Name: Dalhart Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-11-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-11-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer and heifer calves under 600 lbs firm to 3.00 higher, reputation kinds 5.00 higher. Feeder steers and heifers steady. Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 1.00 higher. Trade active. Demand good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $158.87/cwt on 992 head.

Average price

$158.87

992 head · 697 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,107

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$309

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

$21.38/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.61

vs TX average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	708	160.92	1,139	897
Medium and Large 1-2	595	139.54	830	95

One grade step is worth $21.38/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 sale992 hd

158.87

—

TX average4 barns · 2,433 hd

154.26

+4.61

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	1,686	86.53	1,459	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,607	73.13	1,175	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,207	64.17	774	72
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,024	42.11	431	246

Every lot, as filed

75 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 1-2	—	518	150.91/cwt	150.00–155.00	782	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	443	142.95/cwt	142.00–147.00	633	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	614	126.02/cwt	125.00–127.00	774	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	575	138.89/cwt	136.00–140.00	799	75
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	821	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	860	151.55/cwt	146.00–152.50	1,303	80
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	966	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	800	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	960	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	412	213.41/cwt	210.00–215.00	879	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	475	191.26/cwt	187.00–192.00	908	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	912	149.70/cwt	149.00–150.00	1,365	78
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,070	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,498	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	540	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	729	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	762	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,181	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Gaunt	—	675	161.95/cwt	160.00–164.00	1,093	142
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	777	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,127	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	305	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	552	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	670	148.10/cwt	146.00–149.00	992	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	290	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	542	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	160.50/cwt	160.00–161.00	1,172	145
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	163.57/cwt	163.00–165.00	1,012	112
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	150.17/cwt	150.00–151.00	845	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	762	132.19/cwt	130.00–135.00	1,007	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	605	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	799	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	695	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	938	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	572	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	778	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	179.27/cwt	179.00–180.00	852	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	641	148.03/cwt	145.00–150.00	949	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	718	149.39/cwt	147.50–152.00	1,073	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	603	152.87/cwt	152.00–155.00	922	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	701	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	925	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	708	139.96/cwt	139.00–143.00	991	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	145.14/cwt	145.00–146.00	701	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	722	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	525	159.78/cwt	159.50–160.00	839	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	334	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	638	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	505	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	778	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,121	67.63/cwt	64.00–68.00	758	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,024	37.60/cwt	35.00–41.00	385	44
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,093	44.61/cwt	42.00–49.00	488	44
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,090	61.25/cwt	59.00–64.00	668	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,154	53.02/cwt	50.00–56.00	612	38
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,607	73.13/cwt	72.00–75.00	1,175	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,247	60.08/cwt	57.00–63.00	749	36
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,446	72.23/cwt	71.00–72.50	1,044	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	884	26.91/cwt	25.00–30.00	238	44
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	930	34.80/cwt	33.50–37.00	324	42
Bulls	—	—	1,525	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	1,205	2
Bulls	—	—	1,767	90.30/cwt	89.50–91.00	1,596	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	490	139.45/cwt	139.00–140.00	683	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	410	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	656	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	841	130.15/cwt	130.00–133.00	1,095	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	561	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	847	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	355	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	667	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	629	154.25/cwt	154.25–154.25	970	74
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	700	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	942	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	539	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	798	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	614	135.96/cwt	134.00–137.00	835	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	863	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,165	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	916	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,182	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	430	173.97/cwt	173.50–176.50	748	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	556	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	984	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	501	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	964	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	324	218.95/cwt	212.00–220.00	709	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	879	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,018	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,161	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	650	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	845	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	324	196.28/cwt	193.00–200.00	636	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	969	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	536	163.92/cwt	160.00–166.00	879	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	388	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	632	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	586	122.24/cwt	121.00–126.00	716	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	498	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	662	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	958	148.50/cwt	148.50–148.50	1,423	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	157.43/cwt	153.00–158.00	1,039	18

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 Nov 11, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,944Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 750Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	518	150.00–155.00	150.91
1	—	680	142.00	142.00
6	—	563	150.00–151.00	150.17
6	—	641	145.00–150.00	148.03
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	423	194.00	194.00
80	—	860	146.00–152.50	151.55
78	—	912	149.00–150.00	149.70
32	—	1,070	140.00	140.00
5	—	762	155.00	155.00
145	—	730	160.00–161.00	160.50
112	—	619	163.00–165.00	163.57
11	—	475	179.00–180.00	179.27
4	—	324	193.00–200.00	196.28
8	—	570	170.00	170.00
6	—	536	160.00–166.00	163.92
25	—	958	148.50	148.50
18	—	660	153.00–158.00	157.43
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	800	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	412	210.00–215.00	213.41
27	—	475	187.00–192.00	191.26
15	—	556	177.00	177.00
32	—	501	192.50	192.50
8	—	324	212.00–220.00	218.95
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	540	135.00	135.00
3	—	305	181.00	181.00
1	—	290	187.00	187.00
9	—	762	130.00–135.00	132.19
7	—	605	132.00	132.00
5	—	695	135.00	135.00
19	—	572	136.00	136.00
7	—	701	132.00	132.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Gaunt$ per cwt · actual wt
142	—	675	160.00–164.00	161.95
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	777	145.00	145.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	670	146.00–149.00	148.10
57	—	718	147.50–152.00	149.39
44	—	603	152.00–155.00	152.87
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	443	142.00–147.00	142.95
4	—	614	125.00–127.00	126.02
4	—	586	121.00–126.00	122.24
2	—	498	133.00	133.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
75	—	575	136.00–140.00	138.89
9	—	490	139.00–140.00	139.45
4	—	410	160.00	160.00
5	—	700	134.50	134.50
39	—	539	148.00	148.00
30	—	614	134.00–137.00	135.96
20	—	650	130.00	130.00
3	—	388	163.00	163.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	708	139.00–143.00	139.96
7	—	483	145.00–146.00	145.14
6	—	505	154.00	154.00
19	—	841	130.00–133.00	130.15
3	—	863	135.00	135.00
6	—	916	129.00	129.00
11	—	619	142.00	142.00
3	—	1,018	114.00	114.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	516	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
61	—	525	159.50–160.00	159.78
7	—	334	191.00	191.00
4	—	561	151.00	151.00
5	—	355	188.00	188.00
74	—	629	154.25	154.25
63	—	430	173.50–176.50	173.97

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	1,121	64.00–68.00	67.63
36	—	1,247	57.00–63.00	60.08
5	—	1,446	71.00–72.50	72.23
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	1,024	35.00–41.00	37.60
44	—	1,093	42.00–49.00	44.61
34	—	1,090	59.00–64.00	61.25
38	—	1,154	50.00–56.00	53.02
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,607	72.00–75.00	73.13
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	884	25.00–30.00	26.91
42	—	930	33.50–37.00	34.80
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,525	79.00	79.00
4	—	1,767	89.50–91.00	90.30

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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