Name: Dalhart Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-05-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer and heifer calves under 600 lbs firm to 4.00 higher in a limited test. Feeder steers and heifers over 600 lbs steady to 2.00 higher. Receipts included a large reputation offering of thin steer and heifer calves under 550 lbs and several loads of 750-900 lb feeder heifers off wheat pasture. Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Trade active. Demand good.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $133.34/cwt on 749 head. That ranks 1 of 4 comparable sales and sits −147.21 against this barn's trailing median of $280.54.

Average price

$133.34

749 head · 723 lb average

Value per head Derived

$964

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$333

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

$29.55/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.38

vs TX average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	726	134.51	977	713
Medium and Large 1-2	721	116.62	840	16thin
Medium and Large 2	613	104.96	644	20

One grade step is worth $29.55/cwt here — about $333 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 sale749 hd

133.34

—

TX average4 barns · 1,988 hd

128.95

+4.38

This barn, trailing median4 sales

280.54

−147.21

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	2,248	104.02	2,338	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,671	75.44	1,261	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,300	69.88	908	47
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,107	52.22	578	153

Every lot, as filed

55 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	—	903	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	903	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	843	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,054	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	895	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,020	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	768	126.75/cwt	126.75–126.75	973	122
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	582	141.50/cwt	141.50–141.50	824	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	954	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	118.55/cwt	115.00–121.00	907	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	944	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	803	140.25/cwt	140.25–140.25	1,126	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	150.63/cwt	146.00–151.00	957	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	133.45/cwt	131.00–138.50	1,034	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	919	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	1,080	115
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,064	110.25/cwt	110.25–110.25	1,173	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	439	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	702	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	320	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	656	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	632	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	863	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	808	125.78/cwt	125.00–126.75	1,016	240
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	842	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	389	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	685	86
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	531	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	935	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	286	184.07/cwt	184.00–185.00	526	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	985	46.84/cwt	44.00–52.00	461	61
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,423	70.35/cwt	68.50–73.50	1,001	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,207	58.16/cwt	55.00–62.00	702	45
Bulls	—	—	2,318	104.91/cwt	103.00–109.00	2,432	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	981	41.03/cwt	35.00–42.00	403	27
Bulls	—	—	1,615	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	1,550	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	707	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	863	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,671	75.44/cwt	74.00–76.50	1,261	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,285	71.60/cwt	69.00–75.00	920	33
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,334	65.82/cwt	63.00–67.00	878	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	835	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	777	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	712	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	505	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	667	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	739	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	424	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	806	91
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	620	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	685	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	829	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	498	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	777	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	856	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	679	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	917	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	536	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	405	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	587	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	690	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	718	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	869	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	996	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	545	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	758	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	652	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	712	100.16/cwt	99.00–101.00	713	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	342	118.55/cwt	117.50–124.00	405	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	163.94/cwt	163.00–164.00	787	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	555	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	694	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	651	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	634	117.22/cwt	116.00–118.00	743	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	825	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 May 27, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,389Last week 1,021Year ago 1,610

Slaughter CattleReceipts 463Last week 366Year ago 187

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	903	100.00	100.00
1	—	875	109.00	109.00
5	—	765	115.00–121.00	118.55
1	—	835	113.00	113.00
1	—	555	125.00	125.00
1	—	465	140.00	140.00
5	—	634	116.00–118.00	117.22
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	895	114.00	114.00
122	—	768	126.75	126.75
16	—	582	141.50	141.50
115	—	919	117.50	117.50
21	—	1,064	110.25	110.25
15	—	439	160.00	160.00
15	—	632	136.50	136.50
240	—	808	125.00–126.75	125.78
4	—	707	122.00	122.00
5	—	481	148.00	148.00
10	—	524	141.00	141.00
2	—	385	161.00	161.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
86	—	389	176.00	176.00
13	—	286	184.00–185.00	184.07
39	—	498	156.00	156.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	835	93.00	93.00
12	—	712	99.00–101.00	100.16
6	—	342	117.50–124.00	118.55
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	843	125.00	125.00
9	—	582	147.00	147.00
8	—	679	135.00	135.00
2	—	315	170.00	170.00
2	—	730	136.50	136.50
1	—	545	139.00	139.00
1	—	410	159.00	159.00
16	—	480	163.00–164.00	163.94
1	—	630	131.00	131.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
56	—	803	140.25	140.25
13	—	635	146.00–151.00	150.63
6	—	775	131.00–138.50	133.45
7	—	481	175.00	175.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	320	205.00	205.00
30	—	531	176.00	176.00
91	—	424	190.00	190.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	505	132.00	132.00
1	—	685	121.00	121.00
1	—	405	145.00	145.00
1	—	460	150.00	150.00
2	—	718	121.00	121.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
61	—	985	44.00–52.00	46.84
20	—	1,423	68.50–73.50	70.35
45	—	1,207	55.00–62.00	58.16
27	—	981	35.00–42.00	41.03
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,671	74.00–76.50	75.44
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	1,285	69.00–75.00	71.60
14	—	1,334	63.00–67.00	65.82
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	2,318	103.00–109.00	104.91
1	—	1,615	96.00	96.00

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