Name: Dalhart Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-05-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer and heifer calves under 600 lbs not well tested, however a steady undertone noted. Feeder steers over 600 lbs 1.00 to 2.00 higher; heifer calves 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 $135.36/cwt on 449 head.

Average price

$135.36

449 head · 778 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,054

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$323

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

$22.29/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.70

vs TX average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	417	150.00	626	5thin
Medium and Large 1	784	135.49	1,062	427
Medium and Large 1-2	743	127.71	948	17thin

One grade step is worth $22.29/cwt here — about −$323 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 sale449 hd

135.36

—

TX average4 barns · 1,476 hd

141.06

−5.70

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	1,736	92.29	1,602	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,612	66.66	1,075	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,230	57.33	705	44
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,170	51.39	601	118

Every lot, as filed

54 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	—	462	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	739	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	948	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	403	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	588	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	450	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	639	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,007	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,218	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	862	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	939	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	739	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	927	124
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,016	108.25/cwt	108.25–108.25	1,100	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	959	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,199	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	717	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,004	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	146.50/cwt	146.50–146.50	993	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	598	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	742	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	778	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,043	156
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	845	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	1,128	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	516	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	717	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	658	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	938	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	542	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	791	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	909	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,154	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	694	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	861	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	340	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	524	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,612	66.66/cwt	64.50–68.00	1,075	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,434	65.44/cwt	65.00–66.00	938	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,212	56.80/cwt	54.00–62.00	688	33
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,158	53.50/cwt	53.50–53.50	620	6
Bulls	—	—	1,793	94.09/cwt	93.00–95.50	1,687	7
Bulls	—	—	1,679	90.48/cwt	87.00–91.00	1,519	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	725	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	856	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	761	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	970	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	886	35.16/cwt	31.00–37.00	312	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	996	43.00/cwt	41.00–45.00	428	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,382	64.16/cwt	63.00–67.50	887	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,223	53.39/cwt	46.00–60.00	653	56
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	417	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	626	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	683	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	751	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	750	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	676	128.69/cwt	127.00–129.00	870	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	832	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,023	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	405	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	616	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	833	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	550	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	798	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	702	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	863	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	355	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	604	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	932	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,078	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,078	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	878	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	593	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	688	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	450	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	707	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,288	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	1,211	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	603	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	808	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	765	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	123.75/cwt	123.50–125.00	759	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	708	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	821	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	548	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	707	2

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 20, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,021Last week 1,611Year ago 1,510

Slaughter CattleReceipts 366Last week 289Year ago 291

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	462	160.00	160.00
124	—	739	125.50	125.50
49	—	1,016	108.25	108.25
2	—	568	132.00	132.00
13	—	676	127.00–129.00	128.69
10	—	832	123.00	123.00
1	—	405	152.00	152.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	810	117.00	117.00
2	—	403	146.00	146.00
1	—	450	142.00	142.00
11	—	905	92.00	92.00
12	—	613	123.50–125.00	123.75
2	—	708	116.00	116.00
2	—	548	129.00	129.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	598	124.00	124.00
12	—	516	139.00	139.00
8	—	694	124.00	124.00
1	—	340	154.00	154.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	725	118.00	118.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	683	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	593	116.00	116.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
53	—	1,007	121.00	121.00
37	—	560	154.00	154.00
34	—	622	151.00	151.00
48	—	959	125.00	125.00
23	—	717	140.00	140.00
20	—	678	146.50	146.50
156	—	778	134.00	134.00
9	—	845	133.50	133.50
13	—	909	127.00	127.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	658	142.50	142.50
7	—	542	146.00	146.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	761	127.50	127.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	417	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	145.00	145.00
3	—	702	123.00	123.00
1	—	355	170.00	170.00
2	—	770	121.00	121.00
2	—	1,078	100.00	100.00
1	—	665	132.00	132.00
1	—	450	157.00	157.00
2	—	1,288	94.00	94.00
2	—	603	134.00	134.00
2	—	510	150.00	150.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,612	64.50–68.00	66.66
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,434	65.00–66.00	65.44
33	—	1,212	54.00–62.00	56.80
6	—	1,158	53.50	53.50
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	886	31.00–37.00	35.16
29	—	996	41.00–45.00	43.00
23	—	1,382	63.00–67.50	64.16
56	—	1,223	46.00–60.00	53.39
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,793	93.00–95.50	94.09
7	—	1,679	87.00–91.00	90.48

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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