Cattlemen's Livestock Auction Market Report

Dalhart, Texas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, September 22, 2022

1,966 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $181.72/cwt +1.15 vs last sale · ≈ $1,261/hd at 694 lb · 358 head

light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $169.00/cwt +6.42 vs last sale · ≈ $1,215/hd at 719 lb · 127 head

heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $176.06/cwt +15.17 vs last sale · ≈ $1,365/hd at 775 lb · 97 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,966	1,822	2,215
Feeder cattle	1,276	1,306	1,746
Slaughter cattle	690	516	469

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Not enough comparable sales on feeder steers or heifers due to last weeks light test on yearlings, but a sharply higher undertone was noted. Steer calves traded mostly steady. Heifer calves traded mostly 1.00 to 2.00 higher. A larger spread between weaned and unweaned cattle was noted this week as temperatures are beginning to cool off some. Slaughter cows and bulls traded 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Trading activity was moderate to active on good 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
326	326	8	239.00	$239.00	$779	+0.23
385–394 unweaned	390	7	192.00–206.00	$200.08	$780	—
481–487 unweaned	483	18	185.00–189.00	$187.88	$907	-8.10
516–540	518	14	190.00–196.00	$195.55	$1,013	-1.88
528 unweaned	528	32	188.00	$188.00	$993	+2.17
584–598 unweaned	588	32	172.00	$172.00	$1,011	-0.06
589	589	6	185.50	$185.50	$1,093	-0.26
613–631 unweaned	618	34	169.00–171.00	$169.95	$1,050	+1.48
688–696	694	358	180.00–182.00	$181.72	$1,261	—
728–745	732	18	171.00–176.00	$172.13	$1,260	—
775	775	95	176.50	$176.50	$1,368	+14.50
793 unweaned	793	2	155.00	$155.00	$1,229	—
803	803	42	177.00	$177.00	$1,421	+4.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
377	377	3	196.00	$196.00	$739	-24.00
398 unweaned	398	7	178.00	$178.00	$708	—
421	421	18	208.00	$208.00	$876	+14.00
550	550	3	188.00	$188.00	$1,034	—
608–648	620	17	168.00–177.00	$175.19	$1,086	+0.19
683–690	686	18	173.00–174.00	$173.39	$1,189	-6.85
876	876	12	166.50	$166.50	$1,459	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245 unweaned	245	2	163.00	$163.00	$399	—
335–347 unweaned	343	8	175.00–176.00	$175.37	$602	—
394 unweaned	394	7	166.00	$166.00	$654	—
420	420	47	186.50	$186.50	$783	+16.50
565	565	2	166.00	$166.00	$938	+3.00
680	680	3	148.00	$148.00	$1,006	-8.00
719	719	127	169.00	$169.00	$1,215	+6.42
955	955	13	139.50	$139.50	$1,332	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325	325	4	216.00	$216.00	$702	-3.60
333 unweaned	333	2	190.00	$190.00	$633	—
451–499	471	20	179.00–185.00	$182.72	$861	+2.72
477–488 unweaned	487	22	169.00–175.00	$174.20	$848	+12.20
504–526 unweaned	516	9	167.00–173.00	$169.60	$875	+1.27
550–579 unweaned	574	12	164.00–174.00	$165.60	$951	+1.18
614–625	621	23	174.50–175.00	$174.83	$1,086	+6.83
662–687	676	14	164.00–165.00	$164.42	$1,111	-4.36
723	723	18	168.00	$168.00	$1,215	+2.50
833	833	22	161.00	$161.00	$1,341	+9.96

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
440	440	3	185.00	$185.00	$814	—
493	493	4	165.00	$165.00	$813	—
589	589	4	168.00	$168.00	$990	—
608	608	3	161.00	$161.00	$979	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
307	307	8	172.00	$172.00	$528	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
753–972	872	85-90%	44	37.00–47.00	$42.23	$368	-17.29
910	910	85-90%	3	62.00	$62.00	$564	—
896–965	925	85-90%	9	48.00–51.00	$49.26	$456	—
1011–1222	1065	85-90%	50	40.00–56.50	$48.47	$516	—
1005–1435	1144	85-90%	35	64.00–73.50	$70.34	$805	—
1035–1476	1305	85-90%	32	75.00–80.50	$78.18	$1,020	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000–1410	1202	80-85%	75	72.00–79.00	$75.27	$905	-13.23
1195–1730	1376	80-85%	43	79.50–85.00	$82.29	$1,132	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1250–1450	1350	75-80%	2	77.00–79.00	$77.93	$1,052	—
1405–1580	1512	75-80%	9	83.50–87.00	$85.35	$1,290	+5.35

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1518–1825	1595	4	85.00–94.00	$91.43	$1,458	—
1518–1873	1667	7	100.00–106.00	$104.67	$1,745	—
1795–1892	1878	7	108.00–110.00	$108.27	$2,033	—

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Dairy Heifers

Small 3-4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
543	543	5	45.00	$45.00	$244	—

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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.