Name: Dalhart Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-10-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer and heifer calves under 600 lbs firm to 2.00 higher. Feeder steers and heifers over 600 lbs 1.00 to 3.00 lower except a few packages fancy kinds steady. Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Trade fairly active. Demand fairly good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $153.98/cwt on 1,341 head.

Average price

$153.98

1,341 head · 679 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,045

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$309

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

$32.22/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.25

vs TX average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	686	156.38	1,073	1,036
Medium and Large 1-2	655	147.76	968	280
Medium and Large 2	616	124.16	765	25

One grade step is worth $32.22/cwt here — about $309 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 sale1,341 hd

153.98

—

TX average4 barns · 2,950 hd

152.73

+1.25

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	1,935	90.50	1,751	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,613	75.33	1,215	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,296	68.93	894	72
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,029	39.35	405	153

Every lot, as filed

87 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 1Fleshy	—	894	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,341	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	400	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	828	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	717	155.75/cwt	154.00–157.00	1,117	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	870	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,370	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	594	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	861	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	643	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	932	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	827	143.74/cwt	142.50–144.50	1,189	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	661	150.61/cwt	150.00–151.25	996	125
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	920	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,408	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	680	128.71/cwt	128.00–129.00	875	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	698	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	838	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	381	183.21/cwt	180.00–187.00	698	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	239	215.38/cwt	215.00–219.00	515	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	843	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,096	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	524	160.96/cwt	160.00–162.00	843	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	490	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	809	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	850	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,020	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	682	160.67/cwt	157.00–161.00	1,096	73
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	378	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	718	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	512	155.77/cwt	153.00–158.00	798	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	574	149.20/cwt	149.00–151.00	856	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	579	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	683	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	729	132.23/cwt	131.50–134.00	964	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	420	172.76/cwt	172.00–173.00	726	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	160.40/cwt	160.00–160.75	1,160	192
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	171.26/cwt	168.00–174.00	904	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	800	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,280	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	542	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	732	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	627	138.17/cwt	135.00–139.50	866	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	605	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	774	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	411	165.29/cwt	160.00–166.00	679	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	670	136.97/cwt	135.00–138.00	918	38
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	535	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	696	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	779	143.51/cwt	142.00–145.00	1,118	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	721	137.66/cwt	135.50–140.00	993	111
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	630	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	756	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	327	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	579	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	600	139.91/cwt	138.50–141.50	839	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	442	154.91/cwt	153.00–155.00	685	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	123.24/cwt	122.50–125.00	885	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	754	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	146.26/cwt	145.00–150.00	761	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	425	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	723	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,124	63.12/cwt	61.00–65.00	709	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,188	55.51/cwt	50.00–57.00	659	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,613	75.33/cwt	73.00–77.00	1,215	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,048	35.57/cwt	32.75–37.00	373	48
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,136	41.19/cwt	39.00–43.00	468	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,334	71.54/cwt	70.00–72.50	954	31
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,268	66.96/cwt	65.00–69.50	849	41
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	881	23.43/cwt	21.50–26.00	206	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	894	36.94/cwt	36.50–37.00	330	25
Bulls	—	—	1,920	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	1,690	1
Bulls	—	—	1,950	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	1,814	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	360	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	508	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	621	121.65/cwt	119.00–124.00	755	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	562	150.50/cwt	150.50–150.50	846	119
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	813	140.67/cwt	138.25–144.00	1,144	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	587	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	810	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	238	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	431	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	670	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	777	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	593	126.41/cwt	125.00–127.00	750	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	716	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,031	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	648	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	786	145.75/cwt	145.75–145.75	1,146	126
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	817	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,168	93
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	791	151.50/cwt	151.50–151.50	1,198	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	647	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	971	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,001	80
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	621	128.63/cwt	127.00–132.00	799	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	480	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	552	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	527	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	738	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	557	163.31/cwt	160.00–165.00	910	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	183.16/cwt	183.00–185.00	614	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	302	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	501	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	485	131.41/cwt	129.00–134.00	637	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	474	145.86/cwt	145.00–148.00	691	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	610	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	677	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	529	123.21/cwt	122.00–126.00	652	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	665	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	954	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	408	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	783	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	685	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	822	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	580	117.99/cwt	115.00–120.00	684	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	575	129.66/cwt	129.50–130.00	746	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	683	124.10/cwt	123.00–124.50	848	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	383	161.25/cwt	160.00–165.00	618	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	721	136.20/cwt	135.00–138.00	982	13

