Name: Dalhart Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-04-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Not enough steer and heifer calves or feeder steers and heifers on offer for a good market test, however a weaker undertone was noted. Slaughter cows and bulls firm, instances higher dressing kinds 2.00 higher. Trade and demand moderate.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $124.36/cwt on 151 head. That ranks 1 of 4 comparable sales and sits −156.19 against this barn's trailing median of $280.54.

Average price

$124.36

151 head · 750 lb average

Value per head Derived

$933

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$39

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

$52.73/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.37

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	540	140.43	758	26
Medium and Large 1	784	123.91	972	115
Medium and Large 2	908	87.70	797	10thin

One grade step is worth $52.73/cwt here — about −$39 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 sale151 hd

124.36

—

TX average4 barns · 1,592 hd

126.73

−2.37

This barn, trailing median4 sales

280.54

−156.19

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	—	Average	1,796	94.55	1,699	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,583	68.14	1,079	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,244	64.97	808	98
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,055	54.46	574	118

Every lot, as filed

45 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
Bulls	—	—	1,415	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	1,217	1
Bulls	—	—	1,860	95.98/cwt	95.00–99.00	1,785	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,277	70.95/cwt	67.00–74.50	906	45
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	989	46.77/cwt	40.00–50.50	463	44
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	903	36.88/cwt	33.00–40.00	333	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,153	56.07/cwt	48.00–60.00	646	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	774	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	868	116.28/cwt	111.00–119.00	1,009	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	619	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	668	114.97/cwt	114.00–116.00	768	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	718	110.51/cwt	110.00–111.00	793	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	956	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	784	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	884	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	135.98/cwt	135.00–139.00	907	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,139	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	833	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	758	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	785	108.01/cwt	107.00–114.00	848	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	906	94.06/cwt	88.00–95.00	852	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	859	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	988	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	829	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	995	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	795	122.38/cwt	120.50–122.75	973	86
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	94.34/cwt	94.00–95.00	910	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	453	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	680	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	941	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	545	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	888	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	650	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	548	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,003	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	599	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	910	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	464	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	877	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	677	151.50/cwt	151.50–151.50	1,026	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	290	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	499	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	763	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	826	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,589	66.73/cwt	66.00–67.00	1,060	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,552	71.30/cwt	71.00–72.50	1,107	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,131	68.27/cwt	62.50–73.00	772	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	144.63/cwt	140.00–150.00	752	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	324	165.49/cwt	162.50–167.00	536	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	161.30/cwt	160.00–164.00	603	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,355	65.47/cwt	60.00–66.50	887	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,160	57.68/cwt	55.00–59.50	669	38
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,715	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	995	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	404	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	764	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	826	134.01/cwt	132.50–136.00	1,107	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	220	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	400	1

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 22, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 650Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 310Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,415	86.00	86.00
6	—	1,860	95.00–99.00	95.98
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	1,277	67.00–74.50	70.95
15	—	1,355	60.00–66.50	65.47
38	—	1,160	55.00–59.50	57.68
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	989	40.00–50.50	46.77
14	—	903	33.00–40.00	36.88
20	—	1,153	48.00–60.00	56.07
40	—	1,131	62.50–73.00	68.27
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,589	66.00–67.00	66.73
5	—	1,552	71.00–72.50	71.30
1	—	1,715	58.00	58.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	178.00	178.00
3	—	868	111.00–119.00	116.28
4	—	667	135.00–139.00	135.98
4	—	990	115.00	115.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	668	114.00–116.00	114.97
2	—	833	91.00	91.00
7	—	785	107.00–114.00	108.01
15	—	906	88.00–95.00	94.06
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	194.00	194.00
3	—	548	183.00	183.00
8	—	599	152.00	152.00
10	—	464	189.00	189.00
11	—	677	151.50	151.50
4	—	404	189.00	189.00
27	—	826	132.50–136.00	134.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	433	143.00	143.00
1	—	775	114.00	114.00
3	—	965	94.00–95.00	94.34
4	—	453	150.00	150.00
1	—	840	112.00	112.00
1	—	565	135.00	135.00
1	—	635	130.00	130.00
6	—	520	140.00–150.00	144.63
3	—	324	162.50–167.00	165.49
3	—	374	160.00–164.00	161.30
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	718	110.00–111.00	110.51
8	—	956	82.00	82.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	859	115.00	115.00
13	—	829	120.00	120.00
86	—	795	120.50–122.75	122.38
3	—	545	163.00	163.00
2	—	290	172.00	172.00
1	—	220	182.00	182.00

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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