Cattlemen's Livestock Auction Market Report

Dalhart, Texas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, September 12, 2024

2,005 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $238.26/cwt ≈ $2,082/hd at 874 lb · 231 head

heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $242.25/cwt -3.10 vs last sale · ≈ $1,914/hd at 790 lb · 117 head

light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $245.82/cwt -5.88 vs last sale · ≈ $1,812/hd at 737 lb · 87 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,005	1,634	1,586
Feeder cattle	1,600	1,239	1,199
Slaughter cattle	405	370	387
Replacement cattle	—	25	—

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: The market was somewhat quiet with moderate to active trading. Steer and heifer calves were lightly tested with no comparable sales, but did note a lower undertone. Feeder steers slipped 6.00-10.00, while the heifers went largely untested with a definite lower undertone. High yielding slaughter cows and bulls likewise untested with a slightly lower undertone.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300	300	2	347.50	$347.50	$1,042	—
365–393	379	4	300.00	$300.00	$1,137	+6.00
438–448	443	8	273.00–298.00	$285.64	$1,265	—
458–497	490	39	289.00–299.00	$294.49	$1,443	—
527–544	537	7	266.00–267.00	$266.58	$1,432	-8.42
573–597	588	26	255.00–276.00	$258.61	$1,521	-33.39
629–643	631	34	254.00–267.00	$256.34	$1,618	+8.34
672–688	686	22	249.00–254.00	$253.33	$1,738	+3.33
722–740	737	87	239.00–255.00	$245.82	$1,812	-5.88
763–795	790	117	238.00–249.00	$242.25	$1,914	-2.91
806	806	5	239.00	$239.00	$1,926	-3.00
810	810	82	241.00–242.00	$241.26	$1,954	-0.74
858–885	872	8	224.00–228.50	$226.28	$1,973	—
871–878	874	223	238.50–239.00	$238.69	$2,086	—
940	940	4	221.00	$221.00	$2,077	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
331	331	6	315.00	$315.00	$1,043	—
649	649	8	231.00	$231.00	$1,499	—
702	702	9	220.00	$220.00	$1,544	—
770	770	16	207.00	$207.00	$1,594	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
293	293	2	295.00	$295.00	$864	—
489	489	4	266.00	$266.00	$1,301	—
560	560	2	210.00	$210.00	$1,176	—
603–630	617	4	230.00–240.00	$234.89	$1,449	—
653	653	2	221.00	$221.00	$1,443	—
681	681	9	216.00	$216.00	$1,471	—
758	758	2	227.00	$227.00	$1,721	+8.00
878	878	2	211.00	$211.00	$1,853	—
933	933	2	210.00	$210.00	$1,959	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
278	278	8	260.00	$260.00	$723	—
391–393	392	11	235.00–258.00	$245.48	$962	—
446	446	10	266.00	$266.00	$1,186	—
466–493	480	17	235.00–260.00	$245.88	$1,180	-2.19
525–549	541	35	237.00–245.00	$240.17	$1,299	-11.83
659	659	77	248.00	$248.00	$1,634	—
736	736	20	231.00	$231.00	$1,700	+2.71
851	851	43	216.00	$216.00	$1,838	+13.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
503	503	9	210.00–220.00	$216.67	$1,090	—
623–645	634	6	214.00–215.00	$214.51	$1,360	—
648	648	14	206.00	$206.00	$1,335	—
660–671	667	13	206.00–213.50	$212.21	$1,415	—
686	686	7	194.00	$194.00	$1,331	—
764	764	7	219.00	$219.00	$1,673	—
802	802	18	219.00	$219.00	$1,756	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
247	247	3	260.00	$260.00	$642	—
598	598	7	213.00	$213.00	$1,274	-12.00
615–638	631	10	206.00–209.00	$206.88	$1,305	+6.88
733	733	2	180.00	$180.00	$1,319	-31.47
765	765	8	190.00	$190.00	$1,454	-20.84
828	828	2	207.00	$207.00	$1,714	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
623–642	632	11	219.00–231.00	$224.54	$1,419	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
768	768	2	180.00	$180.00	$1,382	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
692–910	797	85-90%	19	71.00–82.00	$77.05	$614	—
814–927	848	85-90%	23	82.00–89.00	$86.43	$733	+7.62
913–948	929	85-90%	39	124.00–128.00	$126.21	$1,172	+26.07
983	983	85-90%	7	99.00	$99.00	$973	—
796–1205	1015	85-90%	15	84.00–90.00	$86.85	$882	-19.15
1140	1140	85-90%	2	75.00	$75.00	$855	-4.26
1012–1285	1181	85-90%	23	96.00–116.00	$106.75	$1,261	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1143	1143	80-85%	2	130.00	$130.00	$1,486	—
1108–1613	1251	80-85%	27	104.00–116.00	$111.69	$1,397	—
1311–1485	1423	80-85%	37	118.00–126.00	$121.98	$1,736	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1288	1288	75-80%	2	125.00	$125.00	$1,610	—
1285–1405	1345	75-80%	2	129.00–130.00	$129.52	$1,742	-6.80

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1643–1940	1717	4	151.00–155.00	$152.13	$2,612	—
1794	1794	4	155.00	$155.00	$2,781	—

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1850	1850	4	161.00	$161.00	$2,978	—

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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.