Name: Dalhart Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-10-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer and heifer calves under 650 lbs mostly steady except a few fleshy kinds with limited preconditioning sold 1.00-2.00 lower. Feeder steers and heifers over 650 lbs firm to 2.00 higher, instances 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls mostly 1.00 to 3.00 lower with a few higher dressing beef cows selling steady. Trade active. Demand good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $156.14/cwt on 1,194 head.

Average price

$156.14

1,194 head · 721 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,125

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$240

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

$34.80/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.95

vs TX average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	720	160.00	1,152	1,039
Medium and Large 1-2	712	139.79	996	54
Medium and Large 2	729	125.20	913	101

One grade step is worth $34.80/cwt here — about $240 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 sale1,194 hd

156.14

—

TX average4 barns · 2,316 hd

153.19

+2.95

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	1,777	89.32	1,587	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,705	75.59	1,289	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,283	58.26	748	79
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,051	45.06	474	289

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
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	884	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	679	153.50/cwt	153.50–153.50	1,042	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	821	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	690	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	553	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	774	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	895	151.50/cwt	151.50–151.50	1,356	136
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	931	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,197	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	969	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	860	117.09/cwt	115.00–120.00	1,007	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	487	137.54/cwt	136.00–138.25	670	50
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	577	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	750	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	613	148.64/cwt	146.00–152.00	911	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	381	190.33/cwt	188.00–194.00	725	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	444	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	835	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	816	159.75/cwt	159.75–159.75	1,304	190
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	780	158.45/cwt	158.25–158.50	1,236	170
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	165.79/cwt	163.00–166.00	937	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	725	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	979	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	555	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	833	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	674	131.98/cwt	131.00–135.00	890	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	701	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,104	188
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	720	125.97/cwt	124.00–128.00	907	83
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	328	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	607	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	395	184.64/cwt	181.00–185.00	729	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	508	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	823	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	638	139.81/cwt	139.00–140.00	892	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	561	152.92/cwt	152.50–155.00	858	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	811	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,127	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	670	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	968	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	516	155.11/cwt	150.00–156.00	800	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	443	174.35/cwt	173.00–176.00	772	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	719	119.35/cwt	118.00–120.00	858	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	137.34/cwt	136.00–138.00	906	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	160.73/cwt	158.50–163.00	591	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	540	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	853	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	668	146.50/cwt	146.50–146.50	979	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	446	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	718	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,082	63.32/cwt	61.00–66.50	685	62
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,677	77.76/cwt	77.00–79.00	1,304	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,347	47.57/cwt	45.00–48.50	641	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,342	54.21/cwt	50.00–57.00	727	31
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,225	70.18/cwt	70.00–70.50	860	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,206	65.40/cwt	62.00–68.50	789	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,036	57.63/cwt	53.00–60.00	597	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,071	39.36/cwt	36.50–41.00	422	83
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,112	43.50/cwt	41.50–45.50	484	78
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,788	69.07/cwt	67.00–71.00	1,235	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	891	26.45/cwt	21.00–27.50	236	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	891	34.76/cwt	33.00–35.50	310	23
Bulls	—	—	1,835	88.91/cwt	86.50–90.00	1,631	3
Bulls	—	—	1,878	94.90/cwt	93.50–97.50	1,782	3
Bulls	—	—	1,540	81.55/cwt	80.00–83.00	1,256	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	705	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	917	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	336	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	538	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	143.86/cwt	142.25–146.00	889	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	223	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	399	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	790	138.94/cwt	135.00–139.75	1,098	69
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	708	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	991	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	602	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	692	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	638	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	778	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	577	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	692	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	828	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,126	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	775	145.75/cwt	145.75–145.75	1,130	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	526	145.09/cwt	144.25–150.00	763	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	667	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	864	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	531	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	674	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	440	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	616	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	467	148.15/cwt	145.00–149.00	692	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	134.44/cwt	132.00–137.00	780	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	413	148.98/cwt	145.00–150.00	615	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	636	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,034	75
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	505	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	909	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	432	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	842	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	782	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,220	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	735	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	679	118.61/cwt	117.00–120.00	805	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.

Texas feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Dalhart, TX

Thu Oct 7, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,031Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 923Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	135.00	135.00
12	—	860	115.00–120.00	117.09
5	—	577	130.00	130.00
83	—	720	124.00–128.00	125.97
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	679	153.50	153.50
3	—	472	174.00	174.00
2	—	335	206.00	206.00
136	—	895	151.50	151.50
25	—	535	174.00	174.00
24	—	381	188.00–194.00	190.33
6	—	444	188.00	188.00
190	—	816	159.75	159.75
170	—	780	158.25–158.50	158.45
60	—	565	163.00–166.00	165.79
188	—	701	157.50	157.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	855	140.00	140.00
2	—	673	144.00	144.00
23	—	811	139.00	139.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	613	146.00–152.00	148.64
2	—	328	185.00	185.00
11	—	395	181.00–185.00	184.64
2	—	508	162.00	162.00
25	—	561	152.50–155.00	152.92
17	—	670	144.50	144.50
20	—	443	173.00–176.00	174.35
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	725	135.00	135.00
1	—	555	150.00	150.00
12	—	674	131.00–135.00	131.98
5	—	638	139.00–140.00	139.81
7	—	516	150.00–156.00	155.11
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
75	—	636	162.50	162.50
2	—	505	180.00	180.00
7	—	432	195.00	195.00
43	—	782	156.00	156.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	553	140.00	140.00
7	—	705	130.00	130.00
6	—	336	160.00	160.00
55	—	526	144.25–150.00	145.09
6	—	667	129.50	129.50
14	—	467	145.00–149.00	148.15
5	—	413	145.00–150.00	148.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
50	—	487	136.00–138.25	137.54
2	—	638	122.00	122.00
5	—	531	127.00	127.00
5	—	440	140.00	140.00
11	—	679	117.00–120.00	118.61
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	719	118.00–120.00	119.35
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	660	136.00–138.00	137.34
32	—	368	158.50–163.00	160.73
21	—	618	142.25–146.00	143.86
2	—	223	179.00	179.00
69	—	790	135.00–139.75	138.94
14	—	708	140.00	140.00
17	—	828	136.00	136.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	540	158.00	158.00
17	—	668	146.50	146.50
10	—	446	161.00	161.00
19	—	775	145.75	145.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	602	115.00	115.00
7	—	577	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	580	132.00–137.00	134.44
33	—	527	139.50	139.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
62	—	1,082	61.00–66.50	63.32
16	—	1,036	53.00–60.00	57.63
83	—	1,071	36.50–41.00	39.36
78	—	1,112	41.50–45.50	43.50
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,677	77.00–79.00	77.76
2	—	1,788	67.00–71.00	69.07
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,347	45.00–48.50	47.57
31	—	1,342	50.00–57.00	54.21
3	—	1,225	70.00–70.50	70.18
32	—	1,206	62.00–68.50	65.40
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	891	21.00–27.50	26.45
23	—	891	33.00–35.50	34.76
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,835	86.50–90.00	88.91
3	—	1,878	93.50–97.50	94.90
2	—	1,540	80.00–83.00	81.55

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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