	134.27
28	—	343	170.00–180.00	176.63
35	—	820	126.60	126.60
105	—	606	131.00–133.50	133.27
76	—	475	143.00–154.00	149.90
24	—	420	154.00–161.00	159.87
22	—	718	124.00	124.00
150	—	792	123.00–126.25	125.97
215	—	536	136.00–143.00	138.74
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	305	185.00	185.00
53	—	457	157.50–157.75	157.60
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	670	120.00	120.00
3	—	755	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	684	109.00–109.50	109.37
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	615	114.00	114.00
1	—	305	120.00	120.00
10	—	510	120.00–127.00	126.27
3	—	475	130.00	130.00
6	—	429	135.00	135.00
1	—	380	121.00	121.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
82	—	727	134.00–135.75	135.42
62	—	864	129.00–131.10	131.03
93	—	813	131.00–134.00	133.69
1	—	295	227.00	227.00
76	—	690	135.00–141.00	137.54
95	—	431	183.00–216.00	202.94
16	—	384	207.00–219.00	217.88
63	—	472	182.00–191.00	186.93
150	—	788	130.00–134.50	131.10
3	—	315	209.00–226.00	215.08
8	—	1,152	107.00	107.00
141	—	532	169.00–177.00	173.08
105	—	563	157.00–164.00	162.58
94	—	610	145.00–159.00	153.15
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	740	133.50	133.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
103	—	592	147.50–155.00	148.23
55	—	542	165.00–169.00	168.54
5	—	816	125.00–127.00	126.61
10	—	651	135.00–136.00	135.30
10	—	398	203.00	203.00
9	—	460	170.00–171.00	170.12
1	—	245	184.00	184.00
8	—	756	127.00	127.00
5	—	622	131.00–140.00	136.96
2	—	288	182.00	182.00
6	—	434	168.00–187.00	178.06
4	—	711	124.00–125.00	124.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	470	170.00–179.00	175.74
3	—	515	169.00	169.00
18	—	438	190.00–196.00	190.32
4	—	641	139.00	139.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	512	183.00–185.50	184.09
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	863	107.00–112.00	109.51
2	—	573	142.00–147.00	144.40
3	—	457	156.00	156.00
1	—	320	136.00	136.00
1	—	390	139.00	139.00
2	—	403	156.00	156.00
4	—	627	120.00	120.00
1	—	830	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	563	168.00	168.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	442	166.00	166.00
14	—	756	117.50–120.00	117.85
2	—	313	170.00	170.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,463	62.00–69.50	64.47
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
65	—	1,189	52.50–58.00	54.16
58	—	1,091	48.50–52.00	50.57
13	—	1,366	60.00–62.00	61.54
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,038	25.00–29.00	26.96
30	—	992	35.00–42.50	39.32
2	—	1,460	62.00	62.00
29	—	1,178	43.50–52.50	48.28
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	792	26.00	26.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,803	87.00–91.75	89.60
5	—	1,556	79.50	79.50

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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