Cattlemen's Livestock Auction Market Report

Dalhart, Texas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, April 13, 2023

1,581 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $188.37/cwt +4.83 vs last sale · ≈ $1,661/hd at 882 lb · 130 head

heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $182.50/cwt +10.50 vs last sale · ≈ $1,372/hd at 752 lb · 124 head

light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $186.00/cwt +2.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,678/hd at 902 lb · 65 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,581	1,926	1,920
Feeder cattle	1,170	1,452	1,298
Slaughter cattle	411	474	622

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: all classes of cattle traded 5.00 to 7.00 higher with instances of 15.00 to 25.00 higher on cattle under 700 lbs. Slaughter cows and bulls traded steady to 3.00 lower. Trading was active with very 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
347	347	3	270.00	$270.00	$937	—
385–399	394	9	296.00–301.00	$297.63	$1,173	+36.93
405–415	408	3	273.00–303.00	$283.16	$1,155	+18.48
468–488	479	31	280.00–284.00	$281.56	$1,349	+24.56
504–525	508	23	265.00–280.00	$277.30	$1,409	+38.30
594	594	15	249.00	$249.00	$1,479	+28.20
603–633	617	52	220.00–243.00	$240.34	$1,483	+23.26
656–685	677	15	221.00	$221.00	$1,496	+13.00
713	713	13	211.00	$211.00	$1,504	+6.67
761–795	782	41	194.00–209.25	$199.79	$1,562	-4.96
876–887	882	130	188.00–188.75	$188.37	$1,661	+4.83
902	902	65	186.00	$186.00	$1,678	+2.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
453–480	467	4	258.00–259.00	$258.49	$1,207	—
519–525	520	9	196.00–208.00	$206.65	$1,075	+11.65
572–595	574	14	169.00–191.00	$189.37	$1,087	—
600	600	1	201.00	$201.00	$1,206	+19.00
666–668	666	29	189.00–190.00	$189.90	$1,265	—
700	700	3	165.00	$165.00	$1,155	+8.10
793	793	3	160.00	$160.00	$1,269	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305	305	3	175.00	$175.00	$534	—
527	527	3	140.00	$140.00	$738	—
550–570	566	5	148.00–149.00	$148.81	$842	—
650–688	675	3	132.00–147.00	$136.81	$923	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315	315	1	244.00	$244.00	$769	-17.38
361–363	362	8	254.00–276.00	$259.52	$939	+31.91
416–445	438	28	240.00–261.00	$248.38	$1,088	+19.38
516–524	520	10	219.00–240.00	$229.42	$1,193	+10.60
579	579	9	212.00	$212.00	$1,227	+6.70
602–629	620	34	200.00–208.00	$207.54	$1,287	+6.13
661–674	666	31	192.00–202.50	$198.39	$1,321	-3.24
710–748	740	38	178.00–188.00	$182.76	$1,352	+6.21
750–754	752	124	182.50	$182.50	$1,372	+10.50

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
462–495	490	18	160.00–180.00	$176.85	$867	—
512–528	514	13	167.00–210.00	$203.21	$1,044	+18.98
660–670	664	5	166.00–180.00	$171.65	$1,140	-9.01
713	713	11	187.50	$187.50	$1,337	+18.36
765	765	1	149.00	$149.00	$1,140	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360	360	2	150.00	$150.00	$540	—
440	440	1	143.00	$143.00	$629	—
485	485	1	141.00	$141.00	$684	—
685	685	1	140.00	$140.00	$959	—
742	742	6	138.00	$138.00	$1,024	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
933	933	2	152.00	$152.00	$1,418	—
1095	1095	2	135.00	$135.00	$1,478	—

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
810–923	916	75-80%	17	91.00–92.00	$91.05	$834	—
1032–1420	1100	75-80%	13	107.00–116.00	$113.60	$1,250	—
1082–1660	1274	75-80%	49	90.00–95.00	$93.49	$1,191	—
1140–1613	1275	75-80%	52	97.00–105.00	$99.63	$1,270	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
760–895	797	80-85%	8	72.00–76.50	$74.11	$591	—
915–980	975	80-85%	12	70.00–71.00	$70.08	$683	—
1020–1245	1136	80-85%	29	79.00–82.00	$80.70	$917	+6.53
1015–1385	1140	80-85%	35	70.00–75.00	$73.33	$836	-0.84
1035–1380	1238	80-85%	41	84.00–89.00	$86.36	$1,069	+3.72

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
841–925	849	85-90%	11	67.00–68.00	$67.10	$570	+15.46
800–968	878	85-90%	12	50.00–56.00	$52.93	$465	—
710–997	921	85-90%	16	61.00–66.00	$62.10	$572	-3.99
1007–1170	1103	85-90%	16	64.00–69.00	$65.62	$724	+4.89
1225	1225	85-90%	1	62.00	$62.00	$760	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1035–1730	1458	4	106.00–111.00	$107.74	$1,571	—
1610–2115	1932	3	116.00–126.00	$122.49	$2,367	—

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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.