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Cattlemen's Livestock Auction Market Report, Dalhart, TX

Dalhart, Texas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, September 15, 2022

1,822 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $174.79/cwt ≈ $1,274/hd at 729 lb · 131 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $190.18/cwt ≈ $976/hd at 513 lb · 80 head
light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $162.58/cwt ≈ $1,158/hd at 712 lb · 71 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,822 1,676 1,528
Feeder cattle 1,306 1,250 933
Slaughter cattle 516 426 595

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers were mostly steady on limited comparable sales. Steer and heifer calves traded unevenly steady. Slaughter cows and bulls traded 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Trading activity was moderate to active on moderate to good buyer demand. The majority of the supply consisted of lighter weight calves. With temperatures reaching the upper 80's to 90's during the day and dropping to the 50's and 60's over night some notable discounts were applied to calves that were either short weaned or not weaned.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 4 228.00 $228.00 $752 +11.00
368 368 2 220.00 $220.00 $810 —
448 448 3 194.00 $194.00 $869 -14.00
469–484 476 11 187.00–195.00 $191.30 $911 —
589 589 6 182.00 $182.00 $1,072 +12.00
602 602 18 175.00 $175.00 $1,054 —
663–695 684 61 170.00–184.50 $180.24 $1,233 +6.24
729–745 729 131 161.50–175.00 $174.79 $1,274 —
757–780 760 15 160.00–165.00 $164.32 $1,249 —
923 923 2 133.00 $133.00 $1,228 -22.12
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 3 235.00 $235.00 $576 —
293 293 4 245.00 $245.00 $718 —
313–339 329 13 224.00–246.00 $238.77 $786 —
356–377 364 19 242.00–252.00 $248.18 $903 —
419–448 unweaned 424 18 190.00–213.00 $208.95 $886 —
427–433 429 9 226.00–233.00 $230.64 $989 +7.64
450–461 unweaned 456 16 194.00–198.00 $195.98 $894 -2.02
502–545 513 30 196.00–198.00 $197.43 $1,013 —
506–527 unweaned 513 50 183.00–187.00 $185.83 $953 —
568–593 unweaned 578 19 170.00–173.00 $172.06 $995 —
553–595 580 8 185.00–186.00 $185.76 $1,077 -3.24
601 601 16 185.00 $185.00 $1,112 —
625–639 unweaned 630 11 159.00–174.00 $168.47 $1,061 -11.73
653 unweaned 653 2 167.00 $167.00 $1,091 —
653 653 5 186.00 $186.00 $1,215 +2.20
791 791 4 162.00 $162.00 $1,281 -9.00
793 793 5 160.00 $160.00 $1,269 -11.00
825 825 2 173.00 $173.00 $1,427 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
725 725 2 157.00 $157.00 $1,138 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
254 254 7 217.00 $217.00 $551 —
310–343 327 15 211.00–226.00 $219.60 $718 —
364–394 377 12 209.00–215.00 $212.38 $801 —
370–382 unweaned 379 16 195.50–197.00 $195.87 $742 —
400 unweaned 400 2 187.00 $187.00 $748 +3.00
426 426 5 210.00 $210.00 $895 +13.06
460 460 29 180.00 $180.00 $828 ±0.00
483 unweaned 483 10 162.00 $162.00 $782 -16.00
520–525 unweaned 522 6 167.00–169.00 $168.33 $879 -6.67
525 525 25 190.00 $190.00 $998 —
550–584 unweaned 569 16 164.00–165.00 $164.42 $936 -0.08
568–584 582 21 172.00–184.00 $182.33 $1,061 +10.33
608–623 615 6 164.00–170.00 $168.00 $1,033 -1.86
633 unweaned 633 3 155.00 $155.00 $981 —
660–678 676 22 168.75–169.00 $168.78 $1,141 +0.88
685 unweaned 685 2 155.00 $155.00 $1,062 —
745 745 68 165.50 $165.50 $1,233 -2.11
757 757 5 150.00 $150.00 $1,136 —
760–775 761 36 162.75–165.50 $165.34 $1,258 —
809 809 10 145.50 $145.50 $1,177 —
826–827 826 12 149.00–152.50 $151.04 $1,248 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 2 189.00 $189.00 $737 +1.75
441 441 7 170.00 $170.00 $750 -9.71
508 508 10 173.00 $173.00 $879 —
556 556 17 163.00 $163.00 $906 +3.73
568 unweaned 568 4 150.00 $150.00 $852 —
651 651 4 156.00 $156.00 $1,016 —
707–713 712 71 158.00–163.00 $162.58 $1,158 —
897 897 7 146.00 $146.00 $1,310 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 3 152.00 $152.00 $517 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
241 241 4 194.00 $194.00 $468 —
390 390 2 180.00 $180.00 $702 -27.00

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
735–989 850 85-90% 41 40.00–49.00 $44.27 $376 +1.28
806–997 887 85-90% 58 54.50–62.50 $59.52 $528 +16.53
969–981 975 85-90% 15 66.00–69.00 $67.39 $657 +10.93
955–984 981 85-90% 17 72.00–79.00 $75.41 $740 +18.95
1043–1372 1108 85-90% 38 75.00–83.00 $77.23 $856 +22.72
1028–1373 1152 85-90% 55 61.00–73.00 $66.67 $768 -11.03
1086–1289 1159 85-90% 33 48.00–62.00 $55.26 $640 -22.44
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1103–1165 1126 80-85% 37 67.00–72.50 $70.59 $795 -7.57
1215 1215 80-85% 1 88.50 $88.50 $1,075 —
1140–1520 1338 80-85% 70 82.50–86.00 $83.93 $1,123 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1318–1518 1457 75-80% 11 82.50–88.00 $86.53 $1,261 —
1518 1518 75-80% 2 80.00 $80.00 $1,214 -9.47

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1880–2075 1945 3 107.00–107.50 $107.18 $2,085 —

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Dairy Steers

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
438 438 14 178.00 $178.00 $780 —

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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.