Cattlemen's Livestock Auction Market Report

Dalhart, Texas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, March 24, 2022

1,885 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $140.00/cwt +5.25 vs last sale · ≈ $1,148/hd at 820 lb · 129 head

light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $160.38/cwt +0.47 vs last sale · ≈ $1,147/hd at 715 lb · 100 head

heavy 9-weight M&L 1 steers $139.23/cwt ≈ $1,385/hd at 995 lb · 93 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,885	3,106	1,329
Feeder cattle	1,178	2,216	1,044
Slaughter cattle	707	890	285

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Steer and heifer calves firm in a limited test; feeder steers and heifers firm to 2.00 higher in a limited test. Slaughter cows 3.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls not well tested. 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
387	387	2	218.50	$218.50	$846	—
396 thin fleshed	396	4	223.00	$223.00	$883	—
403–410	405	3	207.00–209.00	$208.33	$844	-2.67
437 thin fleshed	437	3	229.00	$229.00	$1,001	+9.00
465–497	485	16	205.00–210.00	$208.44	$1,011	+0.44
529 thin fleshed	529	4	201.00	$201.00	$1,063	—
571 thin fleshed	571	18	191.00	$191.00	$1,091	—
595–598	597	14	182.50–186.00	$184.00	$1,098	—
607–645	641	31	171.00	$171.00	$1,096	—
659–683	662	42	160.00–163.00	$160.56	$1,063	-0.30
701 fancy	701	63	163.25	$163.25	$1,144	+1.25
740	740	37	155.50	$155.50	$1,151	-2.68
825	825	12	152.00	$152.00	$1,254	+4.38
895	895	60	145.50	$145.50	$1,302	—
911–927	914	86	139.50–145.00	$144.09	$1,317	+5.59
959–998	995	93	139.00–141.75	$139.23	$1,385	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300	300	2	184.00	$184.00	$552	—
483	483	3	188.00	$188.00	$908	-5.00
498 unweaned	498	2	180.00	$180.00	$896	—
650 unweaned	650	2	149.00	$149.00	$968	—
703	703	3	151.00	$151.00	$1,062	+2.41
853–888	871	4	142.00–143.00	$142.49	$1,241	+2.99

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415 thin fleshed	415	2	172.00	$172.00	$714	—
425	425	1	168.00	$168.00	$714	—
473–474	474	6	166.00–168.00	$166.67	$790	—
608	608	2	150.00	$150.00	$912	+2.86
663	663	2	145.00	$145.00	$961	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
382	382	8	178.00	$178.00	$680	+1.00
408 thin fleshed	408	2	192.00	$192.00	$783	+12.00
418–440	431	7	178.00–180.00	$178.83	$771	—
455 unweaned	455	2	167.00	$167.00	$760	—
462–466 thin fleshed	466	29	179.00–186.00	$185.28	$863	—
470–485	478	2	171.00–174.00	$172.48	$824	+5.05
520	520	12	167.50	$167.50	$871	+13.50
538 thin fleshed	538	31	175.00	$175.00	$942	+10.00
548 unweaned	548	7	158.50	$158.50	$869	—
570 unweaned	570	3	154.00	$154.00	$878	+4.00
584	584	4	165.00	$165.00	$964	+9.17
613–638	619	9	148.50–151.00	$150.43	$931	+0.43
706 fancy	706	58	151.10	$151.10	$1,067	—
707	707	27	148.25	$148.25	$1,048	+2.65
820	820	129	140.00	$140.00	$1,148	+5.25
943	943	62	135.75	$135.75	$1,280	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
308	308	2	168.00	$168.00	$517	—
345 thin fleshed	345	3	172.00	$172.00	$593	—
443 thin fleshed	443	6	177.00	$177.00	$784	—
483 unweaned	483	2	146.00	$146.00	$705	-2.00
498	498	2	158.00	$158.00	$787	—
525	525	2	151.00	$151.00	$793	—
529 unweaned	529	5	144.00	$144.00	$762	+5.00
567–575	569	4	148.00–149.00	$148.75	$846	+1.56
620	620	6	143.00	$143.00	$887	+7.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
417	417	3	148.00	$148.00	$617	—
494 unweaned	494	4	138.00	$138.00	$682	—
713	713	2	128.00	$128.00	$913	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
830–947	903	85-90%	14	53.00–57.00	$55.98	$505	-1.49
973	973	85-90%	6	75.00	$75.00	$730	+7.12
929–1057	992	85-90%	44	73.00–76.50	$74.54	$739	+6.66
931–1156	1061	85-90%	53	75.00–78.00	$76.40	$811	+14.15
1073–1158	1093	85-90%	16	72.00–74.50	$74.06	$809	+11.81
1042–1275	1138	85-90%	120	79.00–83.00	$80.60	$917	-6.40

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1143–1196	1169	80-85%	35	79.00–84.00	$81.01	$947	—
1211–1532	1332	80-85%	18	82.00–87.00	$84.89	$1,131	+6.11
1375	1375	80-85%	10	80.00	$80.00	$1,100	-5.97
1329–1465	1384	80-85%	163	89.50–92.50	$91.18	$1,262	+5.21

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1565	1565	75-80%	1	90.00	$90.00	$1,408	—
1607–1875	1652	75-80%	6	93.00–94.00	$93.19	$1,539	—

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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.