Name: Dalhart Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-08-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-12

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 over 600 lbs firm to 1.00 higher, instances 2.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls 3.00 to 4.00 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 $161.28/cwt on 929 head.

Average price

$161.28

929 head · 700 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,129

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$282

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

$18.89/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.51

vs TX average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	701	164.09	1,151	679
Medium and Large 1-2	703	154.20	1,084	235
Medium and Large 2	598	145.20	869	15thin

One grade step is worth $18.89/cwt here — about $282 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 sale929 hd

161.28

—

TX average4 barns · 3,096 hd

153.78

+7.51

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	1,694	95.83	1,623	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,400	75.70	1,060	55
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,056	52.39	553	170

Every lot, as filed

56 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	—	585	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	831	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	545	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	812	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	709	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,099	76
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	711	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	935	117.10/cwt	115.00–118.00	1,095	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	520	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	837	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	810	132.76/cwt	132.50–133.00	1,075	97
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	353	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	745	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	166.89/cwt	165.00–168.50	1,135	270
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	686	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,063	73
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	380	181.62/cwt	179.00–185.00	690	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	1,000	114.50/cwt	114.50–114.50	1,145	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	643	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,080	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	859	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,125	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	167.12/cwt	167.00–168.00	936	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	768	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,206	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	897	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,323	87
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	700	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,113	71
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	250	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	458	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	556	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	778	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	813	138.24/cwt	137.50–139.00	1,124	126
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	684	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,012	56
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,168	73.05/cwt	72.00–74.50	853	12
Bulls	—	—	1,772	99.50/cwt	99.50–99.50	1,763	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,487	75.39/cwt	75.00–76.00	1,121	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,262	63.95/cwt	63.50–66.00	807	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,408	78.82/cwt	78.00–81.00	1,110	35
Bulls	—	—	1,615	92.16/cwt	88.00–95.00	1,488	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,107	54.66/cwt	53.00–57.00	605	37
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	854	39.59/cwt	36.00–41.00	338	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	618	112.51/cwt	111.00–114.00	695	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Gaunt	—	716	162.25/cwt	162.25–162.25	1,162	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	567	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,009	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	947	45.10/cwt	40.50–47.50	427	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	673	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	875	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	288	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	602	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	395	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	628	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	683	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	956	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,210	67.25/cwt	64.00–71.00	814	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,052	47.91/cwt	45.00–50.00	504	54
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	847	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	566	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	838	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	715	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	815	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	614	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	989	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	423	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	668	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	828	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,259	59
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	438	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	740	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	753	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	757	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	848	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	694	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	505	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	808	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	820	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	405	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	733	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	832	124.33/cwt	123.00–125.00	1,034	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	150.06/cwt	150.00–151.00	1,133	68
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	448	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	860	38

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 Aug 12, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,755Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 463Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	585	142.00	142.00
3	—	545	149.00	149.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	523	136.00	136.00
2	—	618	111.00–114.00	112.51
2	—	715	114.00	114.00
4	—	655	115.00	115.00
9	—	757	112.00	112.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	935	115.00–118.00	117.10
97	—	810	132.50–133.00	132.76
16	—	859	131.00	131.00
18	—	418	166.00	166.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	520	161.00	161.00
12	—	380	179.00–185.00	181.62
1	—	250	183.00	183.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,000	114.50	114.50
126	—	813	137.50–139.00	138.24
56	—	684	148.00	148.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	556	140.00	140.00
2	—	673	130.00	130.00
2	—	423	158.00	158.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
76	—	709	155.00	155.00
73	—	686	155.00	155.00
4	—	614	161.00	161.00
1	—	505	160.00	160.00
8	—	471	174.00	174.00
1	—	405	181.00	181.00
68	—	755	150.00–151.00	150.06
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	353	211.00	211.00
270	—	680	165.00–168.50	166.89
34	—	643	168.00	168.00
18	—	560	167.00–168.00	167.12
3	—	768	157.00	157.00
87	—	897	147.50	147.50
71	—	700	159.00	159.00
2	—	288	209.00	209.00
59	—	828	152.00	152.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Gaunt$ per cwt · actual wt
70	—	716	162.25	162.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	567	178.00	178.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	159.00	159.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	683	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	623	136.00	136.00
7	—	566	148.00	148.00
2	—	438	169.00	169.00
3	—	832	123.00–125.00	124.33
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	448	192.00	192.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,168	72.00–74.50	73.05
37	—	1,107	53.00–57.00	54.66
22	—	1,210	64.00–71.00	67.25
54	—	1,052	45.00–50.00	47.91
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,487	75.00–76.00	75.39
9	—	1,262	63.50–66.00	63.95
35	—	1,408	78.00–81.00	78.82
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	854	36.00–41.00	39.59
29	—	947	40.50–47.50	45.10
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,772	99.50	99.50
3	—	1,615	88.00–95.00	92.16

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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