Name: Dalhart Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-10-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer and heifer calves under 650 lbs steady. Feeder steers and heifers over 650 lbs firm to 2.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls mostly 2.00 lower. Trade active. Demand good.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $139.43/cwt on 928 head. That ranks 1 of 4 comparable sales and sits −141.12 against this barn's trailing median of $280.54.

Average price

$139.43

928 head · 683 lb average

Value per head Derived

$952

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$365

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

$20.79/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.23

vs TX average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	715	141.62	1,012	754
Medium and Large 1-2	550	132.72	729	133
Medium and Large 2	536	120.83	647	41

One grade step is worth $20.79/cwt here — about $365 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 sale928 hd

139.43

—

TX average4 barns · 2,002 hd

135.20

+4.23

This barn, trailing median4 sales

280.54

−141.12

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	1,735	72.38	1,256	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,632	65.85	1,075	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,313	56.98	748	54
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,088	43.07	469	226

Every lot, as filed

93 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 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	401	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	662	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	378	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	586	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	408	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	579	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	656	153.17/cwt	150.00–154.00	1,005	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	495	145.85/cwt	141.00–146.50	722	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	156.65/cwt	156.00–161.00	819	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	858	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,201	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	314	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	477	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	586	127.15/cwt	125.00–130.00	745	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	735	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,125	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	586	140.45/cwt	140.00–141.00	823	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	316	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	480	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	826	155.01/cwt	154.50–155.50	1,280	92
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	482	172.58/cwt	170.00–176.00	832	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	679	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,073	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	531	130.99/cwt	129.00–135.00	696	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	790	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	956	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	153.18/cwt	153.00–154.00	862	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	916	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,301	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	645	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,000	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	434	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	755	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	379	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	569	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	632	117.99/cwt	115.00–120.00	746	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	420	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	697	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	873	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,344	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	950	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,496	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	663	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	829	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	482	158.60/cwt	155.00–159.00	764	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	575	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	765	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	391	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	696	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	586	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	812	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	318	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	576	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	352	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	567	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	798	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	998	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	622	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	877	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	615	143.96/cwt	142.00–147.50	885	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	733	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,092	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	481	131.06/cwt	130.00–134.00	630	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	537	146.77/cwt	145.00–149.00	788	25
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	643	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	836	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	455	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	719	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	813	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	976	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	745	142.21/cwt	139.00–142.50	1,059	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	870	134.25/cwt	134.25–134.25	1,168	120
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	1,104	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	138.53/cwt	137.00–140.00	719	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,199	52.15/cwt	50.00–55.00	625	42
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,639	62.50/cwt	62.50–62.50	1,024	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,625	69.20/cwt	69.00–69.50	1,125	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,091	37.94/cwt	35.00–40.50	414	63
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,117	43.65/cwt	41.00–47.50	488	48
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,131	61.88/cwt	61.50–62.50	700	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,226	52.16/cwt	50.50–55.50	639	32
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,488	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	1,012	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,434	63.59/cwt	61.00–66.00	912	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	938	35.70/cwt	35.00–37.00	335	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	924	27.96/cwt	24.00–30.00	258	33
Bulls	—	—	1,738	70.25/cwt	70.25–70.25	1,221	5
Bulls	—	—	1,720	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	1,428	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	129.14/cwt	129.00–130.00	1,072	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	789	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	1,069	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,063	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,222	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	594	145.76/cwt	140.00–146.50	866	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	657	146.77/cwt	145.00–150.75	964	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	875	139.85/cwt	139.85–139.85	1,224	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	888	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	685	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	788	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	353	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	462	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	456	139.18/cwt	137.00–140.00	635	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,122	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	645	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	871	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	912	151.62/cwt	151.00–152.25	1,383	201
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	564	135.30/cwt	135.00–136.00	763	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	411	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	538	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	486	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	583	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	569	165.50/cwt	165.50–165.50	942	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	666	164.15/cwt	164.00–164.50	1,093	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	910	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,165	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	489	134.83/cwt	130.00–135.00	659	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	695	128.20/cwt	127.00–130.00	891	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	653	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	784	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	440	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	537	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	439	139.86/cwt	139.00–140.00	614	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	598	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	756	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	619	130.38/cwt	130.00–131.00	807	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	897	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	784	145.47/cwt	140.00–145.50	1,140	209
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	630	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	725	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	346	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	443	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	363	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	523	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	300	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	420	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	722	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	866	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	868	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	998	3

