Cattlemen's Livestock Auction Market Report

Dalhart, Texas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, April 29, 2021

1,689 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $119.02/cwt +4.02 vs last sale · ≈ $1,034/hd at 869 lb · 198 head

heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $124.89/cwt +2.51 vs last sale · ≈ $975/hd at 781 lb · 194 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $169.90/cwt -13.10 vs last sale · ≈ $875/hd at 515 lb · 145 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,689	960	1,645
Feeder cattle	1,387	650	1,493
Slaughter cattle	302	310	152

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Not enough steer and heifer calves under 600 lbs last week for a market comparison this week but a much lower undertone noted. Feeder steers and heifers over 600 lbs steady. Slaughter cows and bulls firm. 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
298 unweaned	298	2	180.00	$180.00	$536	—
354	354	10	197.00	$197.00	$697	—
380 unweaned	380	1	180.00	$180.00	$684	—
410–440	415	18	179.00–185.00	$183.66	$762	-5.34
500–540	515	118	163.50–172.00	$168.05	$865	-14.95
515 thin fleshed	515	27	178.00	$178.00	$917	—
553–591	567	33	146.00–170.00	$159.41	$904	+7.41
604–644	623	40	141.00–152.00	$145.95	$909	—
660–675	672	11	141.50–142.00	$141.59	$951	-9.91
725	725	46	149.50	$149.50	$1,084	—
753	753	10	134.00	$134.00	$1,009	—
918	918	76	125.00	$125.00	$1,148	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285 unweaned	285	1	180.00	$180.00	$513	—
380	380	1	157.00	$157.00	$597	—
433	433	5	171.00	$171.00	$740	-7.00
465	465	13	170.00	$170.00	$790	—
510–520	515	2	140.00–149.00	$144.54	$744	—
572	572	13	151.00	$151.00	$864	—
660	660	1	131.00	$131.00	$865	-4.98
770–795	783	2	120.00–126.00	$122.95	$963	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	1	159.00	$159.00	$461	—
350	350	1	140.00	$140.00	$490	—
598	598	2	125.00	$125.00	$748	—
623	623	2	120.00	$120.00	$748	—
670	670	1	117.00	$117.00	$784	+2.03
800–840	822	3	101.00–111.00	$106.63	$876	+15.63

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330–340	335	4	158.00–159.00	$158.75	$532	—
372	372	16	170.00	$170.00	$632	—
407–440	429	19	154.00–158.00	$155.10	$665	—
466–490	468	13	145.00–152.00	$151.44	$709	—
501–539	520	66	136.75–146.00	$142.83	$743	-20.17
560–572	569	24	131.00–140.00	$133.21	$758	—
604–619	614	20	130.00–130.50	$130.33	$800	—
738	738	39	127.50	$127.50	$941	—
763–789	781	194	124.00–127.00	$124.89	$975	+2.51
866–870	869	198	118.50–120.25	$119.02	$1,034	+4.02

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300	300	1	140.00	$140.00	$420	-25.49
378	378	5	148.00	$148.00	$559	-13.30
407	407	3	140.00	$140.00	$570	-3.00
464–498	471	29	138.00–142.00	$139.90	$659	-10.10
525–548	540	9	130.00	$130.00	$702	-14.63
569–575	570	9	125.00–127.00	$126.78	$723	-8.22
660	660	1	120.00	$120.00	$792	—
680 unweaned	680	1	110.00	$110.00	$748	—
700	700	2	116.00	$116.00	$812	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
493–495	494	4	120.00–127.00	$123.51	$610	—
580	580	2	116.00	$116.00	$673	—
668	668	2	107.00	$107.00	$715	—
719	719	4	99.00	$99.00	$712	-11.51
785	785	1	104.00	$104.00	$816	—
808–840	824	4	92.00–95.00	$93.53	$771	—
890	890	1	100.00	$100.00	$890	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1088–1427	1151	80-85%	44	52.50–65.00	$55.22	$636	-2.46
1018–1520	1434	80-85%	41	65.00–76.00	$67.79	$972	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
805–1139	1015	85-90%	9	34.00–40.00	$37.92	$385	—
923–1206	1054	85-90%	19	40.00–44.00	$41.52	$438	—
865–1481	1138	85-90%	26	49.00–59.00	$51.48	$586	-16.79
1190–1290	1216	85-90%	19	63.00–67.50	$64.37	$783	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1590	1590	75-80%	1	65.00	$65.00	$1,034	-1.73
1623–1745	1642	75-80%	13	67.00–74.00	$72.20	$1,186	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1495–1715	1577	3	94.50–95.00	$94.84	$1,496	—

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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.