Cattlemen's Livestock Auction Market Report

Dalhart, Texas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, June 29, 2023

1,501 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $232.63/cwt +27.63 vs last sale · ≈ $1,556/hd at 669 lb · 82 head

light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $222.86/cwt +18.23 vs last sale · ≈ $1,598/hd at 717 lb · 78 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $312.41/cwt +9.41 vs last sale · ≈ $1,512/hd at 484 lb · 71 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,501	1,176	1,896
Feeder cattle	981	821	1,478
Slaughter cattle	520	355	418

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder steers and heifers traded 15.00 to 20.00 higher. Steer and heifer calves traded 10.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls traded 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Trading was active on high demand.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
244	244	4	250.00	$250.00	$610	—
390	390	24	341.00	$341.00	$1,330	—
476–497	484	71	301.00–315.50	$312.41	$1,512	+9.41
535–540	538	9	290.00–292.00	$291.34	$1,567	—
564	564	9	288.00	$288.00	$1,624	+19.00
604–616	612	11	265.00–273.00	$270.13	$1,653	—
691	691	8	233.00	$233.00	$1,610	-1.00
710	710	1	221.00	$221.00	$1,569	—
910–925	915	3	187.00–201.00	$196.28	$1,796	—
1020	1020	1	151.00	$151.00	$1,540	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
580	580	19	276.00	$276.00	$1,601	—
706	706	5	211.00	$211.00	$1,490	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	1	251.00	$251.00	$728	+1.00
338	338	2	325.00	$325.00	$1,098	+62.64
365–370	368	2	298.00–327.00	$312.40	$1,150	+57.40
403–425	409	36	301.00–314.00	$310.62	$1,270	+9.62
470–487	472	34	276.50–278.00	$276.64	$1,306	+26.64
519–520	519	17	262.00–278.00	$270.00	$1,401	—
554–599	571	30	254.00–268.00	$262.03	$1,496	+24.53
616–641	633	12	228.00–243.00	$232.87	$1,474	+10.37
668–669	669	82	232.00–236.00	$232.63	$1,556	+27.63
709–746	717	78	215.00–224.00	$222.86	$1,598	+18.23
753–759	756	18	196.00–209.00	$201.83	$1,526	+3.43
835	835	2	193.00	$193.00	$1,612	—
1289	1289	65	117.00	$117.00	$1,508	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
423	423	5	280.00	$280.00	$1,184	—
493–499	493	67	242.00–250.00	$242.36	$1,195	—
510–528	523	10	226.00–230.00	$227.17	$1,188	—
608	608	2	202.00	$202.00	$1,228	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
423	423	5	331.00	$331.00	$1,400	—
488	488	2	306.00	$306.00	$1,493	—
530	530	2	265.00	$265.00	$1,404	+35.00
773	773	5	202.00	$202.00	$1,561	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
736	736	85-90%	6	68.00	$68.00	$500	—
765–995	841	85-90%	4	60.00–62.00	$60.50	$509	+12.52
753–983	874	85-90%	47	50.00–57.00	$54.52	$477	-3.56
926–969	957	85-90%	16	64.00–65.00	$64.70	$619	—
1004–1030	1006	85-90%	11	68.00–69.00	$68.91	$693	—
1000–1425	1066	85-90%	44	63.00–65.00	$63.13	$673	—
1003–1305	1132	85-90%	18	50.00–59.00	$55.73	$631	-4.53
1243–1300	1266	85-90%	5	60.00–62.00	$60.82	$770	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
880	880	75-80%	2	93.00	$93.00	$818	—
998	998	75-80%	2	101.00	$101.00	$1,008	—
1065–1403	1192	75-80%	28	91.00–99.00	$94.57	$1,127	—
1041–1655	1274	75-80%	67	108.00–115.00	$112.11	$1,428	+18.33
1020–1413	1316	75-80%	29	103.00–105.00	$103.72	$1,365	+4.40

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
775–930	837	80-85%	10	70.00–77.00	$73.83	$618	-12.17
730–915	857	80-85%	6	77.00–84.00	$79.53	$682	+9.53
875	875	80-85%	1	90.00	$90.00	$788	+20.00
1010–1445	1074	80-85%	46	77.00–84.50	$82.28	$884	—
1145–1338	1220	80-85%	40	85.00–88.00	$86.18	$1,051	+5.63
1139–1323	1238	80-85%	15	70.00–75.00	$72.42	$897	-8.13

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1060–1633	1416	6	107.00–115.00	$111.79	$1,583	—
1410–1620	1513	4	118.00–126.00	$122.00	$1,846	—
2175	2175	1	91.00	$91.00	$1,979	—

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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.