Cattlemen's Livestock Auction Market Report

Dalhart, Texas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, January 28, 2021

2,183 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $136.55/cwt +1.00 vs last sale · ≈ $960/hd at 703 lb · 198 head

heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $126.83/cwt -4.17 vs last sale · ≈ $1,084/hd at 855 lb · 135 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $142.83/cwt +2.71 vs last sale · ≈ $977/hd at 684 lb · 113 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,183	2,753	2,080
Feeder cattle	1,783	2,247	1,707
Slaughter cattle	400	506	373

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Steer and heifer calves under 600 lbs firm to 2.00 higher. Feeder steers and heifers over 600 lbs steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls 5.00 higher to 7.00 higher with high dressing kinds experiencing the greater price increase. Trade active. Demand good.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–280	275	4	227.00–228.00	$227.24	$625	—
325–340	334	4	209.00–219.00	$212.20	$709	—
361 thin fleshed	361	7	224.00	$224.00	$809	—
350–387	382	8	212.00–216.00	$215.54	$823	+0.70
400–415	406	9	200.00–208.00	$206.42	$838	+1.70
450–495	468	46	162.00–186.50	$177.58	$831	-2.08
502–548	530	81	167.00–180.00	$172.50	$914	-3.38
559–598	582	88	147.00–162.50	$155.61	$906	-6.46
600–645	631	30	145.50–151.00	$147.33	$930	-2.15
680 unweaned	680	3	128.00	$128.00	$870	—
655–690	684	110	132.00–148.50	$143.23	$980	+3.11
700–736	703	198	134.00–138.00	$136.55	$960	-2.04
754–765	760	63	130.00–135.50	$134.19	$1,020	+1.87
855–862	855	135	124.50–127.00	$126.83	$1,084	-4.17
945	945	13	123.00	$123.00	$1,162	—
1043	1043	12	112.00	$112.00	$1,168	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355	355	1	203.00	$203.00	$721	—
428–438	432	5	186.00–190.00	$188.38	$814	+1.58
460–495	471	8	155.00–166.00	$157.05	$740	—
530–535	533	2	145.00–161.00	$153.04	$816	-3.96
565–598	587	3	146.00–151.00	$147.60	$866	+3.64
631–640	637	24	132.00–140.00	$135.31	$862	+4.31
693	693	2	130.00	$130.00	$901	+3.00
710–740	725	2	130.00–131.00	$130.51	$946	+7.25

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
460	460	2	131.00	$131.00	$603	—
580	580	1	125.00	$125.00	$725	+1.00
645	645	1	121.00	$121.00	$780	—
760	760	1	112.00	$112.00	$851	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200	200	1	180.00	$180.00	$360	—
255–270	263	2	180.00–196.00	$187.77	$494	—
355–388	369	19	154.00–178.00	$167.19	$617	+1.19
408 thin fleshed	408	7	169.00	$169.00	$690	—
408–446	432	21	154.00–160.00	$156.71	$677	+1.89
463 thin fleshed	463	26	159.50	$159.50	$738	-0.54
476–480	477	8	138.00	$138.00	$658	-4.55
505–544	531	40	137.00–150.00	$141.69	$752	+3.78
552–590	562	56	132.00–137.50	$134.00	$753	-0.32
603–649	625	95	127.00–136.50	$132.12	$826	+2.21
643 unweaned	643	5	116.50	$116.50	$749	-3.50
656–695	662	45	130.00–133.00	$131.95	$874	+4.78
700–730	720	81	122.00–128.50	$125.70	$905	+1.33
816	816	8	117.50	$117.50	$959	-7.30
922	922	8	112.50	$112.50	$1,037	-0.50
969	969	4	111.00	$111.00	$1,076	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
328	328	2	148.00	$148.00	$485	-4.00
425–439	438	10	143.00–150.00	$149.32	$654	—
478	478	4	141.00	$141.00	$674	+8.00
535 unweaned	535	3	120.00	$120.00	$642	—
536–540	537	9	130.00–131.00	$130.22	$699	+0.22
565	565	1	125.00	$125.00	$706	—
600–644	623	15	122.00–125.00	$123.35	$768	—
679	679	4	116.00	$116.00	$788	±0.00
683 unweaned	683	3	107.00	$107.00	$731	-3.00
795	795	2	101.00–108.00	$104.50	$831	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
820–1205	992	85-90%	36	25.00–39.00	$34.26	$340	—
885–1365	1001	85-90%	51	39.00–45.50	$41.60	$416	—
1060–1140	1100	85-90%	2	61.00	$61.00	$671	+24.19
920–1470	1106	85-90%	26	38.50–50.00	$44.55	$493	+7.74

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
948–1345	1133	80-85%	48	48.50–53.00	$50.35	$570	—
1020–1269	1251	80-85%	14	63.50	$63.50	$794	—
1200–1482	1371	80-85%	32	54.00–60.00	$58.11	$797	+11.56

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1359	1359	75-80%	4	64.00	$64.00	$870	—
1490	1490	75-80%	1	49.00	$49.00	$730	—
1620–1815	1685	75-80%	3	54.00–56.00	$55.28	$931	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1607	1607	17	85.50	$85.50	$1,374	+16.50

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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.