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

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer and heifer calves not well tested, however a steady undertone noted. A few loads of feeder steers and heifers sold firm. Slaughter cows mostly firm, instances fleshy kinds 1.00 higher. Trade fairly active. Demand fairly good.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $142.18/cwt on 382 head. That ranks 1 of 4 comparable sales and sits −138.37 against this barn's trailing median of $280.54.

Average price

$142.18

382 head · 694 lb average

Value per head Derived

$986

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$116

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

$24.14/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.17

vs TX average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	697	143.65	1,001	338
Medium and Large 1-2	634	136.12	863	30
Medium and Large 2	741	119.52	886	14thin

One grade step is worth $24.14/cwt here — about $116 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.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

4 sales

Heifers 0–100 lb: high $299.90, low $219.55, median $280.54 across 4 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale382 hd

142.18

—

TX average4 barns · 1,215 hd

140.01

+2.17

This barn, trailing median4 sales

280.54

−138.37

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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,757	80.35	1,412	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,329	68.29	908	135
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,052	46.62	490	195

Every lot, as filed

54 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 1Unweaned	—	579	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	770	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	736	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	543	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	719	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	532	169.19/cwt	169.00–170.00	900	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	736	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	721	124.19/cwt	122.00–125.00	895	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	886	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,338	103
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	163.75/cwt	163.50–164.00	1,012	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	144.35/cwt	144.00–146.00	1,241	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	154.02/cwt	152.50–156.00	956	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,012	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	813	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,187	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	766	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,126	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	693	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	870	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	640	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	864	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	378	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	703	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	513	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	903	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	562	159.49/cwt	159.00–160.50	896	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	430	185.90/cwt	184.00–188.00	799	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,005	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	696	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	981	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	782	118.69/cwt	117.00–120.00	928	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	766	124.58/cwt	124.00–125.50	954	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	828	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	667	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	807	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	353	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	597	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	781	141.69/cwt	141.00–142.50	1,107	201
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,757	80.35/cwt	78.00–83.00	1,412	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,177	61.44/cwt	59.00–62.50	723	49
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,468	75.08/cwt	73.00–78.00	1,102	57
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,313	66.51/cwt	64.00–69.00	873	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,149	55.91/cwt	53.00–59.50	642	71
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,061	31.52/cwt	30.00–32.50	334	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,137	50.45/cwt	49.50–51.50	574	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,134	67.79/cwt	65.00–70.00	769	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	899	20.39/cwt	20.00–22.00	183	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	908	31.95/cwt	29.00–35.00	290	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	904	39.63/cwt	38.50–40.00	358	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	689	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	903	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	696	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	864	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	1,171	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	584	144.86/cwt	144.00–147.00	846	79
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,073	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	495	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	743	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	767	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	502	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	703	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	902	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	334	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	568	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	431	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	720	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	460	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	764	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	925	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,351	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	498	174.75/cwt	174.75–174.75	870	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	609	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	786	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	487	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	721	11

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.

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Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Dalhart, TX

Thu Sep 9, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,101Last week 1,328Year ago 396

Slaughter CattleReceipts 591Last week 367Year ago 342

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	579	133.00	133.00
7	—	502	140.00	140.00
11	—	487	148.00	148.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	469	157.00	157.00
6	—	353	169.00	169.00
201	—	781	141.00–142.50	141.69
1	—	435	160.00	160.00
11	—	864	135.50	135.50
79	—	584	144.00–147.00	144.86
1	—	515	149.00	149.00
7	—	622	145.00	145.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	782	117.00–120.00	118.69
5	—	667	121.00	121.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	766	124.00–125.50	124.58
6	—	600	138.00	138.00
4	—	689	131.00	131.00
2	—	825	130.00	130.00
1	—	495	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	334	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	431	167.00	167.00
2	—	460	166.00	166.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	609	129.00	129.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	543	132.50	132.50
23	—	721	122.00–125.00	124.19
10	—	693	125.50	125.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	532	169.00–170.00	169.19
4	—	370	199.00	199.00
103	—	886	151.00	151.00
21	—	618	163.50–164.00	163.75
15	—	925	146.00	146.00
13	—	498	174.75	174.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	860	144.00–146.00	144.35
9	—	621	152.50–156.00	154.02
8	—	723	140.00	140.00
10	—	813	146.00	146.00
5	—	766	147.00	147.00
1	—	670	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	640	135.00	135.00
5	—	696	141.00	141.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	378	186.00	186.00
52	—	562	159.00–160.50	159.49
18	—	430	184.00–188.00	185.90
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	513	176.00	176.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,757	78.00–83.00	80.35
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
49	—	1,177	59.00–62.50	61.44
57	—	1,468	73.00–78.00	75.08
29	—	1,313	64.00–69.00	66.51
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
71	—	1,149	53.00–59.50	55.91
15	—	1,061	30.00–32.50	31.52
18	—	1,137	49.50–51.50	50.45
21	—	1,134	65.00–70.00	67.79
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	899	20.00–22.00	20.39
32	—	908	29.00–35.00	31.95
27	—	904	38.50–40.00	39.63

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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