Cattlemen's Livestock Auction Market Report

Dalhart, Texas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, March 18, 2021

1,479 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $128.16/cwt -9.29 vs last sale · ≈ $915/hd at 714 lb · 184 head

light 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $124.01/cwt -1.99 vs last sale · ≈ $1,009/hd at 814 lb · 140 head

heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $132.04/cwt +0.81 vs last sale · ≈ $1,126/hd at 853 lb · 67 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,479	2,685	685
Feeder cattle	1,136	2,216	219
Slaughter cattle	343	469	466

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Steer and heifer calves under 600 lbs and feeder steers and heifers over 600 lbs mostly steady, instances 1.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Trade fairly active. Demand fairly good.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355 thin fleshed	355	2	210.00	$210.00	$746	—
450–455	453	5	175.00–181.00	$178.62	$809	+1.72
559	559	39	160.00	$160.00	$894	+2.61
617–636	633	17	145.00–150.00	$149.14	$944	-1.78
657	657	6	144.00	$144.00	$946	+4.98
702–731	714	184	127.00–143.00	$128.16	$915	-9.29
768	768	8	138.00–140.50	$139.88	$1,074	+2.79
816	816	4	135.00	$135.00	$1,102	+3.70
850–885	853	67	126.50–132.50	$132.04	$1,126	+0.81
926–947	931	12	125.50–126.50	$126.25	$1,175	-0.16

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
358	358	2	184.00	$184.00	$659	+9.97
430	430	1	175.00	$175.00	$752	-4.00
475–495	488	3	160.00–170.00	$163.24	$797	-1.76
575	575	1	150.00	$150.00	$862	+5.84
600	600	5	147.00	$147.00	$882	—
655–664	660	11	132.00–134.00	$132.90	$877	-7.10
795	795	2	130.00	$130.00	$1,034	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
772	772	6	109.00	$109.00	$841	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–330	325	3	180.00–188.00	$182.58	$593	+17.58
348 unweaned	348	6	165.00	$165.00	$574	—
423–440	427	23	160.00	$160.00	$683	+0.32
462–484	479	20	152.00–160.00	$153.93	$737	—
520–547	526	56	144.50–148.00	$147.08	$774	+2.29
561	561	4	143.50	$143.50	$805	+9.89
605	605	10	136.00	$136.00	$823	+6.96
651–692	669	41	126.50–129.00	$127.75	$855	-0.75
713–720	716	28	125.50–127.00	$126.15	$903	-1.17
754–779	758	61	118.00–127.50	$126.15	$956	+1.11
804–839	814	140	121.00–127.25	$124.01	$1,009	-1.99
920–940	925	4	104.00–107.00	$105.75	$978	—
960–971	969	13	105.00–108.50	$107.97	$1,046	—
1020	1020	11	101.00	$101.00	$1,030	+5.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
435–443	441	14	141.00–146.00	$142.41	$628	+0.67
487–490	488	4	145.00–146.00	$145.25	$709	+8.73
613	613	2	127.00	$127.00	$779	—
675–694	690	5	114.00–120.00	$115.17	$795	-8.33
727	727	5	124.00	$124.00	$901	+10.00
750	750	2	111.00	$111.00	$832	-3.06
1133	1133	2	95.00	$95.00	$1,076	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325	325	2	130.00	$130.00	$422	—
785	785	3	84.50–89.00	$87.50	$687	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
716–1225	863	85-90%	50	22.00–33.00	$27.04	$233	—
815–1470	1026	85-90%	100	35.00–43.00	$39.21	$402	—
1010–1335	1178	85-90%	18	45.00–54.50	$47.65	$561	+0.32

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1083–1510	1221	80-85%	29	44.00–49.00	$45.97	$561	—
1213–1599	1359	80-85%	121	52.00–59.00	$55.10	$749	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1356–1585	1463	75-80%	18	59.50–62.50	$61.79	$904	—
1495–1693	1620	75-80%	14	54.50–57.50	$55.64	$901	-1.10

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1350	1350	1	70.00	$70.00	$945	—
1600	1600	1	80.00	$80.00	$1,280	—
1705–2015	1883	3	85.00–88.00	$86.75	$1,634	—

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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.