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Cattlemen's Livestock Auction Market Report

Dalhart, Texas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, October 22, 2020

2,795 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $143.59/cwt +9.90 vs last sale · ≈ $683/hd at 476 lb · 212 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $132.03/cwt -0.89 vs last sale · ≈ $758/hd at 574 lb · 195 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $116.69/cwt +5.61 vs last sale · ≈ $540/hd at 463 lb · 123 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,795 2,807 0
Feeder cattle 2,277 2,205 0
Slaughter cattle 518 602 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Receipts on offer were mostly calves coming right off their mothers with several having one round of preweaning shots, a few had their booster shots. Steer calves under 600 lbs steady with a few attractive lots 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Steer calves over 600 lbs sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower. 300 to 700 lb heifers 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Yearling steer and heifer feeders were not well tested. Lean slaughter cows steady, fleshy kinds mostly 2.00 lower. Trade and demand moderate.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
218 218 4 161.00 $161.00 $351 —
260 unweaned 260 2 151.00 $151.00 $393 —
295 295 1 160.00 $160.00 $472 —
310 unweaned 310 2 145.00 $145.00 $450 —
300–340 330 9 160.00 $160.00 $528 —
361–377 370 20 155.00–169.00 $161.73 $598 —
367–395 unweaned 370 22 143.00–146.00 $145.71 $539 +5.71
428–449 439 31 141.00–146.00 $142.95 $628 -8.96
457–495 475 137 141.00–153.00 $147.65 $701 +7.76
459–493 unweaned 477 75 129.00–138.00 $136.18 $650 +11.78
518–519 519 77 143.00 $143.00 $742 +0.05
522–546 unweaned 530 36 128.50–134.00 $130.85 $694 +3.47
555 thin fleshed 555 4 170.00 $170.00 $944 —
552–598 unweaned 570 92 120.00–131.00 $127.17 $725 +1.13
564–598 579 99 130.00–140.00 $135.02 $782 +1.82
620 620 9 132.50 $132.50 $822 +4.02
628–649 unweaned 646 53 113.00–125.00 $120.75 $780 -0.48
655–691 unweaned 670 72 108.00–114.00 $111.48 $747 -4.37
713–740 unweaned 728 14 99.00–110.00 $104.96 $764 -15.84
738 738 4 124.50 $124.50 $919 -8.61
771 unweaned 771 44 122.00 $122.00 $941 +2.01
805 unweaned 805 1 119.00 $119.00 $958 —
855 unweaned 855 1 112.00 $112.00 $958 —
931 931 4 109.50 $109.50 $1,019 —
950 950 2 105.00 $105.00 $998 —
1028 1028 15 110.50 $110.50 $1,136 +6.60
1155 1155 10 96.50 $96.50 $1,115 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
229–240 232 7 153.00–154.00 $153.30 $356 —
290–298 unweaned 296 5 138.00–140.00 $139.61 $413 -0.21
301–333 unweaned 308 9 127.00–131.00 $130.04 $401 —
378 unweaned 378 3 133.00 $133.00 $503 —
439–443 unweaned 441 5 134.00 $134.00 $591 —
458 unweaned 458 2 124.00 $124.00 $568 —
561 561 9 133.00 $133.00 $746 —
583 unweaned 583 3 105.00 $105.00 $612 -16.69
603–622 unweaned 613 22 109.00–111.00 $110.09 $675 +0.09
647 647 14 130.00 $130.00 $841 —
655 655 23 126.75 $126.75 $830 —
690 unweaned 690 1 119.00 $119.00 $821 +12.64
718–749 unweaned 741 16 101.00–105.00 $101.97 $756 —
751–775 unweaned 762 20 106.00–117.50 $114.42 $872 —
754–784 770 26 126.50–129.50 $127.86 $985 —
818–827 unweaned 819 38 91.00–103.50 $93.19 $763 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
573–588 unweaned 581 4 114.00–115.00 $114.49 $665 +24.49
603 unweaned 603 27 98.00 $98.00 $591 —
629 629 7 110.00 $110.00 $692 —
670 unweaned 670 4 100.00 $100.00 $670 +10.00
774 unweaned 774 15 96.00–100.00 $97.07 $751 -3.93

