Name: Dalhart Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-09-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer and heifer calves under 600 lbs 1.00 to 2.00 lower, instances heifer calves 4.00 lower. Feeder steers and heifers over 600 lbs mostly 1.00 to 2.00 lower except a few fancy kinds sold steady to weak. Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 1.00 lower. Trade and demand moderate.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $154.22/cwt on 864 head.

Average price

$154.22

864 head · 681 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,049

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$244

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

$31.57/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.43

vs TX average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	691	155.64	1,075	780
Medium and Large 1-2	545	149.54	815	56
Medium and Large 2	670	124.06	831	28

One grade step is worth $31.57/cwt here — about $244 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 sale864 hd

154.22

—

TX average4 barns · 2,419 hd

148.79

+5.43

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	—	Low	1,657	83.67	1,386	3thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	High	1,583	82.55	1,307	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,459	78.31	1,143	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,293	70.89	916	110
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,069	48.56	519	134

Every lot, as filed

73 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 1Gaunt	—	700	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,113	41
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	779	127.47/cwt	125.00–130.00	993	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	710	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	888	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	869	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,304	167
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	531	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	903	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	964	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,311	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	816	155.86/cwt	151.75–156.85	1,272	142
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	741	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,126	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	789	150.89/cwt	150.00–152.00	1,191	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	674	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	795	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	818	126.96/cwt	125.00–129.00	1,039	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	450	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	644	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	390	180.02/cwt	178.00–186.00	702	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	457	171.79/cwt	168.00–173.00	785	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	628	147.12/cwt	147.00–147.25	924	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	677	131.06/cwt	125.00–138.00	887	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	663	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,041	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	610	139.67/cwt	139.00–140.00	852	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	435	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	653	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	415	157.96/cwt	155.00–160.50	656	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	513	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	770	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	373	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	664	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	320	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	512	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	310	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	586	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	558	132.63/cwt	130.00–134.00	740	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	868	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,189	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	671	144.38/cwt	140.00–146.25	969	94
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	425	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	740	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	571	151.26/cwt	150.00–158.00	864	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	528	163.71/cwt	157.00–164.50	864	88
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	729	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,042	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	760	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	684	146.50/cwt	146.50–146.50	1,002	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Gaunt	—	821	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,125	67
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	693	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	762	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	448	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	569	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,263	67.35/cwt	65.00–69.00	851	36
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,583	82.55/cwt	82.00–83.50	1,307	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,011	40.62/cwt	40.00–42.50	411	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,135	47.70/cwt	44.00–51.00	541	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,185	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	806	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,307	72.61/cwt	70.00–74.50	949	74
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,125	61.46/cwt	57.00–66.00	691	27
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,459	78.31/cwt	76.00–80.00	1,143	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	961	35.62/cwt	32.00–39.00	342	38
Bulls	—	—	1,420	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	1,037	1
Bulls	—	—	2,300	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	2,185	1
Bulls	—	—	1,250	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	1,038	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	656	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	853	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	495	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	688	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	780	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	858	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	148.50/cwt	148.50–148.50	832	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	550	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	655	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	535	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	644	117.75/cwt	116.00–119.00	758	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	440	133.50/cwt	133.00–134.00	587	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	552	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	773	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	442	144.42/cwt	144.00–148.00	638	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	679	137.12/cwt	137.00–138.00	931	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	330	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	495	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	350	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	487	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	540	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	643	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	370	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	481	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	694	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	798	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	557	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	891	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	429	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	506	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	484	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	711	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	361	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	570	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	285	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	442	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	626	139.88/cwt	139.50–142.00	876	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	455	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	801	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	539	134.82/cwt	134.50–135.00	727	39
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	800	1

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 30, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,791Last week 1,746Year ago 1,707

Slaughter CattleReceipts 484Last week 469Year ago 546

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Gaunt$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	700	159.00	159.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	779	125.00–130.00	127.47
1	—	710	125.00	125.00
2	—	818	125.00–129.00	126.96
1	—	635	126.00	126.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
167	—	869	150.00	150.00
8	—	964	136.00	136.00
142	—	816	151.75–156.85	155.86
7	—	741	152.00	152.00
9	—	789	150.00–152.00	150.89
19	—	663	157.00	157.00
44	—	557	160.00	160.00
3	—	455	176.00	176.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	531	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	674	118.00	118.00
1	—	450	143.00	143.00
1	—	435	150.00	150.00
1	—	320	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	390	178.00–186.00	180.02
26	—	457	168.00–173.00	171.79
38	—	628	147.00–147.25	147.12
2	—	310	189.00	189.00
94	—	671	140.00–146.25	144.38
1	—	425	174.00	174.00
45	—	571	150.00–158.00	151.26
88	—	528	157.00–164.50	163.71
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	677	125.00–138.00	131.06
3	—	610	139.00–140.00	139.67
12	—	415	155.00–160.50	157.96
5	—	513	150.00	150.00
12	—	373	178.00	178.00
3	—	558	130.00–134.00	132.63
4	—	868	137.00	137.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	729	143.00	143.00
2	—	478	159.00	159.00
38	—	684	146.50	146.50
6	—	560	148.50	148.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Gaunt$ per cwt · actual wt
67	—	821	137.00	137.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	693	110.00	110.00
8	—	550	119.00	119.00
8	—	540	119.00	119.00
2	—	370	130.00	130.00
14	—	429	118.00	118.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	448	127.00	127.00
2	—	780	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	656	130.00	130.00
1	—	495	139.00	139.00
1	—	345	155.00	155.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	644	116.00–119.00	117.75
2	—	440	133.00–134.00	133.50
3	—	350	139.00	139.00
6	—	694	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	552	140.00	140.00
23	—	442	144.00–148.00	144.42
16	—	679	137.00–138.00	137.12
1	—	330	150.00	150.00
36	—	484	147.00	147.00
17	—	361	158.00	158.00
2	—	285	155.00	155.00
38	—	626	139.50–142.00	139.88
39	—	539	134.50–135.00	134.82

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	1,263	65.00–69.00	67.35
74	—	1,307	70.00–74.50	72.61
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,583	82.00–83.50	82.55
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,011	40.00–42.50	40.62
28	—	1,135	44.00–51.00	47.70
18	—	1,185	68.00	68.00
27	—	1,125	57.00–66.00	61.46
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,459	76.00–80.00	78.31
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	961	32.00–39.00	35.62
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,420	73.00	73.00
1	—	2,300	95.00	95.00
1	—	1,250	83.00	83.00

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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