Cattlemen's Livestock Auction Market Report

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

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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.