Cattlemen's Livestock Auction Market Report

Dalhart, Texas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, September 9, 2021

1,692 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $141.69/cwt ≈ $1,107/hd at 781 lb · 201 head

heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $151.00/cwt +1.24 vs last sale · ≈ $1,338/hd at 886 lb · 103 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $144.43/cwt +4.53 vs last sale · ≈ $843/hd at 584 lb · 82 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,692	1,695	738
Feeder cattle	1,101	1,328	396
Slaughter cattle	591	367	342

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Steer and heifer calves not well tested, however a steady undertone noted. A few loads of feeder steers and heifers sold firm. Slaughter cows mostly firm, instances fleshy kinds 1.00 higher. 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
370	370	4	199.00	$199.00	$736	—
378 unweaned	378	3	186.00	$186.00	$703	+2.00
425–443 unweaned	430	18	184.00–188.00	$185.90	$799	—
498	498	13	174.75	$174.75	$870	—
513 thin fleshed	513	12	176.00	$176.00	$903	—
505–539	532	5	169.00–170.00	$169.19	$900	-0.31
561–562 unweaned	562	52	159.00–160.50	$159.49	$896	-2.51
600–637	618	21	163.50–164.00	$163.75	$1,012	-5.25
886	886	103	151.00	$151.00	$1,338	+1.50
925	925	15	146.00	$146.00	$1,350	-1.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
608–631	621	9	152.50–156.00	$154.02	$956	—
640 unweaned	640	4	135.00	$135.00	$864	-3.99
670	670	1	150.00	$150.00	$1,005	+8.00
696 unweaned	696	5	141.00	$141.00	$981	+6.00
723	723	8	140.00	$140.00	$1,012	-3.00
766	766	5	147.00	$147.00	$1,126	—
809–822	813	10	146.00	$146.00	$1,187	-3.00
860–862	860	17	144.00–146.00	$144.35	$1,241	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
543	543	2	132.50	$132.50	$719	—
693	693	10	125.50	$125.50	$870	—
713–744	721	23	122.00–125.00	$124.19	$895	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
353	353	6	169.00	$169.00	$597	—
431 thin fleshed	431	5	167.00	$167.00	$720	—
435	435	1	160.00	$160.00	$696	±0.00
460 thin fleshed	460	2	166.00	$166.00	$764	—
469	469	4	157.00	$157.00	$736	-2.00
487 unweaned	487	11	148.00	$148.00	$721	—
502 unweaned	502	7	140.00	$140.00	$703	—
515	515	1	149.00	$149.00	$767	-8.28
579 unweaned	579	3	133.00	$133.00	$770	-6.90
553–597	584	79	144.00–147.00	$144.86	$846	—
622	622	7	145.00	$145.00	$902	-10.00
777–787	781	201	141.00–142.50	$141.69	$1,107	—
864	864	11	135.50	$135.50	$1,171	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
334 thin fleshed	334	4	170.00	$170.00	$568	—
495	495	1	150.00	$150.00	$742	—
600	600	6	138.00	$138.00	$828	+9.44
609 unweaned	609	5	129.00	$129.00	$786	—
689	689	4	131.00	$131.00	$903	—
754–785	766	8	124.00–125.50	$124.58	$954	—
825	825	2	130.00	$130.00	$1,072	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
667	667	5	121.00	$121.00	$807	—
768–793	782	9	117.00–120.00	$118.69	$928	-10.31

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
883–970	899	85-90%	11	20.00–22.00	$20.39	$183	-21.26
867–929	904	85-90%	27	38.50–40.00	$39.63	$358	+4.17
831–983	908	85-90%	32	29.00–35.00	$31.95	$290	-3.51
1011–1175	1061	85-90%	15	30.00–32.50	$31.52	$334	-15.21
1064–1190	1134	85-90%	21	65.00–70.00	$67.79	$769	—
1066–1186	1137	85-90%	18	49.50–51.50	$50.45	$574	—
1036–1365	1149	85-90%	71	53.00–59.50	$55.91	$642	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1103–1276	1177	80-85%	49	59.00–62.50	$61.44	$723	—
1174–1443	1313	80-85%	29	64.00–69.00	$66.51	$873	-7.61
1295–1653	1468	80-85%	57	73.00–78.00	$75.08	$1,102	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1650–2025	1757	75-80%	9	78.00–83.00	$80.35	$1,412	—

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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.