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Cattlemen's Livestock Auction Market Report, Dalhart, TX

Dalhart, Texas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, January 4, 2024

3,189 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $282.00/cwt +42.78 vs last sale · ≈ $1,583/hd at 561 lb · 171 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $198.12/cwt ≈ $1,662/hd at 839 lb · 131 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $204.74/cwt +20.74 vs last sale · ≈ $1,572/hd at 768 lb · 127 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 3,189 1,110 0
Feeder cattle 2,326 783 0
Slaughter cattle 857 327 0
Replacement cattle 6 — 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to the last sale: Feeder steers traded 20.00 higher. Feeder heifers traded 8.00 higher. There were not enough comparable sales on steer and heifer calves to call a market trend. Premiums were paid for long weaned, vaccinated, or reputation cattle in all classes of feeders and calves. Slaughter cows and bulls traded 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210 unweaned 210 1 214.00 $214.00 $449 —
310 unweaned 310 1 281.00 $281.00 $871 +24.00
333 333 6 360.00 $360.00 $1,199 —
376 unweaned 376 10 291.00 $291.00 $1,094 +10.44
373–395 387 15 320.00–345.00 $335.37 $1,298 —
401–445 417 18 335.00–349.00 $344.20 $1,435 +61.58
421 unweaned 421 9 276.00 $276.00 $1,162 +21.00
454–472 466 105 328.00–337.00 $330.63 $1,541 +45.90
515 unweaned 515 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,390 +20.00
502–547 533 80 271.00–292.00 $287.73 $1,534 +21.66
552–587 557 145 271.00–289.00 $286.12 $1,594 —
575–598 unweaned 586 26 240.00–264.00 $259.03 $1,518 +22.83
619 619 51 260.50 $260.50 $1,612 +22.42
680–689 686 30 222.00–237.00 $227.48 $1,561 -2.17
688 unweaned 688 3 221.00 $221.00 $1,520 +2.00
714–746 737 15 218.00–221.00 $218.77 $1,612 +24.77
774 774 35 228.00 $228.00 $1,765 —
825 825 34 219.00 $219.00 $1,807 —
887–891 891 80 207.00–207.50 $207.05 $1,845 +18.05
913 913 43 217.00 $217.00 $1,981 +27.00
1001 1001 57 200.00 $200.00 $2,002 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
456 456 4 228.00 $228.00 $1,040 —
543 543 28 260.00 $260.00 $1,412 —
556–583 567 10 235.00–239.00 $237.35 $1,346 —
746 746 7 204.00 $204.00 $1,522 —
814 814 17 206.00 $206.00 $1,677 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
733 733 3 178.00 $178.00 $1,305 —
845 845 1 160.00 $160.00 $1,352 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
281 281 5 258.00 $258.00 $725 —
280–290 unweaned 282 9 240.00 $240.00 $677 —
360 unweaned 360 1 285.00 $285.00 $1,026 +72.68
376 376 5 282.00 $282.00 $1,060 +42.00
403–430 423 30 272.00–288.00 $275.49 $1,165 —
418–440 unweaned 427 18 262.00–273.00 $268.59 $1,147 +48.59
458 unweaned 458 3 230.00 $230.00 $1,053 -0.02
457–463 460 11 272.00–276.00 $274.17 $1,261 +15.17
505–543 522 100 251.00–273.00 $265.41 $1,385 —
580 unweaned 580 13 221.00 $221.00 $1,282 +47.34
592–597 594 16 221.00–228.00 $224.92 $1,336 +8.34
610–621 unweaned 615 9 220.00–224.00 $222.20 $1,367 +34.20
625–635 634 15 218.00–222.00 $218.53 $1,385 +6.31
653–673 668 66 215.00–221.00 $219.58 $1,467 +36.83
739 739 68 215.00 $215.00 $1,589 —
750–793 768 127 199.00–208.50 $204.74 $1,572 +20.74
829–849 839 131 198.00–198.25 $198.12 $1,662 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
374 unweaned 374 21 210.00 $210.00 $785 —
492 492 3 227.00 $227.00 $1,117 —
548 548 4 239.00 $239.00 $1,310 +56.64
600 600 2 216.00 $216.00 $1,296 —
643 unweaned 643 2 180.00 $180.00 $1,157 —
731 731 6 190.00 $190.00 $1,389 +27.00
839 839 5 170.00 $170.00 $1,426 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
610 610 3 156.00 $156.00 $952 —
720–730 723 3 150.00–170.00 $156.73 $1,133 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
490 unweaned 490 10 270.00 $270.00 $1,323 —
813 813 3 160.00 $160.00 $1,301 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
825 825 80-85% 1 88.00 $88.00 $726 —
800–963 894 80-85% 27 70.00–73.50 $71.35 $638 —
865–985 915 80-85% 33 76.00–84.00 $77.35 $708 +5.32
1019–1205 1101 80-85% 47 71.00–75.00 $73.19 $806 -7.31
1013–1416 1141 80-85% 53 76.00–84.00 $79.50 $907 -1.00
1030–1585 1216 80-85% 21 85.00–89.00 $85.73 $1,042 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1065–1255 1160 75-80% 2 102.00–104.00 $103.08 $1,196 —
1114–1895 1228 75-80% 80 95.00–100.00 $96.25 $1,182 —
1028–1712 1308 75-80% 80 91.50–94.50 $93.32 $1,221 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
783–892 820 85-90% 14 47.00–55.00 $51.89 $425 —
783–960 844 85-90% 16 61.00–64.00 $62.54 $528 —
758–998 912 85-90% 9 65.00–69.00 $68.02 $620 +5.66
1040–1130 1056 85-90% 6 55.00 $55.00 $581 —
1075–1145 1110 85-90% 2 58.00–60.00 $58.97 $655 —
1373 1373 85-90% 3 65.00 $65.00 $892 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1271–1818 1413 9 101.00–110.00 $106.21 $1,501 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1042 1042 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 1,775.00 $1,775.00
1300 1300 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,325.00 $1,325.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
975 975 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,350.00 $1,350.00

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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.