Cattlemen's Livestock Auction Market Report

Dalhart, Texas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, December 14, 2023

1,110 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $255.12/cwt -2.42 vs last sale · ≈ $1,181/hd at 463 lb · 112 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $220.98/cwt +0.51 vs last sale · ≈ $1,479/hd at 669 lb · 70 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $239.22/cwt +4.83 vs last sale · ≈ $1,416/hd at 592 lb · 54 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,110	2,278	2,589
Feeder cattle	783	1,812	2,068
Slaughter cattle	327	466	521

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers traded 5.00 higher. There were not enough comparable sales on steer and heifer calves to call a market trend. Slaughter cows and bulls traded steady. Trading was light 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
330 unweaned	330	1	257.00	$257.00	$848	—
370–395 unweaned	384	5	241.00–290.00	$280.56	$1,077	-3.44
405–425	415	10	270.00–296.00	$282.62	$1,173	—
440 unweaned	440	3	255.00	$255.00	$1,122	-30.00
460–465	463	5	274.00–301.00	$284.73	$1,318	+11.78
488 unweaned	488	3	250.00	$250.00	$1,220	-33.39
520 unweaned	520	3	250.00	$250.00	$1,300	+3.36
533	533	15	261.00–269.00	$266.07	$1,418	+12.22
589–590 unweaned	589	30	236.00–238.00	$236.20	$1,391	+16.20
594–598	596	24	238.00–246.00	$242.99	$1,448	+6.88
637–645	641	33	237.00–239.00	$238.08	$1,526	+4.70
668 unweaned	668	57	219.00	$219.00	$1,463	+7.11
650–684	676	13	228.00–235.00	$229.65	$1,552	+7.30
711	711	4	194.00	$194.00	$1,379	-21.79
858	858	2	189.00	$189.00	$1,622	-16.50
926	926	6	190.00	$190.00	$1,759	±0.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
540 unweaned	540	3	220.00	$220.00	$1,188	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
317–345 unweaned	325	12	230.00–243.00	$234.42	$762	—
350	350	2	240.00	$240.00	$840	—
375–391 unweaned	388	5	210.00–222.00	$212.32	$824	-64.68
430 unweaned	430	1	220.00	$220.00	$946	-36.34
460	460	97	259.00	$259.00	$1,191	-0.59
477–489 unweaned	483	15	220.00–239.00	$230.02	$1,111	-15.42
508–528 unweaned	515	10	170.00–183.00	$179.13	$923	-44.37
563–570	564	13	198.00–220.00	$216.58	$1,222	+6.50
555–592 unweaned	569	8	170.00–176.00	$173.66	$988	—
607–634	614	26	210.00–218.00	$212.22	$1,303	+1.22
645 unweaned	645	6	186.00–189.00	$188.00	$1,213	+3.00
663–690	678	10	176.00–189.00	$182.75	$1,239	-22.25
702–745 unweaned	719	5	170.00–180.00	$175.86	$1,264	—
765	765	1	184.00	$184.00	$1,408	-8.00
870	870	1	171.00	$171.00	$1,488	-5.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
440 unweaned	440	2	173.00	$173.00	$761	—
513–549	538	13	164.00–190.00	$182.36	$981	—
706	706	5	163.00	$163.00	$1,151	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
450 unweaned	450	2	150.00	$150.00	$675	—
487	487	5	160.00	$160.00	$779	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
590	590	1	198.00	$198.00	$1,168	-39.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
900	900	80-85%	1	85.00	$85.00	$765	—
890–928	915	80-85%	3	70.00–73.00	$72.03	$659	—
828–990	923	80-85%	9	76.00–84.00	$78.92	$728	—
1024–1410	1091	80-85%	19	70.00–72.00	$70.80	$772	-2.31
1008–1450	1130	80-85%	68	76.00–84.00	$80.50	$910	—
1160–1513	1354	80-85%	45	85.00–89.00	$87.44	$1,184	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
850–948	924	75-80%	4	90.00–92.50	$91.92	$849	—
1140–1678	1381	75-80%	20	90.00–94.00	$93.00	$1,284	—
1108–1845	1521	75-80%	14	100.00–102.00	$101.05	$1,537	+5.82
1073–1733	1569	75-80%	24	95.00–99.00	$95.69	$1,501	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
640–998	860	85-90%	7	45.00–52.00	$48.26	$415	-13.95
806–965	899	85-90%	11	66.00–69.00	$67.84	$610	—
885–960	911	85-90%	15	61.00–64.00	$62.36	$568	-5.64
913–920	916	85-90%	5	57.00–59.00	$57.80	$529	-10.20
1018	1018	85-90%	2	63.00	$63.00	$641	—
1110–1315	1178	85-90%	3	50.00–54.00	$52.51	$619	—
1020–1303	1189	85-90%	12	66.00–69.00	$67.48	$802	—
1230–1240	1237	85-90%	3	56.00–57.00	$56.67	$701	—

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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.