Cattlemen's Livestock Auction Market Report

Dalhart, Texas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, June 1, 2023

1,463 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $222.50/cwt +13.50 vs last sale · ≈ $1,529/hd at 687 lb · 143 head

light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $202.85/cwt +13.85 vs last sale · ≈ $1,669/hd at 823 lb · 103 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $289.00/cwt ≈ $1,196/hd at 414 lb · 83 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,463	1,672	1,324
Feeder cattle	945	1,294	855
Slaughter cattle	500	378	469
Replacement cattle	18	—	0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Feeder steers and heifers traded 5.00 higher. There were not enough comparable sales on steer and heifer calves to call a market trend. Slaughter cows and bulls traded mostly steady with instances of 2.00 higher. 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
198	198	3	227.00	$227.00	$449	—
203	203	3	307.00	$307.00	$623	+31.00
268	268	10	261.00	$261.00	$699	—
328	328	6	285.00	$285.00	$935	—
439–443	440	7	241.00–251.00	$248.12	$1,092	-38.30
450	450	1	239.00	$239.00	$1,076	—
557	557	12	256.00	$256.00	$1,426	-7.56
641	641	66	233.50	$233.50	$1,497	-7.86
688	688	6	226.00	$226.00	$1,555	-3.88
706–745	707	79	216.00–231.00	$230.27	$1,628	—
801–848	823	103	199.00–203.50	$202.85	$1,669	+13.85
886	886	19	190.00	$190.00	$1,683	+7.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
231	231	4	216.00	$216.00	$499	—
530	530	7	185.00	$185.00	$980	—
638	638	2	200.00	$200.00	$1,276	-8.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
182	182	3	219.00	$219.00	$399	—
224	224	7	212.00	$212.00	$475	—
267	267	15	234.00	$234.00	$625	—
333	333	2	267.00	$267.00	$889	—
414	414	83	289.00	$289.00	$1,196	—
543	543	2	240.00	$240.00	$1,303	-0.46
576	576	9	230.00	$230.00	$1,325	-13.44
684–690	687	143	222.50	$222.50	$1,529	+13.50
712–747	725	36	188.00–200.00	$195.53	$1,418	+2.21
806	806	4	179.00	$179.00	$1,443	—
855–890	866	10	179.50–186.00	$183.99	$1,593	+18.99

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
701	701	9	180.00	$180.00	$1,262	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
498	498	7	209.00	$209.00	$1,041	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
915	915	80-85%	1	87.00	$87.00	$796	—
810–990	918	80-85%	15	73.00–82.00	$76.31	$701	—
1043–1283	1151	80-85%	44	70.00–75.00	$71.30	$821	-9.72
1033–1311	1191	80-85%	72	76.00–84.00	$80.69	$961	-0.33
1015–1502	1283	80-85%	29	87.00–89.00	$87.84	$1,127	-0.50

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
830	830	75-80%	1	94.00	$94.00	$780	—
1073–1535	1252	75-80%	67	111.00–116.00	$111.42	$1,395	—
1000–1498	1305	75-80%	22	96.00–110.00	$98.51	$1,286	—
1138–1421	1333	75-80%	19	90.00–94.50	$92.52	$1,233	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
740–962	872	85-90%	33	46.00–58.00	$53.62	$468	-9.19
855–960	909	85-90%	6	62.00–63.00	$62.82	$571	—
870–950	923	85-90%	3	68.00–69.00	$68.69	$634	—
890–980	952	85-90%	14	64.00–67.00	$65.14	$620	-1.89
1025–1165	1095	85-90%	13	50.00–58.00	$53.79	$589	—
1017–1315	1124	85-90%	17	64.00–66.00	$64.96	$730	+0.04
1045–1176	1128	85-90%	10	68.00–69.00	$68.81	$776	-0.19
1010–1320	1170	85-90%	3	60.00–63.00	$61.99	$725	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1785–1793	1790	3	110.00–117.50	$115.01	$2,059	-9.99
2065	2065	1	98.00	$98.00	$2,024	—

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1494	1494	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	18	1,685.00	$1,685.00	—

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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.