Cattlemen's Livestock Auction Market Report, Dalhart, TX

Dalhart, Texas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, November 3, 2022

1,872 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $177.99/cwt +14.33 vs last sale · ≈ $1,102/hd at 619 lb · 91 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $194.27/cwt +9.77 vs last sale · ≈ $1,152/hd at 593 lb · 87 head

heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $166.50/cwt ≈ $1,252/hd at 752 lb · 73 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,872	1,916	2,385
Feeder cattle	1,450	1,492	1,683
Slaughter cattle	419	406	702
Replacement cattle	3	18	0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Not enough comparable sales on feeder steers or heifers for a market trend, but a higher undertone was noted. Steer and heifer calves traded 10.00 to 20.00 higher, with instances of up to 30.00 higher on lighter weights. Slaughter cows and bulls traded mostly firm to 3.00 higher. Trading activity was very active on very good buyer demand. Quality was attractive with the majority of the supply consisting of nice packages of weaned with at least two rounds of shots.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
298	298	2	244.00	$244.00	$727	—
326–333	327	11	229.00–256.00	$251.01	$821	—
353–395	388	13	229.00–244.00	$240.50	$933	+18.50
404–438	414	50	218.00–239.00	$236.52	$979	+28.52
468 unweaned	468	2	190.00	$190.00	$889	+18.00
485–486	486	30	218.00–223.00	$220.50	$1,072	+26.16
505–544	526	48	190.00–206.00	$198.00	$1,041	+9.23
562 unweaned	562	5	169.00	$169.00	$950	—
575–596	595	82	188.00–196.00	$195.81	$1,165	+11.31
610	610	27	181.00–189.00	$186.63	$1,138	+8.40
602–632 unweaned	623	64	173.25–177.00	$174.35	$1,086	+16.35
660–699 unweaned	674	30	164.00–164.50	$164.31	$1,107	+7.31
695	695	2	172.00	$172.00	$1,195	-8.00
710–743 unweaned	740	34	150.00–159.50	$158.89	$1,176	—
767	767	6	176.00	$176.00	$1,350	-0.04
789 unweaned	789	4	140.00	$140.00	$1,105	—
820 unweaned	820	8	152.00	$152.00	$1,246	—
845	845	5	174.00	$174.00	$1,470	+0.50
945	945	15	171.00	$171.00	$1,616	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
438	438	3	189.00	$189.00	$828	—
461	461	8	194.00	$194.00	$894	+25.00
493 unweaned	493	3	171.00	$171.00	$843	-6.00
523 thin fleshed	523	5	201.00	$201.00	$1,051	—
555	555	9	182.00	$182.00	$1,010	+22.00
712	712	19	177.00	$177.00	$1,260	+24.00
813–835	829	23	155.00–165.00	$157.56	$1,306	—
853	853	2	162.00	$162.00	$1,382	—
917	917	6	160.00	$160.00	$1,467	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
678	678	4	147.00	$147.00	$997	—
909	909	5	150.00	$150.00	$1,364	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
272–285	274	12	215.00–225.00	$216.73	$594	—
305–329	321	8	212.00–224.00	$219.94	$706	—
359	359	4	194.00	$194.00	$696	+9.00
366 thin fleshed	366	33	219.00	$219.00	$802	—
410–420	412	12	204.00–205.00	$204.17	$841	—
461	461	7	190.00	$190.00	$876	—
475–488 unweaned	484	26	178.50–183.00	$180.03	$871	—
503–542	533	38	181.00–190.00	$187.60	$1,000	—
555–578 unweaned	565	12	163.00–176.00	$170.45	$963	+14.45
569–576	574	36	179.00–185.00	$180.82	$1,038	+9.37
639 unweaned	639	5	149.00	$149.00	$952	-1.48
674	674	5	163.00	$163.00	$1,099	—
669–680 unweaned	677	43	148.00–149.00	$148.70	$1,007	—
831–849	846	26	156.00–159.00	$156.45	$1,324	—
860	860	4	129.00	$129.00	$1,109	—
885	885	19	156.50	$156.50	$1,385	—
917	917	10	155.50	$155.50	$1,426	—
991	991	10	150.25	$150.25	$1,489	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305	305	6	195.00	$195.00	$595	+23.00
390 unweaned	390	2	164.00	$164.00	$640	-15.00
441	441	6	181.00	$181.00	$798	—
455–466	462	34	165.00–180.00	$170.21	$786	—
548	548	3	154.00	$154.00	$844	—
551–595	557	14	160.00–165.00	$160.76	$895	-3.24
573 unweaned	573	3	156.00	$156.00	$894	—
658	658	13	135.00	$135.00	$888	—
666 thin fleshed	666	23	168.00	$168.00	$1,119	—
752	752	73	166.50	$166.50	$1,252	—
861	861	11	150.00	$150.00	$1,292	—
990	990	3	148.00	$148.00	$1,465	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
334	334	6	170.00	$170.00	$568	—
535	535	2	137.00	$137.00	$733	+17.00
617	617	3	149.00	$149.00	$919	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
357 thin fleshed	357	17	221.00	$221.00	$789	—
502 thin fleshed	502	23	179.00	$179.00	$899	—
648	648	30	151.00	$151.00	$978	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
571	571	8	145.00	$145.00	$828	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
735–970	827	85-90%	17	25.00–38.00	$31.46	$260	-1.71
825–990	901	85-90%	7	60.00–68.00	$64.92	$585	+14.79
808–984	902	85-90%	27	42.00–54.00	$47.60	$429	-2.53
1029–1515	1132	85-90%	65	68.00–74.00	$71.18	$806	+34.56
1008–1275	1139	85-90%	14	35.00–51.00	$44.58	$508	+7.96
1025–1285	1195	85-90%	37	54.00–66.50	$60.95	$728	+0.83

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1015–1205	1109	80-85%	18	66.00–72.00	$69.43	$770	+14.93
1070–1663	1350	80-85%	53	74.00–79.50	$77.05	$1,040	—
1355–1530	1465	80-85%	5	81.00–82.00	$81.29	$1,191	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1020–1965	1489	75-80%	9	74.50–81.00	$79.12	$1,178	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1510–1875	1620	6	90.00–93.50	$91.05	$1,475	—
1675–2445	2060	2	97.00–101.00	$99.37	$2,047	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
905–1040	973	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	885.00–910.00	$898.37
1440	1440	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,060.00	$1,060.00

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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.