Name: Dalhart Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-09-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer calves under 600 lbs and heifer calves under 500 lbs not well tested; a few packages of 500 to 600 lb heifer calves sold firm to 2.00 higher. Feeder steers over 600 lbs were steady to 1.00 lower; feeder heifers over 600 lbs not well tested. Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. Trade fairly active. Demand fairly good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $158.18/cwt on 733 head.

Average price

$158.18

733 head · 732 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,158

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$301

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

$8.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.95

vs TX average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	745	158.84	1,183	674
Medium and Large 1-2	586	150.59	882	59

One grade step is worth $8.25/cwt here — about $301 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 sale733 hd

158.18

—

TX average3 barns · 1,199 hd

157.23

+0.95

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	—	Average	1,628	92.11	1,500	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,700	79.06	1,344	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,323	70.10	928	55
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,011	44.72	452	157

Every lot, as filed

57 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 1-2Unweaned	—	511	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	705	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	796	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,258	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	926	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,361	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	695	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	987	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Gaunt	—	660	162.50/cwt	162.00–163.00	1,073	138
Steers	Medium and Large 1Gaunt	—	869	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,338	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	657	135.24/cwt	135.00–136.00	889	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	698	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	942	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	400	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	720	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	395	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	727	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	818	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,219	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	802	159.50/cwt	159.50–159.50	1,279	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	721	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,168	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	620	138.99/cwt	138.00–140.00	862	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	496	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	794	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	611	158.94/cwt	158.00–162.00	971	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	255	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	491	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,059	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,175	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	444	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	875	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	716	153.34/cwt	150.50–154.00	1,098	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	586	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	949	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	548	158.32/cwt	158.00–159.00	868	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	588	139.90/cwt	138.00–141.00	823	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Natural	—	780	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,006	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	776	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	969	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	763	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	305	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	436	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,700	79.06/cwt	78.00–80.00	1,344	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,342	74.12/cwt	73.50–75.50	995	28
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,356	68.28/cwt	68.00–71.00	926	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,086	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	380	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,055	46.73/cwt	43.00–51.00	493	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,164	57.38/cwt	54.00–60.00	668	49
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,248	63.42/cwt	62.00–65.00	791	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	772	25.30/cwt	24.00–29.00	195	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	925	35.46/cwt	33.00–39.00	328	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	886	41.65/cwt	40.00–45.00	369	30
Bulls	—	—	1,494	90.15/cwt	86.00–91.00	1,347	5
Bulls	—	—	1,963	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	1,904	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	454	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	672	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	340	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	564	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	536	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	681	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	416	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	666	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	840	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	1,121	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	329	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	592	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	698	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,082	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	322	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	692	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	541	169.50/cwt	169.50–169.50	917	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	918	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,166	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	157.28/cwt	156.00–157.50	824	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	128.56/cwt	128.00–130.00	809	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	898	149.50/cwt	149.50–149.50	1,343	176
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,046	75
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,015	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	619	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	898	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	542	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	824	17

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 Sep 2, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,328Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 367Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	511	138.00	138.00
9	—	454	148.00	148.00
2	—	340	166.00	166.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	657	135.00–136.00	135.24
16	—	588	138.00–141.00	139.90
19	—	619	145.00	145.00
17	—	542	152.00	152.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	780	129.00	129.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	535	145.00	145.00
7	—	629	128.00–130.00	128.56
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	625	155.00	155.00
1	—	480	159.00	159.00
20	—	416	160.00	160.00
34	—	840	133.50	133.50
14	—	329	180.00	180.00
3	—	918	127.00	127.00
7	—	524	156.00–157.50	157.28
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	305	143.00	143.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	536	127.00	127.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
70	—	796	158.00	158.00
18	—	926	147.00	147.00
42	—	802	159.50	159.50
31	—	721	162.00	162.00
1	—	255	192.50	192.50
5	—	1,059	111.00	111.00
5	—	444	197.00	197.00
14	—	698	155.00	155.00
10	—	322	215.00	215.00
8	—	541	169.50	169.50
176	—	898	149.50	149.50
75	—	619	169.00	169.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	695	142.00	142.00
3	—	818	149.00	149.00
1	—	710	143.00	143.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Gaunt$ per cwt · actual wt
138	—	660	162.00–163.00	162.50
11	—	869	154.00	154.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	698	135.00	135.00
1	—	400	180.00	180.00
20	—	620	138.00–140.00	138.99
9	—	496	160.00	160.00
22	—	548	158.00–159.00	158.32
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	184.00	184.00
48	—	611	158.00–162.00	158.94
11	—	716	150.50–154.00	153.34
10	—	586	162.00	162.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,700	78.00–80.00	79.06
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,342	73.50–75.50	74.12
14	—	1,356	68.00–71.00	68.28
13	—	1,248	62.00–65.00	63.42
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,086	35.00	35.00
31	—	1,055	43.00–51.00	46.73
49	—	1,164	54.00–60.00	57.38
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	772	24.00–29.00	25.30
24	—	925	33.00–39.00	35.46
30	—	886	40.00–45.00	41.65
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,494	86.00–91.00	90.15
2	—	1,963	97.00	97.00

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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