Cattlemen's Livestock Auction Market Report, Dalhart, TX

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

Head	This sale	Last sale
Total receipts	2,795	2,807
Feeder cattle	2,277	2,205
Slaughter cattle	518	602

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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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.