Name: Dalhart Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-04-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer and heifer calves under 600 lbs firm; feeder steers and heifers over 600 lbs 3.00 to 4.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 1.00 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 $158.47/cwt on 652 head.

Average price

$158.47

652 head · 660 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,046

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$137

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

$48.88/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+12.87

vs TX average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	655	160.73	1,054	593
Medium and Large 1-2	649	147.17	955	40
Medium and Large 2	819	111.84	916	19thin

One grade step is worth $48.88/cwt here — about $137 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 sale652 hd

158.47

—

TX average4 barns · 3,009 hd

145.60

+12.87

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	1,559	82.96	1,293	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,568	66.45	1,042	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,193	59.63	711	88
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,036	49.58	514	102

Every lot, as filed

65 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	—	517	159.36/cwt	158.00–160.00	824	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	697	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	731	125.05/cwt	125.00–126.00	914	84
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	735	138.98/cwt	137.00–142.50	1,022	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	868	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	903	125.67/cwt	122.00–126.00	1,135	82
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	795	134.98/cwt	134.75–135.00	1,073	75
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	528	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	179.45/cwt	165.00–181.25	996	171
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,046	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,172	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	834	122.16/cwt	121.00–122.50	1,019	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	230	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	460	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	830	133.90/cwt	131.00–134.50	1,111	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	445	162.39/cwt	160.00–164.00	723	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	412	198.21/cwt	189.00–200.00	817	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	376	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	790	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	658	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	967	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	323	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	678	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	462	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	906	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	173.09/cwt	167.00–175.00	653	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	853	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,109	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	709	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	719	139.17/cwt	135.50–140.50	1,001	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	187.90/cwt	184.00–191.00	900	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	503	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	931	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	663	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,532	70.21/cwt	69.00–72.00	1,076	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,577	65.46/cwt	64.50–67.00	1,032	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,434	69.76/cwt	68.00–72.50	1,000	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,247	65.28/cwt	59.00–68.50	814	31
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,113	54.08/cwt	52.00–56.00	602	48
Bulls	—	—	1,799	92.76/cwt	92.50–93.00	1,669	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	909	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	611	141.63/cwt	140.50–142.00	865	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,178	57.95/cwt	51.00–67.00	683	48
Bulls	—	—	1,319	73.16/cwt	71.00–74.50	965	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	805	36.61/cwt	32.00–40.50	295	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	979	45.29/cwt	40.00–53.00	443	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	558	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	670	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,075	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	710	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	900	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	945	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	604	160.67/cwt	160.00–161.50	970	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	753	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	979	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	558	152.58/cwt	110.00–155.00	851	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	721	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	312	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	552	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	758	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	910	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	605	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	659	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	893	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	893	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	628	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	816	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	145.70/cwt	142.00–146.00	976	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,033	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	981	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	632	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	910	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	127.01/cwt	119.00–138.00	785	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	526	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	789	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	806	102.98/cwt	100.00–105.00	830	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	155.01/cwt	153.00–157.00	741	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	813	112.52/cwt	110.00–115.00	915	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	881	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,057	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	134.64/cwt	132.00–136.00	1,043	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	350	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	494	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	791	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	904	119.25/cwt	118.25–120.00	1,078	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	157.72/cwt	147.00–161.00	897	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	169.30/cwt	166.00–171.00	808	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 15, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,312Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 457Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	517	158.00–160.00	159.36
13	—	834	121.00–122.50	122.16
5	—	445	160.00–164.00	162.39
24	—	377	167.00–175.00	173.09
23	—	719	135.50–140.50	139.17
9	—	678	134.00	134.00
8	—	611	140.50–142.00	141.63
3	—	753	130.00	130.00
33	—	558	110.00–155.00	152.58
3	—	312	177.00	177.00
7	—	904	118.25–120.00	119.25
12	—	477	166.00–171.00	169.30
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
84	—	731	125.00–126.00	125.05
1	—	775	112.00	112.00
1	—	330	160.00	160.00
8	—	618	119.00–138.00	127.01
2	—	478	153.00–157.00	155.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	558	120.00	120.00
1	—	655	110.00	110.00
1	—	605	109.00	109.00
5	—	806	100.00–105.00	102.98
1	—	350	141.00	141.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	415	168.00	168.00
14	—	670	142.00–146.00	145.70
3	—	632	144.00	144.00
5	—	881	120.00	120.00
3	—	775	132.00–136.00	134.64
1	—	460	172.00	172.00
11	—	569	147.00–161.00	157.72
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	735	137.00–142.50	138.98
82	—	903	122.00–126.00	125.67
75	—	795	134.75–135.00	134.98
171	—	555	165.00–181.25	179.45
5	—	1,046	112.00	112.00
2	—	230	200.00	200.00
57	—	830	131.00–134.50	133.90
33	—	412	189.00–200.00	198.21
14	—	658	147.00	147.00
8	—	853	130.00	130.00
3	—	377	188.00	188.00
56	—	479	184.00–191.00	187.90
14	—	503	185.00	185.00
1	—	335	198.00	198.00
18	—	604	160.00–161.50	160.67
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	376	210.00	210.00
3	—	323	210.00	210.00
21	—	462	196.00	196.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	900	105.00	105.00
2	—	758	120.00	120.00
7	—	893	100.00	100.00
2	—	628	130.00	130.00
2	—	1,033	95.00	95.00
2	—	526	150.00	150.00
2	—	813	110.00–115.00	112.52

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,532	69.00–72.00	70.21
19	—	1,577	64.50–67.00	65.46
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,434	68.00–72.50	69.76
31	—	1,247	59.00–68.50	65.28
48	—	1,113	52.00–56.00	54.08
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
48	—	1,178	51.00–67.00	57.95
22	—	805	32.00–40.50	36.61
31	—	979	40.00–53.00	45.29
1	—	1,075	66.00	66.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,799	92.50–93.00	92.76
6	—	1,319	71.00–74.50	73.16

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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