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Dalhart Livestock Auction

Name: Dalhart Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-10-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-14

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Dalhart, Texas · Thu, Oct 14

● Final93 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1953

← Oct 7Oct 14Oct 21 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

2,204 head

▲ 173 vs last sale 2,031▼ 1 vs year ago 2,205 · −0.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

589 head

▼ 334 vs last sale 923▼ 13 vs year ago 602 · −2.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer and heifer calves under 650 lbs steady. Feeder steers and heifers over 650 lbs firm to 2.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls mostly 2.00 lower. Trade active. Demand 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 $139.43/cwt on 928 head. That ranks 1 of 4 comparable sales and sits −141.12 against this barn's trailing median of $280.54.

Average price

$139.43

928 head · 683 lb average

Value per head Derived

$952

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$365

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

$20.79/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.23

vs TX average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	715	141.62	1,012	754
Medium and Large 1-2	550	132.72	729	133
Medium and Large 2	536	120.83	647	41

One grade step is worth $20.79/cwt here — about $365 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 sale928 hd

139.43

—

TX average4 barns · 2,002 hd

135.20

+4.23

This barn, trailing median4 sales

280.54

−141.12

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	—	Low	1,735	72.38	1,256	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,632	65.85	1,075	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,313	56.98	748	54
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,088	43.07	469	226

Every lot

93 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 · Steers42 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	314	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	477	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	316	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	480	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	318	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	576	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	352	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	567	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	378	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	586	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	391	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	696	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	401	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	662	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	408	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	579	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	420	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	697	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	434	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	755	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	481	131.06/cwt	130.00–134.00	630	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	482	172.58/cwt	170.00–176.00	832	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	482	158.60/cwt	155.00–159.00	764	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	495	145.85/cwt	141.00–146.50	722	59
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	523	156.65/cwt	156.00–161.00	819	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	537	146.77/cwt	145.00–149.00	788	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	563	153.18/cwt	153.00–154.00	862	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	569	165.50/cwt	165.50–165.50	942	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	575	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	765	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	586	140.45/cwt	140.00–141.00	823	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	586	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	812	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	586	127.15/cwt	125.00–130.00	745	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	615	143.96/cwt	142.00–147.50	885	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	622	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	877	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	643	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	836	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	645	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,000	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	645	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	871	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	656	153.17/cwt	150.00–154.00	1,005	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	663	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	829	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	666	164.15/cwt	164.00–164.50	1,093	49
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	679	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,073	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	733	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,092	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	735	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,125	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	790	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,122	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	798	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	998	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	826	155.01/cwt	154.50–155.50	1,280	92
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	858	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,201	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	873	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,344	59
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	910	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,165	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	912	151.62/cwt	151.00–152.25	1,383	201
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	916	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,301	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	950	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,496	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers38 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	300	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	420	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	346	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	443	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	353	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	462	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	363	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	523	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	379	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	569	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	411	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	538	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	439	139.86/cwt	139.00–140.00	614	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	440	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	537	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	455	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	719	47
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	456	139.18/cwt	137.00–140.00	635	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	486	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	583	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	489	134.83/cwt	130.00–135.00	659	57
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	519	138.53/cwt	137.00–140.00	719	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	531	130.99/cwt	129.00–135.00	696	34
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	564	135.30/cwt	135.00–136.00	763	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	594	145.76/cwt	140.00–146.50	866	53
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	598	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	756	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	619	130.38/cwt	130.00–131.00	807	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	627	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	897	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	630	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	725	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	632	117.99/cwt	115.00–120.00	746	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	653	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	784	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	657	146.77/cwt	145.00–150.75	964	61
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	685	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	788	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	695	128.20/cwt	127.00–130.00	891	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	705	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	888	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	722	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	866	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	745	142.21/cwt	139.00–142.50	1,059	47
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	784	145.47/cwt	140.00–145.50	1,140	209
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	789	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	1,069	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	790	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	956	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	813	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	976	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	830	129.14/cwt	129.00–130.00	1,072	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	868	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	998	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	870	134.25/cwt	134.25–134.25	1,168	120
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	875	139.85/cwt	139.85–139.85	1,224	60
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	880	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	1,104	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,063	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,222	7
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,720	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	1,428	1
Bulls	—	—	1,738	70.25/cwt	70.25–70.25	1,221	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	924	27.96/cwt	24.00–30.00	258	33
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	938	35.70/cwt	35.00–37.00	335	13
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,091	37.94/cwt	35.00–40.50	414	63
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,117	43.65/cwt	41.00–47.50	488	48
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,131	61.88/cwt	61.50–62.50	700	27
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,199	52.15/cwt	50.00–55.00	625	42
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,226	52.16/cwt	50.50–55.50	639	32
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,434	63.59/cwt	61.00–66.00	912	20
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,488	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	1,012	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,625	69.20/cwt	69.00–69.50	1,125	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,639	62.50/cwt	62.50–62.50	1,024	10

