Cattle Market Pulse

Cattlemen's Livestock Auction Market Report

Dalhart, Texas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, August 8, 2024

1,175 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $256.27/cwt -10.39 vs last sale · ≈ $1,456/hd at 568 lb · 82 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $240.00/cwt -10.96 vs last sale · ≈ $1,663/hd at 693 lb · 77 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 steers $347.50/cwt +39.50 vs last sale · ≈ $1,400/hd at 403 lb · 32 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,175 1,560 1,419
Feeder cattle 854 955 968
Slaughter cattle 321 605 451

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: With few comparable sales, the market took a noticeable downturn. There was no test on calves while feeder steers and heifers sold markedly lower keeping in step with the economic events of the last week. High yielding slaughter cows were steady to higher while high yielding bulls slipped some but remained positive. Trade was moderate.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
403 unweaned 403 32 347.50 $347.50 $1,400 —
450 450 2 281.00 $281.00 $1,264 —
515 515 6 290.00 $290.00 $1,494 -4.00
581 581 11 281.00 $281.00 $1,633 -13.66
603 603 3 261.00 $261.00 $1,574 -28.00
698 698 14 251.00 $251.00 $1,752 -23.00
735 735 15 253.00 $253.00 $1,860 -8.69
758 758 2 231.00 $231.00 $1,751 -28.46
868 868 13 232.00 $232.00 $2,014 -16.50
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410 410 2 278.00 $278.00 $1,140 —
463 463 14 220.00 $220.00 $1,019 —
508 508 5 227.00 $227.00 $1,153 -61.00
621 621 4 226.00 $226.00 $1,403 —
678–697 686 11 227.00–235.00 $230.14 $1,579 -22.86
716 716 4 225.00 $225.00 $1,611 —
805–808 807 8 219.00–221.00 $219.50 $1,771 —
934 934 8 199.00 $199.00 $1,859 -16.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
250 250 8 1,000.00 $1,000.00 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410 410 7 220.00 $220.00 $902 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 4 333.00 $333.00 $999 —
394–396 unweaned 395 25 280.00–282.00 $280.96 $1,110 —
469–476 473 23 278.00–279.00 $278.39 $1,317 -20.61
507 507 5 244.00 $244.00 $1,237 —
566–568 568 82 242.00–257.00 $256.27 $1,456 -10.39
603–623 609 10 230.00–243.00 $235.98 $1,437 -14.81
660–695 693 77 240.00 $240.00 $1,663 -10.96
709–740 719 23 220.00–228.00 $225.25 $1,620 -14.75
763–792 786 10 210.00–220.00 $218.06 $1,714 -16.94
810 810 2 219.00 $219.00 $1,774 -9.50
913 913 5 200.00 $200.00 $1,826 +20.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
476–492 483 13 220.00–224.00 $222.12 $1,073 -47.88
563 563 3 233.00 $233.00 $1,312 -27.00
610–640 625 4 223.00–224.00 $223.51 $1,397 —
659 659 6 219.00 $219.00 $1,443 -21.00
832 832 8 190.00 $190.00 $1,581 -30.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
748 748 9 181.00 $181.00 $1,354 -1.92

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1130 1130 80-85% 4 123.00 $123.00 $1,390 —
1045–1418 1134 80-85% 77 119.00–129.50 $126.53 $1,435 —
1120–1495 1306 80-85% 34 132.00–141.50 $137.50 $1,796 -3.80
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
755–893 879 85-90% 25 103.00–106.00 $103.37 $909 -0.63
933 933 85-90% 4 114.00 $114.00 $1,064 +15.36
1055 1055 85-90% 7 110.00 $110.00 $1,160 +1.18
1040–1203 1178 85-90% 26 116.00–122.00 $120.99 $1,425 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1167–1375 1286 75-80% 14 144.00–149.00 $147.06 $1,891 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1701 1701 4 171.00 $171.00 $2,909 —
YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1395–2275 1732 3 148.00–159.00 $153.89 $2,665 —

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Beef Dairy Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 260 3 120.00 $120.00 $312 —
440 440 2 120.00 $120.00 $528 —
473 473 2 228.00 $228.00 $1,078 +33.00
565 565 2 219.00 $219.00 $1,237 —

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Beef Dairy Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
391 391 4 180.00 $180.00 $704 —
540 540 3 120.00 $120.00 $648 —

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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.