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Cattlemen's Livestock Auction Market Report, Dalhart, TX

Dalhart, Texas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, October 31, 2024

2,641 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $233.30/cwt ≈ $1,794/hd at 769 lb · 152 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $258.87/cwt -13.05 vs last sale · ≈ $1,239/hd at 479 lb · 145 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $286.53/cwt -6.20 vs last sale · ≈ $1,491/hd at 521 lb · 128 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,641 2,532 2,748
Feeder cattle 2,181 2,182 2,189
Slaughter cattle 431 350 559
Replacement cattle 29 — 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: There was a good turn out of feeders and calves but too few comparable sales to trend. Undertone was mixed steady higher with steer calves steady to a tick lower with 800 pound steers up $4-11. The heifers followed suit with calves steady to lower and 600-700 punters up $11-28. The gap between weaned and fresh cattle also widened this week. With the promised approach of seasonal weather, grass calves and open heifers made up a large part of the sale. Slaughter cattle remained steady with a good showing of high yielding cull cows. Bulls remained steady as well. Trading was active on good demand.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 fancy 290 3 400.00 $400.00 $1,160 —
336 fancy 336 4 407.50 $407.50 $1,369 -5.50
345 unweaned 345 2 317.50 $317.50 $1,095 —
389 fancy 389 9 378.00 $378.00 $1,470 -12.00
397 397 3 369.00 $369.00 $1,465 +41.50
409 fancy 409 14 335.00 $335.00 $1,370 —
432–435 433 5 286.00–296.00 $290.02 $1,256 +0.02
451–485 461 29 285.00–309.00 $296.02 $1,365 -11.51
452–493 fancy 476 42 311.00–321.00 $316.89 $1,508 —
500 unweaned 500 3 261.00 $261.00 $1,305 —
500–539 521 125 270.00–296.00 $287.14 $1,496 -3.63
555–598 572 25 260.00–288.00 $272.27 $1,557 -4.37
588 fancy 588 6 300.00 $300.00 $1,764 —
606–607 607 17 269.00–277.00 $272.76 $1,656 -4.12
663 663 6 260.00 $260.00 $1,724 +1.93
681–694 unweaned 688 8 214.00–230.00 $222.08 $1,528 —
711 unweaned 711 5 210.00 $210.00 $1,493 —
755–790 780 112 249.00–258.00 $251.70 $1,963 -2.01
788 unweaned 788 3 211.00 $211.00 $1,663 —
808–848 812 77 242.00–247.50 $246.83 $2,004 +4.44
851–891 875 64 221.00–241.00 $233.74 $2,045 +11.74
979–998 995 99 225.00–225.50 $225.07 $2,239 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
419 419 13 264.00 $264.00 $1,106 —
575 575 4 245.00 $245.00 $1,409 -5.41
618–620 619 10 246.00–250.00 $247.60 $1,533 -6.40
731 731 12 236.00 $236.00 $1,725 +8.63
753 753 4 217.00 $217.00 $1,634 -12.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
313 313 2 297.50 $297.50 $931 —
369 369 6 210.00 $210.00 $775 —
453 453 3 210.00 $210.00 $951 —
558–583 566 6 200.00–230.00 $210.29 $1,190 —
685–690 687 5 197.00–222.00 $211.96 $1,456 —
782–788 785 8 215.00–223.00 $217.01 $1,704 —
950–965 958 4 189.00–190.00 $189.50 $1,815 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
210 210 1 700.00 $700.00 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
346–347 347 10 285.00–297.00 $291.01 $1,010 +16.01
349 fancy 349 13 326.00 $326.00 $1,138 —
370 fancy 370 2 352.50 $352.50 $1,304 +24.74
384 unweaned 384 29 290.00 $290.00 $1,114 —
398 398 3 272.50 $272.50 $1,085 -8.51
432 432 16 286.00 $286.00 $1,236 +55.00
443 unweaned 443 4 232.00 $232.00 $1,028 —
451–496 459 60 260.00–277.00 $269.94 $1,239 +16.30
455–484 fancy 480 29 269.00–295.00 $272.40 $1,308 -7.60
499 unweaned 499 56 240.00 $240.00 $1,198 —
509–544 533 49 230.00–272.00 $264.54 $1,410 +25.54
572–584 578 25 226.00–273.00 $254.09 $1,469 +27.59
583 unweaned 583 22 210.00 $210.00 $1,224 —
618–630 unweaned 623 7 208.00–210.00 $208.87 $1,301 —
601–649 628 39 210.00–235.00 $223.97 $1,407 -0.02
662 662 9 234.00 $234.00 $1,549 +11.42
688 unweaned 688 4 208.00 $208.00 $1,431 —
723 723 10 211.00 $211.00 $1,526 +4.36
731 731 9 234.50 $234.50 $1,714 +27.86
743 unweaned 743 3 207.50 $207.50 $1,542 —
759–784 769 152 225.00–239.00 $233.30 $1,794 —
809 809 9 214.00 $214.00 $1,731 —
813–817 816 18 221.00–233.00 $229.56 $1,873 —
927 927 85 210.75 $210.75 $1,954 —
975 975 28 209.50 $209.50 $2,043 —
987 987 34 210.00 $210.00 $2,073 —
1045 1045 7 190.00 $190.00 $1,986 —
1058 1058 6 179.00 $179.00 $1,894 —
1063 1063 3 215.00 $215.00 $2,285 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
441 441 5 200.00 $200.00 $882 —
560 560 25 192.00 $192.00 $1,075 -18.00
852 852 8 210.00 $210.00 $1,789 —
932 932 3 190.00 $190.00 $1,771 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
281 281 4 185.00 $185.00 $520 —
380 380 3 150.00 $150.00 $570 —
400 400 4 180.00 $180.00 $720 —
488 488 5 182.00 $182.00 $888 —
525 525 3 190.00 $190.00 $998 —
721 721 4 192.00 $192.00 $1,384 —
788 788 2 190.00 $190.00 $1,497 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1052 1052 5 193.00 $193.00 $2,030 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
605 605 3 180.00 $180.00 $1,089 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
962–1352 1145 80-85% 30 75.00–87.00 $80.61 $923 —
1086–1236 1169 80-85% 9 96.00–105.00 $101.29 $1,184 —
1036–1467 1284 80-85% 158 112.00–122.00 $116.93 $1,501 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
931 931 85-90% 4 68.00 $68.00 $633 —
940–941 941 85-90% 8 70.00–78.00 $74.00 $696 —
1030 1030 85-90% 2 89.00 $89.00 $917 +0.28
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1518–1755 1622 75-80% 7 112.00–122.50 $119.48 $1,938 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1110 1110 1 150.00 $150.00 $1,665 —
1435–1755 1675 4 128.00–133.00 $131.93 $2,210 —
YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1395–1775 1522 3 144.00–149.00 $145.94 $2,221 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1075 1075 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 2 114.00 $114.00 $1,226
1124–1162 1143 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 18 130.00–133.50 $131.72 $1,506
1140–1147 1144 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 5 119.00–121.00 $119.80 $1,371
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1408 1408 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 114.00 $114.00 $1,605
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1120 1120 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 111.00 $111.00 $1,243

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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.