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Cattlemen's Livestock Auction Market Report, Dalhart, TX

Dalhart, Texas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, September 16, 2021

1,528 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $139.54/cwt ≈ $1,117/hd at 801 lb · 121 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $150.46/cwt +5.46 vs last sale · ≈ $934/hd at 621 lb · 90 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $164.00/cwt +0.25 vs last sale · ≈ $1,036/hd at 632 lb · 70 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,528 1,692 0
Feeder cattle 933 1,101 0
Slaughter cattle 595 591 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Steer and heifer calves under 600 lbs steady to weak in a limited test. Feeder steers and heifers over 600 lbs weak to 2.00 lower in a limited test except a few load lots sold firm. Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 to 3.00 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 205.00 $205.00 $707 —
362 362 6 203.00 $203.00 $735 +4.00
443 443 2 185.00 $185.00 $820 —
474 474 8 184.00 $184.00 $872 +9.25
494 unweaned 494 5 176.00 $176.00 $869 —
500 unweaned 500 1 163.00 $163.00 $815 —
545 545 3 171.00 $171.00 $932 +1.81
578 unweaned 578 6 149.00 $149.00 $861 -10.49
578–595 580 55 162.00 $162.00 $940 —
632 632 70 164.00 $164.00 $1,036 +0.25
668–685 unweaned 671 11 137.00–139.00 $137.37 $922 —
655–695 672 16 150.00–153.00 $152.68 $1,026 —
705–721 716 22 151.00–157.00 $155.12 $1,111 —
776 776 8 152.00 $152.00 $1,180 —
805 805 1 148.00 $148.00 $1,191 —
889 889 10 151.00 $151.00 $1,342 ±0.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 unweaned 355 1 160.00 $160.00 $568 —
400 400 1 176.00 $176.00 $704 —
525 525 1 149.00 $149.00 $782 —
629–631 unweaned 630 9 140.00 $140.00 $882 +5.00
698 698 2 138.00 $138.00 $963 -12.00
883 883 9 140.00 $140.00 $1,236 -4.35

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 171.00 $171.00 $547 —
373 373 2 168.00 $168.00 $627 -1.00
390 unweaned 390 3 154.00 $154.00 $601 —
425 unweaned 425 2 140.00 $140.00 $595 —
460–471 470 8 158.00 $158.00 $743 +1.00
527 unweaned 527 5 144.00 $144.00 $759 +4.00
569–584 573 60 146.00–148.00 $147.52 $845 +2.66
581 unweaned 581 5 143.00 $143.00 $831 +10.00
615 unweaned 615 4 127.50 $127.50 $784 —
620 620 80 152.50 $152.50 $946 +7.50
636 636 6 138.50 $138.50 $881 -6.50
668–692 684 13 129.00–135.00 $131.12 $897 —
762 762 9 132.00 $132.00 $1,006 -9.69
800 800 119 139.75 $139.75 $1,118 —
843 843 2 127.00 $127.00 $1,071 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 4 150.00 $150.00 $585 —
478 unweaned 478 2 137.00 $137.00 $655 —
585 unweaned 585 2 130.00 $130.00 $760 —
655–695 unweaned 675 2 120.00–125.00 $122.43 $826 —
727–735 729 4 120.00–121.00 $120.25 $877 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 400 1 127.00 $127.00 $508 —
510 510 1 124.00 $124.00 $632 —
705–710 707 3 114.00–115.50 $115.00 $813 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
770–998 872 85-90% 34 23.00–32.00 $28.46 $248 +8.07
932–1109 1006 85-90% 87 41.50–47.00 $44.67 $449 —
1000–1373 1091 85-90% 22 63.00–69.00 $65.41 $714 +33.89
940–1235 1097 85-90% 18 33.00–39.00 $36.75 $403 —
985–1283 1201 85-90% 11 50.00–55.00 $52.51 $631 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1100–1459 1198 80-85% 20 60.00–64.00 $61.48 $737 +0.04
1125–1315 1281 80-85% 9 65.00–70.00 $68.14 $873 —
1210–1460 1354 80-85% 8 71.50–75.00 $72.19 $977 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1365–1985 1642 75-80% 3 72.00–78.00 $75.07 $1,233 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1380–1625 1508 5 85.00–86.00 $85.20 $1,285 —
1890–2023 1996 5 99.00–100.00 $99.81 $1,992 —

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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.