Cattlemen's Livestock Auction Market Report

Dalhart, Texas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, August 12, 2021

2,218 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $166.89/cwt -0.11 vs last sale · ≈ $1,135/hd at 680 lb · 270 head

light 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $135.86/cwt ≈ $1,103/hd at 812 lb · 223 head

light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $160.61/cwt ≈ $1,137/hd at 708 lb · 141 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale
Total receipts	2,218	1,226
Feeder cattle	1,755	778
Slaughter cattle	463	448

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Steer and heifer calves under 600 lbs firm in a limited test. Feeder steers and heifers over 600 lbs firm to 1.00 higher, instances 2.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls 3.00 to 4.00 lower. 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
288	288	2	209.00	$209.00	$602	—
353	353	6	211.00	$211.00	$745	—
448 thin fleshed	448	38	192.00	$192.00	$860	—
550–595	560	18	167.00–168.00	$167.12	$936	—
567 fancy	567	21	178.00	$178.00	$1,009	—
643	643	34	168.00	$168.00	$1,080	—
667–699	680	270	165.00–168.50	$166.89	$1,135	-0.11
700	700	71	159.00	$159.00	$1,113	—
716	716	70	162.25	$162.25	$1,162	—
768	768	3	157.00	$157.00	$1,206	-0.96
828	828	59	152.00	$152.00	$1,259	—
897	897	87	147.50	$147.50	$1,323	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405	405	1	181.00	$181.00	$733	—
471	471	8	174.00	$174.00	$820	—
505	505	1	160.00	$160.00	$808	—
614	614	4	161.00	$161.00	$989	—
683 unweaned	683	4	140.00	$140.00	$956	—
686	686	73	155.00	$155.00	$1,063	—
709	709	76	155.00	$155.00	$1,099	—
753–789	755	68	150.00–151.00	$150.06	$1,133	-2.94

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
395 unweaned	395	1	159.00	$159.00	$628	—
438	438	2	169.00	$169.00	$740	—
566	566	7	148.00	$148.00	$838	—
623	623	2	136.00	$136.00	$847	-5.00
830–835	832	3	123.00–125.00	$124.33	$1,034	-10.67

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250 thin fleshed	250	1	183.00	$183.00	$458	—
367–397 thin fleshed	380	12	179.00–185.00	$181.62	$690	—
418	418	18	166.00	$166.00	$694	—
423 unweaned	423	2	158.00	$158.00	$668	—
520 thin fleshed	520	2	161.00	$161.00	$837	—
556 unweaned	556	13	140.00	$140.00	$778	—
673 unweaned	673	2	130.00	$130.00	$875	—
684	684	56	148.00	$148.00	$1,012	—
806–814	810	97	132.50–133.00	$132.76	$1,075	—
803–823	813	126	137.50–139.00	$138.24	$1,124	—
859	859	16	131.00	$131.00	$1,125	—
933–940	935	20	115.00–118.00	$117.10	$1,095	—
1000	1000	13	114.50	$114.50	$1,145	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
523	523	8	136.00	$136.00	$711	—
615–620	618	2	111.00–114.00	$112.51	$695	—
655	655	4	115.00	$115.00	$753	—
715	715	2	114.00	$114.00	$815	—
757	757	9	112.00	$112.00	$848	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
545	545	3	149.00	$149.00	$812	—
550–589	585	9	142.00	$142.00	$831	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
735–960	854	85-90%	16	36.00–41.00	$39.59	$338	—
888–1040	947	85-90%	29	40.50–47.50	$45.10	$427	—
968–1208	1052	85-90%	54	45.00–50.00	$47.91	$504	—
955–1215	1107	85-90%	37	53.00–57.00	$54.66	$605	—
1162–1177	1168	85-90%	12	72.00–74.50	$73.05	$853	-7.40
1083–1285	1210	85-90%	22	64.00–71.00	$67.25	$814	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1215–1395	1262	80-85%	9	63.50–66.00	$63.95	$807	-11.73
1218–1520	1408	80-85%	35	78.00–81.00	$78.82	$1,110	—
1379–1600	1487	80-85%	11	75.00–76.00	$75.39	$1,121	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1440–1940	1615	3	88.00–95.00	$92.16	$1,488	—
1772	1772	3	99.50	$99.50	$1,763	—

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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.