Sale reports / Texas / Dalhart Livestock Auction / 2021-02-25

Dalhart Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Dalhart, Texas · Thu, Feb 25
● Final73 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1953
Feeder Cattle receipts
754 head
▲ 754 vs last sale 0▼ 550 vs year ago 1,304 · −42.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
749 head
▲ 749 vs last sale 0▲ 323 vs year ago 426 · +75.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Steer and heifer feeders and calves firm to 2.00 higher. Feeder and calf receipts on offer were mostly in thin flesh and/or gaunt condition following the extreme low temperatures and icy conditions of last week. Slaughter cows and bulls steady to weak. Trade fairly active, Demand fairly good.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $148.13/cwt on 262 head.
Average price
$148.13
262 head · 680 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,008
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$334
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$25.83/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+5.45
vs TX average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1699151.501,060205
Medium and Large 1-2624139.7187242
Medium and Large 2577125.6772515thin
One grade step is worth $25.83/cwt here — about $334 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 sale262 hd
148.13
—
TX average4 barns · 1,701 hd
142.68
+5.45
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—High1,78588.991,5884thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,62760.9499118
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,27752.4667095
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,04639.38412182

Every lot

73 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers32 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1275222.00/cwt222.00–222.006111
Steers—Medium and Large 2307143.00/cwt143.00–143.004393
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2383191.00/cwt191.00–191.007322
Steers—Medium and Large 1384199.95/cwt194.00–205.007689
Steers—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed420201.00/cwt201.00–201.008445
Steers—Medium and Large 1423191.81/cwt183.75–196.008118
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2440179.00/cwt179.00–179.007881
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed460173.00/cwt173.00–173.007961
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2465159.00/cwt159.00–159.007391
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2505167.00/cwt167.00–167.008431
Steers—Medium and Large 1525179.00/cwt179.00–179.009404
Steers—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed527181.00/cwt181.00–181.0095423
Steers—Medium and Large 2545132.00/cwt132.00–132.007191
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2553137.50/cwt137.00–140.007606
Steers—Medium and Large 2568129.00/cwt129.00–129.007332
Steers—Medium and Large 1572164.61/cwt161.00–166.509429
Steers—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed615158.49/cwt156.00–159.5097517
Steers—Medium and Large 1630145.00/cwt145.00–145.009144
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2633140.32/cwt135.00–141.008889
Steers—Medium and Large 2669119.00/cwt119.00–119.007968
Steers—Medium and Large 1672143.49/cwt142.00–149.0096415
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2673131.38/cwt131.00–137.0088416
Steers—Medium and Large 2705114.00/cwt114.00–114.008041
Steers—Medium and Large 1712133.00/cwt133.00–133.009473
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2735124.00/cwt120.00–127.009113
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2760122.00/cwt122.00–122.009271
Steers—Medium and Large 1787138.04/cwt126.00–139.251,08665
Steers—Medium and Large 1826134.00/cwt134.00–134.001,10718
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2830124.00/cwt124.00–124.001,0291
Steers—Medium and Large 1915125.50/cwt125.50–125.501,1483
Steers—Medium and Large 1960124.00/cwt124.00–124.001,19011
Steers—Medium and Large 11,027118.50/cwt118.50–118.501,21710
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1218183.00/cwt183.00–183.003994
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2280148.96/cwt148.00–150.004172
Heifers—Medium and Large 1310176.00/cwt176.00–176.005461
Heifers—Medium and Large 2320115.00/cwt115.00–115.003681
Heifers—Medium and Large 1386168.76/cwt160.00–170.006519
Heifers—Medium and Large 2393127.00/cwt127.00–127.004992
Heifers—Medium and Large 2400120.00/cwt120.00–120.004801
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed445167.00/cwt167.00–167.007432
Heifers—Medium and Large 1446146.00/cwt146.00–146.006515
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2475127.00/cwt127.00–127.006033
Heifers—Medium and Large 2478110.00/cwt110.00–110.005262
Heifers—Medium and Large 1481142.92/cwt140.00–150.0068712
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2515134.00/cwt134.00–134.006904
Heifers—Medium and Large 2519112.22/cwt111.00–113.005828
Heifers—Medium and Large 1530137.04/cwt132.50–141.5072618
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2560125.00/cwt125.00–125.007001
Heifers—Medium and Large 1591136.67/cwt132.00–140.0080812
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2627119.89/cwt116.00–123.0075210
Heifers—Medium and Large 1629128.40/cwt125.00–131.0080818
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2650117.00/cwt117.00–117.007611
Heifers—Medium and Large 1652127.00/cwt127.00–127.008283
Heifers—Medium and Large 2660110.00/cwt110.00–110.007262
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned675115.00/cwt115.00–115.007762
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2705120.00/cwt120.00–120.008465
Heifers—Medium and Large 271192.33/cwt90.00–100.006567
Heifers—Medium and Large 1729122.48/cwt119.00–124.0089316
Heifers—Medium and Large 1768124.13/cwt123.00–125.0095339
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2788118.00/cwt118.00–118.009302
Heifers—Medium and Large 282090.46/cwt87.00–92.5074215
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,52581.03/cwt79.00–83.001,2362
Bulls——2,04596.94/cwt96.00–98.001,9822
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight74424.25/cwt20.00–30.0018021
Cows—Lean 85-90%96529.92/cwt23.00–38.0028934
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06941.47/cwt37.00–49.0044394
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,13946.61/cwt44.00–50.5053135
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,24752.13/cwt50.00–56.5065031
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,33753.95/cwt52.00–58.0072148
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,43663.54/cwt61.00–64.5091212
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,43863.57/cwt61.00–65.509142
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,61863.47/cwt61.00–66.001,02710
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,63857.77/cwt56.50–59.009468

This sale against other markets

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.