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Dalhart Livestock Auction

Name: Dalhart Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-04-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-22

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Dalhart, Texas · Thu, Apr 22

● Final45 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1953

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Feeder Cattle receipts

650 head

▲ 650 vs last sale 0▲ 650 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

310 head

▲ 310 vs last sale 0▲ 310 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Not enough steer and heifer calves or feeder steers and heifers on offer for a good market test, however a weaker undertone was noted. Slaughter cows and bulls firm, instances higher dressing kinds 2.00 higher. Trade and demand moderate.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $124.36/cwt on 151 head. That ranks 1 of 4 comparable sales and sits −156.19 against this barn's trailing median of $280.54.

Average price

$124.36

151 head · 750 lb average

Value per head Derived

$933

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$39

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

$52.73/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.37

vs TX average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	540	140.43	758	26
Medium and Large 1	784	123.91	972	115
Medium and Large 2	908	87.70	797	10thin

One grade step is worth $52.73/cwt here — about −$39 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 sale151 hd

124.36

—

TX average4 barns · 1,592 hd

126.73

−2.37

This barn, trailing median4 sales

280.54

−156.19

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

4 sales

Heifers 0–100 lb: high $299.90, low $143.00, median $280.54 across 4 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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	1,796	94.55	1,699	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,583	68.14	1,079	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,244	64.97	808	98
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,055	54.46	574	118

Every lot

45 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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	335	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	650	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	404	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	764	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	435	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	774	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	464	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	877	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	548	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,003	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	599	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	910	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	667	135.98/cwt	135.00–139.00	907	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	668	114.97/cwt	114.00–116.00	768	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	677	151.50/cwt	151.50–151.50	1,026	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	785	108.01/cwt	107.00–114.00	848	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	826	134.01/cwt	132.50–136.00	1,107	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	833	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	758	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	868	116.28/cwt	111.00–119.00	1,009	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	906	94.06/cwt	88.00–95.00	852	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	990	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,139	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	220	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	400	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	290	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	499	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	324	165.49/cwt	162.50–167.00	536	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	374	161.30/cwt	160.00–164.00	603	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	433	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	619	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	453	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	680	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	520	144.63/cwt	140.00–150.00	752	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	545	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	888	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	565	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	763	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	635	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	826	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	718	110.51/cwt	110.00–111.00	793	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	775	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	884	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	795	122.38/cwt	120.50–122.75	973	86
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	829	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	995	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	840	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	941	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	859	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	988	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	956	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	784	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	965	94.34/cwt	94.00–95.00	910	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,415	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	1,217	1
Bulls	—	—	1,860	95.98/cwt	95.00–99.00	1,785	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	903	36.88/cwt	33.00–40.00	333	14
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	989	46.77/cwt	40.00–50.50	463	44
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,131	68.27/cwt	62.50–73.00	772	40
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,153	56.07/cwt	48.00–60.00	646	20
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,160	57.68/cwt	55.00–59.50	669	38
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,277	70.95/cwt	67.00–74.50	906	45
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,355	65.47/cwt	60.00–66.50	887	15
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,552	71.30/cwt	71.00–72.50	1,107	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,589	66.73/cwt	66.00–67.00	1,060	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,715	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	995	1

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.

Texas feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Dalhart, TX

Thu Apr 22, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 650Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 310Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,415	86.00	86.00
6	—	1,860	95.00–99.00	95.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	1,277	67.00–74.50	70.95
15	—	1,355	60.00–66.50	65.47
38	—	1,160	55.00–59.50	57.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	989	40.00–50.50	46.77
14	—	903	33.00–40.00	36.88
20	—	1,153	48.00–60.00	56.07
40	—	1,131	62.50–73.00	68.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,589	66.00–67.00	66.73
5	—	1,552	71.00–72.50	71.30
1	—	1,715	58.00	58.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	178.00	178.00
3	—	868	111.00–119.00	116.28
4	—	667	135.00–139.00	135.98
4	—	990	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	668	114.00–116.00	114.97
2	—	833	91.00	91.00
7	—	785	107.00–114.00	108.01
15	—	906	88.00–95.00	94.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	194.00	194.00
3	—	548	183.00	183.00
8	—	599	152.00	152.00
10	—	464	189.00	189.00
11	—	677	151.50	151.50
4	—	404	189.00	189.00
27	—	826	132.50–136.00	134.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	433	143.00	143.00
1	—	775	114.00	114.00
3	—	965	94.00–95.00	94.34
4	—	453	150.00	150.00
1	—	840	112.00	112.00
1	—	565	135.00	135.00
1	—	635	130.00	130.00
6	—	520	140.00–150.00	144.63
3	—	324	162.50–167.00	165.49
3	—	374	160.00–164.00	161.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	718	110.00–111.00	110.51
8	—	956	82.00	82.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	859	115.00	115.00
13	—	829	120.00	120.00
86	—	795	120.50–122.75	122.38
3	—	545	163.00	163.00
2	—	290	172.00	172.00
1	—	220	182.00	182.00

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.