Name: Dalhart Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-02-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-02-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Steer and heifer feeders and calves firm to 2.00 higher. Feeder and calf receipts on offer were mostly in thin flesh and/or gaunt condition following the extreme low temperatures and icy conditions of last week. Slaughter cows and bulls steady to weak. Trade fairly active, Demand fairly good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $148.13/cwt on 262 head.

Average price

$148.13

262 head · 680 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,008

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$334

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

$25.83/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.45

vs TX average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	699	151.50	1,060	205
Medium and Large 1-2	624	139.71	872	42
Medium and Large 2	577	125.67	725	15thin

One grade step is worth $25.83/cwt here — about $334 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 sale262 hd

148.13

—

TX average4 barns · 1,701 hd

142.68

+5.45

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	1,785	88.99	1,588	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,627	60.94	991	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,277	52.46	670	95
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,046	39.38	412	182

Every lot, as filed

73 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	—	440	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	788	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	218	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	399	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,029	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	768	124.13/cwt	123.00–125.00	953	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	131.38/cwt	131.00–137.00	884	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	446	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	651	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	460	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	796	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	191.81/cwt	183.75–196.00	811	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	846	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	712	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	947	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	788	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	930	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	960	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,190	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	690	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	445	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	743	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	164.61/cwt	161.00–166.50	942	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	420	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	844	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	137.04/cwt	132.50–141.50	726	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	615	158.49/cwt	156.00–159.50	975	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	629	128.40/cwt	125.00–131.00	808	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	527	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	954	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	940	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	675	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	776	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	826	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,107	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	914	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	386	168.76/cwt	160.00–170.00	651	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	591	136.67/cwt	132.00–140.00	808	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	787	138.04/cwt	126.00–139.25	1,086	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	611	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	672	143.49/cwt	142.00–149.00	964	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	384	199.95/cwt	194.00–205.00	768	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	965	29.92/cwt	23.00–38.00	289	34
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,139	46.61/cwt	44.00–50.50	531	35
Bulls	—	—	2,045	96.94/cwt	96.00–98.00	1,982	2
Bulls	—	—	1,525	81.03/cwt	79.00–83.00	1,236	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,438	63.57/cwt	61.00–65.50	914	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,337	53.95/cwt	52.00–58.00	721	48
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	744	24.25/cwt	20.00–30.00	180	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,436	63.54/cwt	61.00–64.50	912	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,069	41.47/cwt	37.00–49.00	443	94
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,247	52.13/cwt	50.00–56.50	650	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	729	122.48/cwt	119.00–124.00	893	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,618	63.47/cwt	61.00–66.00	1,027	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	310	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	546	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	915	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	1,148	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,027	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	1,217	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	142.92/cwt	140.00–150.00	687	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	660	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	726	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,638	57.77/cwt	56.50–59.00	946	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	307	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	439	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	545	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	719	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	820	90.46/cwt	87.00–92.50	742	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	733	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	519	112.22/cwt	111.00–113.00	582	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	652	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	828	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	526	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	669	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	796	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	739	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	705	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	804	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	603	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	393	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	499	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	700	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	368	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	124.00/cwt	120.00–127.00	911	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	400	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	480	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	505	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	843	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	711	92.33/cwt	90.00–100.00	656	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	140.32/cwt	135.00–141.00	888	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	732	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	927	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	553	137.50/cwt	137.00–140.00	760	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	119.89/cwt	116.00–123.00	752	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	148.96/cwt	148.00–150.00	417	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	761	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 Feb 25, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 754Last week 0Year ago 1,304

Slaughter CattleReceipts 749Last week 0Year ago 426

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	179.00	179.00
1	—	830	124.00	124.00
16	—	673	131.00–137.00	131.38
1	—	465	159.00	159.00
3	—	735	120.00–127.00	124.00
1	—	505	167.00	167.00
9	—	633	135.00–141.00	140.32
2	—	383	191.00	191.00
1	—	760	122.00	122.00
6	—	553	137.00–140.00	137.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	173.00	173.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	423	183.75–196.00	191.81
3	—	712	133.00	133.00
11	—	960	124.00	124.00
9	—	572	161.00–166.50	164.61
4	—	525	179.00	179.00
18	—	826	134.00	134.00
4	—	630	145.00	145.00
65	—	787	126.00–139.25	138.04
1	—	275	222.00	222.00
15	—	672	142.00–149.00	143.49
9	—	384	194.00–205.00	199.95
3	—	915	125.50	125.50
10	—	1,027	118.50	118.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	420	201.00	201.00
17	—	615	156.00–159.50	158.49
23	—	527	181.00	181.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	307	143.00	143.00
1	—	545	132.00	132.00
2	—	568	129.00	129.00
8	—	669	119.00	119.00
1	—	705	114.00	114.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	218	183.00	183.00
39	—	768	123.00–125.00	124.13
5	—	446	146.00	146.00
18	—	530	132.50–141.50	137.04
18	—	629	125.00–131.00	128.40
9	—	386	160.00–170.00	168.76
12	—	591	132.00–140.00	136.67
16	—	729	119.00–124.00	122.48
1	—	310	176.00	176.00
12	—	481	140.00–150.00	142.92
3	—	652	127.00	127.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	705	120.00	120.00
2	—	788	118.00	118.00
4	—	515	134.00	134.00
3	—	475	127.00	127.00
1	—	560	125.00	125.00
10	—	627	116.00–123.00	119.89
2	—	280	148.00–150.00	148.96
1	—	650	117.00	117.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	445	167.00	167.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	675	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	660	110.00	110.00
15	—	820	87.00–92.50	90.46
8	—	519	111.00–113.00	112.22
2	—	478	110.00	110.00
2	—	393	127.00	127.00
1	—	320	115.00	115.00
1	—	400	120.00	120.00
7	—	711	90.00–100.00	92.33

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	965	23.00–38.00	29.92
2	—	1,438	61.00–65.50	63.57
94	—	1,069	37.00–49.00	41.47
31	—	1,247	50.00–56.50	52.13
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	1,139	44.00–50.50	46.61
48	—	1,337	52.00–58.00	53.95
12	—	1,436	61.00–64.50	63.54
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	744	20.00–30.00	24.25
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,618	61.00–66.00	63.47
8	—	1,638	56.50–59.00	57.77
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,045	96.00–98.00	96.94
2	—	1,525	79.00–83.00	81.03

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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