Cattlemen's Livestock Auction Market Report, Dalhart, TX

Dalhart, Texas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, June 3, 2021

1,219 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $139.57/cwt +6.12 vs last sale · ≈ $1,087/hd at 779 lb · 157 head

heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $127.00/cwt +0.25 vs last sale · ≈ $993/hd at 782 lb · 105 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $164.88/cwt -11.12 vs last sale · ≈ $895/hd at 543 lb · 87 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,219	1,852	2,016
Feeder cattle	820	1,389	1,627
Slaughter cattle	399	463	389

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Not enough comparable sales with last week on both steer and heifer calves and feeder steers and heifers however a firm undertone was noted. Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 to 3.00 higher, instances 4.00 higher. 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
538–544	543	87	164.00–171.00	$164.88	$895	—
558–577	574	11	154.00–160.00	$155.06	$890	—
618	618	48	159.00	$159.00	$983	+8.37
625	625	14	150.00	$150.00	$938	-0.63
656	656	23	145.00–146.50	$146.11	$958	—
751–795	779	157	133.00–143.50	$139.57	$1,087	+6.12

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
631	631	5	142.00	$142.00	$896	+11.00
725	725	1	131.00	$131.00	$950	-5.50
765	765	4	125.00	$125.00	$956	—
880	880	2	126.00	$126.00	$1,109	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
630	630	1	115.00	$115.00	$724	—
758	758	2	118.00	$118.00	$894	—
860–865	863	2	115.00–118.00	$116.50	$1,005	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
589	589	8	136.00	$136.00	$801	-5.50
631–644	642	30	129.00–134.00	$133.18	$855	-3.32
673	673	2	125.00	$125.00	$841	—
781–782	782	105	127.00	$127.00	$993	+0.25
835	835	2	119.00	$119.00	$994	-6.78
925	925	1	110.00	$110.00	$1,018	-7.50

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
430	430	1	147.00	$147.00	$632	—
480	480	1	131.00	$131.00	$629	-9.00
540	540	1	130.00	$130.00	$702	—
763	763	17	118.00	$118.00	$900	-0.55

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
540	540	1	110.00	$110.00	$594	—
620	620	1	110.00	$110.00	$682	—
680	680	1	109.00	$109.00	$741	—
700–730	723	4	103.00–114.00	$105.66	$764	+5.50

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
735–742	740	85-90%	4	31.00–40.00	$33.23	$246	—
810–1250	936	85-90%	27	30.00–44.00	$39.75	$372	—
930–989	973	85-90%	12	50.00–53.00	$51.34	$500	+10.31
985–998	994	85-90%	3	47.00–61.00	$51.63	$513	+4.79
1006–1440	1135	85-90%	38	45.00–57.00	$53.84	$611	—
1030–1420	1147	85-90%	31	59.00–63.00	$61.96	$711	—
1062–1835	1206	85-90%	22	63.00–71.00	$66.49	$802	+8.33

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1087–1585	1202	80-85%	34	64.00–68.00	$65.28	$785	—
1202–1715	1337	80-85%	19	70.00–75.00	$71.11	$951	+5.29
1280–1390	1344	80-85%	6	55.00–60.00	$58.34	$784	-7.48

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1265–1805	1589	75-80%	39	76.00–80.00	$79.08	$1,257	—
1610–1705	1645	75-80%	3	71.50–74.00	$72.86	$1,199	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1410	1410	1	87.00	$87.00	$1,227	—
1930–2145	2032	3	101.00–106.50	$102.82	$2,089	—

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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.