Cattlemen's Livestock Auction Market Report, Dalhart, TX

Dalhart, Texas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, May 20, 2021

1,387 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $133.57/cwt +0.32 vs last sale · ≈ $1,038/hd at 777 lb · 167 head

light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $125.15/cwt -1.85 vs last sale · ≈ $924/hd at 738 lb · 130 head

heavy 9-weight M&L 1 steers $125.00/cwt +2.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,199/hd at 959 lb · 48 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,387	1,900	1,801
Feeder cattle	1,021	1,611	1,510
Slaughter cattle	366	289	291

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Steer and heifer calves under 600 lbs not well tested, however a steady undertone noted. Feeder steers over 600 lbs 1.00 to 2.00 higher; heifer calves steady to 1.00 lower. 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
542 unweaned	542	7	146.00	$146.00	$791	—
560	560	37	154.00	$154.00	$862	+4.74
622	622	34	151.00	$151.00	$939	+3.00
658 unweaned	658	16	142.50	$142.50	$938	—
678	678	20	146.50	$146.50	$993	—
717	717	23	140.00	$140.00	$1,004	+3.00
761	761	11	127.50	$127.50	$970	-5.75
768–786	778	156	134.00	$134.00	$1,043	+0.75
845	845	9	133.50	$133.50	$1,128	+2.83
909	909	13	127.00	$127.00	$1,154	+3.50
959	959	48	125.00	$125.00	$1,199	+2.00
1007	1007	53	121.00	$121.00	$1,218	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355	355	1	170.00	$170.00	$604	—
450	450	1	157.00	$157.00	$706	—
510	510	2	150.00	$150.00	$765	+12.37
550	550	1	145.00	$145.00	$798	+6.00
603	603	2	134.00	$134.00	$808	—
665	665	1	132.00	$132.00	$878	-4.00
702	702	3	123.00	$123.00	$863	-11.00
770	770	2	121.00	$121.00	$932	—
1078	1078	2	100.00	$100.00	$1,078	—
1288	1288	2	94.00	$94.00	$1,211	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
417	417	5	150.00	$150.00	$626	—

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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	1	154.00	$154.00	$524	—
405	405	1	152.00	$152.00	$616	-1.00
462	462	6	160.00	$160.00	$739	+10.00
516 unweaned	516	12	139.00	$139.00	$717	—
568	568	2	132.00	$132.00	$750	+4.05
598 unweaned	598	12	124.00	$124.00	$742	—
675–676	676	13	127.00–129.00	$128.69	$870	-0.81
694 unweaned	694	8	124.00	$124.00	$861	—
725	725	6	118.00	$118.00	$856	-9.00
739	739	124	125.50	$125.50	$927	-1.50
832	832	10	123.00	$123.00	$1,023	+3.50
1016	1016	49	108.25	$108.25	$1,100	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
403	403	2	146.00	$146.00	$588	—
450	450	1	142.00	$142.00	$639	+3.81
548	548	2	129.00	$129.00	$707	+5.18
593 unweaned	593	2	116.00	$116.00	$688	—
610–614	613	12	123.50–125.00	$123.75	$759	—
708	708	2	116.00	$116.00	$821	+1.00
810	810	4	117.00	$117.00	$948	+7.00
905	905	11	92.00	$92.00	$833	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
683	683	3	110.00	$110.00	$751	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
733–1015	886	85-90%	10	31.00–37.00	$35.16	$312	—
941–1140	996	85-90%	29	41.00–45.00	$43.00	$428	—
1037–1409	1223	85-90%	56	46.00–60.00	$53.39	$653	—
985–1550	1382	85-90%	23	63.00–67.50	$64.16	$887	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1158	1158	80-85%	6	53.50	$53.50	$620	+2.11
1123–1490	1212	80-85%	33	54.00–62.00	$56.80	$688	—
1342–1573	1434	80-85%	5	65.00–66.00	$65.44	$938	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1495–1845	1612	75-80%	3	64.50–68.00	$66.66	$1,075	+0.54

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1535–1703	1679	7	87.00–91.00	$90.48	$1,519	—
1635–1945	1793	7	93.00–95.50	$94.09	$1,687	—

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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.