Name: Dalhart Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-06-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-06-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer and heifer calves under 600 lbs 6.00 to 10,00 higher; feeder steers and heifers over 600 lbs 6.00 to 10.00 higher with the greater value increase being in the 750 to 850 lbs lots. Slaughter cows and bulls firm. Trade active. Demand good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $157.40/cwt on 400 head.

Average price

$157.40

400 head · 685 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,079

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$306

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

$44.17/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.20

vs TX average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	685	162.67	1,115	306
Medium and Large 1-2	686	142.27	976	86
Medium and Large 2	683	118.50	809	8thin

One grade step is worth $44.17/cwt here — about $306 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 sale400 hd

157.40

—

TX average4 barns · 1,748 hd

148.20

+9.20

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	1,705	97.79	1,668	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,514	76.11	1,152	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,315	70.01	921	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,103	50.70	559	107

Every lot, as filed

58 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 2	—	503	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	553	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	748	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	718	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	195.06/cwt	193.00–196.00	946	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	634	149.50/cwt	149.50–149.50	948	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	829	133.86/cwt	132.25–134.50	1,110	90
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	808	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	945	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	534	177.81/cwt	177.00–182.00	950	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	861	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	1,244	106
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	817	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,008	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	440	154.75/cwt	153.00–155.00	681	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	233	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	501	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	661	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	998	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Gaunt	—	611	166.50/cwt	166.50–166.50	1,017	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	882	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	525	187.67/cwt	186.00–194.00	985	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	340	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	649	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	568	148.13/cwt	147.00–149.00	841	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	802	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,163	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	883	138.35/cwt	138.35–138.35	1,222	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	421	203.38/cwt	201.00–213.00	856	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	385	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	616	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,089	45.74/cwt	43.00–48.00	498	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,135	53.06/cwt	50.00–58.00	602	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,137	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	807	3
Bulls	—	—	1,340	85.50/cwt	85.50–85.50	1,146	1
Bulls	—	—	1,863	105.96/cwt	102.50–110.00	1,974	2
Bulls	—	—	1,730	95.77/cwt	95.50–96.00	1,657	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	776	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	1,036	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	531	142.75/cwt	142.00–143.00	758	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,584	68.51/cwt	68.00–69.00	1,085	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,254	74.24/cwt	71.00–77.50	931	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,384	65.26/cwt	62.50–68.00	903	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	1,030	40.44/cwt	40.00–41.50	417	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	258	186.57/cwt	184.00–189.00	481	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	812	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	941	44.65/cwt	42.50–46.50	420	27
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,486	79.15/cwt	77.00–80.50	1,176	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	781	144.73/cwt	142.00–145.50	1,130	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	360	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	601	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	782	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	938	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	689	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	779	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Gaunt	—	771	148.50/cwt	148.50–148.50	1,145	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,302	63.01/cwt	62.00–66.00	820	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	798	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	958	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	445	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	605	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	603	113.49/cwt	110.00–117.00	684	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	711	139.32/cwt	139.25–141.00	991	73
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	668	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	755	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	172.90/cwt	171.00–173.00	987	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	865	129.57/cwt	129.50–130.00	1,121	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	458	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	641	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,146	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	450	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	801	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	122.98/cwt	122.00–125.00	812	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	724	136.59/cwt	135.00–138.00	989	32

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 17, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 923Last week 819Year ago 1,171

Slaughter CattleReceipts 298Last week 318Year ago 315

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	503	110.00	110.00
5	—	689	113.00	113.00
2	—	603	110.00–117.00	113.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	130.00	130.00
1	—	605	135.00	135.00
4	—	798	120.00	120.00
3	—	458	140.00	140.00
1	—	895	128.00	128.00
3	—	660	122.00–125.00	122.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	485	148.00	148.00
90	—	829	132.25–134.50	133.86
1	—	680	139.00	139.00
23	—	440	153.00–155.00	154.75
8	—	617	143.00	143.00
4	—	776	133.50	133.50
4	—	531	142.00–143.00	142.75
6	—	360	167.00	167.00
22	—	865	129.50–130.00	129.57
32	—	724	135.00–138.00	136.59
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	568	147.00–149.00	148.13
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
58	—	883	138.35	138.35
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	385	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	485	193.00–196.00	195.06
1	—	410	197.00	197.00
6	—	534	177.00–182.00	177.81
106	—	861	144.50	144.50
12	—	630	160.00	160.00
3	—	233	215.00	215.00
8	—	661	151.00	151.00
1	—	340	191.00	191.00
13	—	802	145.00	145.00
9	—	781	142.00–145.50	144.73
58	—	571	171.00–173.00	172.90
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	634	149.50	149.50
2	—	258	184.00–189.00	186.57
1	—	580	140.00	140.00
73	—	711	139.25–141.00	139.32
2	—	450	178.00	178.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Gaunt$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	611	166.50	166.50
17	—	771	148.50	148.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	525	186.00–194.00	187.67
10	—	421	201.00–213.00	203.38
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	782	120.00	120.00
1	—	445	136.00	136.00
4	—	668	113.00	113.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,089	43.00–48.00	45.74
16	—	1,135	50.00–58.00	53.06
3	—	1,137	71.00	71.00
24	—	1,302	62.00–66.00	63.01
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,584	68.00–69.00	68.51
10	—	1,486	77.00–80.50	79.15
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,254	71.00–77.50	74.24
16	—	1,384	62.50–68.00	65.26
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,030	40.00–41.50	40.44
27	—	941	42.50–46.50	44.65
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,340	85.50	85.50
2	—	1,863	102.50–110.00	105.96
2	—	1,730	95.50–96.00	95.77

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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