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Cattlemen's Livestock Auction Market Report

Dalhart, Texas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, September 2, 2021

1,695 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $149.76/cwt +0.64 vs last sale · ≈ $1,342/hd at 896 lb · 187 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $161.81/cwt -7.01 vs last sale · ≈ $1,074/hd at 664 lb · 152 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $165.07/cwt -0.74 vs last sale · ≈ $1,017/hd at 616 lb · 123 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,695 2,281 0
Feeder cattle 1,328 1,704 0
Slaughter cattle 367 577 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Steer calves under 600 lbs and heifer calves under 500 lbs not well tested; a few packages of 500 to 600 lb heifer calves sold firm to 2.00 higher. Feeder steers over 600 lbs were steady to 1.00 lower; feeder heifers over 600 lbs not well tested. Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. 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
255 255 1 192.50 $192.50 $491 —
322 322 10 215.00 $215.00 $692 —
395 unweaned 395 1 184.00 $184.00 $727 —
444 444 5 197.00 $197.00 $875 —
541 541 8 169.50 $169.50 $917 -11.70
586 unweaned 586 10 162.00 $162.00 $949 +3.00
607–625 unweaned 611 48 158.00–162.00 $158.94 $971 -2.06
619 619 75 169.00 $169.00 $1,046 -1.02
657–663 660 138 162.00–163.00 $162.50 $1,072 -6.32
698 698 14 155.00 $155.00 $1,082 —
711–738 unweaned 716 11 150.50–154.00 $153.34 $1,098 —
721 721 31 162.00 $162.00 $1,168 -3.45
796 796 70 158.00 $158.00 $1,258 -2.72
802 802 42 159.50 $159.50 $1,279 +0.74
869 869 11 154.00 $154.00 $1,338 +4.88
898 898 176 149.50 $149.50 $1,343 +0.38
926 926 18 147.00 $147.00 $1,361 -2.00
1059 1059 5 111.00 $111.00 $1,175 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 unweaned 400 1 180.00 $180.00 $720 —
496 unweaned 496 9 160.00 $160.00 $794 —
548–549 unweaned 548 22 158.00–159.00 $158.32 $868 +6.32
613–627 unweaned 620 20 138.00–140.00 $138.99 $862 —
695 695 1 142.00 $142.00 $987 —
698 unweaned 698 2 135.00 $135.00 $942 —
710 710 1 143.00 $143.00 $1,015 -16.00
818 818 3 149.00 $149.00 $1,219 +5.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
329 329 14 180.00 $180.00 $592 —
416 416 20 160.00 $160.00 $666 —
480 480 1 159.00 $159.00 $763 -0.61
523–530 524 7 156.00–157.50 $157.28 $824 -0.45
538–543 unweaned 542 17 152.00 $152.00 $824 +10.12
573–597 unweaned 588 16 138.00–141.00 $139.90 $823 +0.22
619 unweaned 619 19 145.00 $145.00 $898 —
625 625 1 155.00 $155.00 $969 -2.73
656–657 unweaned 657 17 135.00–136.00 $135.24 $889 —
840 840 34 133.50 $133.50 $1,121 -6.25
918 918 3 127.00 $127.00 $1,166 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 unweaned 340 2 166.00 $166.00 $564 —
454 unweaned 454 9 148.00 $148.00 $672 —
511 unweaned 511 10 138.00 $138.00 $705 +3.00
535 535 9 145.00 $145.00 $776 —
605–634 629 7 128.00–130.00 $128.56 $809 -11.44
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 1 143.00 $143.00 $436 —
536 unweaned 536 4 127.00 $127.00 $681 —
780 780 1 129.00 $129.00 $1,006 +4.00

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
689–869 772 85-90% 15 24.00–29.00 $25.30 $195 —
845–961 886 85-90% 30 40.00–45.00 $41.65 $369 +12.14
869–978 925 85-90% 24 33.00–39.00 $35.46 $328 -2.33
926–1276 1055 85-90% 31 43.00–51.00 $46.73 $493 -5.55
1005–1113 1086 85-90% 8 35.00 $35.00 $380 -17.28
1075–1373 1164 85-90% 49 54.00–60.00 $57.38 $668 -7.10
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1165–1440 1248 80-85% 13 62.00–65.00 $63.42 $791 -5.77
1065–1505 1342 80-85% 28 73.50–75.50 $74.12 $995 +0.41
1295–1394 1356 80-85% 14 68.00–71.00 $68.28 $926 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1495–1965 1700 75-80% 3 78.00–80.00 $79.06 $1,344 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1270–1550 1494 5 86.00–91.00 $90.15 $1,347 —
YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1963 1963 2 97.00 $97.00 $1,904 —

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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.