Name: Dalhart Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-08-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-19

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 unevenly steady. Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Trade active. Demand moderate.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $155.49/cwt on 743 head.

Average price

$155.49

743 head · 696 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,083

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$403

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

$36.43/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.80

vs TX average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	710	159.93	1,136	545
Medium and Large 1-2	667	146.02	974	174
Medium and Large 2	593	123.50	733	24

One grade step is worth $36.43/cwt here — about $403 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 sale743 hd

155.49

—

TX average4 barns · 1,657 hd

153.69

+1.80

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	1,945	105.00	2,042	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,397	74.19	1,037	87
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,101	52.13	574	224

Every lot, as filed

59 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	—	473	182.21/cwt	174.00–186.00	862	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	152.26/cwt	151.00–161.00	801	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	163.01/cwt	158.50–166.25	1,097	122
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,220	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	664	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	499	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	798	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	480	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	859	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,222	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	765	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	956	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	400	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	536	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	543	152.26/cwt	142.00–157.00	827	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	632	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	923	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	445	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	788	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	864	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,123	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	168.46/cwt	166.00–180.00	883	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	683	146.44/cwt	144.00–154.50	1,000	104
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	868	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,302	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,011	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	1,380	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	188.23/cwt	187.00–191.00	612	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	641	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,077	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	817	145.68/cwt	143.00–147.00	1,190	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	144.60/cwt	135.00–157.00	833	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	441	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	701	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	158.92/cwt	157.00–161.00	1,149	178
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,005	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	121.50/cwt	121.50–121.50	765	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	683	117.34/cwt	109.00–126.00	801	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	745	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	872	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	517	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	744	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,194	61.73/cwt	60.00–66.00	737	51
Bulls	—	—	1,945	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	2,042	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,126	43.94/cwt	35.00–49.50	495	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,139	54.96/cwt	50.50–59.00	626	91
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,491	73.27/cwt	68.00–76.50	1,092	42
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,306	65.47/cwt	61.00–67.00	855	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,314	85.06/cwt	78.00–90.50	1,118	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	906	39.82/cwt	33.00–45.00	361	37
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	958	50.37/cwt	44.00–52.00	483	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	147.86/cwt	145.00–157.00	636	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	722	123.64/cwt	121.00–125.00	893	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	789	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	540	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	702	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	515	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	462	161.89/cwt	153.00–164.50	748	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	596	147.68/cwt	135.00–149.25	880	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	745	143.51/cwt	143.00–144.00	1,069	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	361	159.40/cwt	156.00–168.00	575	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	609	151.19/cwt	149.00–153.00	921	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	146.47/cwt	141.50–148.00	696	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	638	120.48/cwt	117.00–125.00	769	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	776	156.49/cwt	154.50–157.00	1,214	79
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	591	161.12/cwt	158.00–166.00	952	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	280	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	482	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	811	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,071	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	588	126.58/cwt	120.00–133.00	744	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	130.98/cwt	129.00–135.00	864	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	651	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	892	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	513	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	595	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	816	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,020	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 Aug 19, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,100Last week 1,755Year ago 1,426

Slaughter CattleReceipts 600Last week 463Year ago 254

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	473	174.00–186.00	182.21
122	—	673	158.50–166.25	163.01
2	—	445	177.00	177.00
13	—	524	166.00–180.00	168.46
33	—	868	150.00	150.00
27	—	1,011	136.50	136.50
3	—	325	187.00–191.00	188.23
25	—	641	168.00	168.00
178	—	723	157.00–161.00	158.92
79	—	776	154.50–157.00	156.49
38	—	591	158.00–166.00	161.12
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,070	114.00	114.00
3	—	373	178.00	178.00
6	—	499	160.00	160.00
5	—	1,010	121.00	121.00
16	—	543	142.00–157.00	152.26
6	—	632	146.00	146.00
4	—	864	130.00	130.00
104	—	683	144.00–154.50	146.44
3	—	817	143.00–147.00	145.68
18	—	576	135.00–157.00	144.60
4	—	441	159.00	159.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	134.00	134.00
6	—	651	137.00	137.00
13	—	513	116.00	116.00
4	—	816	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	526	151.00–161.00	152.26
1	—	765	125.00	125.00
22	—	462	153.00–164.50	161.89
57	—	596	135.00–149.25	147.68
45	—	745	143.00–144.00	143.51
9	—	609	149.00–153.00	151.19
2	—	280	172.00	172.00
4	—	811	132.00	132.00
3	—	660	129.00–135.00	130.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	430	145.00–157.00	147.86
3	—	722	121.00–125.00	123.64
1	—	680	116.00	116.00
2	—	540	130.00	130.00
1	—	320	161.00	161.00
9	—	361	156.00–168.00	159.40
17	—	475	141.50–148.00	146.47
7	—	638	117.00–125.00	120.48
2	—	588	120.00–133.00	126.58
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	480	179.00	179.00
5	—	517	144.00	144.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	905	111.00	111.00
1	—	630	121.50	121.50
2	—	683	109.00–126.00	117.34
1	—	745	117.00	117.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
51	—	1,194	60.00–66.00	61.73
33	—	1,126	35.00–49.50	43.94
91	—	1,139	50.50–59.00	54.96
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	1,491	68.00–76.50	73.27
23	—	1,306	61.00–67.00	65.47
22	—	1,314	78.00–90.50	85.06
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	906	33.00–45.00	39.82
12	—	958	44.00–52.00	50.37
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,945	105.00	105.00

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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