Name: Dalhart Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-06-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-06-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Not enough comparable sales with last week on both steer and heifer calves and feeder steers and heifers however a firm undertone was noted. Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 to 3.00 higher, instances 4.00 higher. Trade fairly active. Demand fairly good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $149.11/cwt on 357 head.

Average price

$149.11

357 head · 678 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,010

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$108

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

$33.36/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.48

vs TX average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	675	150.16	1,013	340
Medium and Large 1-2	725	132.75	962	12thin
Medium and Large 2	774	116.80	904	5thin

One grade step is worth $33.36/cwt here — about $108 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 sale357 hd

149.11

—

TX average3 barns · 602 hd

144.63

+4.48

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	1,877	98.87	1,855	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,593	78.64	1,253	42
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,260	66.45	837	59
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,081	54.06	584	137

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
Bulls	—	—	1,410	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	1,227	1
Bulls	—	—	2,032	102.82/cwt	101.00–106.50	2,089	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,344	58.34/cwt	55.00–60.00	784	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,645	72.86/cwt	71.50–74.00	1,199	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,589	79.08/cwt	76.00–80.00	1,257	39
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,147	61.96/cwt	59.00–63.00	711	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	938	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	782	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	993	105
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	632	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	956	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,109	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	763	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	900	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	631	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	896	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	540	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	702	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	642	133.18/cwt	129.00–134.00	855	30
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	725	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	543	164.88/cwt	164.00–171.00	895	87
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	540	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	594	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	863	116.50/cwt	115.00–118.00	1,005	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	723	105.66/cwt	103.00–114.00	764	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	950	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	155.06/cwt	154.00–160.00	890	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	589	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	801	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	682	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	758	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	894	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	629	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	680	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	741	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	994	51.63/cwt	47.00–61.00	513	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	656	146.11/cwt	145.00–146.50	958	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1Gaunt	—	618	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	983	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	925	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,018	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	841	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	835	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	994	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,202	65.28/cwt	64.00–68.00	785	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	779	139.57/cwt	133.00–143.50	1,087	157
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	973	51.34/cwt	50.00–53.00	500	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,337	71.11/cwt	70.00–75.00	951	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,206	66.49/cwt	63.00–71.00	802	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,135	53.84/cwt	45.00–57.00	611	38
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	936	39.75/cwt	30.00–44.00	372	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	740	33.23/cwt	31.00–40.00	246	4

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 Jun 3, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 820Last week 1,389Year ago 1,627

Slaughter CattleReceipts 399Last week 463Year ago 389

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,410	87.00	87.00
3	—	2,032	101.00–106.50	102.82
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,344	55.00–60.00	58.34
34	—	1,202	64.00–68.00	65.28
19	—	1,337	70.00–75.00	71.11
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,645	71.50–74.00	72.86
39	—	1,589	76.00–80.00	79.08
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	1,147	59.00–63.00	61.96
22	—	1,206	63.00–71.00	66.49
38	—	1,135	45.00–57.00	53.84
27	—	936	30.00–44.00	39.75
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	994	47.00–61.00	51.63
12	—	973	50.00–53.00	51.34
4	—	740	31.00–40.00	33.23

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	625	150.00	150.00
87	—	543	164.00–171.00	164.88
11	—	574	154.00–160.00	155.06
23	—	656	145.00–146.50	146.11
157	—	779	133.00–143.50	139.57
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	765	125.00	125.00
2	—	880	126.00	126.00
5	—	631	142.00	142.00
1	—	725	131.00	131.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	630	115.00	115.00
2	—	863	115.00–118.00	116.50
2	—	758	118.00	118.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Gaunt$ per cwt · actual wt
48	—	618	159.00	159.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
105	—	782	127.00	127.00
30	—	642	129.00–134.00	133.18
8	—	589	136.00	136.00
1	—	925	110.00	110.00
2	—	673	125.00	125.00
2	—	835	119.00	119.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	147.00	147.00
17	—	763	118.00	118.00
1	—	540	130.00	130.00
1	—	480	131.00	131.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	110.00	110.00
4	—	723	103.00–114.00	105.66
1	—	620	110.00	110.00
1	—	680	109.00	109.00

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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