Name: Dalhart Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-04-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer and heifer calves under 600 lbs 4.00 to 5.00 higher; feeder steers and heifers over 600 lbs 2.00 higher, instances 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 higher. Trade active. Demand good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $145.75/cwt on 1,028 head.

Average price

$145.75

1,028 head · 727 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,059

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$33

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

$21.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.10

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	555	148.87	826	166
Medium and Large 1	763	145.51	1,110	845
Medium and Large 2	623	127.12	792	17thin

One grade step is worth $21.75/cwt here — about $33 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 sale1,028 hd

145.75

—

TX average4 barns · 3,425 hd

143.65

+2.10

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	1,604	88.50	1,419	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,596	71.15	1,136	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,288	64.02	825	139
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,117	55.53	620	137

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	—	724	144.45/cwt	144.00–144.75	1,046	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	631	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	373	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	526	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	492	161.40/cwt	157.00–165.00	794	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	167.11/cwt	160.00–177.00	623	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	727	134.22/cwt	131.00–136.50	976	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	429	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	794	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	141.39/cwt	139.85–144.00	1,096	160
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	704	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	361	172.49/cwt	170.00–173.00	623	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	597	129.28/cwt	128.00–134.50	772	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	326	170.08/cwt	164.00–183.00	554	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	657	154.57/cwt	152.00–155.00	1,016	96
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	631	161.50/cwt	161.50–161.50	1,019	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	215	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	449	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	534	180.30/cwt	179.00–185.00	963	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	255	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	436	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	455	199.56/cwt	192.00–202.00	908	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	865	127.09/cwt	124.50–127.50	1,099	74
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	358	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	666	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	290	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	574	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	447	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	921	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	659	141.49/cwt	139.50–142.50	932	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	863	137.09/cwt	134.50–139.25	1,183	143
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	415	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	664	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	637	142.75/cwt	142.50–144.00	909	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	154.73/cwt	152.00–157.00	955	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	582	149.25/cwt	149.00–151.00	869	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	813	138.35/cwt	137.00–141.00	1,125	225
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	310	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	663	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,138	54.62/cwt	54.00–55.50	622	44
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	982	48.42/cwt	45.00–52.00	475	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,208	66.14/cwt	62.00–70.00	799	39
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,281	70.45/cwt	67.00–73.50	902	57
Bulls	—	—	1,395	78.50/cwt	78.50–78.50	1,095	1
Bulls	—	—	1,777	96.07/cwt	93.50–98.00	1,707	3
Bulls	—	—	1,500	84.27/cwt	81.00–86.50	1,264	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,179	56.44/cwt	53.00–60.00	665	51
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	962	40.57/cwt	35.00–43.00	390	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,596	71.15/cwt	70.00–73.00	1,136	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	790	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	751	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,419	1,335.00/cwt	1,335.00–1,335.00	18,944	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	400	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	800	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	152.22/cwt	151.50–153.00	795	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,345	1,366.11/cwt	1,325.00–1,410.00	18,374	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	178.94/cwt	171.00–180.00	762	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	586	138.91/cwt	120.00–147.00	814	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,473	65.25/cwt	58.00–67.50	961	38
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	495	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	698	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	416	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	632	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	526	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	274	175.54/cwt	173.00–176.00	481	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	790	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	822	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	141.22/cwt	140.00–146.00	805	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	602	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	789	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	146.57/cwt	140.00–148.00	718	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	918	88
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	756	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	831	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	723	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	658	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	351	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	565	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	165.98/cwt	164.00–169.00	949	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	522	158.66/cwt	156.00–164.00	828	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	627	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	175.31/cwt	174.00–179.00	820	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	591	124.43/cwt	121.00–125.00	735	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	335	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	482	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	901	134.85/cwt	134.85–134.85	1,215	67
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	338	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	521	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	612	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	151.00/cwt	150.00–152.00	571	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	508	172.19/cwt	171.00–176.00	875	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	539	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	749	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.

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Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Dalhart, TX

Thu Apr 8, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,003Last week 2,254Year ago 828

Slaughter CattleReceipts 264Last week 341Year ago 227

Replacement CattleReceipts 96Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	724	144.00–144.75	144.45
1	—	325	194.00	194.00
160	—	775	139.85–144.00	141.39
96	—	657	152.00–155.00	154.57
1	—	215	209.00	209.00
25	—	534	179.00–185.00	180.30
16	—	455	192.00–202.00	199.56
1	—	290	198.00	198.00
143	—	863	134.50–139.25	137.09
30	—	617	152.00–157.00	154.73
225	—	813	137.00–141.00	138.35
1	—	400	200.00	200.00
13	—	572	164.00–169.00	165.98
67	—	901	134.85	134.85
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	373	160.00–177.00	167.11
7	—	274	173.00–176.00	175.54
3	—	602	131.00	131.00
88	—	675	136.00	136.00
7	—	468	174.00–179.00	175.31
1	—	340	180.00	180.00
16	—	508	171.00–176.00	172.19
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	429	185.00	185.00
5	—	631	161.50	161.50
2	—	358	186.00	186.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	447	206.00	206.00
1	—	310	214.00	214.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	790	95.00	95.00
11	—	586	120.00–147.00	138.91
1	—	495	141.00	141.00
1	—	630	120.00	120.00
2	—	723	91.00	91.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	416	152.00	152.00
18	—	351	161.00	161.00
3	—	522	156.00–164.00	158.66
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	373	141.00	141.00
1	—	335	144.00	144.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	492	157.00–165.00	161.40
17	—	727	131.00–136.50	134.22
6	—	361	170.00–173.00	172.49
10	—	326	164.00–183.00	170.08
1	—	255	171.00	171.00
74	—	865	124.50–127.50	127.09
12	—	659	139.50–142.50	141.49
17	—	637	142.50–144.00	142.75
8	—	522	151.50–153.00	152.22
22	—	426	171.00–180.00	178.94
10	—	570	140.00–146.00	141.22
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	429	164.00	164.00
10	—	597	128.00–134.50	129.28
10	—	490	140.00–148.00	146.57
1	—	755	110.00	110.00
6	—	338	154.00	154.00
18	—	378	150.00–152.00	151.00
4	—	539	139.00	139.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	415	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	582	149.00–151.00	149.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	373	141.00	141.00
1	—	790	104.00	104.00
2	—	418	150.00	150.00
7	—	591	121.00–125.00	124.43

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	1,138	54.00–55.50	54.62
57	—	1,281	67.00–73.50	70.45
38	—	1,473	58.00–67.50	65.25
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	982	45.00–52.00	48.42
39	—	1,208	62.00–70.00	66.14
51	—	1,179	53.00–60.00	56.44
16	—	962	35.00–43.00	40.57
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,596	70.00–73.00	71.15
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,395	78.50	78.50
3	—	1,777	93.50–98.00	96.07
3	—	1,500	81.00–86.50	84.27

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	53	—	1,419	1,335.00	1,335.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	41	—	1,345	1,325.00–1,410.00	1,366.11

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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Dalhart Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Dalhart, TX

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle