Name: Dalhart Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-11-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-11-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer and heifer calves firm to 1.00 higher. Feeder steers and heifers steady to 2.00 lower except a few reputation offerings 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 lower. Trade and demand moderate.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $159.26/cwt on 774 head.

Average price

$159.26

774 head · 631 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,005

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$214

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

$35.43/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.61

vs TX average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	636	163.43	1,039	617
Medium and Large 1-2	602	147.11	886	122
Medium and Large 2	645	128.00	826	35

One grade step is worth $35.43/cwt here — about $214 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 sale774 hd

159.26

—

TX average4 barns · 2,464 hd

152.65

+6.61

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	1,500	79.16	1,187	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,659	75.29	1,249	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,290	64.43	831	84
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,051	41.19	433	219

Every lot, as filed

101 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	—	582	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	867	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	158.26/cwt	157.00–159.00	984	47
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	695	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	897	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	763	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	733	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,034	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	198.48/cwt	196.00–199.00	857	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	669	150.89/cwt	150.00–152.00	1,009	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,156	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,108	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	298	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	599	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	661	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	892	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	705	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	265	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	580	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	773	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	928	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	145.88/cwt	144.00–148.00	902	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,194	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	178.62/cwt	177.00–179.00	852	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	159.22/cwt	159.00–160.00	909	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	436	202.26/cwt	201.00–206.00	882	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	891	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,247	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	391	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	614	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	327	219.82/cwt	217.00–221.00	719	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	616	166.75/cwt	166.75–166.75	1,027	75
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	152.34/cwt	150.00–156.00	1,097	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	641	140.62/cwt	137.00–142.00	901	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	815	129.67/cwt	129.00–130.00	1,057	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	769	152.02/cwt	150.00–153.00	1,169	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	811	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,196	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	569	141.45/cwt	138.00–145.00	805	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	651	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	911	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	507	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	776	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	521	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	662	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	614	138.69/cwt	135.00–140.00	852	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	566	123.51/cwt	123.00–125.00	699	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	794	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,064	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	543	165.66/cwt	163.00–166.00	900	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	679	146.74/cwt	140.00–148.00	996	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	520	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	702	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	704	144.43/cwt	143.00–145.00	1,017	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	738	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	974	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	632	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	784	5
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	390	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	811	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	634	146.59/cwt	145.00–150.00	929	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	438	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	837	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	349	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	681	7
Cows	Small and Medium 2-3	—	338	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	693	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	459	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	757	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	613	149.65/cwt	145.00–152.00	917	121
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	426	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	758	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	696	150.50/cwt	150.50–150.50	1,047	55
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,114	47.11/cwt	44.50–49.50	525	52
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,259	60.40/cwt	59.50–61.50	760	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,344	69.39/cwt	67.00–70.00	933	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,289	64.83/cwt	62.00–66.00	836	50
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,193	52.78/cwt	52.00–56.00	630	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,033	36.06/cwt	33.00–41.00	372	59
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,665	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	1,182	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,134	61.77/cwt	61.00–63.00	700	27
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,658	75.65/cwt	75.00–79.00	1,254	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	834	21.81/cwt	20.00–24.00	182	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	934	25.93/cwt	25.00–27.00	242	27
Bulls	—	—	1,530	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	1,071	1
Bulls	—	—	1,490	82.22/cwt	80.00–85.50	1,225	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	457	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	749	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	712	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	911	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	443	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	753	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	860	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,183	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	665	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	660	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	792	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	513	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	754	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	180.38/cwt	179.00–181.00	680	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	356	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	676	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	139.91/cwt	138.00–141.00	944	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	531	155.67/cwt	155.00–160.00	827	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	792	137.10/cwt	136.75–139.00	1,086	105
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	538	178.01/cwt	177.00–181.00	958	53
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	735	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	889	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	308	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	548	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	435	160.66/cwt	160.00–163.00	699	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	584	129.83/cwt	129.00–130.00	758	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	684	120.78/cwt	120.00–122.00	826	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	712	162.75/cwt	162.75–162.75	1,159	125
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	392	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	819	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	407	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	594	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	547	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	656	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	470	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	658	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	659	130.34/cwt	130.00–131.50	859	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	521	144.10/cwt	142.00–146.00	751	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	618	129.92/cwt	124.50–140.00	803	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	725	111.58/cwt	108.00–115.00	809	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	469	129.06/cwt	125.00–130.00	605	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	486	150.95/cwt	150.00–156.00	734	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	138.76/cwt	138.00–140.00	1,003	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	383	148.23/cwt	148.00–150.00	568	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	618	114.46/cwt	110.00–118.00	707	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	396	170.10/cwt	170.00–171.00	674	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	811	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	730	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	956	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	562	139.35/cwt	139.00–140.00	783	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	593	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	646	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	524	116.96/cwt	113.00–118.00	613	15

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 →

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,884Last week 1,944Year ago 1,819

Slaughter CattleReceipts 608Last week 750Year ago 339

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	582	149.00	149.00
16	—	465	164.00	164.00
2	—	733	141.00	141.00
2	—	925	125.00	125.00
8	—	815	136.00	136.00
2	—	298	201.00	201.00
13	—	618	144.00–148.00	145.88
1	—	955	125.00	125.00
8	—	891	140.00	140.00
5	—	391	157.00	157.00
19	—	507	153.00	153.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
47	—	622	157.00–159.00	158.26
17	—	432	196.00–199.00	198.48
35	—	669	150.00–152.00	150.89
2	—	265	219.00	219.00
5	—	477	177.00–179.00	178.62
40	—	571	159.00–160.00	159.22
40	—	720	150.00–156.00	152.34
36	—	769	150.00–153.00	152.02
13	—	811	147.50	147.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	695	129.00	129.00
4	—	521	127.00	127.00
4	—	566	123.00–125.00	123.51
5	—	632	124.00	124.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	661	135.00	135.00
1	—	530	133.00	133.00
2	—	773	120.00	120.00
4	—	735	121.00	121.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	436	201.00–206.00	202.26
10	—	327	217.00–221.00	219.82
75	—	616	166.75	166.75
53	—	538	177.00–181.00	178.01
125	—	712	162.75	162.75
3	—	392	209.00	209.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	815	129.00–130.00	129.67
9	—	794	134.00	134.00
25	—	543	163.00–166.00	165.66
30	—	679	140.00–148.00	146.74
7	—	704	143.00–145.00	144.43
12	—	634	145.00–150.00	146.59
8	—	438	191.00	191.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	569	138.00–145.00	141.45
7	—	651	140.00	140.00
12	—	614	135.00–140.00	138.69
4	—	520	135.00	135.00
4	—	738	132.00	132.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	641	137.00–142.00	140.62
4	—	308	178.00	178.00
9	—	435	160.00–163.00	160.66
30	—	584	129.00–130.00	129.83
9	—	659	130.00–131.50	130.34
16	—	521	142.00–146.00	144.10
28	—	486	150.00–156.00	150.95
20	—	396	170.00–171.00	170.10
3	—	730	131.00	131.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	349	195.00	195.00
15	—	459	165.00	165.00
10	—	426	178.00	178.00
55	—	696	150.50	150.50
5	—	356	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
121	—	613	145.00–152.00	149.65
10	—	457	164.00	164.00
3	—	443	170.00	170.00
21	—	860	137.50	137.50
10	—	377	179.00–181.00	180.38
8	—	675	138.00–141.00	139.91
14	—	531	155.00–160.00	155.67
105	—	792	136.75–139.00	137.10
18	—	723	138.00–140.00	138.76
14	—	562	139.00–140.00	139.35
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	712	128.00	128.00
8	—	429	155.00	155.00
3	—	510	159.00	159.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	660	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	513	147.00	147.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	684	120.00–122.00	120.78
3	—	407	146.00	146.00
4	—	547	120.00	120.00
6	—	470	140.00	140.00
6	—	618	124.50–140.00	129.92
8	—	383	148.00–150.00	148.23
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	725	108.00–115.00	111.58
28	—	469	125.00–130.00	129.06
14	—	618	110.00–118.00	114.46
2	—	593	109.00	109.00
15	—	524	113.00–118.00	116.96
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	390	208.00	208.00
Cows — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	338	205.00	205.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
52	—	1,114	44.50–49.50	47.11
29	—	1,193	52.00–56.00	52.78
59	—	1,033	33.00–41.00	36.06
27	—	1,134	61.00–63.00	61.77
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,259	59.50–61.50	60.40
13	—	1,344	67.00–70.00	69.39
50	—	1,289	62.00–66.00	64.83
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,665	71.00	71.00
12	—	1,658	75.00–79.00	75.65
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	834	20.00–24.00	21.81
27	—	934	25.00–27.00	25.93
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,530	70.00	70.00
3	—	1,490	80.00–85.50	82.22

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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