Name: Dalhart Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-10-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer and heifer calves under 650 lbs firm except a few unweaned fleshy kinds 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Feeder steers and heifers over 650 lbs steady to weak in a limited test with receipts on offer last week. Slaughter cows 3.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls not well tested. Trade fairly active. Demand fairly good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $154.79/cwt on 623 head.

Average price

$154.79

623 head · 701 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,085

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$461

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

$32.56/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.86

vs TX average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	710	157.45	1,118	555
Medium and Large 1-2	645	134.33	866	59
Medium and Large 2	526	124.89	657	9thin

One grade step is worth $32.56/cwt here — about $461 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 sale623 hd

154.79

—

TX average4 barns · 2,620 hd

150.93

+3.86

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	1,545	67.42	1,042	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,316	66.04	869	81
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,049	45.77	480	153

Every lot, as filed

84 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	—	523	158.22/cwt	156.00–159.00	827	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	933	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,306	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	723	150.50/cwt	150.50–150.50	1,088	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	818	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,186	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	508	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	752	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	884	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,370	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	404	178.38/cwt	176.00–179.00	721	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,071	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	692	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	969	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	219	192.16/cwt	192.00–192.50	421	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	645	160.19/cwt	160.00–162.00	1,033	85
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	797	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,255	227
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	746	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	732	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	870	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	987	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	702	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,109	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	315	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	532	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	445	167.40/cwt	167.00–168.00	745	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	494	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	884	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	418	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	786	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	815	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,284	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	592	158.50/cwt	158.50–158.50	938	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	676	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	859	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	550	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	682	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	629	146.06/cwt	145.00–147.50	919	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	377	172.31/cwt	172.00–175.00	650	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	473	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	710	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	581	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	872	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	483	127.31/cwt	126.00–128.00	615	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	708	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	927	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	755	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	982	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	523	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	654	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	631	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	801	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	555	138.48/cwt	136.00–140.00	769	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	691	148.50/cwt	148.50–148.50	1,026	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	441	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	657	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,130	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,243	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	840	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,176	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	841	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,161	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	145.48/cwt	145.00–149.00	762	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	772	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,089	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,587	70.96/cwt	69.00–72.00	1,126	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,535	66.53/cwt	64.00–68.50	1,021	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,023	38.11/cwt	37.50–40.00	390	46
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,121	44.09/cwt	42.50–45.50	494	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,134	61.21/cwt	58.00–63.00	694	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,121	52.64/cwt	50.50–55.00	590	38
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,302	57.15/cwt	55.00–60.50	744	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,348	73.24/cwt	71.00–75.50	987	32
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,287	66.07/cwt	63.00–68.00	850	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	876	31.01/cwt	26.00–32.00	272	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	933	38.63/cwt	36.00–40.00	360	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	585	148.98/cwt	145.00–149.50	872	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	918	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	882	139.84/cwt	139.00–140.50	1,233	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	933	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	1,199	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	642	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	944	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	954	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	700	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	770	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	768	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	968	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	383	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	536	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	480	117.97/cwt	115.00–120.00	566	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	775	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	860	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	458	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	714	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	472	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	604	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	518	121.02/cwt	120.00–125.00	627	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	430	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	559	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	330	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	465	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	605	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	666	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	567	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	680	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	728	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	946	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	674	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	775	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	639	130.75/cwt	129.00–131.00	835	85
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	477	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	687	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	540	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	680	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	650	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	715	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	361	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	545	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	631	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	726	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	570	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	770	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	320	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	493	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	442	143.01/cwt	141.00–145.00	632	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	593	127.86/cwt	125.00–128.50	758	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	561	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	864	4

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 21, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,431Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 459Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	523	156.00–159.00	158.22
8	—	884	155.00	155.00
5	—	404	176.00–179.00	178.38
3	—	219	192.00–192.50	192.16
85	—	645	160.00–162.00	160.19
227	—	797	157.50	157.50
2	—	375	199.00	199.00
2	—	463	158.00	158.00
56	—	702	158.00	158.00
4	—	561	154.00	154.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	933	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	723	150.50	150.50
13	—	818	145.00	145.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	508	148.00	148.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	765	140.00	140.00
8	—	692	140.00	140.00
2	—	624	139.50	139.50
1	—	700	141.00	141.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	315	169.00	169.00
5	—	445	167.00–168.00	167.40
17	—	629	145.00–147.50	146.06
9	—	377	172.00–175.00	172.31
8	—	473	150.00	150.00
27	—	581	150.00	150.00
4	—	691	148.50	148.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	494	179.00	179.00
4	—	418	188.00	188.00
16	—	815	157.50	157.50
12	—	592	158.50	158.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	676	127.00	127.00
6	—	483	126.00–128.00	127.31
2	—	708	131.00	131.00
1	—	755	130.00	130.00
12	—	631	127.00	127.00
8	—	555	136.00–140.00	138.48
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	124.00	124.00
8	—	523	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	441	149.00	149.00
34	—	841	138.00	138.00
8	—	723	132.00	132.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,130	110.00	110.00
15	—	840	140.00	140.00
30	—	524	145.00–149.00	145.48
11	—	772	141.00	141.00
17	—	585	145.00–149.50	148.98
2	—	670	137.00	137.00
41	—	882	139.00–140.50	139.84
10	—	933	128.50	128.50
3	—	642	147.00	147.00
3	—	458	156.00	156.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	700	110.00	110.00
11	—	480	115.00–120.00	117.97
3	—	775	111.00	111.00
3	—	605	110.00	110.00
3	—	567	120.00	120.00
1	—	650	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	768	126.00	126.00
2	—	383	140.00	140.00
53	—	472	128.00	128.00
15	—	518	120.00–125.00	121.02
1	—	430	130.00	130.00
1	—	330	141.00	141.00
9	—	728	130.00	130.00
8	—	674	115.00	115.00
8	—	631	115.00	115.00
11	—	593	125.00–128.50	127.86
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
85	—	639	129.00–131.00	130.75
9	—	477	144.00	144.00
8	—	540	126.00	126.00
7	—	361	151.00	151.00
2	—	570	135.00	135.00
1	—	320	154.00	154.00
4	—	442	141.00–145.00	143.01

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,587	69.00–72.00	70.96
12	—	1,535	64.00–68.50	66.53
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	1,023	37.50–40.00	38.11
8	—	1,121	42.50–45.50	44.09
28	—	1,134	58.00–63.00	61.21
38	—	1,121	50.50–55.00	52.64
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,302	55.00–60.50	57.15
32	—	1,348	71.00–75.50	73.24
23	—	1,287	63.00–68.00	66.07
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	876	26.00–32.00	31.01
21	—	933	36.00–40.00	38.63

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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