Name: Dalhart Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-03-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer calves under 600 lbs and heifer calves under 500 lbs not well tested. Heifer calves 500 to 600 lbs firm to 4.00 higher. Feeder steers and heifers over 600 lbs 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls 4.00 to 5.00 higher. Trade active. Demand good.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $132.24/cwt on 547 head. That ranks 1 of 4 comparable sales and sits −148.31 against this barn's trailing median of $280.54.

Average price

$132.24

547 head · 708 lb average

Value per head Derived

$936

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$126

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

$40.13/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.85

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	406	147.13	598	16thin
Medium and Large 1	718	132.36	951	519
Medium and Large 2	676	107.00	723	12thin

One grade step is worth $40.13/cwt here — about −$126 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.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

4 sales

Heifers 0–100 lb: high $299.90, low $219.55, median $280.54 across 4 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale547 hd

132.24

—

TX average4 barns · 1,699 hd

133.09

−0.85

This barn, trailing median4 sales

280.54

−148.31

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	—	Low	1,868	80.31	1,501	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,755	63.96	1,122	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,224	59.63	730	57
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,050	48.07	505	102

Every lot, as filed

54 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	—	433	144.51/cwt	142.00–147.00	626	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	900	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	421	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	834	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	716	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	538	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	736	130.03/cwt	125.00–132.50	957	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	639	135.97/cwt	135.00–139.00	869	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	500	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	885	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	586	150.58/cwt	150.00–151.00	882	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	150.38/cwt	144.00–152.00	779	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	892	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,070	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	865	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	820	135.98/cwt	132.50–136.50	1,115	86
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	772	139.04/cwt	136.00–141.00	1,073	78
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	142.86/cwt	142.50–144.00	1,014	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	385	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	697	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	491	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	835	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	608	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	863	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	985	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,202	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,021	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,092	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,755	63.96/cwt	62.50–67.00	1,122	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,363	64.75/cwt	61.00–68.50	883	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,167	57.66/cwt	56.00–60.50	673	37
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,020	50.04/cwt	48.00–52.00	510	2
Bulls	—	—	1,784	72.02/cwt	70.00–73.00	1,285	3
Bulls	—	—	1,995	92.75/cwt	92.50–93.00	1,850	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	348	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	592	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	834	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	905	29.30/cwt	25.00–36.00	265	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,043	43.92/cwt	38.00–49.50	458	46
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,173	63.39/cwt	60.00–65.00	744	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,064	54.33/cwt	51.00–57.00	578	36
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	471	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	715	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	686	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	492	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	738	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	963	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,011	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	690	134.80/cwt	134.60–138.00	930	200
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	781	127.55/cwt	123.00–128.50	996	167
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	853	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	802	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	343	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	480	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	539	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	773	108.01/cwt	106.00–110.00	835	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	645	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	755	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	840	97.00/cwt	94.00–100.00	815	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	755	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	732	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	545	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	804	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	990	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	834	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	690	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	828	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	713	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,412	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	1,299	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	287	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	451	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	335	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	513	4

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 25, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,044Last week 1,136Year ago 675

Slaughter CattleReceipts 285Last week 343Year ago 404

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	433	142.00–147.00	144.51
1	—	750	120.00	120.00
1	—	530	135.00	135.00
1	—	320	168.00	168.00
1	—	690	120.00	120.00
1	—	570	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
49	—	736	125.00–132.50	130.03
38	—	639	135.00–139.00	135.97
28	—	518	144.00–152.00	150.38
24	—	892	120.00	120.00
2	—	348	170.00	170.00
1	—	575	145.00	145.00
6	—	492	150.00	150.00
4	—	963	105.00	105.00
200	—	690	134.60–138.00	134.80
167	—	781	123.00–128.50	127.55
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	715	96.00	96.00
2	—	853	94.00	94.00
2	—	343	140.00	140.00
1	—	385	140.00	140.00
2	—	840	94.00–100.00	97.00
2	—	755	97.00	97.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	287	157.00	157.00
4	—	335	153.00	153.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	265	159.00	159.00
2	—	618	135.00	135.00
2	—	545	147.50	147.50
1	—	825	120.00	120.00
1	—	575	145.00	145.00
8	—	1,412	92.00	92.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	177.00	177.00
7	—	586	150.00–151.00	150.58
2	—	478	181.00	181.00
86	—	820	132.50–136.50	135.98
78	—	772	136.00–141.00	139.04
67	—	710	142.50–144.00	142.86
4	—	608	142.00	142.00
35	—	985	122.00	122.00
7	—	1,021	107.00	107.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	181.00	181.00
6	—	491	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	145.00	145.00
2	—	773	106.00–110.00	108.01
1	—	645	117.00	117.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,755	62.50–67.00	63.96
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,363	61.00–68.50	64.75
37	—	1,167	56.00–60.50	57.66
2	—	1,020	48.00–52.00	50.04
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	905	25.00–36.00	29.30
46	—	1,043	38.00–49.50	43.92
10	—	1,173	60.00–65.00	63.39
36	—	1,064	51.00–57.00	54.33
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,784	70.00–73.00	72.02
2	—	1,995	92.50–93.00	92.75

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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