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Dalhart Livestock Auction

Name: Dalhart Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-05-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-06

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Dalhart, Texas · Thu, May 6

● Final41 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1953

← Apr 29May 6May 13 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,000 head

▼ 387 vs last sale 1,387▲ 280 vs year ago 720 · +38.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

665 head

▲ 363 vs last sale 302▲ 536 vs year ago 129 · +415.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifer calves 3.00 - 5.00 lower. Feeder steers 1.00 - 3.00 lower. Feeder heifers steady to 2.00 lower. Demand moderate. Slaughter cows and bulls steady.

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 $125.97/cwt on 423 head. That ranks 1 of 4 comparable sales and sits −154.57 against this barn's trailing median of $280.54.

Average price

$125.97

423 head · 745 lb average

Value per head Derived

$938

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$322

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

$7.20/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.39

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	473	132.88	628	17thin
Medium and Large 1	756	125.68	950	406

One grade step is worth $7.20/cwt here — about −$322 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 sale423 hd

125.97

—

TX average4 barns · 1,549 hd

123.58

+2.39

This barn, trailing median4 sales

280.54

−154.57

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	1,205	86.00	1,036	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,637	66.31	1,085	32
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,331	58.79	783	157
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	991	46.77	463	157

Every lot

41 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 1-2	313	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	509	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	370	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	633	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	407	176.50/cwt	174.00–180.00	718	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	432	165.91/cwt	159.00–169.00	717	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	498	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	777	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	500	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	770	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	506	176.08/cwt	170.00–177.00	891	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	567	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	851	73
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	587	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	857	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	669	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	927	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	709	137.01/cwt	135.00–138.00	971	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	788	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,048	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	814	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,050	41
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	938	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,163	60
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	960	122.25/cwt	122.25–122.25	1,174	69
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	292	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	491	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	323	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	485	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	367	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	495	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	413	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	661	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	413	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	574	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	477	147.00/cwt	144.00–148.00	701	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	502	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	703	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	545	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	600	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	578	126.99/cwt	126.00–130.00	734	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	639	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	843	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	645	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	780	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	662	131.35/cwt	129.50–139.00	870	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	722	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	910	29
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	759	125.97/cwt	125.00–126.00	956	192
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	827	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	997	64
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	876	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,025	58
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Light Weight	1,205	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	1,036	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	867	38.94/cwt	36.00–40.50	338	16
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	927	45.78/cwt	43.50–48.50	424	56
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,036	44.86/cwt	43.00–45.50	465	12
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,060	49.55/cwt	47.00–52.00	525	73
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,241	54.90/cwt	53.00–56.50	681	71
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,345	59.01/cwt	57.50–60.50	794	47
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,479	65.60/cwt	63.00–68.00	970	39
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,509	72.52/cwt	72.00–74.00	1,094	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,655	65.42/cwt	65.00–68.50	1,083	28

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 May 6, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,000Last week 1,387Year ago 720

Slaughter CattleReceipts 665Last week 302Year ago 129

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifer calves 3.00 - 5.00 lower. Feeder steers 1.00 - 3.00 lower. Feeder heifers steady to 2.00 lower. Demand moderate. Slaughter cows and bulls steady.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
71	—	1,241	53.00–56.50	54.90
47	—	1,345	57.50–60.50	59.01
39	—	1,479	63.00–68.00	65.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,509	72.00–74.00	72.52
28	—	1,655	65.00–68.50	65.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,036	43.00–45.50	44.86
73	—	1,060	47.00–52.00	49.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
56	—	927	43.50–48.50	45.78
16	—	867	36.00–40.50	38.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,205	86.00	86.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	413	139.00	139.00
1	—	545	110.00	110.00
2	—	645	121.00	121.00
3	—	323	150.00	150.00
3	—	367	135.00	135.00
5	—	578	126.00–130.00	126.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	639	132.00	132.00
58	—	876	117.00	117.00
3	—	502	140.00	140.00
16	—	662	129.50–139.00	131.35
64	—	827	120.50	120.50
2	—	413	160.00	160.00
29	—	722	126.00	126.00
192	—	759	125.00–126.00	125.97
13	—	477	144.00–148.00	147.00
3	—	292	168.00	168.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	506	170.00–177.00	176.08
6	—	407	174.00–180.00	176.50
73	—	567	150.00	150.00
60	—	938	124.00	124.00
20	—	788	133.00	133.00
69	—	960	122.25	122.25
29	—	669	138.50	138.50
41	—	814	129.00	129.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	587	146.00	146.00
1	—	370	171.00	171.00
3	—	432	159.00–169.00	165.91
3	—	709	135.00–138.00	137.01
1	—	500	154.00	154.00
2	—	313	162.50	162.50
5	—	498	156.00	156.00

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.