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Cattlemen's Livestock Auction Market Report, Dalhart, TX

Dalhart, Texas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, January 25, 2024

3,279 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $227.29/cwt -2.54 vs last sale · ≈ $1,873/hd at 824 lb · 269 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $214.25/cwt -3.75 vs last sale · ≈ $1,898/hd at 886 lb · 198 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $264.61/cwt +18.85 vs last sale · ≈ $1,366/hd at 516 lb · 136 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 3,279 2,841 1,459
Feeder cattle 2,652 2,343 961
Slaughter cattle 627 498 498

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers traded 7.00 to 15.00 higher. Feeder heifers traded 5.00 higher. Steer and heifer calves traded 15.00 to 25.00 higher with significant premiums paid for 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
276 276 11 389.00 $389.00 $1,074 —
305 unweaned 305 1 317.00 $317.00 $967 —
315–335 331 5 344.00–378.00 $371.53 $1,230 +44.17
355–374 369 10 350.00–366.00 $362.33 $1,337 +26.01
410 unweaned 410 1 312.00 $312.00 $1,279 ±0.00
435–441 437 23 340.00–352.00 $349.78 $1,529 +15.42
452–485 475 63 322.00–344.00 $333.75 $1,585 +24.70
489–493 unweaned 490 11 305.00–314.00 $307.83 $1,508 —
526–530 527 38 297.00–310.00 $306.22 $1,614 +27.95
548 unweaned 548 8 280.00 $280.00 $1,534 —
551–598 573 79 270.00–299.00 $284.73 $1,632 +19.67
600–628 619 87 268.00–286.00 $275.06 $1,703 +13.36
651–676 656 65 253.00–265.00 $258.77 $1,698 +11.77
708–743 731 75 229.00–242.00 $238.98 $1,747 +7.52
763 763 35 237.00 $237.00 $1,808 +7.32
803–835 824 269 223.00–230.00 $227.29 $1,873 -2.54
858–895 886 198 208.00–219.00 $214.25 $1,898 -3.75
918–923 921 112 211.50–212.00 $211.78 $1,950 —
1029–1030 1030 90 201.00 $201.00 $2,070 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
454 454 4 290.00 $290.00 $1,317 —
550–587 568 23 259.00–260.00 $259.51 $1,474 —
648 648 8 256.00 $256.00 $1,659 —
658–663 661 4 220.00–235.00 $227.47 $1,504 +4.47
720–737 733 8 200.00–220.00 $215.09 $1,577 +0.09
808 808 2 205.00 $205.00 $1,656 —
908 908 2 185.00 $185.00 $1,680 —
975 975 2 192.00 $192.00 $1,872 —
1025 1025 3 172.50 $172.50 $1,768 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
462 462 16 262.00 $262.00 $1,210 —
591 591 6 234.00 $234.00 $1,383 —
663 663 2 190.00 $190.00 $1,260 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
287–295 288 10 285.00–299.00 $297.56 $857 —
321–336 329 14 322.00–338.00 $329.82 $1,085 +42.31
330–335 unweaned 331 5 280.00–289.00 $283.99 $940 +31.99
370–398 392 34 284.00–290.00 $285.23 $1,118 +4.48
420 unweaned 420 1 261.00 $261.00 $1,096 —
409–444 435 33 270.00–281.00 $275.06 $1,197 +5.20
467 unweaned 467 3 240.00 $240.00 $1,121 +20.00
480–488 484 16 253.00–269.00 $259.79 $1,257 -4.71
510–536 516 132 257.50–268.50 $265.39 $1,369 +16.18
518 unweaned 518 4 239.00 $239.00 $1,238 ±0.00
566–598 577 47 236.00–251.00 $243.08 $1,403 +0.60
592 unweaned 592 3 229.00 $229.00 $1,356 -1.00
602–645 633 31 233.00–238.50 $235.96 $1,494 +2.47
651–684 670 16 229.50–234.00 $230.84 $1,547 +5.93
758–776 767 116 213.00–220.00 $215.12 $1,650 +4.39
815 815 43 198.00 $198.00 $1,614 —
859 859 4 195.00 $195.00 $1,675 +12.00
902 902 3 193.00 $193.00 $1,741 —
1051 1051 32 188.00 $188.00 $1,976 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 2 230.00 $230.00 $978 +30.00
593 593 82 216.00 $216.00 $1,281 —
645 645 79 226.00 $226.00 $1,458 —
652–699 686 25 204.00–221.00 $215.69 $1,480 +33.32
798 798 64 205.00 $205.00 $1,636 —
812 812 3 170.00 $170.00 $1,380 —
863 863 10 179.00 $179.00 $1,545 —
910–940 938 27 170.00–180.00 $170.72 $1,601 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
363 363 4 230.00 $230.00 $835 —
467 467 10 231.00 $231.00 $1,079 —
543 543 2 229.00 $229.00 $1,243 —
640 640 2 200.00 $200.00 $1,280 —
693 693 4 190.00 $190.00 $1,317 —
703–722 713 6 167.00–184.00 $175.39 $1,251 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 3 311.00 $311.00 $1,182 —
428 428 2 315.00 $315.00 $1,348 —
615 615 1 231.00 $231.00 $1,421 —
718 718 2 200.00 $200.00 $1,436 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
860–930 889 80-85% 7 70.00–73.00 $70.59 $628 —
870–993 950 80-85% 24 75.50–78.00 $76.90 $731 +5.99
964 964 80-85% 10 86.00 $86.00 $829 +15.09
1005–1260 1107 80-85% 7 71.00–75.00 $73.04 $809 —
1075–1265 1138 80-85% 3 76.00–81.00 $77.85 $886 —
1018–1396 1167 80-85% 68 85.00–89.50 $86.76 $1,012 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
730–743 738 85-90% 12 64.00–65.00 $64.08 $473 +11.70
644–940 741 85-90% 13 57.00–60.00 $58.49 $433 +6.11
773–795 784 85-90% 4 40.00–54.00 $46.90 $368 —
876–944 905 85-90% 28 66.00–69.00 $68.21 $617 +3.39
1043–1069 1049 85-90% 18 64.00 $64.00 $671 —
1005–1175 1090 85-90% 2 45.00–53.00 $49.31 $537 —
1047–1132 1093 85-90% 13 68.00–69.00 $68.44 $748 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
930 930 75-80% 1 90.00 $90.00 $837 —
993 993 75-80% 2 96.00 $96.00 $953 —
1055–1420 1267 75-80% 21 90.00–94.00 $91.85 $1,164 -5.15
1186–1770 1344 75-80% 24 95.00–98.00 $96.52 $1,297 —
1305–1619 1453 75-80% 35 102.00–106.00 $103.61 $1,505 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1620 1620 1 114.00 $114.00 $1,847 —

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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.