Cattlemen's Livestock Auction Market Report

Dalhart, Texas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, January 19, 2023

2,161 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $178.43/cwt -5.87 vs last sale · ≈ $1,286/hd at 721 lb · 179 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $184.29/cwt -2.53 vs last sale · ≈ $1,231/hd at 668 lb · 133 head

light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $166.44/cwt -4.07 vs last sale · ≈ $1,190/hd at 715 lb · 118 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,161	2,851	2,758
Feeder cattle	1,788	2,289	2,350
Slaughter cattle	373	562	408

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers were 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Steer and heifer calves traded mostly 2.00 to 7.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls were mostly 2.00 lower. Trading activity was moderate on moderate 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
282	282	13	310.00	$310.00	$874	—
360–396	386	38	248.00–289.00	$262.57	$1,014	-4.62
407–447	417	34	245.00–275.00	$262.56	$1,095	-1.68
465–490	489	74	229.00–240.00	$230.93	$1,129	-9.07
522–542	538	43	213.00–234.00	$227.29	$1,223	-12.10
580–594	590	27	190.00–202.00	$195.41	$1,153	-3.01
610–613 unweaned	612	4	169.00–170.00	$169.50	$1,037	-5.50
614–649	624	96	190.00–200.00	$193.60	$1,208	+2.41
652–698	668	133	179.00–189.00	$184.29	$1,231	-2.53
720–743	721	179	174.00–179.50	$178.43	$1,286	-5.87
769–795	791	44	168.00–171.00	$170.71	$1,350	-14.05
817–832	820	94	160.00–170.00	$169.37	$1,389	-7.88
863–868	866	4	160.00–161.00	$160.50	$1,390	-2.50
1013–1014	1013	33	157.00–159.00	$157.91	$1,600	+7.42

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
635–645	640	10	150.00–186.00	$174.28	$1,115	—
665	665	2	160.00	$160.00	$1,064	—
815	815	2	125.00	$125.00	$1,019	-32.00
863	863	2	137.00	$137.00	$1,182	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
680	680	4	130.00	$130.00	$884	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305 unweaned	305	3	203.00	$203.00	$619	+50.00
330	330	12	227.00	$227.00	$749	—
354–357	356	16	204.00–228.00	$222.04	$790	-9.97
403–434	422	61	191.00–220.00	$208.48	$880	-3.46
460–495	482	22	186.00–195.00	$191.73	$924	-10.91
523–528	526	19	189.00–195.50	$193.46	$1,018	-8.35
558–594	574	58	176.00–185.00	$182.10	$1,045	-3.48
601–648	631	27	167.00–178.00	$170.90	$1,078	-4.56
650–687 unweaned	669	6	155.00–161.00	$157.92	$1,056	—
655–694	671	46	167.00–169.00	$167.96	$1,127	—
710–735	715	118	161.00–168.00	$166.44	$1,190	-4.07
793	793	21	163.50	$163.50	$1,297	—
815	815	15	162.00	$162.00	$1,320	+7.00
879	879	5	153.00	$153.00	$1,345	-9.50
983	983	6	149.50	$149.50	$1,470	+11.50
1001	1001	4	134.00	$134.00	$1,341	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
775–776	775	70	136.00–153.50	$152.50	$1,182	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
527–528	527	9	150.00–185.00	$177.21	$934	—
563	563	4	154.00	$154.00	$867	—
928	928	2	144.00	$144.00	$1,336	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365 unweaned	365	3	196.00	$196.00	$715	—
526–545	536	12	178.00–191.00	$184.38	$988	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
778–980	885	85-90%	10	37.00–43.00	$39.42	$349	-0.12
853–968	908	85-90%	18	44.00–55.00	$52.04	$473	-19.67
915–970	950	85-90%	6	60.00–66.00	$63.65	$605	+15.05
1007–1335	1070	85-90%	8	42.00–48.00	$46.00	$492	—
1005–1420	1118	85-90%	28	50.00–59.00	$55.34	$619	-0.16
1065–1351	1182	85-90%	96	60.00–67.00	$63.97	$756	-2.59

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
990	990	80-85%	1	75.00	$75.00	$742	-4.50
1133	1133	80-85%	2	87.00	$87.00	$986	—
1265–1820	1425	80-85%	35	69.00–73.00	$71.31	$1,016	—
1215–1730	1443	80-85%	33	74.00–81.00	$75.70	$1,092	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1746	1746	13	107.50	$107.50	$1,877	—
1875–1930	1903	3	95.00–100.50	$97.85	$1,862	—

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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.