Sale reports / Texas / Dalhart Livestock Auction / 2021-11-18

Dalhart Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Dalhart, Texas · Thu, Nov 18
● Final101 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1953
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,884 head
▼ 60 vs last sale 1,944▲ 65 vs year ago 1,819 · +3.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
608 head
▼ 142 vs last sale 750▲ 269 vs year ago 339 · +79.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer and heifer calves firm to 1.00 higher. Feeder steers and heifers steady to 2.00 lower except a few reputation offerings 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 lower. Trade and demand moderate.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $159.26/cwt on 774 head.
Average price
$159.26
774 head · 631 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,005
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$214
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$35.43/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+6.61
vs TX average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1636163.431,039617
Medium and Large 1-2602147.11886122
Medium and Large 2645128.0082635
One grade step is worth $35.43/cwt here — about $214 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 sale774 hd
159.26
—
TX average4 barns · 2,464 hd
152.65
+6.61
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—Low1,50079.161,1874thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,65975.291,24913
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,29064.4383184
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,05141.19433219

Every lot

101 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 · Steers46 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1265219.00/cwt219.00–219.005802
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2298201.00/cwt201.00–201.005992
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy327219.82/cwt217.00–221.0071910
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2391157.00/cwt157.00–157.006145
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy392209.00/cwt209.00–209.008193
Steers—Medium and Large 1432198.48/cwt196.00–199.0085717
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy436202.26/cwt201.00–206.0088216
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned438191.00/cwt191.00–191.008378
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2465164.00/cwt164.00–164.0076316
Steers—Medium and Large 1477178.62/cwt177.00–179.008525
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2507153.00/cwt153.00–153.0077619
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned520135.00/cwt135.00–135.007024
Steers—Medium and Large 2Unweaned521127.00/cwt127.00–127.006624
Steers—Medium and Large 2530133.00/cwt133.00–133.007051
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy538178.01/cwt177.00–181.0095853
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned543165.66/cwt163.00–166.0090025
Steers—Medium and Large 2Unweaned566123.51/cwt123.00–125.006994
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned569141.45/cwt138.00–145.0080510
Steers—Medium and Large 1571159.22/cwt159.00–160.0090940
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2582149.00/cwt149.00–149.008679
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned614138.69/cwt135.00–140.0085212
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy616166.75/cwt166.75–166.751,02775
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2618145.88/cwt144.00–148.0090213
Steers—Medium and Large 1622158.26/cwt157.00–159.0098447
Steers—Medium and Large 2Unweaned632124.00/cwt124.00–124.007845
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned634146.59/cwt145.00–150.0092912
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned651140.00/cwt140.00–140.009117
Steers—Medium and Large 2661135.00/cwt135.00–135.0089211
Steers—Medium and Large 1669150.89/cwt150.00–152.001,00935
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned679146.74/cwt140.00–148.0099630
Steers—Medium and Large 2Unweaned695129.00/cwt129.00–129.008974
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned704144.43/cwt143.00–145.001,0177
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy712162.75/cwt162.75–162.751,159125
Steers—Medium and Large 1720152.34/cwt150.00–156.001,09740
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2733141.00/cwt141.00–141.001,0342
Steers—Medium and Large 2735121.00/cwt121.00–121.008894
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned738132.00/cwt132.00–132.009744
Steers—Medium and Large 1769152.02/cwt150.00–153.001,16936
Steers—Medium and Large 2773120.00/cwt120.00–120.009282
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned794134.00/cwt134.00–134.001,0649
Steers—Medium and Large 1811147.50/cwt147.50–147.501,19613
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2815136.00/cwt136.00–136.001,1088
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned815129.67/cwt129.00–130.001,0579
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2891140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,2478
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2925125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,1562
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2955125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,1941
Feeder Cattle · Heifers40 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned308178.00/cwt178.00–178.005484
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy349195.00/cwt195.00–195.006817
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy356190.00/cwt190.00–190.006765
Heifers—Medium and Large 1377180.38/cwt179.00–181.0068010
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned383148.23/cwt148.00–150.005688
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned396170.10/cwt170.00–171.0067420
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned407146.00/cwt146.00–146.005943
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy426178.00/cwt178.00–178.0075810
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2429155.00/cwt155.00–155.006658
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned435160.66/cwt160.00–163.006999
Heifers—Medium and Large 1443170.00/cwt170.00–170.007533
Heifers—Medium and Large 1457164.00/cwt164.00–164.0074910
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy459165.00/cwt165.00–165.0075715
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Unweaned469129.06/cwt125.00–130.0060528
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned470140.00/cwt140.00–140.006586
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned486150.95/cwt150.00–156.0073428
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2510159.00/cwt159.00–159.008113
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed513147.00/cwt147.00–147.0075424
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned521144.10/cwt142.00–146.0075116
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Unweaned524116.96/cwt113.00–118.0061315
Heifers—Medium and Large 1531155.67/cwt155.00–160.0082714
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned547120.00/cwt120.00–120.006564
Heifers—Medium and Large 1562139.35/cwt139.00–140.0078314
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned584129.83/cwt129.00–130.0075830
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Unweaned593109.00/cwt109.00–109.006462
Heifers—Medium and Large 1613149.65/cwt145.00–152.00917121
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned618129.92/cwt124.50–140.008036
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Unweaned618114.46/cwt110.00–118.0070714
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned641140.62/cwt137.00–142.0090128
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned659130.34/cwt130.00–131.508599
Heifers—Medium and Large 2660120.00/cwt120.00–120.007923
Heifers—Medium and Large 1675139.91/cwt138.00–141.009448
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned684120.78/cwt120.00–122.0082622
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy696150.50/cwt150.50–150.501,04755
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2712128.00/cwt128.00–128.009113
Heifers—Medium and Large 1723138.76/cwt138.00–140.001,00318
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Unweaned725111.58/cwt108.00–115.008099
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned730131.00/cwt131.00–131.009563
Heifers—Medium and Large 1792137.10/cwt136.75–139.001,086105
Heifers—Medium and Large 1860137.50/cwt137.50–137.501,18321
Feeder Cattle · Cows1 lot · lightest first
Cows—Small and Medium 2-3338205.00/cwt205.00–205.006936
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Medium and Large 1390208.00/cwt208.00–208.008112
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,49082.22/cwt80.00–85.501,2253
Bulls——1,53070.00/cwt70.00–70.001,0711
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight83421.81/cwt20.00–24.0018225
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight93425.93/cwt25.00–27.0024227
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03336.06/cwt33.00–41.0037259
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,11447.11/cwt44.50–49.5052552
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,13461.77/cwt61.00–63.0070027
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,19352.78/cwt52.00–56.0063029
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25960.40/cwt59.50–61.5076021
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,28964.83/cwt62.00–66.0083650
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,34469.39/cwt67.00–70.0093313
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,65875.65/cwt75.00–79.001,25412
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,66571.00/cwt71.00–71.001,1821

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.