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 28, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,411Last week 1,431Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 453Last week 459Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	894	150.00	150.00
14	—	643	145.00	145.00
93	—	817	143.00	143.00
13	—	665	143.50	143.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	400	207.00	207.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	717	154.00–157.00	155.75
7	—	594	145.00	145.00
13	—	827	142.50–144.50	143.74
125	—	661	150.00–151.25	150.61
25	—	512	153.00–158.00	155.77
15	—	791	151.50	151.50
7	—	647	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	870	157.50	157.50
46	—	920	153.00	153.00
17	—	381	180.00–187.00	183.21
9	—	239	215.00–219.00	215.38
73	—	682	157.00–161.00	160.67
192	—	723	160.00–160.75	160.40
20	—	528	168.00–174.00	171.26
64	—	800	160.00	160.00
80	—	622	161.00	161.00
51	—	557	160.00–165.00	163.31
13	—	335	183.00–185.00	183.16
2	—	408	192.00	192.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	680	128.00–129.00	128.71
31	—	729	131.50–134.00	132.23
12	—	542	135.00	135.00
2	—	605	128.00	128.00
13	—	411	160.00–166.00	165.29
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	698	120.00	120.00
2	—	850	120.00	120.00
8	—	579	118.00	118.00
10	—	535	130.00	130.00
1	—	630	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	843	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	524	160.00–162.00	160.96
4	—	490	165.00	165.00
19	—	574	149.00–151.00	149.20
8	—	420	172.00–173.00	172.76
47	—	627	135.00–139.50	138.17
38	—	670	135.00–138.00	136.97
4	—	779	142.00–145.00	143.51
111	—	721	135.50–140.00	137.66
3	—	327	177.00	177.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	378	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	600	138.50–141.50	139.91
20	—	442	153.00–155.00	154.91
7	—	474	159.00	159.00
12	—	520	145.00–150.00	146.26
119	—	562	150.50	150.50
57	—	813	138.25–144.00	140.67
6	—	238	181.00	181.00
14	—	716	144.00	144.00
126	—	786	145.75	145.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	718	122.50–125.00	123.24
2	—	463	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	425	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	360	141.00	141.00
11	—	621	119.00–124.00	121.65
16	—	593	125.00–127.00	126.41
5	—	485	129.00–134.00	131.41
24	—	529	122.00–126.00	123.21
3	—	685	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	587	138.00	138.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	670	116.00	116.00
5	—	480	115.00	115.00
2	—	610	111.00	111.00
15	—	580	115.00–120.00	117.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	621	127.00–132.00	128.63
14	—	527	140.00	140.00
3	—	302	166.00	166.00
29	—	474	145.00–148.00	145.86
30	—	575	129.50–130.00	129.66
47	—	683	123.00–124.50	124.10
13	—	383	160.00–165.00	161.25
13	—	721	135.00–138.00	136.20

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,124	61.00–65.00	63.12
10	—	1,188	50.00–57.00	55.51
48	—	1,048	32.75–37.00	35.57
27	—	1,136	39.00–43.00	41.19
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,613	73.00–77.00	75.33
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	1,334	70.00–72.50	71.54
41	—	1,268	65.00–69.50	66.96
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	881	21.50–26.00	23.43
25	—	894	36.50–37.00	36.94
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,920	88.00	88.00
1	—	1,950	93.00	93.00

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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