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 unweaned 340 10 130.00 $130.00 $442 -10.48
340 340 3 146.00 $146.00 $496 -7.00
350–386 381 34 139.00–148.00 $146.25 $557 +2.93
368–397 unweaned 393 15 124.00–129.00 $124.62 $490 -9.23
410–432 420 13 130.00–135.00 $132.37 $556 —
418–434 unweaned 428 43 123.00–128.00 $124.99 $535 -9.06
451–494 unweaned 467 17 120.00–124.00 $121.95 $570 +0.75
467–476 475 60 134.00–139.00 $134.66 $640 -0.64
501–537 unweaned 514 57 108.50–118.00 $116.16 $597 -6.01
501–546 526 59 124.00–133.00 $126.60 $666 -1.40
564–580 568 51 119.00–129.00 $125.16 $711 -3.31
556–594 unweaned 578 43 105.00–114.00 $108.87 $629 -9.77
600–633 unweaned 609 25 100.00–112.00 $110.53 $673 -4.67
675–690 unweaned 689 20 95.00–102.00 $95.69 $659 -19.31
701 701 4 121.50 $121.50 $852 —
733–741 unweaned 738 6 90.00–99.00 $92.98 $686 -18.02
760 unweaned 760 1 99.00 $99.00 $752 -8.00
870 870 7 108.25 $108.25 $942 —
917 917 5 95.00 $95.00 $871 —
1008 1008 3 93.50 $93.50 $942 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–291 288 8 132.00–133.00 $132.88 $383 —
294 unweaned 294 11 125.00 $125.00 $368 -7.00
316 unweaned 316 6 124.00 $124.00 $392 —
355–360 unweaned 358 2 122.00–124.00 $123.01 $440 -6.21
430–445 unweaned 440 37 104.00–115.00 $106.99 $471 —
453–459 unweaned 458 51 110.00–112.00 $111.53 $511 +0.45
464–467 466 72 118.00–123.00 $120.35 $561 —
537 thin fleshed 537 19 127.50 $127.50 $685 —
525–547 unweaned 539 57 102.00–113.00 $105.95 $571 -6.13
554 thin fleshed 554 8 123.00 $123.00 $681 —
613 unweaned 613 12 98.00 $98.00 $601 -11.90
674 unweaned 674 4 90.00 $90.00 $607 —
667–697 675 30 120.00–121.50 $120.41 $813 —
838 unweaned 838 2 80.00 $80.00 $670 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–345 unweaned 341 4 90.00–111.00 $95.08 $324 -24.92
397 unweaned 397 8 110.00 $110.00 $437 —
410 unweaned 410 2 86.00 $86.00 $353 —
454–494 unweaned 472 9 88.00–95.00 $91.74 $433 -25.26
542 unweaned 542 33 75.00 $75.00 $406 -25.20
565–578 unweaned 575 20 79.50–90.00 $88.36 $508 -11.64
631–648 unweaned 638 7 86.00–96.00 $91.65 $585 -10.60
652–675 unweaned 658 4 83.00–85.00 $83.51 $549 -14.49

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
759–1365 874 85-90% 11 23.00–30.00 $24.99 $218 -1.55
1009–1251 1095 85-90% 72 43.50–50.00 $46.47 $509 —
910–1515 1150 85-90% 41 36.00–42.50 $38.90 $447 -4.52
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1123–1600 1260 80-85% 73 44.00–52.00 $47.37 $597 —
1508 1508 80-85% 2 40.50 $40.50 $611 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1410–1755 1598 75-80% 10 49.50–53.00 $50.53 $807 —
1750 1750 75-80% 1 55.50 $55.50 $971 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1595 1595 1 73.00 $73.00 $1,164 —

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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.