Cattlemen's Livestock Auction Market Report

Dalhart, Texas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, November 16, 2023

2,462 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $242.06/cwt +1.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,291/hd at 533 lb · 182 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $253.31/cwt +22.22 vs last sale · ≈ $1,169/hd at 462 lb · 109 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $230.91/cwt +14.72 vs last sale · ≈ $1,332/hd at 577 lb · 104 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,462	1,831	2,704
Feeder cattle	1,757	1,404	2,226
Slaughter cattle	681	427	463
Replacement cattle	24	—	15

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers were too lightly tested to call a market trend. Feeder heifers traded with higher undertones. Steer and heifer calves traded 5.00 to 10.00 higher on the longer weaned and vaccinated calves. Slaughter cows and bulls traded mostly steady. 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
322–335	327	5	337.00–339.00	$338.18	$1,106	+28.18
349 unweaned	349	4	310.00	$310.00	$1,082	—
350	350	8	339.00	$339.00	$1,186	+15.60
365–391 unweaned	375	11	309.00–318.00	$314.23	$1,178	—
415–438	430	20	302.00–316.00	$304.24	$1,308	+7.64
448–449 unweaned	448	29	286.00–298.00	$291.80	$1,307	+51.80
455–493 unweaned	465	42	263.00–279.00	$276.55	$1,286	+16.91
455–485	475	23	280.00–298.00	$285.22	$1,355	+5.22
532–541	538	16	252.00–268.00	$262.77	$1,414	-7.31
541 unweaned	541	4	240.00	$240.00	$1,298	+1.14
560–595	567	20	259.00–270.00	$261.33	$1,482	-0.67
550–590 unweaned	570	38	246.00–255.00	$250.16	$1,426	+12.66
610–618	614	4	239.00–246.00	$242.48	$1,489	+6.98
650–670	654	10	225.00–229.00	$225.82	$1,477	—
676–678 unweaned	677	6	210.00–211.00	$210.67	$1,426	-7.33
705	705	37	204.00	$204.00	$1,438	-9.13
794	794	9	203.00	$203.00	$1,612	-13.00
847	847	22	207.00	$207.00	$1,753	-1.60
990	990	1	189.00	$189.00	$1,871	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
442 unweaned	442	5	244.00	$244.00	$1,078	+14.00
450–494 unweaned	483	16	216.00–240.00	$221.59	$1,070	+0.59
540	540	19	235.00	$235.00	$1,269	+5.00
593	593	2	220.00	$220.00	$1,305	—
915–930	920	3	164.00–169.00	$167.32	$1,539	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
788	788	2	150.00	$150.00	$1,182	—
873	873	2	150.00	$150.00	$1,310	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
318 unweaned	318	2	270.00	$270.00	$859	-4.10
322–338	329	12	280.00–299.00	$288.64	$950	-6.36
353–394	365	38	269.00–294.00	$277.02	$1,011	—
426	426	4	270.00	$270.00	$1,150	+27.00
428–449 unweaned	435	42	239.00–251.00	$242.84	$1,056	—
453–484	461	95	248.00–268.00	$255.68	$1,179	+16.74
458–495 unweaned	466	14	237.00–238.00	$237.23	$1,105	+18.71
510–534 unweaned	531	33	208.00–233.00	$225.65	$1,198	+12.01
514–543	534	149	238.00–249.00	$245.70	$1,312	-1.94
556–577	574	80	223.00–237.00	$235.63	$1,353	+4.38
580–592 unweaned	587	24	214.50–219.00	$215.19	$1,263	+2.76
600–628	615	48	220.00–231.00	$223.77	$1,376	+0.05
658	658	13	228.00	$228.00	$1,500	—
704–733	710	104	217.00–218.25	$217.98	$1,548	+29.73
758	758	20	200.00	$200.00	$1,516	—
934–935	934	13	187.00–189.00	$187.77	$1,754	-2.76
956	956	19	175.00	$175.00	$1,673	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
448	448	3	187.00	$187.00	$838	—
484 unweaned	484	8	170.00	$170.00	$823	—
504	504	12	190.00	$190.00	$958	-20.00
548 unweaned	548	3	181.00	$181.00	$992	—
730	730	2	161.00	$161.00	$1,175	—
821–845	842	35	140.00–153.00	$151.19	$1,273	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
483	483	5	268.00	$268.00	$1,294	—
626	626	13	222.00	$222.00	$1,390	—

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
855	855	75-80%	1	100.00	$100.00	$855	—
905	905	75-80%	1	108.00	$108.00	$977	+8.00
934	934	75-80%	12	93.00	$93.00	$869	-7.00
1130–1390	1154	75-80%	38	108.00–121.00	$120.59	$1,392	—
1056–1965	1209	75-80%	113	90.00–95.00	$92.42	$1,117	—
1103–1785	1384	75-80%	153	96.00–103.00	$99.14	$1,372	+4.01

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
883	883	80-85%	9	81.00	$81.00	$715	—
885–958	943	80-85%	5	86.00–87.00	$86.41	$815	—
925–983	944	80-85%	7	70.00–74.00	$70.84	$669	—
1063–1257	1126	80-85%	17	70.00	$70.00	$788	—
1028–1345	1153	80-85%	73	75.00–85.00	$82.55	$952	—
1000–1580	1230	80-85%	111	86.00–89.50	$88.06	$1,083	+7.58

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
760–785	775	85-90%	4	60.00–61.00	$60.50	$469	—
733–975	847	85-90%	25	45.00–59.00	$51.50	$436	—
780–930	858	85-90%	7	62.00–63.00	$62.13	$533	+3.97
923–966	952	85-90%	6	66.00–67.00	$66.32	$631	—
1216	1216	85-90%	4	61.00	$61.00	$742	—
1410	1410	85-90%	1	68.00	$68.00	$959	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1325–1575	1408	3	100.00–110.00	$104.98	$1,478	—
1380–1965	1711	6	115.00–123.00	$118.41	$2,026	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
927	927	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	1,800.00	$1,800.00
1134	1134	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	15	1,525.00	$1,525.00

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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.