Cattlemen's Livestock Auction Market Report

Dalhart, Texas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, March 23, 2023

3,538 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $165.26/cwt +3.45 vs last sale · ≈ $1,276/hd at 772 lb · 275 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $189.51/cwt +5.85 vs last sale · ≈ $1,201/hd at 634 lb · 203 head

heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $163.00/cwt ≈ $1,412/hd at 866 lb · 113 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	3,538	2,766	1,885
Feeder cattle	2,949	2,214	1,178
Slaughter cattle	589	552	707

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers traded mostly weak to 4.00 lower. Not enough comparable sales on feeder heifers for a market trend but a higher undertone was noted. Steer and heifer calves traded mostly 2.00 to 10.00 higher with higher advances noted on calves under 400. Slaughter cows and bulls traded 1.00 to 5.00 higher. Trading activity was active on 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
318–341	331	11	277.00–295.00	$287.69	$952	+29.51
375–379	379	74	271.00–293.50	$292.90	$1,110	+30.85
408–447	428	110	269.00–289.00	$281.13	$1,203	+20.49
463	463	3	254.00	$254.00	$1,176	+10.38
501–534	518	72	240.00–254.00	$243.82	$1,263	+4.43
555	555	3	242.00	$242.00	$1,343	+14.10
606–622	607	50	201.00–212.00	$211.31	$1,283	-4.38
659–696	671	51	188.00–198.00	$191.29	$1,284	-22.64
745	745	2	188.00	$188.00	$1,401	-9.58
807–814	811	87	175.00–182.50	$179.15	$1,453	-0.33
978	978	5	165.00	$165.00	$1,614	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
446	446	17	227.00	$227.00	$1,012	—
488	488	7	220.00	$220.00	$1,074	—
529–535	531	7	210.00–230.00	$215.76	$1,146	+24.89
550–579	572	8	200.00–205.00	$203.80	$1,166	+14.12
667–670	668	5	178.00–181.00	$179.20	$1,197	-7.47
738	738	7	165.00	$165.00	$1,218	—
830	830	7	159.00	$159.00	$1,320	-1.50
866	866	113	163.00	$163.00	$1,412	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370	370	3	150.00	$150.00	$555	—
538	538	8	191.00	$191.00	$1,028	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
294	294	5	244.00	$244.00	$717	—
315–333	321	6	245.00–249.00	$247.62	$795	+2.53
363–395	365	78	233.00–269.00	$266.16	$971	+19.05
415–439	420	78	236.00–248.00	$243.96	$1,025	+11.62
470–480	474	31	220.00–234.00	$225.79	$1,070	+2.85
508–545	536	28	201.00–223.00	$210.35	$1,127	+0.78
563–590	577	17	193.00–231.00	$206.91	$1,194	+15.69
601–649	634	203	186.50–195.00	$189.51	$1,201	+5.85
687	687	24	176.00	$176.00	$1,209	-2.89
707	707	13	177.00	$177.00	$1,251	+2.33
760–789	772	275	164.00–170.00	$165.26	$1,276	+3.45
812–813	812	8	156.00–166.25	$163.69	$1,329	+8.69
871	871	25	155.00	$155.00	$1,350	+20.00
928	928	5	150.00	$150.00	$1,392	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305	305	2	203.00	$203.00	$619	+13.00
365	365	3	200.00	$200.00	$730	+10.00
403	403	2	220.00	$220.00	$887	+33.59
647	647	6	171.00	$171.00	$1,106	+5.00
730	730	2	140.00	$140.00	$1,022	-16.65
783	783	6	150.00	$150.00	$1,174	-1.00
803	803	68	150.00	$150.00	$1,204	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335	335	2	143.00	$143.00	$479	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
636	636	5	188.00	$188.00	$1,196	—
760	760	5	160.50	$160.50	$1,220	—

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1023–1408	1134	75-80%	92	90.00–97.00	$92.29	$1,047	—
1232–1625	1295	75-80%	10	106.00–108.00	$106.42	$1,378	—
1013–1745	1379	75-80%	54	97.50–104.00	$100.99	$1,393	+10.56

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
858–975	884	80-85%	14	81.00–86.00	$81.85	$724	—
877–940	894	80-85%	5	75.00–79.00	$77.35	$692	—
880–985	942	80-85%	18	86.00–94.00	$89.04	$839	+12.99
799–1180	995	80-85%	13	71.00–78.00	$74.96	$746	—
891–1550	1095	80-85%	16	80.00–84.00	$82.57	$904	—
1045–1474	1138	80-85%	66	85.00–89.50	$87.82	$999	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
739–967	812	85-90%	23	50.00–59.00	$55.33	$449	—
838–897	858	85-90%	9	62.00–64.50	$63.63	$546	+11.50
793–986	885	85-90%	21	65.00–69.00	$67.38	$596	+5.03
1019–1265	1124	85-90%	7	67.00–70.00	$68.55	$771	+5.82
1152	1152	85-90%	2	62.00	$62.00	$714	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1575–1850	1713	4	105.00–117.00	$111.00	$1,901	—
1720–1945	1833	2	125.00–126.00	$125.53	$2,301	—

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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.