Cattlemen's Livestock Auction Market Report, Dalhart, TX

Dalhart, Texas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, March 16, 2023

2,766 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $179.48/cwt -5.37 vs last sale · ≈ $1,481/hd at 825 lb · 317 head

light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $174.67/cwt +1.57 vs last sale · ≈ $1,265/hd at 724 lb · 264 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $178.89/cwt -4.13 vs last sale · ≈ $1,195/hd at 668 lb · 186 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,766	2,914	3,106
Feeder cattle	2,214	2,172	2,216
Slaughter cattle	552	742	890

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers traded mostly 5.00 higher with the exception of steers over 800 lbs trading 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Feeder heifers traded mostly steady to 4.00 lower. Steer and heifer calves traded mostly steady to 7.00 higher on comparable sales. Slaughter cows and bulls traded 3.00 to 5.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
291	291	5	280.00	$280.00	$815	—
310–322	315	8	225.00–269.00	$258.18	$813	+33.18
359–378	370	16	251.00–277.00	$262.05	$970	—
415–422	419	20	240.00–277.00	$260.64	$1,092	-1.67
454–484	463	24	226.00–258.00	$243.62	$1,128	+9.86
522–546	544	52	231.00–240.00	$239.39	$1,302	-0.91
555–585	572	26	222.00–238.00	$227.90	$1,304	+7.03
602–647	638	104	208.00–226.00	$215.69	$1,376	+7.28
651–662	652	145	197.00–216.00	$213.93	$1,395	+13.96
700–740	727	89	195.50–202.00	$197.58	$1,436	+5.83
763–792	769	70	182.50–197.50	$192.93	$1,484	+6.01
813–848	825	317	177.00–180.00	$179.48	$1,481	-5.37
852–883	874	13	169.00–174.00	$171.09	$1,495	-2.91

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
364	364	6	206.00	$206.00	$750	—
521–538	531	16	184.00–200.00	$190.87	$1,014	-22.39
562–598	574	13	185.00–195.00	$189.68	$1,089	—
657–690	664	14	185.00–192.50	$186.67	$1,239	+6.67
784	784	4	150.00	$150.00	$1,176	—
824–828	826	8	158.00–162.00	$160.50	$1,326	+5.50
942	942	7	139.00	$139.00	$1,309	-23.14
990	990	2	130.00	$130.00	$1,287	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
422	422	18	155.00	$155.00	$654	-24.00
645	645	2	150.00	$150.00	$968	-28.00
675	675	2	138.00	$138.00	$932	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–335	323	6	240.00–250.00	$245.09	$792	—
357–375	371	20	226.00–253.00	$247.11	$917	-10.39
408–440	428	24	222.00–242.00	$232.34	$994	+6.79
450–498	483	38	211.00–230.00	$222.94	$1,077	+7.87
526–532	529	7	209.00–210.00	$209.57	$1,109	-14.11
551–574	567	62	187.00–197.50	$191.22	$1,084	-2.41
613–620	619	23	180.00–184.00	$183.66	$1,137	—
652–695	668	186	172.00–179.50	$178.89	$1,195	-4.13
702–742	724	264	166.00–176.25	$174.67	$1,265	+1.57
760–799	774	17	158.00–164.00	$161.81	$1,252	-10.69
813	813	3	155.00	$155.00	$1,260	-10.00
898	898	6	135.00	$135.00	$1,212	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330	330	3	190.00	$190.00	$627	—
368	368	3	190.00	$190.00	$699	+5.00
419–445	429	9	178.00–191.00	$186.41	$800	—
483–498	491	4	172.00–191.00	$181.65	$892	—
523	523	2	194.00	$194.00	$1,015	-6.78
555–570	560	34	160.00–190.00	$170.77	$956	—
638	638	5	166.00	$166.00	$1,059	-1.18
699	699	8	150.00	$150.00	$1,048	—
720–748	726	14	145.00–164.00	$156.65	$1,137	—
796	796	4	151.00	$151.00	$1,202	-9.00
861	861	4	125.00	$125.00	$1,076	-25.50

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
368	368	18	135.00	$135.00	$497	-30.00
445	445	4	149.00	$149.00	$663	—
459	459	9	135.00	$135.00	$620	—
501	501	9	128.00	$128.00	$641	—
582	582	3	145.00	$145.00	$844	-5.00
633–643	639	7	130.00–133.00	$131.27	$839	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
467	467	5	245.00	$245.00	$1,144	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
790–875	816	80-85%	4	74.00–80.00	$75.97	$620	—
840–975	908	80-85%	2	70.00	$70.00	$636	—
875–929	918	80-85%	5	72.00–77.00	$76.05	$698	—
1012–1165	1101	80-85%	9	68.00–70.00	$69.54	$766	—
1010–1680	1184	80-85%	134	77.00–85.00	$80.91	$958	+5.76
1048–1505	1192	80-85%	19	75.00–76.50	$76.13	$907	+0.98
1120–1355	1319	80-85%	9	86.00–88.00	$86.87	$1,146	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
749–980	858	85-90%	27	42.00–59.00	$52.13	$447	—
768–966	880	85-90%	35	60.00–65.00	$62.35	$549	—
859–993	942	85-90%	15	66.00–69.00	$67.05	$632	+2.99
1079–1195	1116	85-90%	8	53.00–55.00	$53.65	$599	-7.33
1050–1620	1124	85-90%	42	60.00–65.00	$62.73	$705	+1.75
1054–1382	1253	85-90%	25	66.00–69.00	$67.67	$848	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1083–1375	1229	75-80%	6	96.00–100.00	$97.18	$1,194	—
1155–1640	1383	75-80%	57	88.00–92.00	$90.43	$1,251	-8.78
1230–1735	1486	75-80%	40	93.50–95.00	$94.03	$1,397	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1265–1555	1410	2	96.00–98.00	$97.10	$1,369	—
1455–1935	1694	6	100.00–111.00	$105.10	$1,780	—
1870	1870	1	116.00	$116.00	$2,169	—

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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.