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 Oct 14, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,204Last week 2,031Year ago 2,205

Slaughter CattleReceipts 589Last week 923Year ago 602

Compared to last week: Steer and heifer calves under 650 lbs steady. Feeder steers and heifers over 650 lbs firm to 2.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls mostly 2.00 lower. Trade active. Demand good.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	401	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	378	155.00	155.00
6	—	408	142.00	142.00
16	—	316	152.00	152.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	656	150.00–154.00	153.17
7	—	858	140.00	140.00
4	—	314	152.00	152.00
14	—	916	142.00	142.00
5	—	645	155.00	155.00
1	—	790	142.00	142.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
59	—	495	141.00–146.50	145.85
4	—	575	133.00	133.00
5	—	352	161.00	161.00
2	—	798	125.00	125.00
27	—	622	141.00	141.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	523	156.00–161.00	156.65
6	—	735	153.00	153.00
92	—	826	154.50–155.50	155.01
9	—	482	170.00–176.00	172.58
11	—	679	158.00	158.00
11	—	563	153.00–154.00	153.18
4	—	434	174.00	174.00
59	—	873	154.00	154.00
4	—	950	157.50	157.50
201	—	912	151.00–152.25	151.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	586	125.00–130.00	127.15
2	—	663	125.00	125.00
15	—	481	130.00–134.00	131.06
2	—	643	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	586	140.00–141.00	140.45
1	—	645	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	420	166.00	166.00
19	—	482	155.00–159.00	158.60
7	—	391	178.00	178.00
10	—	586	138.50	138.50
2	—	318	181.00	181.00
11	—	615	142.00–147.50	143.96
5	—	733	149.00	149.00
25	—	537	145.00–149.00	146.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	569	165.50	165.50
49	—	666	164.00–164.50	164.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	910	128.00	128.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	531	129.00–135.00	130.99
8	—	379	150.00	150.00
4	—	789	135.50	135.50
26	—	456	137.00–140.00	139.18
7	—	564	135.00–136.00	135.30
20	—	695	127.00–130.00	128.20
13	—	439	139.00–140.00	139.86
21	—	619	130.00–131.00	130.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	790	121.00	121.00
5	—	632	115.00–120.00	117.99
5	—	411	131.00	131.00
57	—	489	130.00–135.00	134.83
3	—	653	120.00	120.00
17	—	598	126.50	126.50
18	—	363	144.00	144.00
4	—	300	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
47	—	455	158.00	158.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	813	120.00	120.00
3	—	722	120.00	120.00
3	—	868	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
47	—	745	139.00–142.50	142.21
120	—	870	134.25	134.25
6	—	519	137.00–140.00	138.53
7	—	1,063	115.00	115.00
53	—	594	140.00–146.50	145.76
61	—	657	145.00–150.75	146.77
11	—	627	143.00	143.00
209	—	784	140.00–145.50	145.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	880	125.50	125.50
14	—	830	129.00–130.00	129.14
1	—	705	126.00	126.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
60	—	875	139.85	139.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	685	115.00	115.00
2	—	353	131.00	131.00
22	—	486	120.00	120.00
1	—	440	122.00	122.00
1	—	630	115.00	115.00
5	—	346	128.00	128.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	1,199	50.00–55.00	52.15
63	—	1,091	35.00–40.50	37.94
48	—	1,117	41.00–47.50	43.65
27	—	1,131	61.50–62.50	61.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,639	62.50	62.50
10	—	1,625	69.00–69.50	69.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,226	50.50–55.50	52.16
2	—	1,488	68.00	68.00
20	—	1,434	61.00–66.00	63.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	938	35.00–37.00	35.70
33	—	924	24.00–30.00	27.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,738	70.25	70.25
1	—	1,720	83.00	83.00

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.