Name: Dalhart Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-06-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-06-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Not enough steer and heifer calves under 600 lbs on offer last week for a market test this week. Feeder steers and heifers over 600 lbs mostly steady, instances heifers 1.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls firm. Trade fairly active. Demand fairly good.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $131.77/cwt on 271 head. That ranks 1 of 4 comparable sales and sits −148.77 against this barn's trailing median of $280.54.

Average price

$131.77

271 head · 672 lb average

Value per head Derived

$885

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$300

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

$22.58/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.25

vs TX average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	686	134.10	920	223
Medium and Large 1-2	629	126.10	793	31
Medium and Large 2	557	111.53	621	17thin

One grade step is worth $22.58/cwt here — about $300 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 sale271 hd

131.77

—

TX average4 barns · 989 hd

129.52

+2.25

This barn, trailing median4 sales

280.54

−148.77

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	1,608	90.27	1,452	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,472	77.78	1,145	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,306	67.32	879	60
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,055	48.88	516	118

Every lot, as filed

60 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	488	167.95/cwt	167.50–169.00	820	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	894	132.68/cwt	132.50–133.00	1,186	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	900	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,080	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	143.41/cwt	142.00–149.00	660	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	587	137.17/cwt	136.00–137.50	805	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	397	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	588	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	955	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	834	126.35/cwt	126.35–126.35	1,054	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	511	151.39/cwt	150.00–152.00	774	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	701	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	981	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	796	126.59/cwt	122.50–126.75	1,008	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	766	138.75/cwt	138.75–138.75	1,063	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	678	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	909	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	390	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	655	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	283	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	507	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	824	137.85/cwt	136.50–138.50	1,136	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	399	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	754	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	534	171.05/cwt	169.00–174.00	913	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	625	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,000	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	319	207.95/cwt	203.00–215.00	663	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	495	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	678	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	563	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	890	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	588	165.50/cwt	165.50–165.50	973	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	905	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	1,199	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,424	68.89/cwt	65.00–72.00	981	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,230	58.08/cwt	55.00–61.00	714	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,305	75.89/cwt	72.00–78.50	990	11
Bulls	—	—	1,890	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,909	1
Bulls	—	—	1,633	94.00/cwt	93.50–95.00	1,535	3
Bulls	—	—	1,519	84.79/cwt	84.00–85.00	1,288	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,472	77.78/cwt	74.00–80.50	1,145	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	1,080	64.72/cwt	62.00–65.00	699	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	882	35.95/cwt	35.00–41.00	317	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	926	45.03/cwt	43.50–49.00	417	39
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,105	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	497	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,194	51.02/cwt	48.00–54.00	609	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	878	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	166.01/cwt	164.00–172.00	699	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Gaunt	—	717	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,032	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	620	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	781	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,170	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	842	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,221	59.70/cwt	57.00–63.00	729	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	110.99/cwt	110.00–112.00	586	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	455	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	546	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	571	110.18/cwt	110.00–111.00	629	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	608	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	675	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	728	128.75/cwt	128.75–128.75	937	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	333	166.65/cwt	163.00–168.00	555	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	481	148.51/cwt	148.00–149.00	714	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	385	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	589	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	300	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	456	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	908	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,117	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	801	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,089	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	138.38/cwt	135.00–140.00	728	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	120.58/cwt	118.00–121.00	760	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	695	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	799	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	719	117.53/cwt	114.00–121.00	845	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	783	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	900	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	645	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	977	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 10, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 819Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 318Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	488	167.50–169.00	167.95
54	—	894	132.50–133.00	132.68
3	—	668	143.00	143.00
6	—	701	140.00	140.00
14	—	766	138.75	138.75
63	—	824	136.50–138.50	137.85
23	—	534	169.00–174.00	171.05
22	—	588	165.50	165.50
16	—	905	132.50	132.50
6	—	421	164.00–172.00	166.01
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	399	189.00	189.00
3	—	625	160.00	160.00
7	—	319	203.00–215.00	207.95
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	563	158.00	158.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Gaunt$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	717	144.00	144.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	481	148.00–149.00	148.51
2	—	385	153.00	153.00
2	—	300	152.00	152.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	908	123.00	123.00
7	—	801	136.00	136.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	900	120.00	120.00
10	—	460	142.00–149.00	143.41
36	—	587	136.00–137.50	137.17
5	—	397	148.00	148.00
24	—	834	126.35	126.35
20	—	511	150.00–152.00	151.39
50	—	796	122.50–126.75	126.59
5	—	670	131.00	131.00
12	—	728	128.75	128.75
8	—	333	163.00–168.00	166.65
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	678	134.00	134.00
3	—	390	168.00	168.00
3	—	283	179.00	179.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	495	137.00	137.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	620	126.00	126.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	528	110.00–112.00	110.99
2	—	455	120.00	120.00
11	—	571	110.00–111.00	110.18
2	—	608	111.00	111.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	526	135.00–140.00	138.38
7	—	630	118.00–121.00	120.58
1	—	695	115.00	115.00
4	—	719	114.00–121.00	117.53
2	—	783	115.00	115.00
5	—	478	135.00	135.00
4	—	835	117.00	117.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,424	65.00–72.00	68.89
12	—	1,230	55.00–61.00	58.08
11	—	1,305	72.00–78.50	75.89
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,472	74.00–80.50	77.78
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,080	62.00–65.00	64.72
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	882	35.00–41.00	35.95
39	—	926	43.50–49.00	45.03
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,105	45.00	45.00
20	—	1,194	48.00–54.00	51.02
1	—	1,170	72.00	72.00
34	—	1,221	57.00–63.00	59.70
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,890	101.00	101.00
3	—	1,633	93.50–95.00	94.00
4	—	1,519	84.00–85.00	84.79

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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