Cattlemen's Livestock Auction Market Report

Dalhart, Texas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, April 6, 2023

1,926 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $176.61/cwt ≈ $1,547/hd at 876 lb · 210 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $205.30/cwt +0.62 vs last sale · ≈ $1,191/hd at 580 lb · 104 head

light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $169.14/cwt ≈ $1,214/hd at 718 lb · 84 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,926	1,493	2,441
Feeder cattle	1,452	1,043	1,723
Slaughter cattle	474	450	718

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers traded 5.00 to 7.00 higher. Not enough comparable sales on steer and heifer calves to call a trend, but strong undertones were noted. Slaughter cows and bulls traded 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Trading 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
291	291	12	232.00	$232.00	$675	—
365–395	381	10	259.00–261.00	$260.70	$993	-20.19
410–448	421	12	251.00–281.00	$264.68	$1,114	-1.29
476	476	15	257.00	$257.00	$1,223	+5.55
517	517	19	239.00	$239.00	$1,236	+1.00
571–599	594	42	220.00–225.00	$220.80	$1,312	—
608–627	614	62	215.00–228.00	$217.08	$1,333	—
673	673	14	208.00	$208.00	$1,400	+16.95
707–742	732	63	201.00–209.00	$204.33	$1,496	+1.33
753–783	763	81	204.00–206.00	$204.75	$1,562	+3.89
802	802	43	184.00	$184.00	$1,476	+9.00
867–870	868	12	182.50–185.00	$183.54	$1,593	+17.54
923	923	24	184.00	$184.00	$1,698	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
423	423	2	220.00	$220.00	$931	—
549	549	8	195.00	$195.00	$1,071	—
605	605	2	182.00	$182.00	$1,101	—
712–722	715	19	150.00–180.00	$156.90	$1,122	—
907–933	917	5	159.00–167.00	$162.25	$1,488	+31.25

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
173	173	2	188.00	$188.00	$325	—
261–287	273	11	224.00–230.00	$226.87	$619	—
330–338	335	3	256.00–264.00	$261.38	$876	+1.38
355–370	363	2	222.00–233.00	$227.61	$826	—
403	403	4	229.00	$229.00	$923	-11.02
537–538	537	22	217.00–222.00	$218.82	$1,175	—
577–598	580	104	200.00–208.00	$205.30	$1,191	+0.62
602–611	604	50	199.50–210.00	$201.41	$1,217	+7.31
655–656	656	51	198.50–204.00	$201.63	$1,323	+31.63
722–749	737	54	169.00–178.00	$176.55	$1,301	+3.00
753	753	4	172.00	$172.00	$1,295	-1.06
852–899	876	210	173.00–180.00	$176.61	$1,547	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315	315	1	224.00	$224.00	$706	—
421–430	424	18	202.00–210.00	$207.86	$881	—
526–541	537	17	170.00–190.00	$184.23	$989	—
583	583	9	196.00	$196.00	$1,143	+7.00
628–643	635	8	180.00–187.00	$184.02	$1,169	—
665–686	677	40	163.00–186.00	$180.66	$1,223	—
718–728	718	84	167.00–169.25	$169.14	$1,214	—
855	855	3	162.50	$162.50	$1,389	—
977	977	13	148.00	$148.00	$1,446	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
575	575	4	154.00	$154.00	$886	—
700	700	3	137.00	$137.00	$959	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
914–970	934	80-85%	9	80.00–87.00	$82.55	$771	-8.45
897–967	936	80-85%	7	70.00–75.00	$72.06	$674	-18.94
1008–1270	1124	80-85%	56	70.00–76.00	$74.17	$834	-13.73
1080–1715	1235	80-85%	89	79.00–87.00	$82.64	$1,021	—
1015–1610	1326	80-85%	25	88.00–91.50	$89.44	$1,186	-4.79

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
740–965	837	75-80%	3	91.00–96.00	$93.12	$779	—
973	973	75-80%	3	104.00	$104.00	$1,012	—
1010–1605	1157	75-80%	48	92.00–99.00	$94.91	$1,098	—
1184	1184	75-80%	12	119.00	$119.00	$1,409	—
1105–1800	1345	75-80%	37	100.00–109.00	$103.36	$1,390	-1.69

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
680–955	846	85-90%	18	44.00–56.50	$51.64	$437	—
710–995	902	85-90%	12	56.00–63.00	$60.24	$543	-11.25
670–953	906	85-90%	15	62.00–68.00	$66.09	$599	-5.40
1023–1200	1039	85-90%	17	65.00–69.00	$67.80	$704	—
1033–1250	1120	85-90%	11	57.00–65.00	$60.73	$680	+1.66

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1325	1325	1	79.00	$79.00	$1,047	—
1320–1805	1563	2	102.00–110.00	$106.62	$1,666	—
1650–1960	1799	5	114.00–122.50	$118.26	$2,127	-3.59

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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.