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Cattlemen's Livestock Auction Market Report

Dalhart, Texas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, October 8, 2020

2,102 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $138.98/cwt ≈ $927/hd at 667 lb · 172 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $139.00/cwt ≈ $1,070/hd at 770 lb · 160 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $142.53/cwt ≈ $752/hd at 528 lb · 137 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,102 0 0
Feeder cattle 1,523 — 0
Slaughter cattle 579 — 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Steer and heifer calves under 700 lbs steady to 3.00 lower. Feeder steers and heifers over 600 lbs 3.00 to 4.00 lower except one string of 711 lb heifers sold firm. Fleshy slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 lower; lean cows steady to weak. Trade and demand moderate.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
348 348 3 160.00 $160.00 $557
378 378 5 169.00 $169.00 $639
405–448 unweaned 440 7 139.00–148.00 $141.05 $621
440 440 11 166.00 $166.00 $730
489 489 18 169.00 $169.00 $826
509–548 522 78 141.25–164.00 $147.11 $768
508–545 unweaned 535 59 135.00–139.00 $136.47 $730
599 unweaned 599 10 122.00 $122.00 $731
610 610 24 131.50–144.00 $138.79 $847
607–645 unweaned 626 108 120.00–129.00 $126.95 $795
656–659 unweaned 657 20 120.00–123.00 $121.80 $800
658–684 668 152 129.00–143.00 $141.24 $943
715–741 720 88 140.25–141.50 $141.24 $1,017
728 unweaned 728 4 121.00 $121.00 $881
770 770 160 139.00 $139.00 $1,070
819 819 8 129.00 $129.00 $1,057
861 861 33 136.50 $136.50 $1,175
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
331 331 7 150.00 $150.00 $496
335 unweaned 335 1 140.00 $140.00 $469
380 380 7 144.00 $144.00 $547
408–443 419 13 139.00–140.00 $139.16 $583
418–425 unweaned 420 3 129.00–135.00 $132.98 $559
462–465 unweaned 463 4 124.00–130.00 $128.49 $595
490 490 1 135.00 $135.00 $662
543 543 2 134.00 $134.00 $728
575 unweaned 575 2 126.00 $126.00 $724
615–635 625 4 129.00–130.00 $129.51 $809
628 unweaned 628 3 122.00 $122.00 $766
703–738 704 70 130.00–138.00 $137.76 $970
740 unweaned 740 1 118.00 $118.00 $873
878 unweaned 878 6 105.00 $105.00 $922
905 905 2 115.00 $115.00 $1,041
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
331–343 unweaned 335 6 130.00–136.00 $133.95 $449
410 410 1 125.00 $125.00 $512
545 unweaned 545 2 112.00 $112.00 $610
585 unweaned 585 1 115.00 $115.00 $673
820 820 1 114.00 $114.00 $935

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
355–362 361 6 149.00–154.00 $153.18 $553
430–448 441 10 134.00–139.00 $135.95 $600
450–452 451 6 139.00–141.00 $140.00 $631
505–532 515 114 126.00–135.00 $131.61 $678
510–532 unweaned 523 11 120.00–124.00 $122.75 $642
565–581 579 10 124.00–128.50 $128.06 $741
578–588 unweaned 584 42 115.00–120.00 $118.28 $691
610 unweaned 610 2 116.00 $116.00 $708
635 635 8 116.00 $116.00 $737
646 thin fleshed 646 6 139.50 $139.50 $901
711 711 129 135.25 $135.25 $962
784 784 10 127.50 $127.50 $1,000
845 845 27 119.50 $119.50 $1,010
910–916 914 10 114.00–118.00 $115.19 $1,053
965 965 1 113.00 $113.00 $1,090
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
335 335 1 135.00 $135.00 $452
387 387 8 133.00 $133.00 $515
409–429 unweaned 422 12 124.00–127.00 $125.05 $528
462–470 unweaned 463 27 125.00–126.00 $125.81 $583
468–493 480 9 128.00–134.00 $129.31 $621
569–585 unweaned 572 11 114.00–117.00 $116.44 $666
795 795 2 115.00 $115.00 $914
960 960 5 112.25 $112.25 $1,078
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
340 unweaned 340 2 125.00 $125.00 $425
545 unweaned 545 1 110.00 $110.00 $600
618 unweaned 618 2 100.00 $100.00 $618
715–723 719 4 90.00–92.00 $90.99 $654

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
826–1163 1024 85-90% 116 35.00–47.00 $41.98 $430
805–1375 1089 85-90% 15 24.00–28.00 $25.43 $277
884–1426 1119 85-90% 77 46.00–54.00 $49.37 $552
1503 1503 85-90% 8 57.00 $57.00 $857
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1037–1415 1195 80-85% 38 42.00–45.00 $43.81 $524
1100–1828 1323 80-85% 74 48.00–56.00 $51.23 $678
1465 1465 80-85% 2 60.00 $60.00 $879
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1539 1539 75-80% 6 48.50 $48.50 $746
1513–1768 1608 75-80% 57 52.00–59.50 $56.40 $907

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1477–2010 1588 31 72.00–76.50 $73.36 $1,165
1780 1780 1 65.00 $65.00 $1,157
2170–2200 2185 2 82.50–86.00 $84.26 $1,841

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Dairy Heifers

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
572 572 8 49.00 $49.00 $280
668–698 682 17 51.50–53.50 $52.54 $358
750 750 1 49.00 $49.00 $368
852–898 877 9 46.00–52.00 $49.60 $435
963 963 11 49.00 $49.00 $472

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.