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Cattlemen's Livestock Auction Market Report, Dalhart, TX

Dalhart, Texas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, November 30, 2023

1,803 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $206.00/cwt +6.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,609/hd at 781 lb · 73 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $274.07/cwt +15.86 vs last sale · ≈ $1,436/hd at 524 lb · 58 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $248.10/cwt +2.90 vs last sale · ≈ $1,048/hd at 423 lb · 57 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,803 2,462 2,938
Feeder cattle 1,273 1,757 2,314
Slaughter cattle 530 681 624
Replacement cattle — 24 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to the last sale: Feeder steers and heifers traded 3.00 to 6.00 higher. There were not enough comparable sales on steer and heifer calves to call a market trend but price support for weaning and vaccination was noted. Slaughter cows and bulls traded 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Trading was active on average buyer demand.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–347 unweaned 339 8 300.00–329.00 $314.42 $1,066 +4.42
350–370 unweaned 361 11 310.00–334.00 $319.05 $1,152 +4.82
380 380 4 321.00 $321.00 $1,220 -18.00
407 407 21 323.00 $323.00 $1,315 +18.76
400–447 unweaned 433 23 272.00–287.00 $282.83 $1,225 -8.97
507–532 unweaned 519 26 260.00–276.00 $272.44 $1,414 +32.44
519–530 528 32 269.00–277.00 $275.40 $1,454 +12.63
563–590 578 20 246.00–263.00 $253.45 $1,465 -7.88
571–599 unweaned 583 18 244.00–255.00 $249.98 $1,457 -0.18
614–629 619 15 240.00–259.00 $252.56 $1,563 +10.08
626–627 unweaned 627 22 245.00–246.00 $245.41 $1,539 —
656 unweaned 656 7 239.00 $239.00 $1,568 +28.33
670–683 681 19 241.00–244.00 $241.47 $1,644 +15.65
716 unweaned 716 11 207.00 $207.00 $1,482 —
716–718 717 17 214.00–224.00 $220.46 $1,581 +16.46
774–785 774 39 215.00–218.00 $217.92 $1,687 +14.92
841 841 7 191.00 $191.00 $1,606 -16.00
900 900 11 189.00 $189.00 $1,701 —
1001 1001 4 132.00 $132.00 $1,321 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–275 269 5 225.00–258.00 $245.24 $660 —
375 unweaned 375 1 291.00 $291.00 $1,091 —
445 445 6 270.00 $270.00 $1,202 —
467 467 3 225.00 $225.00 $1,051 —
466–499 unweaned 486 20 233.00–244.00 $239.78 $1,165 +18.19
515 515 4 230.00 $230.00 $1,184 -5.00
560 560 6 207.00 $207.00 $1,159 -13.00
573 unweaned 573 2 200.00 $200.00 $1,146 —
700 unweaned 700 3 194.00 $194.00 $1,358 —
715–747 744 25 180.50–185.00 $180.85 $1,346 —
775–788 779 12 194.00–205.00 $196.85 $1,533 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 2 200.00–215.00 $207.50 $467 —
370 370 1 210.00 $210.00 $777 —
474 474 4 212.00 $212.00 $1,005 —
533 533 2 182.50 $182.50 $973 —
570 570 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,026 —
655 655 1 150.00 $150.00 $982 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
303–345 unweaned 320 5 250.00–280.00 $262.95 $841 -7.05
365 365 1 270.00 $270.00 $986 -7.02
375–395 unweaned 389 17 260.00–278.00 $263.20 $1,024 —
406–448 unweaned 422 54 240.00–251.00 $248.59 $1,049 +5.75
425–445 432 3 239.00–240.00 $239.34 $1,034 -30.66
468–473 472 32 258.00–260.00 $258.37 $1,220 +2.69
519–544 unweaned 528 11 240.00–242.00 $241.25 $1,274 +15.60
563–588 unweaned 583 11 220.00–226.00 $221.05 $1,289 +5.86
588 588 26 223.00 $223.00 $1,311 -12.63
609–638 unweaned 620 19 199.00–210.00 $205.83 $1,276 —
665 unweaned 665 3 190.00 $190.00 $1,264 —
721 721 16 208.00 $208.00 $1,500 -9.98
781 781 73 206.00 $206.00 $1,609 +6.00
813 813 3 190.00 $190.00 $1,545 —
920–949 923 43 180.00–193.00 $191.76 $1,770 +3.99
1000–1005 1003 3 129.00–150.00 $143.02 $1,434 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 unweaned 375 7 223.00 $223.00 $836 —
400 unweaned 400 2 230.00 $230.00 $920 —
460–471 unweaned 467 6 210.00–213.00 $210.98 $985 +40.98
509 509 7 219.00 $219.00 $1,115 +29.00
578 unweaned 578 2 189.00 $189.00 $1,092 —
630 unweaned 630 1 185.00 $185.00 $1,166 —
650–677 668 25 162.00–180.00 $166.26 $1,111 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 unweaned 445 2 200.00 $200.00 $890 —
489 unweaned 489 13 196.00 $196.00 $958 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
565 565 1 201.00 $201.00 $1,136 —
633 633 2 194.00 $194.00 $1,228 -28.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
883–985 934 80-85% 4 73.00 $73.00 $682 -13.41
643–995 944 80-85% 26 75.00–85.00 $75.98 $717 +5.14
1001–1303 1064 80-85% 49 70.00–72.00 $70.68 $752 —
1000–1420 1189 80-85% 78 75.00–85.00 $80.63 $959 —
1135–1525 1275 80-85% 46 85.50–89.00 $87.19 $1,112 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
783–970 846 85-90% 14 51.00–53.00 $52.27 $442 +0.77
610–993 886 85-90% 14 60.00–65.00 $61.24 $543 -0.89
892–962 935 85-90% 14 55.00–57.00 $56.06 $524 —
938 938 85-90% 2 69.00 $69.00 $647 —
1138 1138 85-90% 3 59.00 $59.00 $671 —
1110–1225 1147 85-90% 6 66.00–68.00 $66.68 $765 —
1015–1271 1172 85-90% 34 50.00–55.00 $50.96 $597 —
1098–1379 1230 85-90% 13 64.00–65.00 $64.59 $794 +3.59
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
798–955 850 75-80% 3 91.00–93.00 $92.25 $784 -7.75
1225–1687 1361 75-80% 52 90.00–94.00 $91.69 $1,248 -7.45
1174–1730 1443 75-80% 27 95.00–97.00 $95.69 $1,381 —
1590–2005 1736 75-80% 10 102.00–104.50 $102.53 $1,780 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1440 1440 1 81.00 $81.00 $1,166 -23.98
1453–2135 1628 4 105.00–110.00 $106.87 $1,740 —

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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.