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Cattlemen's Livestock Auction Market Report, Dalhart, TX

Dalhart, Texas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, May 27, 2021

1,852 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $125.78/cwt +2.78 vs last sale · ≈ $1,016/hd at 808 lb · 240 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $126.75/cwt ≈ $973/hd at 768 lb · 122 head
light 9-weight M&L 1 heifers $117.50/cwt ≈ $1,080/hd at 919 lb · 115 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,852 1,387 1,797
Feeder cattle 1,389 1,021 1,610
Slaughter cattle 463 366 187

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Steer and heifer calves under 600 lbs firm to 4.00 higher in a limited test. Feeder steers and heifers over 600 lbs steady to 2.00 higher. Receipts included a large reputation offering of thin steer and heifer calves under 550 lbs and several loads of 750-900 lb feeder heifers off wheat pasture. Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Trade active. Demand good.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 thin fleshed 320 15 205.00 $205.00 $656 —
424 thin fleshed 424 91 190.00 $190.00 $806 —
481 481 7 175.00 $175.00 $842 —
531 thin fleshed 531 30 176.00 $176.00 $935 —
605–638 635 13 146.00–151.00 $150.63 $957 -0.37
758–783 775 6 131.00–138.50 $133.45 $1,034 -0.55
803 803 56 140.25 $140.25 $1,126 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 2 170.00 $170.00 $536 —
410 410 1 159.00 $159.00 $652 —
469–486 480 16 163.00–164.00 $163.94 $787 +6.94
545 545 1 139.00 $139.00 $758 -11.00
582 582 9 147.00 $147.00 $856 +2.00
630 630 1 131.00 $131.00 $825 -3.00
679 679 8 135.00 $135.00 $917 +3.00
730 730 2 136.50 $136.50 $996 +13.50
843 843 5 125.00 $125.00 $1,054 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405 405 1 145.00 $145.00 $587 -5.00
460 460 1 150.00 $150.00 $690 —
505 505 2 132.00 $132.00 $667 —
685 685 1 121.00 $121.00 $829 —
718 718 2 121.00 $121.00 $869 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–288 thin fleshed 286 13 184.00–185.00 $184.07 $526 —
385 385 2 161.00 $161.00 $620 —
389 thin fleshed 389 86 176.00 $176.00 $685 —
439 439 15 160.00 $160.00 $702 +8.00
481 481 5 148.00 $148.00 $712 -12.00
498 thin fleshed 498 39 156.00 $156.00 $777 —
524 524 10 141.00 $141.00 $739 —
582 582 16 141.50 $141.50 $824 +9.50
632 632 15 136.50 $136.50 $863 —
700–713 707 4 122.00 $122.00 $863 +4.00
768 768 122 126.75 $126.75 $973 —
804–814 808 240 125.00–126.75 $125.78 $1,016 +2.78
895 895 10 114.00 $114.00 $1,020 —
919 919 115 117.50 $117.50 $1,080 —
1064 1064 21 110.25 $110.25 $1,173 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–344 342 6 117.50–124.00 $118.55 $405 —
708–717 712 12 99.00–101.00 $100.16 $713 —
835 835 2 93.00 $93.00 $777 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465 465 1 140.00 $140.00 $651 -2.00
555 555 1 125.00 $125.00 $694 —
615–647 634 5 116.00–118.00 $117.22 $743 -6.53
755–780 765 5 115.00–121.00 $118.55 $907 —
835 835 1 113.00 $113.00 $944 -4.00
875 875 1 109.00 $109.00 $954 —
903 903 2 100.00 $100.00 $903 +8.00

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
778–1200 981 85-90% 27 35.00–42.00 $41.03 $403 -1.97
865–1089 985 85-90% 61 44.00–52.00 $46.84 $461 +3.84
1011–1483 1207 85-90% 45 55.00–62.00 $58.16 $702 +4.77
1285–1455 1423 85-90% 20 68.50–73.50 $70.35 $1,001 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1195–1505 1285 80-85% 33 69.00–75.00 $71.60 $920 —
1245–1365 1334 80-85% 14 63.00–67.00 $65.82 $878 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1495–1805 1671 75-80% 8 74.00–76.50 $75.44 $1,261 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1615 1615 1 96.00 $96.00 $1,550 —
2070–2445 2318 9 103.00–109.00 $104.91 $2,432 —

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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.