Cattlemen's Livestock Auction Market Report, Dalhart, TX

Dalhart, Texas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, July 11, 2024

2,030 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $250.85/cwt +4.33 vs last sale · ≈ $1,683/hd at 671 lb · 158 head

heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $240.62/cwt ≈ $2,089/hd at 868 lb · 133 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $295.61/cwt +7.03 vs last sale · ≈ $1,354/hd at 458 lb · 92 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,030	1,383	2,898
Feeder cattle	1,703	1,131	2,293
Slaughter cattle	327	252	605

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to two weeks ago: Coming off of the Independence Day holiday, the feeder and calf market was steady to sharply higher in all classes. Medium and large number one steer calves were steady to 4.00 higher while their #550 counterparts rallied to $18.00 higher. Heifer calves remained steady with #860 medium and large number one's gaining 15.00. Slaughter cows remained steady and slaughter bulls also remained steady to 2.00 lower. Trading was active with high demand.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
326	326	7	388.00	$388.00	$1,265	—
363	363	3	372.00	$372.00	$1,350	-12.00
405–433	419	6	339.00–368.00	$353.02	$1,479	-12.98
510–546	534	35	307.00–320.00	$313.81	$1,676	+18.58
563–591	589	29	280.00–303.00	$281.52	$1,658	-23.48
604–630	617	9	279.00–287.00	$282.48	$1,743	-2.30
657–693	685	24	258.00–269.50	$266.75	$1,827	-20.25
721–731	727	10	241.00–255.00	$246.55	$1,792	—
760	760	3	261.00	$261.00	$1,984	+5.00
803–818	809	14	245.00–246.00	$245.57	$1,987	+3.57
850	850	13	242.00	$242.00	$2,057	—
859–881	870	120	238.00–243.00	$240.47	$2,092	—
908	908	14	236.00	$236.00	$2,143	+6.00
958–998	979	15	220.00–223.00	$221.63	$2,170	—
1030	1030	3	224.00	$224.00	$2,307	—
1150	1150	1	192.00	$192.00	$2,208	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
390	390	1	359.00	$359.00	$1,400	+36.50
413	413	2	352.00	$352.00	$1,454	—
558	558	6	307.00	$307.00	$1,713	+58.00
575	575	7	249.00	$249.00	$1,432	±0.00
695	695	7	222.00	$222.00	$1,543	-28.95
723–730	725	7	250.00–252.00	$250.58	$1,817	—
763–783	775	5	220.00–229.00	$225.46	$1,747	-0.54
903	903	2	232.00	$232.00	$2,095	—
1030	1030	1	207.00	$207.00	$2,132	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
411	411	6	240.00	$240.00	$986	—
473	473	6	233.00	$233.00	$1,102	—
510	510	2	195.00	$195.00	$994	—
660	660	3	175.00	$175.00	$1,155	—
743	743	2	151.00	$151.00	$1,122	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
158	158	2	700.00	$700.00	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
110	110	1	550.00	$550.00	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
200	200	1	350.00	$350.00	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
293	293	2	338.00	$338.00	$990	—
424–435	428	10	304.00–305.00	$304.59	$1,304	—
456–483	458	92	291.00–296.00	$295.61	$1,354	+7.03
540	540	2	269.00	$269.00	$1,453	-4.55
558–567	564	40	263.00–278.00	$274.60	$1,549	+8.61
603	603	2	267.00	$267.00	$1,610	—
650–680	671	158	241.00–253.00	$250.85	$1,683	+4.33
729–738	730	22	225.00–239.00	$237.71	$1,735	-2.29
764–787	779	54	233.00–235.50	$235.06	$1,831	+25.06
804–846	809	91	184.00–226.00	$218.94	$1,771	—
854	854	86	226.25	$226.25	$1,932	+51.25
944	944	4	212.00	$212.00	$2,001	—
982	982	3	188.00	$188.00	$1,846	—
1005–1045	1042	13	199.00–206.50	$205.94	$2,146	—
1070	1070	1	188.00	$188.00	$2,012	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
385	385	1	319.00	$319.00	$1,228	—
418–448	428	6	287.00–304.00	$298.07	$1,276	—
475	475	3	289.00	$289.00	$1,373	—
531	531	7	229.00	$229.00	$1,216	-27.28
628	628	4	230.00	$230.00	$1,444	-4.00
694	694	6	239.00	$239.00	$1,659	—
756–796	792	66	225.00–227.50	$227.28	$1,800	—
804	804	59	228.00	$228.00	$1,833	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
916	916	5	203.00	$203.00	$1,859	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
165–170	167	3	435.00–700.00	$609.90	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
496	496	5	276.00	$276.00	$1,369	—
513	513	2	262.00	$262.00	$1,344	—
643–645	644	6	239.00	$239.00	$1,539	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
567–594	579	9	250.00–256.00	$253.26	$1,466	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
728–745	733	80-85%	13	116.00–120.00	$118.75	$870	—
899	899	80-85%	7	134.00	$134.00	$1,205	+17.67
1075–1233	1154	80-85%	4	95.00–110.00	$103.01	$1,189	-23.80
1068–1369	1156	80-85%	23	114.00–131.00	$123.17	$1,424	-3.64
948–1338	1179	80-85%	10	143.00–144.00	$143.47	$1,692	+16.66

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
880	880	75-80%	3	134.00	$134.00	$1,179	—
1270	1270	75-80%	1	143.00	$143.00	$1,816	—
1149–1814	1409	75-80%	24	138.00–146.00	$143.67	$2,024	+0.67
1460	1460	75-80%	1	141.00	$141.00	$2,059	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
580–920	790	85-90%	20	79.00–97.00	$88.62	$700	—
933	933	85-90%	2	83.00	$83.00	$774	—
1100	1100	85-90%	1	121.00	$121.00	$1,331	—
1118	1118	85-90%	4	99.00	$99.00	$1,107	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1305–1700	1483	3	150.00–154.00	$152.47	$2,261	—
1185–1745	1545	6	160.00–177.50	$172.55	$2,666	—

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Beef Dairy Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
383	383	2	140.00	$140.00	$536	—
413	413	3	150.00	$150.00	$620	-10.00
466	466	4	143.00	$143.00	$666	—
863	863	27	157.00	$157.00	$1,355	—

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Beef Dairy Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
313	313	3	227.50	$227.50	$712	—
384	384	4	190.00	$190.00	$730	—
463	463	7	155.00–158.00	$156.29	$724	—
505	505	3	210.00	$210.00	$1,060	—
603	603	3	150.00	$150.00	$904	—

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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.