Cattlemen's Livestock Auction Market Report, Dalhart, TX

Dalhart, Texas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, November 21, 2024

2,410 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $251.83/cwt +4.32 vs last sale · ≈ $2,035/hd at 808 lb · 222 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $282.63/cwt +5.61 vs last sale · ≈ $1,475/hd at 522 lb · 82 head

light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $226.00/cwt +26.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,849/hd at 818 lb · 76 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,410	2,091	2,438
Feeder cattle	1,943	1,679	1,757
Slaughter cattle	467	412	681

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week:There was a definite upswing in the calf and feeder markets somewhat influenced by the excessive amounts of rain in the area and hope of a good wheat crop. Both steer and heifer 400# calves took jumps 10.00 and higher. Feeder steers were up 4.00-8.00 with long weaned and fancy cattle continuing to top the market.Slaughter cattle remain steady with high yielding cows and bulls a tick higher. There will be no sale next week on the 28th of November in celebration of Thanksgiving. Happy Thanksgiving!

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335	335	2	452.50	$452.50	$1,516	+77.50
342 fancy	342	5	433.00	$433.00	$1,481	—
395 fancy	395	2	415.00	$415.00	$1,639	—
410–425	421	11	392.50–395.50	$394.70	$1,662	+37.14
440 fancy	440	7	372.50	$372.50	$1,639	+17.50
452–490 fancy	482	24	345.00–357.50	$348.09	$1,678	—
463–497	487	40	316.00–330.00	$323.57	$1,576	+10.35
529 fancy	529	12	338.00	$338.00	$1,788	—
520–542	531	36	301.00–322.50	$313.13	$1,663	+10.42
558–563 fancy	560	8	315.00–325.00	$321.23	$1,799	+31.23
566–594	580	65	289.50–308.00	$299.89	$1,739	+31.20
616 fancy	616	4	293.00	$293.00	$1,805	—
605–647	618	57	279.00–301.00	$292.77	$1,809	+35.40
623	623	2	241.00	$241.00	$1,501	-16.37
659–677	671	16	266.00–276.00	$269.07	$1,805	+8.07
708–745	715	28	248.00–258.00	$253.51	$1,813	+20.87
751–798	759	44	230.00–250.00	$246.93	$1,874	+5.93
802–843	808	222	242.00–253.25	$251.83	$2,035	+4.32
990	990	2	188.00	$188.00	$1,861	—
1000	1000	2	194.00	$194.00	$1,940	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
443	443	6	293.00	$293.00	$1,298	—
538	538	2	285.00	$285.00	$1,533	—
551–598	575	37	283.00–290.00	$286.50	$1,647	—
641	641	8	244.00	$244.00	$1,564	—
668	668	4	238.00	$238.00	$1,590	+12.14
723	723	22	247.00	$247.00	$1,786	+31.00
818	818	76	226.00	$226.00	$1,849	+26.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345	345	3	321.00	$321.00	$1,107	—
438–443	441	4	290.00–297.00	$293.52	$1,294	+23.22
458–466	465	22	260.00–280.00	$261.79	$1,217	-18.21
510	510	2	243.00	$243.00	$1,239	-6.13
597–598	597	8	250.00–251.00	$250.25	$1,494	—
602–608	603	9	217.50–222.50	$221.38	$1,335	-10.62
629 thin fleshed	629	16	187.00	$187.00	$1,176	—
682	682	3	241.00	$241.00	$1,644	—
773	773	2	214.00	$214.00	$1,654	—
815	815	4	197.50	$197.50	$1,610	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
185	185	1	975.00	$975.00	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
268	268	4	391.00	$391.00	$1,048	+58.50
272 fancy	272	3	419.00	$419.00	$1,140	—
323–327	325	7	392.50–400.00	$395.74	$1,286	+62.74
398	398	4	328.00	$328.00	$1,305	+74.68
401–433	414	44	335.00–350.00	$346.74	$1,436	+60.93
459–493	477	23	275.00–283.00	$278.84	$1,330	+10.60
478 fancy	478	11	302.00	$302.00	$1,444	+22.00
505–545	522	82	259.00–290.00	$282.63	$1,475	+5.61
563–598	569	56	254.00–291.00	$276.06	$1,571	+24.86
611–637	620	22	247.00–258.50	$255.57	$1,585	+36.05
664	664	25	244.00	$244.00	$1,620	+20.00
675	675	3	228.00	$228.00	$1,539	+4.00
727–728	728	22	234.00–238.00	$236.73	$1,723	+13.73
750–770	761	66	223.50–228.00	$227.59	$1,732	-2.41
820	820	2	222.00	$222.00	$1,820	—
873	873	21	221.00	$221.00	$1,929	—
913	913	5	208.00	$208.00	$1,899	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345	345	2	344.00	$344.00	$1,187	—
424	424	9	230.00	$230.00	$975	-17.50
481	481	7	220.00	$220.00	$1,058	-21.00
508	508	3	233.00	$233.00	$1,184	-0.17
589–593	590	27	222.00–248.50	$243.57	$1,437	+23.57
677	677	34	234.00	$234.00	$1,584	—
706	706	6	210.00	$210.00	$1,483	—
774	774	40	222.00	$222.00	$1,718	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360–393	384	7	250.00–257.00	$251.88	$967	-18.12
455–466	464	9	233.00–247.00	$236.05	$1,095	-1.17
540	540	3	255.00	$255.00	$1,377	—
555–570	563	4	245.00–248.00	$246.48	$1,388	+26.48
605 thin fleshed	605	2	143.00	$143.00	$865	—
603–613	608	6	215.00–230.00	$222.44	$1,352	+21.44
650 thin fleshed	650	2	160.00	$160.00	$1,040	—
657	657	3	205.00	$205.00	$1,347	—
752	752	9	184.00	$184.00	$1,384	—
828–840	834	4	180.00–190.00	$184.96	$1,543	—
918	918	3	216.00	$216.00	$1,983	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
140	140	1	380.00	$380.00	—
210	210	1	700.00	$700.00	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
977–1190	1064	80-85%	49	74.00–96.00	$84.83	$903	-4.60
1050–1245	1115	80-85%	3	107.00–128.00	$120.18	$1,340	-0.36
1123–1600	1429	80-85%	93	92.00–116.50	$108.63	$1,552	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
865–935	917	85-90%	33	60.00–65.50	$62.37	$572	-41.14
933	933	85-90%	2	91.00	$91.00	$849	-12.51
1067–1178	1107	85-90%	11	60.00–70.00	$63.87	$707	-5.13
1074–1355	1169	85-90%	12	62.00–69.00	$66.54	$778	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1448–1600	1515	75-80%	19	120.00–127.00	$123.86	$1,876	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1535–1738	1670	6	135.00–143.00	$140.55	$2,347	—

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1575–2125	1850	2	145.00–148.00	$146.72	$2,714	—

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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.