Cattlemen's Livestock Auction Market Report

Dalhart, Texas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, July 15, 2021

1,885 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $138.91/cwt +2.41 vs last sale · ≈ $1,073/hd at 772 lb · 171 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $161.59/cwt +2.59 vs last sale · ≈ $1,007/hd at 623 lb · 142 head

heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $147.02/cwt ≈ $1,297/hd at 882 lb · 108 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale
Total receipts	1,885	1,411
Feeder cattle	1,312	918
Slaughter cattle	573	493

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: No market comparison with last week due to the closure for the holiday last week, however a firm undertone was noted on all classes of livestock on offer. 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
297	297	7	208.00	$208.00	$618	—
315–330 unweaned	323	2	188.00–191.00	$189.53	$612	—
393	393	9	202.00	$202.00	$794	—
412–421 unweaned	415	13	186.00–188.50	$187.72	$779	—
507 thin fleshed	507	13	191.50	$191.50	$971	—
525–528	527	18	177.00–178.00	$177.78	$937	+7.78
572	572	18	168.50	$168.50	$964	-5.82
605–641	623	129	160.25–163.00	$161.15	$1,004	+2.15
626 thin fleshed	626	13	166.00	$166.00	$1,039	—
655	655	7	164.00	$164.00	$1,074	—
661–663	661	32	158.00–160.50	$160.26	$1,059	—
743	743	5	151.50–152.50	$152.10	$1,130	-0.90
760–773	765	21	150.50–153.50	$152.35	$1,165	+2.04
789	789	68	155.25	$155.25	$1,225	+4.94
873–888	882	108	146.00–147.25	$147.02	$1,297	—
977	977	31	134.00	$134.00	$1,309	+2.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350	350	1	177.00	$177.00	$620	—
465–497 unweaned	489	4	163.00–167.00	$163.95	$802	+0.95
535	535	1	159.00	$159.00	$851	+2.00
572	572	10	159.00	$159.00	$909	—
616	616	11	145.00	$145.00	$893	-5.00
763–785	766	7	134.00–136.00	$134.29	$1,029	-10.71
784	784	8	148.00	$148.00	$1,160	+3.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
292	292	9	192.00	$192.00	$561	—
330 unweaned	330	6	168.00	$168.00	$554	—
373–384	382	13	178.00–179.00	$178.15	$681	—
401	401	7	175.00	$175.00	$702	—
480–487 unweaned	483	12	159.00	$159.00	$768	—
493	493	2	164.00	$164.00	$809	+5.50
522	522	17	164.00	$164.00	$856	+14.00
564	564	5	156.50	$156.50	$883	+5.50
605–635	634	31	150.00–150.85	$150.77	$956	+5.80
673–677	674	36	145.50–147.00	$145.96	$984	+10.96
760	760	69	144.00	$144.00	$1,094	+7.50
758–798	768	35	127.00–132.00	$130.61	$1,003	-5.89
787	787	67	138.00	$138.00	$1,086	+1.50
928	928	7	129.00	$129.00	$1,197	—
1074	1074	16	101.00	$101.00	$1,085	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
432	432	11	159.00	$159.00	$687	+12.00
463	463	3	150.00	$150.00	$694	+10.00
540	540	2	150.00	$150.00	$810	+16.00
586	586	26	139.00	$139.00	$815	+5.00
687	687	52	132.75	$132.75	$912	+3.54
735	735	5	125.00	$125.00	$919	—
740	740	17	132.00	$132.00	$977	—
860	860	11	120.00	$120.00	$1,032	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
507	507	3	120.00	$120.00	$608	—
609	609	5	125.00	$125.00	$761	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
838–1020	941	85-90%	25	37.00–42.00	$38.48	$362	-1.51
890–985	951	85-90%	13	30.00–35.00	$33.99	$323	—
901–1203	997	85-90%	61	40.00–45.50	$42.69	$426	—
1075–1143	1113	85-90%	27	72.00–77.50	$75.58	$841	+26.93
845–1450	1148	85-90%	49	51.00–58.00	$54.94	$631	+6.29
905–1528	1300	85-90%	24	65.00–70.50	$68.96	$896	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1079–1405	1151	80-85%	10	59.00–62.00	$59.68	$687	—
1114–1420	1207	80-85%	16	64.00–70.00	$67.28	$812	—
1196–1518	1327	80-85%	36	76.00–79.50	$77.61	$1,030	+13.86
1335	1335	80-85%	2	50.00	$50.00	$668	-13.75

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1480–1670	1555	75-80%	23	78.00–80.00	$78.70	$1,224	+3.15

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1630	1630	1	90.00	$90.00	$1,467	+2.65
1800	1800	1	101.00	$101.00	$1,818	—
1615–2165	1890	2	96.00–99.00	$97.28	$1,839	—

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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.