Dalhart cattle auction summary

Cattlemen’s Livestock Auction, Dalhart, Texas, reported receipts of 2,753 head of cattle selling on Jan. 21, according to the USDA-Texas Department of Agriculture Market News, Amarillo, Texas.

Compared to the previous week, the steer and heifer calves weighing under 600 pounds were mostly selling $2 to $4 higher with instances of steers weighing under 400 pounds were selling $5 to $6 higher. The feeder steers and heifers weighing over 600 pounds were selling $2 to $4 higher. The slaughter cows and bulls were firm to $2 higher. The trade was active. The demand was good. The supply included 18% feeder cattle with 48% steers and 52% were heifers; and 82% was slaughter cattle with 98% cows and 2% were bulls. The feeder cattle supply weighing over 600 pounds was 73%.

Feeder steers: Medium and large frame 1, per hundredweight/actual weight, 14 head, 360 to 395 lbs., 199.00 to 217.00 (214.84); 3 head, 380 to 393 lbs., 186.00 to 190.00 (188.70) unweaned; 19 head, 423 to 438 lbs., 199.00 to 207.00 (204.72); 68 head, 453 to 492 lbs., 172.00 to 192.00 (179.66); 13 head, 465 lbs., 164.00 unweaned; 35 head, 505 to 535 lbs., 172.00 to 177.00 (175.88); 9 head, 528 to 530 lbs., 160.00 to 161.00 (160.67) unweaned; 58 head, 553 to 591 lbs., 154.50 to 170.00 (162.07); 3 head, 572 lbs., 150.00 unweaned; 56 head, 601 to 632 lbs., 145.00 to 152.00 (149.48); 106 head, 655 to 699 lbs., 131.00 to 146.75 (140.12); 41 head, 706 to 727 lbs., 137.25 to 140.00 (138.59); 8 head, 743 lbs., 120.00 unweaned; 363 head, 760 to 789 lbs., 129.00 to 137.00 (132.32); 57 head, 800 to 823 lbs., 127.00 to 134.75 (130.54); 3 head, 850 lbs., 131.00; 112 head, 952 lbs., 130.35; 4 head, 1070 lbs., 109.50.

Feeder heifers: Medium and large frame 1, 5 head, 325 to 326 lbs., 160.00 to 167.00 (164.21); 4 head, 350 lbs., 166.00; 8 head, 351 lbs., 183.00 thin fleshed; 2 head, 380 lbs., 150.00 unweaned; 39 head, 410 to 444 lbs., 150.00 to 156.00 (154.82); 36 head, 453 to 498 lbs., 135.00 to 148.00 (142.55); 28 head, 457 to 458 lbs., 156.50 to 162.00 (160.04) thin fleshed; 28 head, 500 to 540 lbs., 134.00 to 142.00 (137.91); 155 head, 550 to 594 lbs., 125.00 to 137.00 (134.32); 5 head, 573 to 593 lbs., 115.00 to 119.00 (117.37) unweaned; 81 head, 608 to 641 lbs., 123.00 to 131.00 (129.91); 2 head, 615 lbs., 120.00 unweaned; 46 head, 671 to 687 lbs., 122.00 to 129.00 (127.17); 18 head, 664 to 688 lbs., 110.00 to 120.00 (116.42) unweaned; 103 head, 708 to 749 lbs., 121.00 to 125.00 (124.37); 6 head, 700 lbs., 115.00 unweaned; 213 head, 763 to 785 lbs., 120.00 to 129.00 (127.65); 190 head, 820 to 846 lbs., 123.00 to 125.75 (124.80); 14 head, 815 lbs., 117.00 unweaned; 63 head, 866 lbs., 123.00; 9 head, 911 lbs., 113.00.