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 14, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,204Last week 2,031Year ago 2,205

Slaughter CattleReceipts 589Last week 923Year ago 602

Compared to last week: Steer and heifer calves under 650 lbs steady. Feeder steers and heifers over 650 lbs firm to 2.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls mostly 2.00 lower. Trade active. Demand good.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	401	165.00	165.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	378	155.00	155.00
6	—	408	142.00	142.00
16	—	316	152.00	152.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	656	150.00–154.00	153.17
7	—	858	140.00	140.00
4	—	314	152.00	152.00
14	—	916	142.00	142.00
5	—	645	155.00	155.00
1	—	790	142.00	142.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
59	—	495	141.00–146.50	145.85
4	—	575	133.00	133.00
5	—	352	161.00	161.00
2	—	798	125.00	125.00
27	—	622	141.00	141.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	523	156.00–161.00	156.65
6	—	735	153.00	153.00
92	—	826	154.50–155.50	155.01
9	—	482	170.00–176.00	172.58
11	—	679	158.00	158.00
11	—	563	153.00–154.00	153.18
4	—	434	174.00	174.00
59	—	873	154.00	154.00
4	—	950	157.50	157.50
201	—	912	151.00–152.25	151.62
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	586	125.00–130.00	127.15
2	—	663	125.00	125.00
15	—	481	130.00–134.00	131.06
2	—	643	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	586	140.00–141.00	140.45
1	—	645	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	420	166.00	166.00
19	—	482	155.00–159.00	158.60
7	—	391	178.00	178.00
10	—	586	138.50	138.50
2	—	318	181.00	181.00
11	—	615	142.00–147.50	143.96
5	—	733	149.00	149.00
25	—	537	145.00–149.00	146.77
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	569	165.50	165.50
49	—	666	164.00–164.50	164.15
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	910	128.00	128.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	531	129.00–135.00	130.99
8	—	379	150.00	150.00
4	—	789	135.50	135.50
26	—	456	137.00–140.00	139.18
7	—	564	135.00–136.00	135.30
20	—	695	127.00–130.00	128.20
13	—	439	139.00–140.00	139.86
21	—	619	130.00–131.00	130.38
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	790	121.00	121.00
5	—	632	115.00–120.00	117.99
5	—	411	131.00	131.00
57	—	489	130.00–135.00	134.83
3	—	653	120.00	120.00
17	—	598	126.50	126.50
18	—	363	144.00	144.00
4	—	300	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
47	—	455	158.00	158.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	813	120.00	120.00
3	—	722	120.00	120.00
3	—	868	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
47	—	745	139.00–142.50	142.21
120	—	870	134.25	134.25
6	—	519	137.00–140.00	138.53
7	—	1,063	115.00	115.00
53	—	594	140.00–146.50	145.76
61	—	657	145.00–150.75	146.77
11	—	627	143.00	143.00
209	—	784	140.00–145.50	145.47
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	880	125.50	125.50
14	—	830	129.00–130.00	129.14
1	—	705	126.00	126.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
60	—	875	139.85	139.85
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	685	115.00	115.00
2	—	353	131.00	131.00
22	—	486	120.00	120.00
1	—	440	122.00	122.00
1	—	630	115.00	115.00
5	—	346	128.00	128.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	1,199	50.00–55.00	52.15
63	—	1,091	35.00–40.50	37.94
48	—	1,117	41.00–47.50	43.65
27	—	1,131	61.50–62.50	61.88
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,639	62.50	62.50
10	—	1,625	69.00–69.50	69.20
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,226	50.50–55.50	52.16
2	—	1,488	68.00	68.00
20	—	1,434	61.00–66.00	63.59
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	938	35.00–37.00	35.70
33	—	924	24.00–30.00	27.96
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,738	70.25	70.25
1	—	1,720	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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