Cattlemen's Livestock Auction Market Report

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

Head	This sale	Last sale
Total receipts	1,528	1,692
Feeder cattle	933	1,101
Slaughter cattle	595	591

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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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.