Cattlemen's Livestock Auction Market Report, Dalhart, TX

Dalhart, Texas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, April 25, 2024

1,458 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $226.49/cwt ≈ $1,737/hd at 767 lb · 99 head

heavy 9-weight M&L 1 steers $215.67/cwt ≈ $2,083/hd at 966 lb · 95 head

light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $228.50/cwt +1.50 vs last sale · ≈ $1,700/hd at 744 lb · 72 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,458	1,234	1,429
Feeder cattle	1,142	976	993
Slaughter cattle	316	258	436

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers traded mostly 1.00 higher, with the exception of steers weighing over 900 pounds which were 3.00 lower. Not enough comparable sales on steer and heifer calves for a market trend. Slaughter cows and bulls traded mostly steady to 2.00 higher. Trading activity was moderate to active on good buyer demand. Quality was mostly plain. There are still a few loads of yearlings coming off the wheat moving through the barns, but we saw a lot of yearlings trade before the March 15th deadline this year. As a result, the April and May runs seem to be lighter than a year ago so far.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
508	508	2	330.00	$330.00	$1,676	+25.03
607	607	5	289.00	$289.00	$1,754	-3.00
768	768	6	250.00	$250.00	$1,920	+3.21
849	849	49	236.00	$236.00	$2,004	—
935	935	50	215.50	$215.50	$2,015	-3.50
958–975	966	95	214.00–217.50	$215.67	$2,083	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
550–595	584	8	275.00–299.00	$280.65	$1,639	—
632	632	3	282.00	$282.00	$1,782	—
708	708	4	235.00	$235.00	$1,664	-10.50
787	787	3	230.00	$230.00	$1,810	-5.00
811	811	37	231.00	$231.00	$1,873	—
883	883	9	219.00	$219.00	$1,934	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
854	854	9	214.00	$214.00	$1,828	—
999	999	4	180.00	$180.00	$1,798	—
1036	1036	16	190.00	$190.00	$1,968	—
1070	1070	11	190.00	$190.00	$2,033	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
475	475	3	276.00	$276.00	$1,311	-3.00
597	597	6	246.00	$246.00	$1,469	—
613–627	622	36	240.00–257.00	$246.05	$1,530	—
744	744	72	228.50	$228.50	$1,700	+1.50
767	767	99	225.00–227.50	$226.49	$1,737	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
483	483	3	280.00	$280.00	$1,352	±0.00
591–593	591	24	267.00–269.00	$268.58	$1,587	-1.55
731–735	733	28	224.00–225.00	$224.57	$1,646	+2.07
831	831	18	210.50	$210.50	$1,749	—
913	913	2	206.00	$206.00	$1,881	—
1042	1042	7	174.00	$174.00	$1,813	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
713	713	2	215.00	$215.00	$1,533	—
929	929	5	193.00	$193.00	$1,793	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
761–925	854	85-90%	14	91.00–101.00	$94.77	$809	—
905–990	960	85-90%	13	106.50–115.00	$110.59	$1,062	-6.89
1042–1188	1103	85-90%	12	91.00–99.00	$94.59	$1,043	-2.93
1120–1247	1188	85-90%	12	104.00–112.00	$107.45	$1,277	—
1055–1593	1284	85-90%	31	115.00–123.00	$119.97	$1,540	-3.16
1140–1555	1387	85-90%	7	125.00–127.00	$126.56	$1,755	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
955	955	80-85%	2	126.00	$126.00	$1,203	—
983	983	80-85%	3	133.00	$133.00	$1,307	—
1005–1087	1060	80-85%	9	117.00–119.00	$118.37	$1,255	—
1030–1270	1157	80-85%	13	136.00–139.00	$137.33	$1,589	—
1185–1449	1371	80-85%	28	129.50–132.50	$131.52	$1,803	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1080	1080	75-80%	1	132.00	$132.00	$1,426	—
1446	1446	75-80%	5	134.50	$134.50	$1,945	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1555	1555	1	142.00	$142.00	$2,208	-0.39
1615–1780	1698	2	146.00–148.00	$146.95	$2,495	—
1735–2045	1842	3	165.00–167.00	$165.74	$3,053	—

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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.