Cattlemen's Livestock Auction Market Report, Dalhart, TX

Dalhart, Texas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, August 19, 2021

1,700 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $158.92/cwt -1.69 vs last sale · ≈ $1,149/hd at 723 lb · 178 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $163.01/cwt -3.88 vs last sale · ≈ $1,097/hd at 673 lb · 122 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $146.44/cwt -7.78 vs last sale · ≈ $1,000/hd at 683 lb · 104 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,700	2,218	1,680
Feeder cattle	1,100	1,755	1,426
Slaughter cattle	600	463	254

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 unevenly steady. Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Trade active. Demand moderate.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–338	325	3	187.00–191.00	$188.23	$612	—
445	445	2	177.00	$177.00	$788	—
462–476	473	25	174.00–186.00	$182.21	$862	—
520–543	524	13	166.00–180.00	$168.46	$883	—
576–599	591	38	158.00–166.00	$161.12	$952	-6.00
641	641	25	168.00	$168.00	$1,077	±0.00
664–682	673	122	158.50–166.25	$163.01	$1,097	-3.88
709–733	723	178	157.00–161.00	$158.92	$1,149	-3.33
771–794	776	79	154.50–157.00	$156.49	$1,214	-0.51
868	868	33	150.00	$150.00	$1,302	+2.50
1011	1011	27	136.50	$136.50	$1,380	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
373	373	3	178.00	$178.00	$664	—
441	441	4	159.00	$159.00	$701	—
499	499	6	160.00	$160.00	$798	-14.00
540–549	543	16	142.00–157.00	$152.26	$827	—
564–595	576	18	135.00–157.00	$144.60	$833	—
605–637	632	6	146.00	$146.00	$923	-15.00
651–699	683	104	144.00–154.50	$146.44	$1,000	-8.56
810–820	817	3	143.00–147.00	$145.68	$1,190	—
864	864	4	130.00	$130.00	$1,123	—
1010	1010	5	121.00	$121.00	$1,222	—
1070	1070	5	114.00	$114.00	$1,220	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400	400	1	134.00	$134.00	$536	—
513	513	13	116.00	$116.00	$595	—
651	651	6	137.00	$137.00	$892	—
816	816	4	125.00	$125.00	$1,020	+0.67

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	2	172.00	$172.00	$482	—
462	462	22	153.00–164.50	$161.89	$748	—
525–531	526	40	151.00–161.00	$152.26	$801	—
570–599	596	57	135.00–149.25	$147.68	$880	—
601–618	609	9	149.00–153.00	$151.19	$921	—
655–663	660	3	129.00–135.00	$130.98	$864	-17.02
739–749	745	45	143.00–144.00	$143.51	$1,069	—
765	765	1	125.00	$125.00	$956	—
811	811	4	132.00	$132.00	$1,071	-0.76

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320	320	1	161.00	$161.00	$515	—
354–373	361	9	156.00–168.00	$159.40	$575	—
410–437	430	4	145.00–157.00	$147.86	$636	—
475	475	17	141.50–148.00	$146.47	$696	—
540	540	2	130.00	$130.00	$702	-19.00
580–595	588	2	120.00–133.00	$126.58	$744	-15.42
631–648	638	7	117.00–125.00	$120.48	$769	—
680	680	1	116.00	$116.00	$789	—
715–735	722	3	121.00–125.00	$123.64	$893	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
480	480	5	179.00	$179.00	$859	—
517	517	5	144.00	$144.00	$744	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
630	630	1	121.50	$121.50	$765	—
670–695	683	2	109.00–126.00	$117.34	$801	—
745	745	1	117.00	$117.00	$872	—
905	905	1	111.00	$111.00	$1,005	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
645–971	906	85-90%	37	33.00–45.00	$39.82	$361	—
830–975	958	85-90%	12	44.00–52.00	$50.37	$483	—
939–1345	1126	85-90%	33	35.00–49.50	$43.94	$495	-10.72
1010–1382	1139	85-90%	91	50.50–59.00	$54.96	$626	+0.30
1126–1355	1194	85-90%	51	60.00–66.00	$61.73	$737	-11.32

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1213–1453	1306	80-85%	23	61.00–67.00	$65.47	$855	—
1118–1760	1314	80-85%	22	78.00–90.50	$85.06	$1,118	—
1120–1750	1491	80-85%	42	68.00–76.50	$73.27	$1,092	-2.12

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1945	1945	1	105.00	$105.00	$2,042	—

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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.