Name: Dalhart Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-03-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer and heifer calves under 600 lbs were steady; feeder steers and heifers firm. Supply of feeder steers and heifers were mostly attractive. Slaughter cows and bulls weak to 2.00 lower. Trade fairly active. Demand fairly good,

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $145.21/cwt on 865 head.

Average price

$145.21

865 head · 703 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,021

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$20

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

$27.71/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.02

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	519	153.43	796	139
Medium and Large 1	747	144.90	1,083	678
Medium and Large 2	618	125.72	776	48

One grade step is worth $27.71/cwt here — about $20 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 sale865 hd

145.21

—

TX average4 barns · 3,307 hd

142.19

+3.02

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	2,028	86.50	1,754	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,570	56.28	884	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,262	53.07	670	67
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	983	42.42	417	223

Every lot, as filed

77 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 1Unweaned	—	540	156.00/cwt	155.00–161.00	842	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	558	123.99/cwt	120.00–125.00	692	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	151.17/cwt	138.00–152.00	800	90
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	914	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	154.47/cwt	150.00–156.50	950	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	308	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	554	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	635	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	927	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	133.14/cwt	132.00–135.00	635	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	437	146.78/cwt	144.00–151.00	641	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	119.31/cwt	118.00–120.00	799	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	412	157.95/cwt	157.00–159.00	651	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	488	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	815	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	954	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,154	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	139.65/cwt	135.00–144.00	721	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	133.21/cwt	129.00–139.00	766	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	578	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	844	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	667	128.67/cwt	125.00–130.00	858	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	133.74/cwt	127.00–136.50	835	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	182.18/cwt	176.00–187.00	864	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	658	148.59/cwt	145.00–149.50	978	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	588	155.58/cwt	151.00–158.00	915	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	696	132.33/cwt	131.00–135.00	921	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	735	138.02/cwt	134.00–139.00	1,014	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	371	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	653	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	778	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	988	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	199.56/cwt	195.00–200.00	854	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	295	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	646	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	808	132.02/cwt	130.00–132.75	1,067	88
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	475	159.50/cwt	159.50–159.50	758	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	693	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	922	126.54/cwt	122.00–127.25	1,167	215
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	200.73/cwt	194.00–203.00	773	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,570	56.28/cwt	55.00–58.00	884	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,239	47.34/cwt	47.00–51.00	587	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,148	62.90/cwt	61.00–66.00	722	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,282	53.39/cwt	50.00–58.00	684	48
Bulls	—	—	2,050	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	1,825	1
Bulls	—	—	2,005	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	1,684	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	173.12/cwt	160.00–174.50	644	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	149.45/cwt	145.00–155.00	722	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	774	125.95/cwt	124.00–126.00	975	123
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,084	47.66/cwt	44.00–55.00	517	89
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	825	32.59/cwt	22.00–39.00	269	41
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	939	40.45/cwt	38.00–43.50	380	86
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	590	120.58/cwt	119.00–123.00	711	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,150	57.58/cwt	54.00–59.50	662	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	540	125.88/cwt	125.00–133.00	680	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	557	116.84/cwt	115.00–117.00	651	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	411	190.75/cwt	190.00–191.00	784	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	173.29/cwt	166.00–176.00	899	83
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	445	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	534	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	815	122.90/cwt	122.75–124.25	1,002	166
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	595	134.53/cwt	132.00–145.00	800	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	440	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	572	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	768	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	922	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	538	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	673	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	609	121.51/cwt	120.00–122.00	740	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	622	127.72/cwt	127.00–130.00	794	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	903	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	684	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	821	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	780	103.65/cwt	103.00–105.00	808	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	482	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	569	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,020	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	119.31/cwt	118.00–120.00	629	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	306	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	545	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	608	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	669	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	645	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	922	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	792	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	321	155.69/cwt	150.00–160.00	500	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	683	131.93/cwt	131.50–132.00	901	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,175	96.50/cwt	96.50–96.50	1,134	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	836	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	970	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	711	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	358	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	666	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	870	128.25/cwt	128.25–128.25	1,116	68
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	389	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	595	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	413	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	698	51

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 Mar 4, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,980Last week 754Year ago 1,854

Slaughter CattleReceipts 518Last week 749Year ago 563

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	540	155.00–161.00	156.00
7	—	635	146.00	146.00
6	—	488	167.00	167.00
3	—	578	146.00	146.00
6	—	696	131.00–135.00	132.33
5	—	371	176.00	176.00
4	—	411	190.00–191.00	190.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
90	—	529	138.00–152.00	151.17
2	—	720	127.00	127.00
2	—	308	180.00	180.00
5	—	595	132.00–145.00	134.53
1	—	850	120.00	120.00
3	—	645	143.00	143.00
7	—	683	131.50–132.00	131.93
24	—	423	168.00	168.00
5	—	358	186.00	186.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	615	150.00–156.50	154.47
16	—	954	121.00	121.00
23	—	474	176.00–187.00	182.18
5	—	658	145.00–149.50	148.59
14	—	588	151.00–158.00	155.58
15	—	735	134.00–139.00	138.02
2	—	778	127.00	127.00
34	—	428	195.00–200.00	199.56
1	—	295	219.00	219.00
88	—	808	130.00–132.75	132.02
1	—	330	210.00	210.00
215	—	922	122.00–127.25	126.54
22	—	385	194.00–203.00	200.73
83	—	519	166.00–176.00	173.29
15	—	1,175	96.50	96.50
68	—	870	128.25	128.25
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	590	119.00–123.00	120.58
3	—	440	130.00	130.00
2	—	768	120.00	120.00
2	—	538	125.00	125.00
30	—	622	127.00–130.00	127.72
6	—	684	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	558	120.00–125.00	123.99
66	—	477	132.00–135.00	133.14
11	—	437	144.00–151.00	146.78
3	—	670	118.00–120.00	119.31
9	—	540	125.00–133.00	125.88
17	—	609	120.00–122.00	121.51
2	—	860	105.00	105.00
2	—	720	110.00	110.00
7	—	321	150.00–160.00	155.69
8	—	836	116.00	116.00
17	—	389	153.00	153.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	412	157.00–159.00	157.95
34	—	516	135.00–144.00	139.65
44	—	575	129.00–139.00	133.21
44	—	667	125.00–130.00	128.67
21	—	624	127.00–136.50	133.74
22	—	372	160.00–174.50	173.12
35	—	483	145.00–155.00	149.45
123	—	774	124.00–126.00	125.95
166	—	815	122.75–124.25	122.90
4	—	306	178.00	178.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	475	159.50	159.50
51	—	413	169.00	169.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	557	115.00–117.00	116.84
1	—	445	120.00	120.00
9	—	780	103.00–105.00	103.65
3	—	482	118.00	118.00
3	—	527	118.00–120.00	119.31
3	—	608	110.00	110.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,570	55.00–58.00	56.28
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,239	47.00–51.00	47.34
6	—	1,148	61.00–66.00	62.90
48	—	1,282	50.00–58.00	53.39
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
89	—	1,084	44.00–55.00	47.66
41	—	825	22.00–39.00	32.59
86	—	939	38.00–43.50	40.45
7	—	1,150	54.00–59.50	57.58
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,050	89.00	89.00
1	—	2,005	84.00	84.00

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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