Name: Dalhart Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-05-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer and heifer calves and feeders mostly 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Supply included several load lots of feeder steers and heifers over 700 lbs. Trade active. Demand good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $135.58/cwt on 896 head.

Average price

$135.58

896 head · 753 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,021

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$241

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

$23.26/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.53

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	611	140.69	860	42
Medium and Large 1	761	135.40	1,030	851
Medium and Large 2	527	117.43	618	3thin

One grade step is worth $23.26/cwt here — about $241 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 sale896 hd

135.58

—

TX average4 barns · 1,529 hd

138.11

−2.53

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	1,550	75.92	1,177	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,624	66.12	1,074	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,337	58.76	785	52
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,052	45.55	479	119

Every lot, as filed

51 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	—	759	125.24/cwt	124.00–127.50	951	193
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	121.14/cwt	117.50–125.00	624	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	488	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	586	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	988	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,215	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	825	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	986	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	360	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	612	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,154	51.39/cwt	49.50–53.00	593	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	645	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	839	2
Bulls	—	—	1,405	71.88/cwt	69.00–75.00	1,010	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,253	60.05/cwt	58.00–65.00	752	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,002	41.13/cwt	40.00–48.00	412	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	922	37.24/cwt	30.00–42.50	343	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,121	50.36/cwt	45.00–58.00	565	50
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,347	58.61/cwt	55.00–62.00	789	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	796	133.25/cwt	133.25–133.25	1,061	91
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	764	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	445	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	654	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	165.04/cwt	160.00–166.00	781	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	876	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,034	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	555	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	771	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	127.95/cwt	126.00–130.00	741	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	125.86/cwt	125.00–130.00	784	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	641	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	123.82/cwt	122.00–128.00	640	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	553	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	486	152.78/cwt	151.00–153.00	743	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	903	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	917	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	1,132	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	458	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	687	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	958	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	1,090	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	550	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	605	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	440	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	550	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	138.19/cwt	130.00–139.50	649	7
Bulls	—	—	1,840	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	1,546	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,471	64.72/cwt	63.00–67.00	952	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,624	66.12/cwt	64.00–68.00	1,074	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	768	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	922	67
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	943	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	990	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	651	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	724	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	992	196
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	581	149.26/cwt	149.00–150.00	867	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	728	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	925	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	874	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	845	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	136.00/cwt	135.00–137.00	917	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	886	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	137.63/cwt	129.00–141.00	720	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	869	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	813	130.67/cwt	130.00–131.00	1,062	331
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	545	158.58/cwt	153.00–161.00	864	28

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 13, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,611Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 289Last 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
193	—	759	124.00–127.50	125.24
4	—	825	119.50	119.50
2	—	360	170.00	170.00
14	—	518	147.50	147.50
12	—	876	118.00	118.00
6	—	579	126.00–130.00	127.95
6	—	623	125.00–130.00	125.86
8	—	419	153.00	153.00
8	—	458	150.00	150.00
70	—	728	127.00	127.00
10	—	675	129.50	129.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	488	120.00	120.00
4	—	440	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	147.00	147.00
7	—	517	122.00–128.00	123.82
7	—	470	130.00–139.50	138.19
67	—	768	120.00	120.00
6	—	943	105.00	105.00
1	—	735	115.00	115.00
1	—	805	110.00	110.00
11	—	676	128.50	128.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	515	117.50–125.00	121.14
1	—	550	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	988	123.00	123.00
91	—	796	133.25	133.25
6	—	473	160.00–166.00	165.04
53	—	610	148.00	148.00
54	—	917	123.50	123.50
196	—	724	137.00	137.00
66	—	581	149.00–150.00	149.26
331	—	813	130.00–131.00	130.67
28	—	545	153.00–161.00	158.58
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	645	130.00	130.00
1	—	555	139.00	139.00
1	—	335	165.00	165.00
9	—	486	151.00–153.00	152.78
2	—	715	134.00	134.00
10	—	835	130.50	130.50
5	—	431	151.00	151.00
6	—	674	135.00–137.00	136.00
6	—	523	129.00–141.00	137.63

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,154	49.50–53.00	51.39
18	—	1,347	55.00–62.00	58.61
19	—	1,471	63.00–67.00	64.72
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,253	58.00–65.00	60.05
27	—	1,002	40.00–48.00	41.13
32	—	922	30.00–42.50	37.24
50	—	1,121	45.00–58.00	50.36
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,624	64.00–68.00	66.12
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,405	69.00–75.00	71.88
1	—	1,840	84.00	84.00

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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