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Dalhart Livestock Auction

Name: Dalhart Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-09-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-16

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Dalhart, Texas · Thu, Sep 16

● Final56 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1953

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Feeder Cattle receipts

933 head

▲ 933 vs last sale 0▲ 933 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

595 head

▲ 595 vs last sale 0▲ 595 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer and heifer calves under 600 lbs steady to weak in a limited test. Feeder steers and heifers over 600 lbs weak to 2.00 lower in a limited test except a few load lots sold firm. Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Trade fairly active. Demand fairly good.

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 $143.71/cwt on 338 head. That ranks 2 of 4 comparable sales and sits −136.84 against this barn's trailing median of $280.54.

Average price

$143.71

338 head · 669 lb average

Value per head Derived

$962

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$253

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

$25.37/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.05

vs TX average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	675	144.57	976	319
Medium and Large 1-2	568	132.85	755	14thin
Medium and Large 2	606	119.20	723	5thin

One grade step is worth $25.37/cwt here — about $253 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 sale338 hd

143.71

—

TX average4 barns · 1,644 hd

138.66

+5.05

This barn, trailing median4 sales

280.54

−136.84

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	1,752	92.51	1,621	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,642	75.07	1,233	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,252	65.42	819	37
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,012	43.79	443	172

Every lot

56 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	345	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	707	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	355	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	568	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	362	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	735	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	400	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	704	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	443	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	820	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	474	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	872	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	494	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	869	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	815	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	525	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	782	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	545	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	932	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	578	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	861	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	580	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	940	55
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	630	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	882	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	632	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,036	70
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	671	137.37/cwt	137.00–139.00	922	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	672	152.68/cwt	150.00–153.00	1,026	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	698	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	963	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	716	155.12/cwt	151.00–157.00	1,111	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	776	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,180	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	805	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,191	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	883	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,236	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	889	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,342	10
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	320	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	547	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	373	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	627	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	390	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	601	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	390	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	585	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	400	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	508	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	425	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	595	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	470	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	743	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	478	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	655	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	510	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	632	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	527	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	759	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	573	147.52/cwt	146.00–148.00	845	60
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	581	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	831	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	585	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	761	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	615	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	784	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	620	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	946	80
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	636	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	881	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	675	122.43/cwt	120.00–125.00	826	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	684	131.12/cwt	129.00–135.00	897	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	707	115.00/cwt	114.00–115.50	813	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	729	120.25/cwt	120.00–121.00	877	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	762	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,006	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	800	139.75/cwt	139.75–139.75	1,118	119
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	843	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,071	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,508	85.20/cwt	85.00–86.00	1,285	5
Bulls	—	—	1,996	99.81/cwt	99.00–100.00	1,992	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	872	28.46/cwt	23.00–32.00	248	34
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,006	44.67/cwt	41.50–47.00	449	87
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,091	65.41/cwt	63.00–69.00	714	22
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,097	36.75/cwt	33.00–39.00	403	18
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,198	61.48/cwt	60.00–64.00	737	20
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,201	52.51/cwt	50.00–55.00	631	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,281	68.14/cwt	65.00–70.00	873	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,354	72.19/cwt	71.50–75.00	977	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,642	75.07/cwt	72.00–78.00	1,233	3

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 Sep 16, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 933Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 595Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	390	154.00	154.00
5	—	581	143.00	143.00
5	—	527	144.00	144.00
4	—	615	127.50	127.50
2	—	425	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	585	130.00	130.00
2	—	478	137.00	137.00
2	—	675	120.00–125.00	122.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
119	—	800	139.75	139.75
80	—	620	152.50	152.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	707	114.00–115.50	115.00
1	—	510	124.00	124.00
1	—	400	127.00	127.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	390	150.00	150.00
4	—	729	120.00–121.00	120.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	762	132.00	132.00
8	—	470	158.00	158.00
6	—	636	138.50	138.50
60	—	573	146.00–148.00	147.52
1	—	320	171.00	171.00
13	—	684	129.00–135.00	131.12
2	—	843	127.00	127.00
2	—	373	168.00	168.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	776	152.00	152.00
2	—	443	185.00	185.00
8	—	474	184.00	184.00
6	—	362	203.00	203.00
3	—	545	171.00	171.00
10	—	889	151.00	151.00
16	—	672	150.00–153.00	152.68
1	—	805	148.00	148.00
55	—	580	162.00	162.00
22	—	716	151.00–157.00	155.12
70	—	632	164.00	164.00
1	—	345	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	163.00	163.00
11	—	671	137.00–139.00	137.37
5	—	494	176.00	176.00
6	—	578	149.00	149.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	160.00	160.00
9	—	630	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	698	138.00	138.00
9	—	883	140.00	140.00
1	—	525	149.00	149.00
1	—	400	176.00	176.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
87	—	1,006	41.50–47.00	44.67
11	—	1,201	50.00–55.00	52.51
18	—	1,097	33.00–39.00	36.75
22	—	1,091	63.00–69.00	65.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,642	72.00–78.00	75.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,198	60.00–64.00	61.48
8	—	1,354	71.50–75.00	72.19
9	—	1,281	65.00–70.00	68.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	872	23.00–32.00	28.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,508	85.00–86.00	85.20
5	—	1,996	99.00–100.00	99.81

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.