Name: Dalhart Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-04-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Not enough steer and heifer calves under 600 lbs last week for a market comparison this week but a much lower undertone noted. Feeder steers and heifers over 600 lbs steady. Slaughter cows and bulls firm. Trade fairly active. Demand fairly good.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $128.63/cwt on 671 head. That ranks 1 of 4 comparable sales and sits −151.91 against this barn's trailing median of $280.54.

Average price

$128.63

671 head · 710 lb average

Value per head Derived

$913

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$55

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

$29.16/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.05

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	497	135.50	673	60
Medium and Large 1	732	128.61	942	593
Medium and Large 2	684	106.34	728	18thin

One grade step is worth $29.16/cwt here — about −$55 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 sale671 hd

128.63

—

TX average4 barns · 1,417 hd

127.58

+1.05

This barn, trailing median4 sales

280.54

−151.91

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	1,577	94.84	1,496	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,638	71.69	1,174	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,288	61.28	789	85
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,121	50.57	567	73

Every lot, as filed

61 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	—	700	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	812	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	139.90/cwt	138.00–142.00	659	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	407	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	570	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	680	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	748	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	285	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	513	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	632	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	869	119.02/cwt	118.50–120.25	1,034	198
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	781	124.89/cwt	124.00–127.00	975	194
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	791	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	792	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	300	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	420	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	145.95/cwt	141.00–152.00	909	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	183.66/cwt	179.00–185.00	762	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	672	141.59/cwt	141.50–142.00	951	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	159.41/cwt	146.00–170.00	904	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	168.05/cwt	163.50–172.00	865	118
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	151.44/cwt	145.00–152.00	709	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	515	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	917	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	142.83/cwt	136.75–146.00	743	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	158.75/cwt	158.00–159.00	532	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	753	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,009	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	380	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	684	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	918	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,148	76
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	149.50/cwt	149.50–149.50	1,084	46
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,054	41.52/cwt	40.00–44.00	438	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,216	64.37/cwt	63.00–67.50	783	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,138	51.48/cwt	49.00–59.00	586	26
Bulls	—	—	1,577	94.84/cwt	94.50–95.00	1,496	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,015	37.92/cwt	34.00–40.00	385	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,434	67.79/cwt	65.00–76.00	972	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	155.10/cwt	154.00–158.00	665	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,642	72.20/cwt	67.00–74.00	1,186	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,590	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	1,034	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,151	55.22/cwt	52.50–65.00	636	44
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	290	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	461	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	133.21/cwt	131.00–140.00	758	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	673	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	614	130.33/cwt	130.00–130.50	800	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	354	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	697	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	738	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	941	39
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	822	106.63/cwt	101.00–111.00	876	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	298	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	536	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	785	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	816	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	494	123.51/cwt	120.00–127.00	610	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	824	93.53/cwt	92.00–95.00	771	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	350	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	490	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	598	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	748	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	719	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	712	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	144.54/cwt	140.00–149.00	744	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	540	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	702	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	559	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	784	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	748	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	890	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	890	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	865	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	597	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	864	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	668	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	715	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	740	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	783	122.95/cwt	120.00–126.00	963	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	126.78/cwt	125.00–127.00	723	9

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 29, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,387Last week 650Year ago 1,493

Slaughter CattleReceipts 302Last week 310Year ago 152

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	700	116.00	116.00
29	—	471	138.00–142.00	139.90
3	—	407	140.00	140.00
1	—	660	120.00	120.00
1	—	300	140.00	140.00
9	—	540	130.00	130.00
5	—	378	148.00	148.00
9	—	570	125.00–127.00	126.78
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	680	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	372	170.00	170.00
198	—	869	118.50–120.25	119.02
194	—	781	124.00–127.00	124.89
13	—	468	145.00–152.00	151.44
66	—	520	136.75–146.00	142.83
4	—	335	158.00–159.00	158.75
19	—	429	154.00–158.00	155.10
24	—	569	131.00–140.00	133.21
20	—	614	130.00–130.50	130.33
39	—	738	127.50	127.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	580	116.00	116.00
1	—	785	104.00	104.00
4	—	494	120.00–127.00	123.51
4	—	824	92.00–95.00	93.53
4	—	719	99.00	99.00
1	—	890	100.00	100.00
2	—	668	107.00	107.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	285	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	465	170.00	170.00
2	—	515	140.00–149.00	144.54
1	—	660	131.00	131.00
1	—	380	157.00	157.00
13	—	572	151.00	151.00
5	—	433	171.00	171.00
2	—	783	120.00–126.00	122.95
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	623	141.00–152.00	145.95
18	—	415	179.00–185.00	183.66
11	—	672	141.50–142.00	141.59
33	—	567	146.00–170.00	159.41
118	—	515	163.50–172.00	168.05
10	—	753	134.00	134.00
76	—	918	125.00	125.00
46	—	725	149.50	149.50
10	—	354	197.00	197.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	515	178.00	178.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	180.00	180.00
2	—	298	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	290	159.00	159.00
3	—	822	101.00–111.00	106.63
1	—	350	140.00	140.00
2	—	598	125.00	125.00
1	—	670	117.00	117.00
2	—	623	120.00	120.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,054	40.00–44.00	41.52
19	—	1,216	63.00–67.50	64.37
26	—	1,138	49.00–59.00	51.48
9	—	1,015	34.00–40.00	37.92
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	1,434	65.00–76.00	67.79
44	—	1,151	52.50–65.00	55.22
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,642	67.00–74.00	72.20
1	—	1,590	65.00	65.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,577	94.50–95.00	94.84

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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