Cattlemen's Livestock Auction Market Report

Dalhart, Texas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, January 16, 2025

4,147 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $268.59/cwt +2.11 vs last sale · ≈ $2,202/hd at 820 lb · 436 head

light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $277.35/cwt +1.99 vs last sale · ≈ $2,022/hd at 729 lb · 274 head

heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $270.95/cwt -5.44 vs last sale · ≈ $2,105/hd at 777 lb · 229 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	4,147	3,343	2,841
Feeder cattle	3,688	2,843	2,343
Slaughter cattle	446	500	498
Replacement cattle	13	—	0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: There were some gains and some losses among the calves and feeders but, the market remained strong. With the warmer days before the next big front, turn out was good and producers brought quality animals to town. Biggest gains seemed to be on the 400 pounders (both steers and heifers), with fancy and healthy, thin fleshed cattle in higher demand. Due to the inclement weather last week, there were no slaughter cattle reported. However; this week, high yielding slaughter cows and bulls had a high undertone, seeming to trend 10.00-20.00 higher than before the Christmas break. Demand was high and trading was active.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
327 thin fleshed	327	18	447.00	$447.00	$1,462	—
333	333	2	390.00	$390.00	$1,299	-92.50
370 unweaned	370	4	406.00	$406.00	$1,502	—
408–430 thin fleshed	424	23	385.00–430.00	$399.02	$1,692	—
413–443	432	27	348.00–365.00	$357.85	$1,546	+5.35
445 fancy	445	6	373.00	$373.00	$1,660	-20.74
465–496	475	43	341.00–366.00	$352.73	$1,675	+13.68
507–546 fancy	519	53	332.50–336.00	$334.89	$1,738	-10.11
525 thin fleshed	525	37	348.00	$348.00	$1,827	+5.00
510–544	532	26	318.00–327.50	$320.24	$1,704	-8.83
533 unweaned	533	23	325.00	$325.00	$1,732	—
550–590	574	143	302.00–325.00	$312.70	$1,795	-16.12
579–595 fancy	585	15	317.50–337.50	$329.37	$1,927	—
604–628 thin fleshed	615	42	305.00–322.00	$313.48	$1,928	—
609–645	629	54	278.00–298.00	$286.45	$1,802	-10.05
643 unweaned	643	28	275.00	$275.00	$1,768	—
653	653	16	269.50	$269.50	$1,760	-8.79
658–693	671	58	270.00–292.00	$279.73	$1,877	+1.44
700–748	729	274	266.00–281.00	$277.35	$2,022	+1.99
750–795	777	229	265.00–279.00	$270.95	$2,105	-5.44
809–844	820	436	265.00–273.00	$268.59	$2,202	+2.11
869–897	885	70	241.00–260.50	$254.61	$2,253	-4.03
915–926	922	6	234.00–239.00	$237.35	$2,188	-13.13
1027–1038	1032	9	227.50–231.00	$229.44	$2,368	—
1152	1152	5	204.50	$204.50	$2,356	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
357	357	3	350.00	$350.00	$1,250	—
418	418	2	322.50	$322.50	$1,348	—
465–498	486	16	311.00–332.50	$326.20	$1,585	—
540	540	4	298.00	$298.00	$1,609	-6.03
583–595	590	41	280.00–295.00	$293.17	$1,730	-2.83
665–666	666	14	250.00–265.00	$257.72	$1,716	—
748	748	6	263.00	$263.00	$1,967	+4.45
773	773	2	250.00	$250.00	$1,932	—
833	833	68	241.75	$241.75	$2,014	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
120	120	1	460.00	$460.00	—
257 thin fleshed	257	3	1,200.00	$1,200.00	—
267–290	273	4	1,150.00–1,175.00	$1,156.65	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
480	480	2	245.00	$245.00	$1,176	+45.00
520	520	3	230.00	$230.00	$1,196	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360–366 fancy	362	15	387.50–408.00	$399.72	$1,447	+41.47
375–383	380	11	350.00–360.00	$354.58	$1,347	—
403–438	424	36	337.50–360.00	$349.34	$1,481	+7.55
423–446 fancy	438	9	341.00–345.00	$342.29	$1,499	—
458 fancy	458	2	337.50	$337.50	$1,546	+4.03
479 thin fleshed	479	27	328.00	$328.00	$1,571	-9.50
470–498	481	140	301.00–327.00	$322.81	$1,553	+11.31
517 fancy	517	21	307.00	$307.00	$1,587	-1.83
502–548	528	54	289.00–310.00	$296.83	$1,567	+6.09
537–544 thin fleshed	540	58	291.00–294.00	$292.35	$1,579	-10.65
570 fancy	570	3	270.00	$270.00	$1,539	—
550–596	578	126	265.00–288.00	$279.80	$1,617	+2.95
611 thin fleshed	611	22	261.00	$261.00	$1,595	—
611–648	634	74	265.00–310.00	$281.81	$1,787	+15.69
660–690	672	82	258.50–273.00	$263.70	$1,772	+0.32
710–740	737	150	240.00–261.00	$251.86	$1,856	+3.86
750–799	789	105	238.00–245.25	$243.77	$1,923	-2.76
810–849	830	113	226.00–242.50	$235.79	$1,957	-6.32
851–858	856	29	223.00–230.50	$227.00	$1,943	-3.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
431	431	7	260.00	$260.00	$1,121	—
648	648	4	250.00	$250.00	$1,620	—
701–705	704	22	225.00–231.00	$228.83	$1,611	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
313	313	2	180.00	$180.00	$563	—
403	403	2	200.00	$200.00	$806	—
512	512	3	230.00	$230.00	$1,178	-15.00
630	630	2	220.00	$220.00	$1,386	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
238	238	4	900.00	$900.00	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
830	830	2	166.00	$166.00	$1,378	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
338	338	2	410.00	$410.00	$1,386	—
480	480	3	312.00	$312.00	$1,498	—
525–543	535	11	290.00–307.00	$297.59	$1,592	-24.91
649	649	10	240.00–265.00	$255.00	$1,655	—
652	652	6	284.00	$284.00	$1,852	—
765	765	11	249.00	$249.00	$1,905	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
225	225	1	1,000.00	$1,000.00	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
930–978	954	80-85%	6	105.00–109.00	$106.95	$1,020	—
1013–1509	1239	80-85%	69	111.00–126.50	$118.90	$1,473	—
1135–1598	1348	80-85%	15	124.00–133.00	$128.59	$1,733	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
725–886	844	85-90%	27	85.00–100.00	$93.82	$792	—
869–1423	1016	85-90%	18	102.00–109.00	$105.03	$1,067	—
925–1188	1035	85-90%	6	90.00–97.00	$94.00	$973	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1141	1141	75-80%	6	114.00	$114.00	$1,301	—
1130–1465	1269	75-80%	30	130.00–139.00	$134.96	$1,713	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1735–1980	1901	4	155.00–160.00	$157.20	$2,988	—

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1675–1855	1765	2	150.00	$150.00	$2,648	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
996–1088	1046	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	13	176.00–181.00	$178.80	$1,870

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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.