Cattlemen's Livestock Auction Market Report, Dalhart, TX

Dalhart, Texas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, June 22, 2023

1,176 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $206.88/cwt -12.12 vs last sale · ≈ $1,705/hd at 824 lb · 88 head

light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $204.63/cwt -4.37 vs last sale · ≈ $1,504/hd at 735 lb · 81 head

heavy 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $188.29/cwt ≈ $1,659/hd at 881 lb · 71 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,176	1,900	1,381
Feeder cattle	821	1,462	728
Slaughter cattle	355	438	653

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: There were not enough comparable sales to call a market trend on all classes of steers and heifers, but generally higher prices were noted. Slaughter cows and bulls traded 1.00 to 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
290	290	1	286.00	$286.00	$829	-20.19
345	345	1	300.00	$300.00	$1,035	-28.00
465	465	13	303.00	$303.00	$1,409	+21.67
570	570	2	269.00	$269.00	$1,533	-6.15
670	670	23	234.00	$234.00	$1,568	+3.94
808–843	824	88	205.00–209.00	$206.88	$1,705	-12.12

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
338	338	10	265.00	$265.00	$896	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225–230	228	2	225.00–260.00	$242.31	$552	—
275	275	4	230.00–275.00	$241.25	$663	—
415–430	423	2	222.50–270.00	$245.83	$1,040	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200	200	1	250.00	$250.00	$500	—
285	285	1	250.00	$250.00	$712	-35.29
305–310	308	2	245.00–280.00	$262.36	$808	—
375	375	1	255.00	$255.00	$956	—
418	418	56	301.00	$301.00	$1,258	+42.00
459	459	5	250.00	$250.00	$1,148	-4.47
564	564	6	237.50	$237.50	$1,340	+17.50
600	600	1	222.50	$222.50	$1,335	+0.10
670	670	3	205.00	$205.00	$1,374	-7.78
704–741	735	81	203.50–208.00	$204.63	$1,504	-4.37
752–775	753	50	196.00–198.50	$198.40	$1,494	+8.22
859–883	881	71	188.00–191.00	$188.29	$1,659	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
430–443	440	5	190.00–245.00	$200.75	$883	—
600	600	1	185.00	$185.00	$1,110	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
583	583	2	185.00	$185.00	$1,079	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
393	393	6	287.50	$287.50	$1,130	—
540	540	1	230.00	$230.00	$1,242	—
553–595	567	3	220.00–242.50	$234.63	$1,330	—
703	703	3	199.00	$199.00	$1,399	—
910	910	1	142.50	$142.50	$1,297	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
790–935	816	80-85%	6	76.00–85.00	$82.31	$672	+5.01
840	840	80-85%	1	86.00	$86.00	$722	+8.70
733–932	879	80-85%	9	70.00	$70.00	$615	—
1030–1273	1134	80-85%	42	85.00–89.00	$86.51	$981	+5.25
1005–1318	1179	80-85%	13	70.00–74.00	$72.74	$858	-0.09
1005–1309	1207	80-85%	35	75.00–84.00	$80.55	$972	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
700–897	822	85-90%	5	61.00–65.00	$63.97	$526	+14.25
645–995	833	85-90%	43	36.00–57.00	$47.98	$400	-1.74
770–955	895	85-90%	5	57.00–60.00	$58.08	$520	-7.55
835–978	930	85-90%	3	65.50–68.00	$66.25	$616	+3.29
1040–1213	1122	85-90%	20	54.00–57.00	$55.56	$623	-6.91
1050–1149	1123	85-90%	10	65.00–66.00	$65.71	$738	+3.24
1038–1335	1137	85-90%	9	60.00–62.00	$60.26	$685	-2.21

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
735–775	755	75-80%	2	95.00	$95.00	$717	—
950	950	75-80%	1	101.00	$101.00	$960	-9.00
1060–1424	1267	75-80%	20	93.00–94.00	$93.78	$1,188	—
1125–1515	1301	75-80%	11	96.00–103.00	$99.32	$1,292	—
1130–1650	1361	75-80%	48	104.00–111.00	$109.00	$1,483	+16.30

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1110–1625	1368	2	109.00–114.00	$111.97	$1,532	—
1670–1995	1833	2	125.00–130.00	$127.28	$2,333	+1.81

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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.