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Cattlemen's Livestock Auction Market Report

Dalhart, Texas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, July 29, 2021

1,756 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $137.41/cwt ≈ $1,139/hd at 829 lb · 122 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $129.00/cwt ≈ $1,096/hd at 850 lb · 117 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $178.32/cwt +6.21 vs last sale · ≈ $1,032/hd at 579 lb · 80 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,756 1,776 1,192
Feeder cattle 1,234 1,306 849
Slaughter cattle 522 470 343

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: 300 to 600 lb steer and heifer calves firm to 2.00 higher compared to last week's limited test. Steer and heifer calves and feeder steers and heifers over 600 lbs steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter cows mostly 2.00 lower, slaughter bulls not well tested. 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 thin fleshed 320 1 216.00 $216.00 $691 —
310–345 328 2 200.00–207.00 $203.31 $667 +1.21
350 350 1 204.00 $204.00 $714 —
415 415 4 206.00 $206.00 $855 —
421 unweaned 421 18 194.00 $194.00 $817 —
482 482 12 189.00 $189.00 $911 +5.48
508 508 3 175.00 $175.00 $889 —
544 unweaned 544 8 169.00 $169.00 $919 —
578 unweaned 578 7 166.00 $166.00 $959 —
579 579 73 179.50 $179.50 $1,039 +9.99
665 unweaned 665 6 160.00 $160.00 $1,064 —
725–744 735 22 152.50–155.00 $154.66 $1,137 -5.34
806–843 810 51 149.00–151.00 $149.24 $1,209 -4.51
923 923 56 145.50 $145.50 $1,343 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410 unweaned 410 1 165.00 $165.00 $676 -6.00
420 420 2 174.00 $174.00 $731 —
452 452 8 175.00 $175.00 $791 —
518–545 unweaned 527 3 158.00 $158.00 $833 —
518–548 530 8 159.00–162.00 $160.38 $850 —
565–577 576 10 162.00–165.00 $162.29 $935 -3.58
603–648 thin fleshed 619 14 154.00–159.50 $157.44 $975 —
610–635 619 8 153.00–156.00 $154.85 $959 —
668–694 686 23 149.00–150.00 $149.79 $1,028 —
762 762 30 150.00 $150.00 $1,143 -1.00
846 846 23 145.00 $145.00 $1,227 -3.00
962 962 31 136.00 $136.00 $1,308 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
677 677 3 145.00 $145.00 $982 +4.00
721 721 4 120.00 $120.00 $865 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
318 318 14 169.00 $169.00 $537 -24.00
385 thin fleshed 385 1 176.00 $176.00 $678 —
403–434 thin fleshed 427 9 174.00 $174.00 $743 —
430–440 433 4 166.00–169.00 $166.76 $722 -2.24
462 unweaned 462 8 163.00 $163.00 $753 —
515 515 4 157.00 $157.00 $809 —
563 fancy 563 9 163.00 $163.00 $918 —
587 587 19 158.00 $158.00 $927 ±0.00
667 667 9 153.00 $153.00 $1,021 +6.00
738 738 2 140.00 $140.00 $1,033 -4.50
821–835 829 122 136.00–140.00 $137.41 $1,139 —
850 850 117 129.00 $129.00 $1,096 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
591 591 50 139.50 $139.50 $824 —
615 615 3 130.00 $130.00 $800 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415 415 3 160.00 $160.00 $664 ±0.00
503–504 503 9 150.00 $150.00 $754 +4.00
587 587 3 151.00 $151.00 $886 —
607–648 617 16 135.00–141.00 $137.14 $846 -0.85
733–734 734 8 133.00–135.00 $133.75 $982 -1.25

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
738–922 830 85-90% 55 34.00–41.00 $37.05 $308 —
808–977 913 85-90% 23 40.00–44.00 $41.35 $378 +0.07
940–1274 1030 85-90% 32 44.00–49.50 $47.78 $492 —
1045–1212 1148 85-90% 29 52.00–58.00 $55.70 $639 -9.43
970–1380 1156 85-90% 13 64.00–69.00 $65.08 $752 +11.30
1015–1450 1239 85-90% 26 71.00–78.50 $76.14 $943 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1120–1420 1252 80-85% 26 76.00–80.50 $78.22 $979 —
1120–1408 1371 80-85% 21 69.50–75.00 $73.45 $1,007 +4.80
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1620–1695 1636 75-80% 7 79.50–82.50 $80.50 $1,317 +3.08

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1760 1760 1 105.00 $105.00 $1,848 +4.63

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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.