Cattle Market Pulse

Cattlemen's Livestock Auction Market Report

Dalhart, Texas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, August 24, 2023

1,816 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $254.99/cwt +3.97 vs last sale · ≈ $1,892/hd at 742 lb · 214 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $240.24/cwt -1.78 vs last sale · ≈ $1,636/hd at 681 lb · 170 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $224.64/cwt ≈ $1,889/hd at 841 lb · 131 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,816 2,108 1,705
Feeder cattle 1,381 1,793 1,078
Slaughter cattle 435 315 627

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers traded 4.00 higher. Feeder heifers traded 10.00 higher on comparable sales. There were not enough comparable sales on steer and heifer calves to call a market trend. Slaughter cows and bulls traded 1.00 to 2.00 lower. 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 2 311.00 $311.00 $1,088 -4.00
448 448 6 299.00 $299.00 $1,340 -12.92
515–543 537 22 274.00 $274.00 $1,471 +4.00
554–558 555 20 269.00–280.50 $277.03 $1,538 —
633–645 634 40 253.00–268.00 $265.82 $1,685 +1.41
678 678 4 252.00 $252.00 $1,709 -5.00
732–749 742 214 254.00–255.50 $254.99 $1,892 +3.97
795 795 2 232.00 $232.00 $1,844 —
864–867 866 113 244.25–244.50 $244.37 $2,116 +3.99
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
649 649 4 228.00 $228.00 $1,480 -17.16
655 655 2 220.00 $220.00 $1,441 -12.25
715 715 7 235.00 $235.00 $1,680 -1.29

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
323–340 329 3 269.00–281.00 $273.14 $899 -3.86
370 370 2 275.00 $275.00 $1,018 -29.00
438 438 3 309.00 $309.00 $1,353 +20.03
452–471 469 83 280.00–284.00 $283.63 $1,330 —
502–528 517 25 254.00–264.00 $258.84 $1,338 -6.54
585 585 16 256.00 $256.00 $1,498 +12.00
608 608 3 240.00 $240.00 $1,459 —
667–694 681 170 238.50–247.00 $240.24 $1,636 -1.78
713 713 69 235.50 $235.50 $1,679 +11.84
838–845 841 131 223.75–225.50 $224.64 $1,889 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–428 414 9 249.00–271.00 $258.32 $1,069 -1.68
523 523 16 236.00 $236.00 $1,234 -8.33
573 573 3 233.00 $233.00 $1,335 -4.00
609–615 612 63 220.00–250.00 $235.31 $1,440 -3.13
710 710 2 214.00 $214.00 $1,519 +4.28
792 792 22 218.00 $218.00 $1,727 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
723 723 2 190.00 $190.00 $1,374 -1.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 271.00 $271.00 $1,057 —
415 415 1 268.00 $268.00 $1,112 —
469 469 5 290.00 $290.00 $1,360 —
545 545 2 270.00 $270.00 $1,472 —
605 605 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,331 —
805–810 807 3 186.00–193.00 $190.66 $1,539 —
900 900 1 177.50 $177.50 $1,598 —
960 960 1 166.00 $166.00 $1,594 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
495 495 1 242.00 $242.00 $1,198 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
792–975 913 80-85% 32 73.00–75.00 $73.13 $668 -7.87
865–998 950 80-85% 12 77.00–84.00 $79.71 $757 —
925–970 955 80-85% 3 88.00 $88.00 $840 —
1018–1352 1086 80-85% 46 85.00–93.00 $88.43 $960 —
1070–1303 1124 80-85% 18 76.00–84.00 $81.59 $917 -8.49
1008–1420 1179 80-85% 24 70.00–75.00 $73.00 $861 -10.24
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
965 965 75-80% 1 90.00 $90.00 $868 —
1078–1375 1160 75-80% 22 105.50–113.00 $108.42 $1,258 —
1033–1375 1210 75-80% 26 91.00–95.00 $94.03 $1,138 —
1055–1595 1363 75-80% 65 97.00–105.00 $101.73 $1,387 -7.38
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
730–910 809 85-90% 10 63.00–66.00 $65.02 $526 —
760–915 817 85-90% 12 68.00–69.00 $68.17 $557 —
752–933 823 85-90% 7 59.00–62.00 $60.60 $499 —
800–978 911 85-90% 7 52.00–57.00 $53.83 $490 -4.60
1014–1180 1042 85-90% 6 67.00–68.00 $67.19 $700 —
1013–1078 1056 85-90% 6 64.00–65.00 $64.68 $683 —
1020–1308 1201 85-90% 12 50.00–55.00 $52.86 $635 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
885 885 1 106.00 $106.00 $938 —
1085–1340 1213 2 112.00–116.00 $113.79 $1,380 —

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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.