Name: Dalhart Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-05-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifer calves 3.00 - 5.00 lower. Feeder steers 1.00 - 3.00 lower. Feeder heifers steady to 2.00 lower. Demand moderate. Slaughter cows and bulls steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $125.97/cwt on 423 head. That ranks 1 of 4 comparable sales and sits −154.57 against this barn's trailing median of $280.54.

Average price

$125.97

423 head · 745 lb average

Value per head Derived

$938

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$322

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

$7.20/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.39

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	473	132.88	628	17thin
Medium and Large 1	756	125.68	950	406

One grade step is worth $7.20/cwt here — about −$322 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 sale423 hd

125.97

—

TX average4 barns · 1,549 hd

123.58

+2.39

This barn, trailing median4 sales

280.54

−154.57

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	1,205	86.00	1,036	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,637	66.31	1,085	32
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,331	58.79	783	157
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	991	46.77	463	157

Every lot, as filed

41 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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,241	54.90/cwt	53.00–56.50	681	71
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,509	72.52/cwt	72.00–74.00	1,094	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	413	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	574	3
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,205	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	1,036	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,345	59.01/cwt	57.50–60.50	794	47
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,479	65.60/cwt	63.00–68.00	970	39
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,655	65.42/cwt	65.00–68.50	1,083	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	506	176.08/cwt	170.00–177.00	891	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	639	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	843	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	876	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,025	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	502	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	703	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	662	131.35/cwt	129.50–139.00	870	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	827	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	997	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	545	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	600	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	587	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	857	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	407	176.50/cwt	174.00–180.00	718	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	633	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	851	73
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	645	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	780	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	165.91/cwt	159.00–169.00	717	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	938	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,163	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	709	137.01/cwt	135.00–138.00	971	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	788	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,048	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	500	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	770	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	313	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	509	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	485	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	960	122.25/cwt	122.25–122.25	1,174	69
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	661	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	367	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	495	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	722	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	910	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	759	125.97/cwt	125.00–126.00	956	192
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	498	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	777	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	147.00/cwt	144.00–148.00	701	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,036	44.86/cwt	43.00–45.50	465	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	126.99/cwt	126.00–130.00	734	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	927	45.78/cwt	43.50–48.50	424	56
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	867	38.94/cwt	36.00–40.50	338	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,060	49.55/cwt	47.00–52.00	525	73
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	669	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	927	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	814	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,050	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	292	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	491	3

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 May 6, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,000Last week 1,387Year ago 720

Slaughter CattleReceipts 665Last week 302Year ago 129

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifer calves 3.00 - 5.00 lower. Feeder steers 1.00 - 3.00 lower. Feeder heifers steady to 2.00 lower. Demand moderate. Slaughter cows and bulls steady.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
71	—	1,241	53.00–56.50	54.90
47	—	1,345	57.50–60.50	59.01
39	—	1,479	63.00–68.00	65.60
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,509	72.00–74.00	72.52
28	—	1,655	65.00–68.50	65.42
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,036	43.00–45.50	44.86
73	—	1,060	47.00–52.00	49.55
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
56	—	927	43.50–48.50	45.78
16	—	867	36.00–40.50	38.94
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,205	86.00	86.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	413	139.00	139.00
1	—	545	110.00	110.00
2	—	645	121.00	121.00
3	—	323	150.00	150.00
3	—	367	135.00	135.00
5	—	578	126.00–130.00	126.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	639	132.00	132.00
58	—	876	117.00	117.00
3	—	502	140.00	140.00
16	—	662	129.50–139.00	131.35
64	—	827	120.50	120.50
2	—	413	160.00	160.00
29	—	722	126.00	126.00
192	—	759	125.00–126.00	125.97
13	—	477	144.00–148.00	147.00
3	—	292	168.00	168.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	506	170.00–177.00	176.08
6	—	407	174.00–180.00	176.50
73	—	567	150.00	150.00
60	—	938	124.00	124.00
20	—	788	133.00	133.00
69	—	960	122.25	122.25
29	—	669	138.50	138.50
41	—	814	129.00	129.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	587	146.00	146.00
1	—	370	171.00	171.00
3	—	432	159.00–169.00	165.91
3	—	709	135.00–138.00	137.01
1	—	500	154.00	154.00
2	—	313	162.50	162.50
5	—	498	156.00	156.00

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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