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Cattlemen's Livestock Auction Market Report

Dalhart, Texas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, September 29, 2022

2,452 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $174.65/cwt -7.07 vs last sale · ≈ $1,175/hd at 673 lb · 294 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $162.68/cwt -5.32 vs last sale · ≈ $1,173/hd at 721 lb · 220 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $164.50/cwt -12.50 vs last sale · ≈ $1,390/hd at 845 lb · 192 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,452 1,966 2,275
Feeder cattle 1,772 1,276 1,791
Slaughter cattle 655 690 484
Replacement cattle 25 — 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers traded mostly 2.00 to 6.00 lower. Steer and heifer calves traded mostly 3.00 to 6.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls traded 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Trading activity was moderate on moderate buyer demand. Quality was mostly plain to average. The majority of the supply consisted of smaller packages of short weaned calves, and a few loads of nice yearlings. Demand has been light for unweaned calves, especially if they do not have a full vaccination program moving into the fall.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 5 225.00 $225.00 $720 -14.00
388 388 9 209.00 $209.00 $811 —
457–490 478 16 186.00–191.00 $187.79 $898 —
514–518 516 23 189.00–198.50 $194.77 $1,005 -0.78
590 unweaned 590 14 181.00 $181.00 $1,068 +9.00
623 623 12 174.75 $174.75 $1,089 —
608–643 unweaned 632 58 166.00–170.00 $166.71 $1,054 -3.24
663–690 673 294 171.00–175.00 $174.65 $1,175 -7.07
713–745 730 160 167.00–175.25 $172.92 $1,262 +0.79
845 845 192 164.50 $164.50 $1,390 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
347 347 3 196.00 $196.00 $680 —
422–440 425 15 182.00–191.00 $189.16 $804 -18.84
488 488 3 186.00 $186.00 $908 —
522–541 531 30 175.00–181.00 $178.15 $946 —
601–638 603 32 157.00–161.00 $157.26 $948 -17.93
650 650 2 166.00 $166.00 $1,079 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
498 498 4 168.00 $168.00 $837 —
526–548 535 18 153.00–158.00 $154.99 $829 —
563 563 2 170.00 $170.00 $957 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
413–433 422 7 176.00–178.00 $177.12 $747 —
454–494 479 24 176.00–177.00 $176.36 $845 -6.36
494 unweaned 494 8 170.00 $170.00 $840 -4.20
503–532 515 14 170.00–180.00 $175.58 $904 —
550 550 5 163.00 $163.00 $896 —
608 unweaned 608 29 164.00–167.00 $166.59 $1,013 —
620 620 4 170.50 $170.50 $1,057 -4.33
661 661 15 168.00 $168.00 $1,110 +3.58
702 702 21 153.50 $153.50 $1,078 -14.50
715–725 723 199 162.50–166.00 $163.65 $1,183 -4.35
798 798 6 156.00 $156.00 $1,245 —
819 819 13 157.00 $157.00 $1,286 -4.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
339 339 4 174.00 $174.00 $590 —
355 355 9 179.00 $179.00 $635 —
408–411 409 22 156.00–178.00 $173.98 $712 -12.52
458–488 469 16 158.00–169.00 $164.97 $774 —
513 513 4 152.00 $152.00 $780 —
748 748 32 156.25 $156.25 $1,169 -12.75
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
448 448 5 140.00 $140.00 $627 —
499 499 4 133.00 $133.00 $664 —
748 748 3 143.00 $143.00 $1,070 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 2 178.00 $178.00 $605 +6.00
352 352 3 191.00 $191.00 $672 —
405 405 6 181.00 $181.00 $733 —
681 681 7 150.00 $150.00 $1,022 —
1005 1005 3 125.00 $125.00 $1,256 —
1054 1054 4 110.00 $110.00 $1,159 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
643–676 665 85-90% 6 44.00–51.00 $48.74 $324 —
766 766 85-90% 5 58.50 $58.50 $448 —
904–1005 958 85-90% 21 64.00–76.50 $68.51 $656 —
1015–1462 1126 85-90% 42 66.00–73.00 $70.77 $797 +0.43
1060–1234 1157 85-90% 80 74.00–79.00 $76.25 $882 —
1038–1419 1295 85-90% 21 54.00–61.00 $59.66 $773 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1168 1168 80-85% 2 70.00 $70.00 $818 —
1115–1230 1184 80-85% 4 86.00–90.00 $87.98 $1,042 —
1099–1553 1386 80-85% 62 75.00–82.75 $80.50 $1,116 -1.79
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1350–1550 1438 75-80% 4 77.50–84.00 $80.07 $1,151 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1465–1720 1656 4 98.00–99.00 $98.78 $1,636 -5.89

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
983–1095 1061 (<2 yrs)Open 10 115.00–117.00 $116.44 $1,235

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
933 933 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,035.00 $1,035.00
980–1250 1177 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 8 860.00–980.00 $881.14
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1010 1010 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 760.00 $760.00
1055 1055 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 770.00 $770.00

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Dairy Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
483 483 16 151.00 $151.00 $729 —
565 565 15 151.00 $151.00 $853 —

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Dairy Steers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
422 422 3 85.00 $85.00 $359 —
483 483 12 75.00 $75.00 $362 —
531 531 5 79.00 $79.00 $419 —
623 623 3 72.00 $72.00 $449 —
679 679 4 75.00 $75.00 $509 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
577 577 20 158.00 $158.00 $912 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
481 481 8 133.00 $133.00 $640 —

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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.