Cattlemen's Livestock Auction Market Report

Dalhart, Texas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, October 12, 2023

2,837 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $258.48/cwt ≈ $1,846/hd at 714 lb · 274 head

heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $249.90/cwt -1.68 vs last sale · ≈ $1,969/hd at 788 lb · 162 head

light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $247.69/cwt +15.69 vs last sale · ≈ $2,021/hd at 816 lb · 159 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,837	1,820	2,349
Feeder cattle	2,037	1,263	1,574
Slaughter cattle	800	557	775

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers traded steady. There were not enough comparable sales on steer and heifer calves to call a market trend, but a higher undertone was noted on weaned calves. Slaughter cows traded 5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls traded 3.00 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
332–348	339	9	329.00–330.00	$329.46	$1,117	—
353–394	384	8	321.00–329.00	$322.84	$1,240	+22.84
368–396 unweaned	387	15	308.00–339.00	$333.97	$1,292	+40.64
423–443	433	4	292.00–293.00	$292.51	$1,267	-19.63
450–496	472	18	291.00–303.00	$296.38	$1,399	—
465–477 unweaned	472	9	282.00–301.00	$292.67	$1,381	-10.33
505–510 unweaned	510	16	260.00–270.00	$269.38	$1,374	+0.38
520–545	521	68	270.00	$270.00	$1,407	-5.00
565–589 unweaned	584	44	241.00–250.00	$249.41	$1,457	—
568–594	585	43	270.00–271.00	$270.18	$1,581	—
607–649 unweaned	628	34	224.00–249.00	$232.34	$1,459	—
664 unweaned	664	34	221.00	$221.00	$1,467	—
657–689	677	86	252.00–261.00	$258.27	$1,748	-2.73
710–730	714	274	250.00–260.00	$258.48	$1,846	—
756–795	788	162	248.00–253.25	$249.90	$1,969	-3.62
810–825	816	159	243.00–249.50	$247.69	$2,021	+15.69
862	862	10	220.00	$220.00	$1,896	-18.54
1002	1002	13	219.00	$219.00	$2,194	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
478	478	2	280.00	$280.00	$1,338	—
480–492 unweaned	489	16	270.00–274.00	$270.98	$1,325	+20.98
656	656	9	226.00	$226.00	$1,483	—
755–790	773	4	236.00–241.00	$238.56	$1,844	+32.56
805	805	2	235.00	$235.00	$1,892	+29.00
897	897	3	223.00	$223.00	$2,000	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
396 unweaned	396	5	259.00	$259.00	$1,026	—
496	496	7	233.00	$233.00	$1,156	—
595 unweaned	595	2	219.00	$219.00	$1,303	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
328 unweaned	328	4	270.00	$270.00	$886	—
375–380 unweaned	378	2	270.00	$270.00	$1,021	—
385–388	387	22	279.00–280.00	$279.23	$1,081	+9.90
473 unweaned	473	29	255.00	$255.00	$1,206	-2.85
506–523	516	132	250.00–257.00	$253.33	$1,307	-13.67
515–516 unweaned	516	6	228.00–230.00	$229.33	$1,183	-24.67
550–557	556	12	238.00–257.00	$253.87	$1,412	+3.20
552–567 unweaned	560	6	220.00–224.00	$222.03	$1,243	-15.97
628–648 unweaned	638	48	224.00–225.50	$224.74	$1,434	—
670	670	5	260.00	$260.00	$1,742	+18.30
715–749	732	41	229.00–237.00	$234.55	$1,717	+10.55
778–779	779	74	219.00–220.00	$219.05	$1,706	-7.78
864	864	17	219.00	$219.00	$1,892	+1.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
380	380	5	270.00	$270.00	$1,026	—
429	429	4	230.00	$230.00	$987	—
433 unweaned	433	4	230.00	$230.00	$996	—
458	458	6	230.00	$230.00	$1,053	—
467 unweaned	467	5	220.00	$220.00	$1,027	—
537–539 unweaned	538	16	200.00–213.00	$207.30	$1,115	—
671	671	10	221.00	$221.00	$1,483	—
709	709	111	222.00	$222.00	$1,574	—
848	848	2	186.00	$186.00	$1,577	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
585	585	2	210.00	$210.00	$1,228	+20.00
691	691	4	174.00	$174.00	$1,202	—
748	748	2	170.00	$170.00	$1,272	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
515 unweaned	515	1	228.00	$228.00	$1,174	—
978	978	2	170.00	$170.00	$1,663	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
850	850	2	152.00	$152.00	$1,292	—
945	945	1	130.00	$130.00	$1,228	—

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
917	917	75-80%	5	99.00	$99.00	$908	—
1042–1495	1250	75-80%	65	100.00–107.00	$103.97	$1,300	+11.81
1075–1487	1291	75-80%	50	96.00–99.00	$97.06	$1,253	+4.90
1230–1575	1374	75-80%	61	108.00–116.00	$110.20	$1,514	+11.76

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
785–995	928	80-85%	5	81.00–85.00	$82.53	$766	-2.47
950–998	969	80-85%	5	90.00–95.00	$92.06	$892	+10.06
1015–1415	1134	80-85%	16	77.00–87.00	$81.49	$924	+1.64
1003–1543	1165	80-85%	113	88.00–95.00	$92.82	$1,081	+21.65
1028–1400	1175	80-85%	7	70.00–75.00	$72.53	$852	+1.36

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
755–880	776	85-90%	6	60.00	$60.00	$466	—
620–993	842	85-90%	21	48.00–55.00	$51.58	$434	—
895–949	927	85-90%	7	57.00–58.00	$57.86	$536	+8.81
1037–1215	1102	85-90%	11	50.00–56.00	$53.56	$590	-14.44
1023–1365	1137	85-90%	12	63.00–65.00	$63.88	$726	-4.12
1045–1216	1182	85-90%	10	57.00–59.00	$58.65	$693	-6.19
1060–1298	1212	85-90%	4	67.00–68.00	$67.54	$819	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1090	1090	1	94.00	$94.00	$1,025	—
1480–1600	1547	3	100.00–110.00	$106.29	$1,644	—
1455–2190	1731	8	116.00–124.00	$119.67	$2,071	—

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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.