Cattlemen's Livestock Auction Market Report

Dalhart, Texas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, August 3, 2023

2,301 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $254.26/cwt +0.26 vs last sale · ≈ $1,828/hd at 719 lb · 321 head

light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $238.77/cwt ≈ $1,977/hd at 828 lb · 112 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $243.56/cwt +14.56 vs last sale · ≈ $1,627/hd at 668 lb · 87 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,301	1,460	1,905
Feeder cattle	1,810	1,039	991
Slaughter cattle	491	403	914
Replacement cattle	—	18	—

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder Steers traded steady. There were not enough comparable sales of feeder heifers, steer calves, or heifer calves to call a market trend. Slaughter cows and bulls traded steady. Trading activity was moderate on moderate 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
200	200	1	385.00	$385.00	$770	—
275	275	1	292.00	$292.00	$803	—
315–338	334	6	288.00–303.00	$290.36	$970	-24.64
425–433	429	4	296.00–297.00	$296.50	$1,272	-6.50
503–509	508	23	272.00–292.50	$288.97	$1,468	—
557–575	564	5	260.00–262.00	$261.18	$1,473	-21.32
635	635	3	260.00	$260.00	$1,651	—
705–738	719	321	250.00–257.00	$254.26	$1,828	+0.26
774	774	67	247.00	$247.00	$1,912	±0.00
801–837	828	112	238.00–239.00	$238.77	$1,977	—
862	862	66	239.50	$239.50	$2,064	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
364–375	366	20	250.00–254.00	$253.38	$927	—
574	574	14	240.00	$240.00	$1,378	—
664–686	684	73	245.00–250.00	$245.40	$1,679	—
701	701	68	245.00	$245.00	$1,717	—
843	843	2	216.00	$216.00	$1,821	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
291	291	9	256.00	$256.00	$745	—
443	443	6	235.00	$235.00	$1,041	-48.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285	285	4	250.00	$250.00	$712	—
418	418	6	298.00	$298.00	$1,246	-5.84
493	493	16	273.00	$273.00	$1,346	-33.00
595	595	1	264.00	$264.00	$1,571	+19.64
660–669	668	87	243.00–246.50	$243.56	$1,627	+14.56
718	718	5	215.00	$215.00	$1,544	—
755–796	791	14	200.00–214.00	$212.69	$1,682	-5.13
859	859	9	191.00	$191.00	$1,641	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	11	233.00	$233.00	$676	—
343	343	2	230.00	$230.00	$789	—
368–388	374	14	249.00–265.00	$253.75	$949	—
483–485	484	8	256.00–258.00	$257.00	$1,244	-10.00
533	533	3	241.00	$241.00	$1,285	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
388	388	6	200.00	$200.00	$776	—
440	440	1	210.00	$210.00	$924	—
513	513	2	230.00	$230.00	$1,180	-27.00
560	560	1	230.00	$230.00	$1,288	—
655	655	1	180.00	$180.00	$1,179	—
955	955	1	150.00	$150.00	$1,432	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
920–935	928	2	164.00–166.00	$165.01	$1,531	—

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1026–1475	1124	75-80%	13	98.00–105.00	$100.59	$1,131	—
1115–1298	1261	75-80%	12	93.00–96.00	$94.35	$1,190	-17.07
1089–1733	1279	75-80%	117	107.00–116.50	$112.45	$1,438	+1.03

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
737–944	824	80-85%	11	77.00–84.00	$80.11	$660	—
840–900	887	80-85%	5	85.00–91.00	$86.82	$770	—
761–973	897	80-85%	31	70.00–75.00	$72.87	$654	—
1040–1198	1122	80-85%	22	80.00–85.00	$82.65	$927	—
1005–1353	1157	80-85%	37	86.00–92.00	$89.79	$1,039	—
1020–1315	1167	80-85%	17	70.00–74.00	$71.62	$836	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
673–910	791	85-90%	17	54.00–57.00	$55.20	$437	—
690–851	797	85-90%	16	58.00–61.00	$59.68	$476	—
820–900	879	85-90%	9	62.00–65.00	$64.24	$565	+0.41
883–990	919	85-90%	16	67.00–69.00	$67.96	$625	-0.39
1005–1240	1046	85-90%	12	63.00–65.00	$64.57	$675	-3.43
1005–1425	1118	85-90%	10	59.00–60.00	$59.82	$669	+4.31
1028–1310	1176	85-90%	11	52.00–56.00	$54.15	$637	-6.02
1240	1240	85-90%	4	68.00	$68.00	$843	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1435–1635	1535	2	131.00–135.00	$132.87	$2,040	—

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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.