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Cattlemen's Livestock Auction Market Report

Dalhart, Texas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, June 30, 2022

1,896 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $153.00/cwt ≈ $1,323/hd at 865 lb · 177 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 steers $226.71/cwt +17.04 vs last sale · ≈ $955/hd at 421 lb · 101 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $192.75/cwt +15.75 vs last sale · ≈ $844/hd at 438 lb · 90 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,896 1,381 0
Feeder cattle 1,478 728 0
Slaughter cattle 418 653 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Steer and heifer calves under 600 lbs firm except fancy and thin offerings 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder steers and heifers over 600 lbs on offer were mostly thin, reputation kinds and sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher; a few packages in moderate flesh were steady to 1.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Trade fairly active. Demand fairly good. The trade area remains in the grip of severe drought, Receipts on offer tended to be in attractive flesh condition. No sale next week due to the holiday.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
227 thin fleshed 227 3 260.00 $260.00 $590 —
228 228 2 217.50 $217.50 $496 +6.50
326 thin fleshed 326 16 243.00 $243.00 $792 +19.00
405 thin fleshed 405 62 232.50 $232.50 $942 +18.50
447 447 39 217.50 $217.50 $972 +10.00
478–495 482 52 211.00–215.00 $214.05 $1,032 —
515–523 522 12 179.50–181.00 $179.62 $938 -18.06
536 thin fleshed 536 49 214.00 $214.00 $1,147 —
554 thin fleshed 554 40 200.00 $200.00 $1,108 —
570 570 2 184.00 $184.00 $1,049 —
580–590 unweaned 585 4 170.00–176.00 $173.03 $1,012 -11.22
637 thin fleshed 637 35 178.00 $178.00 $1,134 —
662–665 thin fleshed 664 42 174.00–176.00 $174.85 $1,161 —
717 thin fleshed 717 18 174.00 $174.00 $1,248 —
745 745 46 168.50 $168.50 $1,255 +6.00
755–790 788 62 165.50–168.00 $165.62 $1,305 —
845–846 846 49 154.00–155.50 $155.41 $1,315 —
865 865 177 153.00 $153.00 $1,323 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
241 thin fleshed 241 8 201.00 $201.00 $484 —
443–448 445 6 202.50–203.00 $202.83 $903 —
744 744 21 159.50 $159.50 $1,187 +0.17
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 435 2 155.00 $155.00 $674 -26.00
520–532 531 19 128.00–130.00 $128.21 $681 —
668 668 2 145.00 $145.00 $969 +12.00
815 815 2 130.00 $130.00 $1,060 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
219 219 9 217.50 $217.50 $476 —
228 thin fleshed 228 4 239.00 $239.00 $545 —
282 thin fleshed 282 9 230.00 $230.00 $649 —
369 thin fleshed 369 25 210.00 $210.00 $775 —
422–445 thin fleshed 438 90 190.00–194.00 $192.75 $844 —
453 thin fleshed 453 41 194.50 $194.50 $881 —
474 474 7 185.00 $185.00 $877 —
523–527 thin fleshed 526 52 179.50–182.00 $181.47 $955 —
552–567 thin fleshed 555 45 177.00–178.50 $178.23 $989 —
639 thin fleshed 639 22 169.50 $169.50 $1,083 —
658–691 681 28 158.00–161.00 $159.16 $1,084 +5.16
729 729 21 166.00 $166.00 $1,210 +16.71
752 752 40 156.00 $156.00 $1,173 —
806 thin fleshed 806 26 152.00 $152.00 $1,225 —
920 920 7 129.00 $129.00 $1,187 -8.25
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 unweaned 245 3 185.00 $185.00 $453 —
287 287 5 180.00 $180.00 $517 —
533 533 3 160.00 $160.00 $853 -8.00
574 574 7 166.00 $166.00 $953 +8.00
601 601 7 154.00 $154.00 $926 —
694 694 21 155.50 $155.50 $1,079 +8.66
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
727 727 3 137.00 $137.00 $996 —
795 795 1 137.50 $137.50 $1,093 +5.50

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
865–915 883 85-90% 7 40.00–45.00 $42.47 $375 -21.89
810–945 909 85-90% 13 50.00–55.00 $53.15 $483 —
985–1275 1086 85-90% 20 55.00–58.00 $57.37 $623 -16.55
939–1249 1090 85-90% 53 74.00–79.00 $76.01 $829 +2.09
1015–1168 1134 85-90% 44 68.00–70.00 $68.78 $780 -12.12
1030–1310 1139 85-90% 23 82.00–85.00 $83.67 $953 +2.77
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
881–957 911 80-85% 29 69.00–73.00 $70.53 $643 —
1248–1410 1375 80-85% 31 83.50–88.00 $85.07 $1,170 -4.93
1380–1498 1458 80-85% 5 75.00–80.00 $76.95 $1,122 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1323–1538 1465 75-80% 41 91.00–92.00 $91.02 $1,333 —
1518–1650 1569 75-80% 7 85.00–89.00 $86.79 $1,362 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1728–1865 1773 7 103.00–106.00 $103.98 $1,844 —

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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.