Name: Dalhart Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-09-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer and heifer calves under 600 lbs firm compared to limited receipts last week; Feeder steers and heifers over 600 lbs firm, instances 1.00 to 2.00 higher compared to limited receipts last week. Fleshy slaughter cows firm; lean slaughter cows steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls steady in a limited test. Trade fairly active. Demand fairly good.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $143.04/cwt on 758 head. That ranks 1 of 4 comparable sales and sits −137.51 against this barn's trailing median of $280.54.

Average price

$143.04

758 head · 640 lb average

Value per head Derived

$916

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$314

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

$25.51/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.42

vs TX average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	673	147.44	992	577
Medium and Large 1-2	532	131.03	697	141
Medium and Large 2	556	121.93	677	40

One grade step is worth $25.51/cwt here — about $314 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 sale758 hd

143.04

—

TX average4 barns · 1,830 hd

137.62

+5.42

This barn, trailing median4 sales

280.54

−137.51

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	—	Average	1,706	82.19	1,402	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,545	76.25	1,178	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,290	69.01	891	63
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,065	39.34	419	245

Every lot, as filed

77 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	—	654	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	831	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	560	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	795	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	499	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	724	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	672	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	840	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	390	190.64/cwt	190.00–192.00	743	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	340	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	666	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	883	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	166.47/cwt	166.00–166.50	867	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	666	157.21/cwt	154.00–158.00	1,047	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	340	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	578	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	731	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	717	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	860	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	708	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	981	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	165.64/cwt	163.00–166.00	1,027	92
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	280	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	532	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	589	163.78/cwt	160.00–166.00	965	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	880	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,320	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	794	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	870	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,053	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	414	186.82/cwt	186.50–189.00	773	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	757	159.86/cwt	158.00–160.00	1,210	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	532	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	926	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	192.79/cwt	192.00–193.00	806	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,148	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	819	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	687	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	927	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	581	144.88/cwt	140.00–145.00	842	83
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	702	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,130	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	478	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	770	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	631	142.31/cwt	141.00–147.00	898	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	578	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	855	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	635	139.34/cwt	138.00–140.00	885	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	676	138.56/cwt	135.50–141.00	937	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	523	157.92/cwt	156.00–160.00	826	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	534	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	713	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	284	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	454	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	964	124.00/cwt	120.00–125.00	1,195	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	531	146.66/cwt	146.00–148.00	779	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	681	150.28/cwt	149.75–151.00	1,023	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	881	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,172	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	627	150.72/cwt	149.50–152.50	945	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	765	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,125	125
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,118	51.10/cwt	50.00–55.00	571	39
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,122	35.04/cwt	33.50–38.00	393	55
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,367	66.57/cwt	64.00–68.00	910	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,210	62.41/cwt	61.00–63.00	755	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,334	74.49/cwt	72.00–75.50	994	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,078	43.40/cwt	39.50–48.50	468	96
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,549	76.94/cwt	75.00–80.00	1,192	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,513	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	1,059	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	947	28.21/cwt	25.00–31.00	267	55
Bulls	—	—	1,845	87.61/cwt	85.00–89.00	1,616	3
Bulls	—	—	1,498	74.05/cwt	73.00–75.00	1,109	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	734	147.78/cwt	144.50–148.00	1,085	183
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	158.25/cwt	158.00–160.00	742	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	512	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	609	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	780	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	511	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	639	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	748	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	875	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	585	143.25/cwt	143.25–143.25	838	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	361	166.99/cwt	164.00–168.00	603	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	526	141.49/cwt	140.00–142.50	744	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	380	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	593	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	634	142.23/cwt	142.00–147.00	902	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	757	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,060	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	553	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	769	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	710	121.23/cwt	120.00–122.50	861	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	294	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	417	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	300	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	450	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	665	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	778	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	554	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	720	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	497	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	596	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	544	128.24/cwt	125.00–130.00	698	95
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	395	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	593	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	408	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	738	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	911	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	495	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	891	14

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 23, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,746Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 469Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	654	127.00	127.00
4	—	560	142.00	142.00
29	—	526	140.00–142.50	141.49
18	—	380	156.00	156.00
4	—	710	120.00–122.50	121.23
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	499	145.00	145.00
5	—	672	125.00	125.00
8	—	294	142.00	142.00
8	—	554	130.00	130.00
95	—	544	125.00–130.00	128.24
1	—	395	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	964	120.00–125.00	124.00
25	—	531	146.00–148.00	146.66
17	—	469	158.00–160.00	158.25
15	—	585	143.25	143.25
24	—	361	164.00–168.00	166.99
22	—	634	142.00–147.00	142.23
12	—	757	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	681	149.75–151.00	150.28
12	—	881	133.00	133.00
32	—	627	149.50–152.50	150.72
125	—	765	147.00	147.00
183	—	734	144.50–148.00	147.78
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	160.00	160.00
8	—	609	128.00	128.00
3	—	553	139.00	139.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	511	125.00	125.00
9	—	748	117.00	117.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	300	150.00	150.00
2	—	665	117.00	117.00
17	—	497	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	390	190.00–192.00	190.64
3	—	340	196.00	196.00
35	—	521	166.00–166.50	166.47
21	—	666	154.00–158.00	157.21
92	—	620	163.00–166.00	165.64
4	—	280	190.00	190.00
30	—	589	160.00–166.00	163.78
16	—	880	150.00	150.00
43	—	757	158.00–160.00	159.86
10	—	418	192.00–193.00	192.79
3	—	702	161.00	161.00
14	—	495	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	579	152.50	152.50
2	—	395	185.00	185.00
9	—	708	138.50	138.50
2	—	760	151.00	151.00
2	—	525	156.00	156.00
2	—	408	181.00	181.00
2	—	620	147.00	147.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	340	170.00	170.00
2	—	717	120.00	120.00
1	—	575	138.00	138.00
2	—	870	121.00	121.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	414	186.50–189.00	186.82
9	—	631	141.00–147.00	142.31
9	—	578	148.00	148.00
16	—	676	135.50–141.00	138.56
6	—	523	156.00–160.00	157.92
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	532	174.00	174.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	687	135.00	135.00
83	—	581	140.00–145.00	144.88
6	—	478	161.00	161.00
3	—	635	138.00–140.00	139.34
7	—	284	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	534	133.50	133.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	1,118	50.00–55.00	51.10
55	—	1,122	33.50–38.00	35.04
96	—	1,078	39.50–48.50	43.40
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,367	64.00–68.00	66.57
24	—	1,210	61.00–63.00	62.41
32	—	1,334	72.00–75.50	74.49
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,549	75.00–80.00	76.94
2	—	1,513	70.00	70.00
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
55	—	947	25.00–31.00	28.21
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,845	85.00–89.00	87.61
2	—	1,498	73.00–75.00	74.05

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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