Cattlemen's Livestock Auction Market Report

Dalhart, Texas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, September 8, 2022

1,676 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $183.80/cwt -4.70 vs last sale · ≈ $1,235/hd at 672 lb · 327 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $180.20/cwt -4.24 vs last sale · ≈ $1,083/hd at 601 lb · 69 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $166.38/cwt -18.12 vs last sale · ≈ $957/hd at 575 lb · 48 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,676	1,766	1,692
Feeder cattle	1,250	1,177	1,101
Slaughter cattle	426	588	591
Replacement cattle	—	1	—

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: All classes of steers and heifers traded mostly weak to 4.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls traded mostly steady to 2.00 higher. Quality was mostly plain to attractive with several nice loads of yearlings on offers. Buyers seemed to be a little more hesitant today on the lighter weight calves as the majority of the calf supply was not weaned or short weaned, and were moving from high temperatures this week into a cool off over the weekend. Trading activity was moderate on moderate buyer demand.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
448	448	6	223.00	$223.00	$999	—
466 unweaned	466	5	198.00	$198.00	$923	—
455–480	477	16	214.00–227.00	$215.55	$1,028	—
592	592	20	189.00	$189.00	$1,119	-0.69
600–603 unweaned	601	69	179.50–182.50	$180.20	$1,083	+2.20
670–674	672	327	183.50–184.00	$183.80	$1,235	-4.70
709–715	711	10	176.00–178.50	$176.75	$1,257	—
778	778	3	171.00	$171.00	$1,330	-9.50
963	963	2	156.00	$156.00	$1,502	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
346	346	16	217.00	$217.00	$751	+10.00
436	436	39	208.00	$208.00	$907	—
590	590	4	170.00	$170.00	$1,003	-17.00
674	674	42	174.00	$174.00	$1,173	-1.78
819	819	33	158.25	$158.25	$1,296	—
904–931	915	12	153.00–158.00	$155.12	$1,419	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
419	419	14	175.00	$175.00	$733	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405 unweaned	405	5	184.00	$184.00	$745	—
425–443	434	4	194.00–200.00	$196.94	$855	+5.77
450 unweaned	450	4	178.00	$178.00	$801	—
469	469	16	180.00	$180.00	$844	-10.73
518 unweaned	518	16	175.00	$175.00	$906	—
568 unweaned	568	36	164.50	$164.50	$934	—
596	596	12	172.00	$172.00	$1,025	-12.50
605–649	642	46	169.00–170.00	$169.86	$1,091	-0.69
650–657	654	5	167.00–168.50	$167.90	$1,098	—
720–728	726	10	164.00–168.50	$167.61	$1,217	—
910	910	2	146.00	$146.00	$1,329	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345	345	2	186.00	$186.00	$642	+6.00
375–385	384	47	176.00–188.00	$187.25	$719	—
413–445	432	5	176.00–182.00	$179.71	$776	—
473–490	487	17	176.00–179.00	$178.49	$869	+4.49
565–578	574	6	155.00–168.00	$159.27	$914	-15.11
688	688	3	160.00	$160.00	$1,101	-2.10

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
502	502	3	166.00	$166.00	$833	—
575	575	2	150.00	$150.00	$862	—
640–642	641	16	149.00–153.00	$151.75	$973	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
324	324	5	215.00	$215.00	$697	—
358	358	2	207.00	$207.00	$741	—
491	491	5	182.00	$182.00	$894	—
515	515	3	175.00	$175.00	$901	—
712	712	6	155.00	$155.00	$1,104	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
673–981	863	85-90%	59	34.00–48.50	$42.99	$371	-13.89
773–960	921	85-90%	30	64.00–76.00	$72.42	$667	+0.10
968–984	980	85-90%	20	52.00–60.00	$56.46	$553	—
1000–1155	1049	85-90%	28	85.00–89.00	$86.68	$909	—
1057–1283	1134	85-90%	22	50.00–58.00	$54.51	$618	-13.18
1005–1294	1150	85-90%	19	76.00–84.00	$77.70	$894	—
1015–1304	1175	85-90%	52	61.00–71.50	$66.74	$784	-7.96

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1120–1180	1133	80-85%	18	77.00–82.00	$78.16	$886	+4.01
1033–1592	1258	80-85%	54	83.50–90.50	$85.73	$1,078	—
1229–1421	1377	80-85%	43	92.00–96.50	$94.70	$1,304	+8.76

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1280–1790	1544	75-80%	31	87.00–92.00	$89.47	$1,381	—
1360–2155	1586	75-80%	8	93.00–96.50	$94.44	$1,498	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1665	1665	1	97.00	$97.00	$1,615	—

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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.