Cattlemen's Livestock Auction Market Report

Dalhart, Texas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, March 30, 2023

1,493 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $173.06/cwt +7.80 vs last sale · ≈ $1,355/hd at 783 lb · 212 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $240.02/cwt -3.94 vs last sale · ≈ $989/hd at 412 lb · 138 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $194.10/cwt +4.59 vs last sale · ≈ $1,227/hd at 632 lb · 40 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,493	3,538	2,234
Feeder cattle	1,043	2,949	1,553
Slaughter cattle	450	589	681

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder heifers traded 4.00 to 7.00 higher. Heifer calves traded weak to 3.00 lower. No trend available on all classes of steers due to a lack of comparable sales the previous week. Slaughter cows and bulls traded 3.00 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
312	312	5	270.00	$270.00	$842	-17.69
376–396	392	23	271.00–283.50	$280.89	$1,101	-12.01
410–440	423	9	249.00–275.00	$265.97	$1,125	-15.16
480–495	487	13	245.00–254.00	$251.45	$1,225	-2.55
537	537	13	238.00	$238.00	$1,278	-5.82
557–560	558	8	206.00–238.00	$214.03	$1,194	-27.97
670–687	673	38	190.00–196.50	$191.05	$1,286	-0.24
714	714	11	203.00	$203.00	$1,449	+15.00
751–765	763	31	193.00–202.00	$200.86	$1,533	—
823	823	12	175.00	$175.00	$1,440	-4.15
850	850	27	166.00	$166.00	$1,411	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
765	765	2	165.00	$165.00	$1,262	—
924	924	7	131.00	$131.00	$1,210	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
480	480	6	147.00	$147.00	$706	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
327	327	5	260.00	$260.00	$850	+12.38
400–422	412	138	235.00–241.00	$240.02	$989	-3.94
475–477	477	27	220.00–234.00	$225.10	$1,074	-0.69
568–572	570	14	197.00–215.00	$204.68	$1,167	-2.23
603–636	632	40	192.00–198.00	$194.10	$1,227	+4.59
674	674	8	170.00	$170.00	$1,146	-6.00
731–743	732	39	170.00–173.75	$173.55	$1,270	-3.45
766–795	783	212	170.00–174.50	$173.06	$1,355	+7.80

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370	370	4	202.00	$202.00	$747	+2.00
597	597	10	189.00	$189.00	$1,128	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
595	595	3	216.00	$216.00	$1,285	—

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1106–1620	1305	75-80%	91	107.00–112.50	$109.27	$1,426	—
1131–1665	1311	75-80%	18	103.00–106.00	$105.05	$1,377	—
1198–1710	1403	75-80%	35	96.00–102.00	$98.07	$1,376	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
810–975	911	80-85%	8	81.00–84.00	$82.15	$748	-6.89
930	930	80-85%	2	91.00	$91.00	$846	+1.96
952–960	954	80-85%	10	78.00	$78.00	$744	—
1046–1213	1093	80-85%	21	74.00–79.00	$77.99	$852	-4.58
1020–1525	1104	80-85%	43	82.00–90.00	$87.90	$970	+0.08
1133–1570	1324	80-85%	46	90.00–95.00	$94.23	$1,248	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
745–900	795	85-90%	6	43.00–50.00	$45.76	$364	—
765–934	862	85-90%	29	66.00–69.50	$68.22	$588	+4.59
810–925	889	85-90%	10	54.00–63.00	$60.76	$540	-6.62
860–985	911	85-90%	19	70.00–73.00	$71.49	$651	—
1001–1180	1061	85-90%	6	70.00–73.00	$71.11	$754	—
1095–1190	1148	85-90%	3	56.00–61.00	$59.07	$678	-9.48
1035–1213	1149	85-90%	12	66.00–69.00	$67.04	$770	-1.51
1260	1260	85-90%	1	43.00	$43.00	$542	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1020–1520	1270	2	102.00–104.00	$102.80	$1,306	—
1200–1853	1741	10	108.00–115.00	$113.67	$1,979	+2.67
1660–1850	1779	4	117.00–124.00	$121.85	$2,168	—

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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.