Cattlemen's Livestock Auction Market Report, Dalhart, TX

Dalhart, Texas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, July 1, 2021

1,411 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $144.97/cwt +3.76 vs last sale · ≈ $892/hd at 615 lb · 82 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $174.32/cwt +6.11 vs last sale · ≈ $978/hd at 561 lb · 76 head

heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $136.50/cwt -0.76 vs last sale · ≈ $1,073/hd at 786 lb · 67 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale
Total receipts	1,411	1,903
Feeder cattle	918	1,372
Slaughter cattle	493	531

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Steer and heifer calves under 600 lbs firm to 2.00 higher in a limited test; feeder steers and heifers over 600 lbs firm to 2.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Trade fairly active. Demand fairly good. The trade area has received beneficial moisture several days on the week.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300	300	1	205.00	$205.00	$615	-5.00
415	415	1	197.00	$197.00	$818	+2.00
474	474	14	187.00	$187.00	$886	-11.00
530	530	1	170.00	$170.00	$901	-4.00
553–561	561	76	170.00–174.50	$174.32	$978	+4.32
625	625	4	159.00	$159.00	$994	+1.31
661 thin fleshed	661	65	162.00	$162.00	$1,071	—
709–732	722	9	153.00	$153.00	$1,105	±0.00
751–776	769	37	149.00–153.50	$150.31	$1,156	-0.16
828	828	2	145.00	$145.00	$1,201	—
956	956	18	132.00	$132.00	$1,262	—
1058	1058	2	119.50	$119.50	$1,264	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365 unweaned	365	1	151.00	$151.00	$551	+1.00
465 unweaned	465	1	163.00	$163.00	$758	—
491	491	7	179.00	$179.00	$879	+2.00
519 thin fleshed	519	5	165.00	$165.00	$856	—
547	547	7	157.00	$157.00	$859	—
640	640	1	150.00	$150.00	$960	±0.00
655–670	660	3	137.00–143.00	$139.03	$918	—
795	795	2	145.00	$145.00	$1,153	—
815	815	1	131.00	$131.00	$1,068	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
473	473	2	160.00	$160.00	$757	—
560	560	1	136.00	$136.00	$762	—
697–698	697	8	117.00–124.00	$118.75	$828	-6.25

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335	335	2	172.50	$172.50	$578	+3.50
460	460	32	158.50	$158.50	$729	+2.50
515	515	4	150.00	$150.00	$772	—
571	571	17	151.00	$151.00	$862	-1.00
615–623	615	82	144.50–145.00	$144.97	$892	+3.76
695	695	5	135.00	$135.00	$938	—
786	786	67	136.50	$136.50	$1,073	-0.76
848	848	15	119.00	$119.00	$1,009	-8.00
1017	1017	5	109.00	$109.00	$1,109	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355	355	1	150.00	$150.00	$532	—
445	445	1	147.00	$147.00	$654	—
465	465	1	140.00	$140.00	$651	—
490 thin fleshed	490	2	150.00	$150.00	$735	—
505	505	1	134.00	$134.00	$677	-10.00
532 unweaned	532	3	126.00	$126.00	$670	—
558	558	7	134.00	$134.00	$748	—
635	635	4	123.00–125.00	$124.50	$791	—
668–670	669	5	125.00–132.00	$129.21	$864	—
795	795	5	123.00	$123.00	$978	—
842	842	5	112.50	$112.50	$947	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
740–925	904	85-90%	29	30.00–37.00	$34.47	$312	—
828–1085	906	85-90%	17	44.00–49.00	$45.88	$416	—
780–1050	932	85-90%	10	38.00–42.00	$39.99	$373	—
1024–1429	1148	85-90%	83	45.50–51.00	$48.65	$559	-3.73
1000–1455	1180	85-90%	48	52.00–60.00	$56.95	$672	—
1237	1237	85-90%	3	64.00	$64.00	$792	—
1176–1420	1244	85-90%	14	42.00–44.00	$43.84	$545	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1112–1363	1187	80-85%	49	58.00–61.50	$60.26	$715	—
1230–1447	1319	80-85%	28	62.50–66.00	$63.75	$841	—
1350–1403	1383	80-85%	8	70.00–72.00	$71.27	$986	+3.12

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1508–1730	1552	75-80%	5	74.00–76.00	$75.55	$1,173	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1458–2160	1735	6	93.50–99.00	$96.29	$1,671	—
2283	2283	2	107.00	$107.00	$2,443	—

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1555–1700	1632	3	86.00–89.00	$87.35	$1,426	—

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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.