Name: Dalhart Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-03-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer calves and feeders under 700 lbs steady to weak: feeder steers over 700 lbs firm with instances 1.00 higher. Heifer calves and feeder heifers mostly firm, instances over 500 lbs 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 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 $142.02/cwt on 927 head.

Average price

$142.02

927 head · 728 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,034

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$129

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

$13.66/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.98

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	559	151.50	846	97
Medium and Large 1	750	140.94	1,056	824
Medium and Large 2	520	137.84	717	6thin

One grade step is worth $13.66/cwt here — about $129 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 sale927 hd

142.02

—

TX average4 barns · 4,010 hd

134.05

+7.98

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	1,583	77.85	1,233	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,693	56.46	956	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,325	53.01	702	80
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,009	41.67	420	146

Every lot, as filed

68 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 1Unweaned	—	512	136.25/cwt	136.25–136.25	698	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	411	196.37/cwt	194.00–200.00	807	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	159.68/cwt	157.00–164.00	669	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	839	131.30/cwt	129.00–134.00	1,102	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	902	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	778	114.06/cwt	114.00–115.00	887	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	719	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	637	144.64/cwt	140.00–150.00	921	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	827	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	136.52/cwt	130.00–140.00	647	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	586	157.39/cwt	155.00–162.50	922	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	716	127.32/cwt	122.00–128.00	912	132
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	874	131.23/cwt	126.00–133.00	1,147	152
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	728	137.45/cwt	136.00–139.00	1,001	81
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	360	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	504	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	362	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	630	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	366	188.86/cwt	185.00–191.00	691	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	672	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	864	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	776	137.09/cwt	135.00–138.00	1,064	282
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	633	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	918	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	433	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	745	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	144.79/cwt	144.00–145.00	746	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	993	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,122	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	139.02/cwt	137.00–139.25	945	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	924	126.41/cwt	126.00–126.50	1,168	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	536	156.51/cwt	155.00–160.00	839	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	133.61/cwt	131.00–136.00	762	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,010	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	970	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,624	56.74/cwt	56.00–58.00	921	5
Bulls	—	—	1,860	84.50/cwt	84.50–84.50	1,572	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,184	47.51/cwt	43.00–49.00	563	33
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,270	60.83/cwt	60.00–62.00	773	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,431	56.69/cwt	53.00–59.00	811	45
Bulls	—	—	1,528	76.52/cwt	75.00–80.00	1,169	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,845	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	1,144	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	910	39.76/cwt	36.00–44.00	362	81
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	819	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	819	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,032	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	545	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,185	47.33/cwt	44.00–81.00	561	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	508	167.24/cwt	167.00–168.00	850	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	857	122.05/cwt	116.00–123.00	1,046	46
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	345	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	569	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	952	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	918	30.94/cwt	25.00–33.00	284	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,735	44.00/cwt	44.00–44.00	763	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	635	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	144.16/cwt	143.00–145.00	817	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	612	130.68/cwt	130.00–132.00	800	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	838	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,048	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	129.04/cwt	125.00–131.00	799	90
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	150.92/cwt	150.50–151.50	951	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	141.74/cwt	139.00–150.00	607	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	415	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	519	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	151.18/cwt	145.00–155.00	801	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	555	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	491	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	781	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	340	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	476	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	757	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	539	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	174.03/cwt	170.00–180.00	670	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	766	125.04/cwt	124.50–125.50	958	215
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	425	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	693	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	641	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	865	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	782	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	127.73/cwt	124.00–135.00	683	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	917	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	176.90/cwt	172.00–185.00	840	13

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 11, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,216Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 469Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	512	136.25	136.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	419	157.00–164.00	159.68
132	—	716	122.00–128.00	127.32
6	—	362	174.00	174.00
23	—	672	128.50	128.50
69	—	515	144.00–145.00	144.79
18	—	570	131.00–136.00	133.61
11	—	1,010	96.00	96.00
8	—	819	126.00	126.00
3	—	330	165.00	165.00
46	—	857	116.00–123.00	122.05
90	—	619	125.00–131.00	129.04
215	—	766	124.50–125.50	125.04
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	820	110.00	110.00
16	—	778	114.00–115.00	114.06
4	—	566	127.00	127.00
2	—	670	123.50	123.50
40	—	474	130.00–140.00	136.52
2	—	718	114.00	114.00
1	—	865	110.00	110.00
15	—	428	139.00–150.00	141.74
2	—	370	150.00	150.00
41	—	535	124.00–135.00	127.73
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	140.00	140.00
1	—	340	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	415	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	385	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	411	194.00–200.00	196.37
66	—	839	129.00–134.00	131.30
37	—	586	155.00–162.50	157.39
152	—	874	126.00–133.00	131.23
81	—	728	136.00–139.00	137.45
15	—	366	185.00–191.00	188.86
282	—	776	135.00–138.00	137.09
5	—	993	113.00	113.00
20	—	680	137.00–139.25	139.02
50	—	924	126.00–126.50	126.41
51	—	508	167.00–168.00	167.24
13	—	630	150.50–151.50	150.92
13	—	475	172.00–185.00	176.90
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	637	140.00–150.00	144.64
14	—	567	143.00–145.00	144.16
4	—	838	125.00	125.00
18	—	530	145.00–155.00	151.18
8	—	423	179.00	179.00
5	—	385	170.00–180.00	174.03
7	—	474	165.00	165.00
1	—	655	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	633	145.00	145.00
4	—	433	172.00	172.00
16	—	536	155.00–160.00	156.51
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	165.00	165.00
2	—	470	135.00	135.00
3	—	612	130.00–132.00	130.68
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	491	159.00	159.00
4	—	425	163.00	163.00
6	—	641	135.00	135.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,624	56.00–58.00	56.74
2	—	1,845	62.00	62.00
1	—	1,735	44.00	44.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	1,184	43.00–49.00	47.51
2	—	1,270	60.00–62.00	60.83
45	—	1,431	53.00–59.00	56.69
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
81	—	910	36.00–44.00	39.76
52	—	1,185	44.00–81.00	47.33
13	—	918	25.00–33.00	30.94
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,860	84.50	84.50
5	—	1,528	75.00–80.00	76.52

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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