Name: Dalhart Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-04-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer and heifer calves under 600 lbs firm to 4.00 higher compared to last weeks limited receipts. Several loads of feeder steers and heifers over 600 lbs were on offer and sold firm to 2.00 higher, instances heifers 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls firm. Trade active. Demand good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $136.79/cwt on 994 head.

Average price

$136.79

994 head · 759 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,038

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$311

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

$23.63/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.77

vs TX average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	740	144.04	1,066	500
Medium and Large 1-2	783	129.81	1,017	475
Medium and Large 2	627	120.41	755	19thin

One grade step is worth $23.63/cwt here — about $311 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 sale994 hd

136.79

—

TX average4 barns · 2,784 hd

141.55

−4.77

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	1,843	94.28	1,738	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,589	63.36	1,007	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,257	60.89	765	96
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,051	44.16	464	125

Every lot, as filed

72 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	—	526	136.51/cwt	135.00–143.00	718	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	441	150.69/cwt	149.00–152.00	665	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	651	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	172.55/cwt	172.00–176.00	656	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	482	160.61/cwt	159.00–162.00	774	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	663	130.78/cwt	130.00–135.00	867	106
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	139.91/cwt	136.00–141.50	860	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	295	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	484	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	726	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	666	146.50/cwt	142.50–150.00	976	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	766	141.84/cwt	139.00–142.50	1,086	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	856	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	816	136.97/cwt	135.00–138.25	1,118	108
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	150.04/cwt	149.00–152.00	786	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	148.60/cwt	146.00–150.50	857	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	172.96/cwt	171.00–175.00	925	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	535	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	974	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	498	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	911	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	731	143.07/cwt	140.00–144.50	1,046	95
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	877	133.12/cwt	131.00–133.50	1,167	78
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	633	143.35/cwt	143.25–149.00	907	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	913	126.69/cwt	122.50–131.50	1,157	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	454	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	663	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	606	160.00/cwt	159.00–162.00	970	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	553	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	552	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	966	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	386	197.91/cwt	190.00–204.00	764	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	983	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	1,214	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	208	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	399	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	340	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	700	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,093	49.38/cwt	44.00–56.00	540	41
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,559	57.59/cwt	54.00–59.50	898	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,596	64.80/cwt	62.50–68.00	1,034	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,314	66.51/cwt	62.75–70.50	874	34
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,225	57.81/cwt	53.00–62.00	708	62
Bulls	—	—	1,843	94.28/cwt	93.00–95.50	1,738	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	345	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	597	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	220	172.60/cwt	171.00–174.00	380	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	760	28.00/cwt	28.00–28.00	213	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,009	30.10/cwt	25.00–38.50	304	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	979	41.67/cwt	38.00–44.50	408	48
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,262	59.66/cwt	53.50–65.00	753	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	663	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	340	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	476	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	738	130.18/cwt	124.00–132.50	961	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	839	125.55/cwt	125.00–126.35	1,053	173
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	885	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,115	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	788	129.97/cwt	124.00–130.75	1,024	352
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	730	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	882	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	882	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	498	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	722	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	718	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	790	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	611	118.72/cwt	115.00–120.00	725	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	326	126.14/cwt	120.00–127.00	411	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	565	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	440	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	572	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	117.46/cwt	115.00–120.00	681	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	645	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	877	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	150.41/cwt	140.00–161.00	872	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	802	126.95/cwt	120.00–127.00	1,018	312
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	595	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	848	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	933	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	121.98/cwt	121.00–123.00	762	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	120.68/cwt	120.00–121.00	869	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	789	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	400	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	720	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	459	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	777	133.86/cwt	124.00–134.00	1,040	142
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	763	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	873	115.36/cwt	114.00–116.50	1,007	67
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	734	117.57/cwt	107.00–122.00	863	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	766	112.32/cwt	109.00–113.00	860	12

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 Apr 1, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,254Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 341Last 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
12	—	526	135.00–143.00	136.51
7	—	441	149.00–152.00	150.69
6	—	465	140.00	140.00
3	—	372	160.00	160.00
2	—	848	110.00	110.00
2	—	625	121.00–123.00	121.98
67	—	873	114.00–116.50	115.36
14	—	734	107.00–122.00	117.57
12	—	766	109.00–113.00	112.32
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	380	172.00–176.00	172.55
35	—	482	159.00–162.00	160.61
106	—	663	130.00–135.00	130.78
15	—	615	136.00–141.50	139.91
5	—	295	164.00	164.00
2	—	435	167.00	167.00
6	—	524	149.00–152.00	150.04
43	—	577	146.00–150.50	148.60
2	—	345	173.00	173.00
2	—	220	171.00–174.00	172.60
21	—	738	124.00–132.50	130.18
173	—	839	125.00–126.35	125.55
15	—	885	126.00	126.00
352	—	788	124.00–130.75	129.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	454	146.00	146.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	326	120.00–127.00	126.14
4	—	475	119.00	119.00
2	—	440	130.00	130.00
2	—	580	115.00–120.00	117.46
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	666	142.50–150.00	146.50
26	—	766	139.00–142.50	141.84
2	—	428	200.00	200.00
108	—	816	135.00–138.25	136.97
2	—	535	171.00–175.00	172.96
6	—	498	183.00	183.00
95	—	731	140.00–144.50	143.07
78	—	877	131.00–133.50	133.12
54	—	633	143.25–149.00	143.35
44	—	913	122.50–131.50	126.69
17	—	275	201.00	201.00
11	—	552	175.00	175.00
8	—	386	190.00–204.00	197.91
2	—	983	123.50	123.50
2	—	208	192.00	192.00
1	—	340	206.00	206.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	182.00	182.00
12	—	606	159.00–162.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	520	127.50	127.50
3	—	340	140.00	140.00
1	—	570	128.00	128.00
5	—	882	100.00	100.00
2	—	498	145.00	145.00
2	—	718	110.00	110.00
4	—	611	115.00–120.00	118.72
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	645	136.00	136.00
2	—	580	140.00–161.00	150.41
312	—	802	120.00–127.00	126.95
3	—	720	120.00–121.00	120.68
1	—	490	161.00	161.00
1	—	400	180.00	180.00
1	—	270	170.00	170.00
142	—	777	124.00–134.00	133.86
11	—	526	145.00	145.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	1,093	44.00–56.00	49.38
21	—	1,009	25.00–38.50	30.10
48	—	979	38.00–44.50	41.67
14	—	1,262	53.50–65.00	59.66
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,559	54.00–59.50	57.59
12	—	1,596	62.50–68.00	64.80
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	1,314	62.75–70.50	66.51
62	—	1,225	53.00–62.00	57.81
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	760	28.00	28.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,843	93.00–95.50	94.28

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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