Name: Dalhart Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-06-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-06-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer and heifer calves under 600 lbs firm in a limited test. Feeder steers and heifers 600-800 lbs steady, instances 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Feeder steers and heifers over 800 lbs steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls 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 $157.29/cwt on 589 head.

Average price

$157.29

589 head · 695 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,093

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$316

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

$25.71/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.02

vs TX average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	695	159.21	1,107	511
Medium and Large 1-2	708	146.76	1,039	66
Medium and Large 2	593	133.50	791	12thin

One grade step is worth $25.71/cwt here — about $316 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 sale589 hd

157.29

—

TX average4 barns · 1,751 hd

150.27

+7.02

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	1,664	91.93	1,529	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,744	72.88	1,271	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,325	68.82	912	162
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,054	54.33	573	177

Every lot, as filed

64 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	—	532	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	638	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Gaunt	—	713	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	970	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	746	137.27/cwt	137.00–137.50	1,024	152
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	761	137.26/cwt	134.50–137.50	1,045	76
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	539	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	938	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	453	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	707	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	809	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	837	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,063	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	719	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,100	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	788	150.47/cwt	148.00–151.00	1,186	196
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	874	138.28/cwt	137.50–141.50	1,209	114
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	238	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	436	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	310	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	474	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	865	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	658	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	921	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	590	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	932	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	679	149.99/cwt	149.00–151.00	1,018	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Gaunt	—	581	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	988	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	611	141.21/cwt	139.00–143.00	863	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	595	164.15/cwt	164.00–166.00	977	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	324	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	616	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	157.69/cwt	156.50–160.00	993	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	445	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	868	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	382	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	756	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	440	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	656	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	956	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,102	44.28/cwt	41.00–47.50	488	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,148	52.38/cwt	50.00–56.50	601	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,089	73.44/cwt	72.00–76.00	800	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,350	73.75/cwt	72.00–77.00	996	84
Bulls	—	—	2,070	100.44/cwt	98.00–103.50	2,079	2
Bulls	—	—	1,528	89.10/cwt	86.00–95.50	1,361	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	921	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	1,128	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	357	212.55/cwt	208.00–214.00	759	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,735	76.47/cwt	76.00–77.50	1,327	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,374	68.15/cwt	66.00–70.00	936	39
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,221	58.87/cwt	57.50–61.00	719	39
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	1,063	40.03/cwt	37.00–41.50	426	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	531	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	348	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	484	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	950	44.44/cwt	42.00–48.00	422	52
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,752	69.30/cwt	68.00–72.00	1,214	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	444	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	835	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	566	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	436	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	637	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Gaunt	—	634	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,027	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,079	66.96/cwt	64.00–70.50	722	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	564	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	756	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	683	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	854	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	537	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	752	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	737	103.90/cwt	102.00–105.00	766	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	770	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	924	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	318	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	668	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Gaunt	—	757	144.75/cwt	144.75–144.75	1,096	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	832	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	753	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	920	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	715	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	922	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	378	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	567	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	388	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	613	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	759	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,040	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	763	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	400	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	556	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 Jun 24, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,372Last week 923Year ago 1,029

Slaughter CattleReceipts 531Last week 298Year ago 457

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	532	120.00	120.00
1	—	490	130.00	130.00
11	—	737	102.00–105.00	103.90
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Gaunt$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	713	136.00	136.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
152	—	746	137.00–137.50	137.27
76	—	761	134.50–137.50	137.26
23	—	453	156.00	156.00
61	—	837	127.00	127.00
17	—	569	152.00	152.00
2	—	658	140.00	140.00
9	—	611	139.00–143.00	141.21
12	—	921	122.50	122.50
11	—	335	169.00	169.00
6	—	388	158.00	158.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	310	153.00	153.00
2	—	530	144.00	144.00
2	—	400	139.00	139.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	440	149.00	149.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	348	139.00	139.00
4	—	564	134.00	134.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	539	174.00	174.00
8	—	719	153.00	153.00
196	—	788	148.00–151.00	150.47
114	—	874	137.50–141.50	138.28
4	—	679	149.00–151.00	149.99
13	—	595	164.00–166.00	164.15
3	—	630	156.50–160.00	157.69
4	—	445	195.00	195.00
8	—	483	198.00	198.00
21	—	357	208.00–214.00	212.55
3	—	318	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	578	140.00	140.00
1	—	295	180.00	180.00
2	—	470	177.00	177.00
2	—	428	176.00	176.00
3	—	613	150.00	150.00
6	—	759	137.00	137.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	238	183.00	183.00
2	—	590	158.00	158.00
1	—	324	190.00	190.00
10	—	382	198.00	198.00
25	—	444	188.00	188.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Gaunt$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	581	170.00	170.00
12	—	634	162.00	162.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	134.00	134.00
2	—	683	125.00	125.00
6	—	537	140.00	140.00
2	—	715	129.00	129.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	770	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Gaunt$ per cwt · actual wt
48	—	757	144.75	144.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	378	150.00	150.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,102	41.00–47.50	44.28
32	—	1,148	50.00–56.50	52.38
8	—	1,089	72.00–76.00	73.44
59	—	1,079	64.00–70.50	66.96
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
84	—	1,350	72.00–77.00	73.75
39	—	1,374	66.00–70.00	68.15
39	—	1,221	57.50–61.00	58.87
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,735	76.00–77.50	76.47
3	—	1,752	68.00–72.00	69.30
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,063	37.00–41.50	40.03
52	—	950	42.00–48.00	44.44
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,070	98.00–103.50	100.44
6	—	1,528	86.00–95.50	89.10

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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