Cattlemen's Livestock Auction Market Report

Dalhart, Texas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, January 12, 2023

2,851 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $186.82/cwt -0.41 vs last sale · ≈ $1,257/hd at 673 lb · 183 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $201.27/cwt +14.45 vs last sale · ≈ $981/hd at 488 lb · 142 head

heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $163.00/cwt ≈ $1,423/hd at 873 lb · 136 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,851	2,987	3,052
Feeder cattle	2,289	2,167	2,547
Slaughter cattle	562	820	505

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers were steady to 2.00 lower. Steer and heifer calves traded mostly 3.00 to 10.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls were steady to 2.00 higher. Trading activity was active on very 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
237	237	3	300.00	$300.00	$711	—
333–341	339	11	271.00–287.00	$282.71	$958	—
353–381	375	10	267.00–268.00	$267.19	$1,002	+21.74
387 unweaned	387	28	218.00	$218.00	$844	—
400–419	411	33	263.00–266.00	$264.24	$1,086	+22.54
480	480	8	240.00	$240.00	$1,152	+10.01
482 unweaned	482	70	210.00	$210.00	$1,012	+13.47
501–525	515	107	227.00–241.00	$239.39	$1,233	+12.96
510–547 unweaned	536	12	203.00–208.00	$204.60	$1,097	—
550–596	588	86	194.50–214.00	$198.42	$1,167	+2.62
602–640	623	55	185.00–195.50	$191.19	$1,191	-7.29
624 unweaned	624	8	175.00	$175.00	$1,092	+0.50
665–684	673	183	178.00–189.50	$186.82	$1,257	-0.41
704–738	721	63	180.00–188.25	$184.30	$1,329	-1.98
753–795	786	45	183.50–185.25	$184.76	$1,452	-0.49
801–848	811	15	174.00–179.00	$177.25	$1,437	-1.33
873	873	136	163.00	$163.00	$1,423	—
919–941	929	16	146.00–157.00	$152.12	$1,413	-12.88
1004–1030	1016	9	145.00–155.00	$150.49	$1,529	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
448 unweaned	448	14	144.00	$144.00	$645	—
537 unweaned	537	10	140.00	$140.00	$752	—
732	732	3	170.00	$170.00	$1,244	-6.24
783–787	785	20	161.00–165.00	$162.60	$1,276	-16.40
839	839	11	157.00	$157.00	$1,317	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
707	707	43	165.00	$165.00	$1,167	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
201	201	4	278.00	$278.00	$559	—
250	250	5	278.00	$278.00	$695	—
337 unweaned	337	3	153.00	$153.00	$516	-33.00
353–380	369	24	229.00–234.00	$232.01	$856	+23.01
393 unweaned	393	3	170.00	$170.00	$668	—
420–445 unweaned	427	7	190.00–193.00	$192.11	$820	+8.12
405–448	432	45	204.00–217.00	$211.94	$916	+15.15
480–488	487	129	192.00–207.50	$202.64	$987	+8.36
488–496 unweaned	494	13	180.00–190.00	$187.72	$927	+7.80
516–548	536	47	187.00–208.00	$201.81	$1,082	+17.41
541 unweaned	541	9	177.00	$177.00	$958	+4.23
553–590	571	75	178.00–189.00	$185.58	$1,060	+2.53
620–648	631	27	170.00–180.00	$175.46	$1,107	-2.18
710–736	731	125	170.00–172.50	$170.51	$1,246	-4.29
757	757	3	158.00	$158.00	$1,196	-14.32
826	826	61	155.00	$155.00	$1,280	—
868	868	78	162.50	$162.50	$1,410	—
903	903	2	139.00	$139.00	$1,255	—
968	968	2	138.00	$138.00	$1,336	-8.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
748	748	4	160.00	$160.00	$1,197	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
638	638	2	151.00	$151.00	$963	-5.00

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
848–995	889	85-90%	30	35.50–45.00	$39.54	$352	-3.74
888–983	920	85-90%	6	71.00–73.00	$71.71	$660	+17.53
913–978	951	85-90%	33	46.00–57.00	$48.60	$462	-12.29
1023–1363	1132	85-90%	30	52.00–63.00	$55.50	$628	-2.98
1032–1530	1197	85-90%	85	64.00–71.00	$66.56	$797	—
1020–1325	1208	85-90%	13	43.00–49.00	$43.97	$531	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
855–961	946	80-85%	7	60.00–67.00	$66.10	$625	—
970–977	975	80-85%	4	79.00–81.00	$79.50	$775	+4.50
1025–1625	1240	80-85%	39	75.00–83.00	$80.76	$1,001	—
1090–1488	1371	80-85%	76	63.50–74.00	$70.85	$971	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1170–1252	1238	75-80%	6	84.00–85.00	$84.16	$1,042	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1410–1530	1470	2	72.00–84.00	$78.24	$1,150	—
1645–1970	1804	7	97.00–100.00	$98.67	$1,780	—

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1023–1090	1040	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	860.00–1,090.00	$1,029.72
1230	1230	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	920.00	$920.00

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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.