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Cattlemen's Livestock Auction Market Report

Dalhart, Texas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, March 6, 2025

1,823 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $236.26/cwt -2.27 vs last sale · ≈ $2,022/hd at 856 lb · 246 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $271.86/cwt +0.25 vs last sale · ≈ $2,213/hd at 814 lb · 180 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $244.45/cwt -5.80 vs last sale · ≈ $1,912/hd at 782 lb · 172 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 1,823 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
329 thin fleshed 329 5 437.50 $437.50 $1,439 —
436 thin fleshed 436 4 407.00 $407.00 $1,775 -20.50
470–498 477 13 382.50–392.50 $388.95 $1,855 +26.47
525 525 4 371.00 $371.00 $1,948 —
541 thin fleshed 541 8 391.00 $391.00 $2,115 +19.00
551 551 7 370.00 $370.00 $2,039 +30.51
635–648 640 27 300.00–317.50 $313.95 $2,009 —
664 thin fleshed 664 6 306.00 $306.00 $2,032 —
669–678 672 41 290.00–310.00 $303.11 $2,037 -4.89
660–699 688 24 286.00–293.00 $287.52 $1,978 -20.48
707–733 720 80 283.00–302.50 $294.50 $2,120 +8.50
740 740 4 287.00 $287.00 $2,124 +1.00
752–761 759 59 292.00–294.00 $293.45 $2,227 +10.31
801–829 814 180 270.00–275.75 $271.86 $2,213 +0.25
863 thin fleshed 863 4 244.00 $244.00 $2,106 —
865–897 882 38 252.00–266.00 $258.53 $2,280 +7.23
980 980 24 247.00 $247.00 $2,421 -7.50
1008 1008 7 234.00 $234.00 $2,359 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
347 thin fleshed 347 13 410.00 $410.00 $1,423 —
396–397 thin fleshed 396 22 402.50–412.00 $409.84 $1,623 —
507 thin fleshed 507 3 347.50 $347.50 $1,762 —
599 599 19 339.00 $339.00 $2,031 —
623 623 13 294.00 $294.00 $1,832 —
786 786 19 271.00 $271.00 $2,130 +56.00
835 835 158 261.50 $261.50 $2,184 +41.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 thin fleshed 320 2 355.00 $355.00 $1,136 —
425 thin fleshed 425 2 380.00 $380.00 $1,615 —
485 485 2 312.00 $312.00 $1,513 +22.00
515 thin fleshed 515 2 337.50 $337.50 $1,738 +7.50
575 575 2 330.00 $330.00 $1,898 —
703 703 3 273.00 $273.00 $1,919 —
775 775 4 210.00 $210.00 $1,628 —
915 915 2 220.00 $220.00 $2,013 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
347 347 3 380.00 $380.00 $1,319 —
433 thin fleshed 433 9 338.00 $338.00 $1,464 -15.16
460 460 5 330.00 $330.00 $1,518 +13.74
506–507 thin fleshed 506 12 307.50–322.50 $318.74 $1,613 —
501–544 526 18 310.00–322.50 $315.04 $1,657 +25.04
554–576 567 29 282.50–302.00 $297.04 $1,684 +4.40
569 thin fleshed 569 8 296.50 $296.50 $1,687 —
573 573 2 287.00 $287.00 $1,645 -5.64
608–629 619 43 280.00–296.00 $291.64 $1,805 +3.86
633 633 3 275.00 $275.00 $1,741 -12.78
680–692 691 97 254.00–264.00 $257.53 $1,780 -16.12
703–738 726 52 246.00–256.00 $249.66 $1,813 -16.83
752–793 782 172 242.00–248.50 $244.45 $1,912 -5.80
820–831 827 60 238.50–239.00 $238.83 $1,975 +1.99
850–883 856 246 225.00–239.25 $236.26 $2,022 -2.27
908 908 23 231.00 $231.00 $2,097 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 4 292.50 $292.50 $1,287 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
495 495 2 282.50 $282.50 $1,398 —
635 635 2 240.00 $240.00 $1,524 -24.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 2 390.00 $390.00 $1,540 +80.00
485 485 2 330.00 $330.00 $1,600 —
618–624 623 8 281.00–290.00 $283.23 $1,765 —
745 745 2 250.00 $250.00 $1,862 —
768 768 4 245.00 $245.00 $1,882 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
513 513 2 361.00 $361.00 $1,852 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
789–899 838 80-85% 9 100.00–107.00 $103.34 $866 -28.48
747–880 852 80-85% 22 114.00–116.00 $115.72 $986 —
921–1312 1092 80-85% 66 114.00–128.00 $122.22 $1,335 —
1018–1242 1095 80-85% 18 107.00–117.50 $111.79 $1,224 —
1305–1555 1410 80-85% 43 129.00–140.00 $135.31 $1,908 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
678 678 85-90% 2 91.00 $91.00 $617 —
780–884 829 85-90% 14 90.00–99.00 $95.21 $789 -4.12
1165–1308 1216 85-90% 14 106.00–110.00 $107.54 $1,308 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1473–1627 1593 75-80% 9 144.00–150.00 $145.23 $2,314 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1180 1180 1 153.00 $153.00 $1,805 —
1354 1354 1 145.00 $145.00 $1,963 —

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Beef/Dairy Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
453–469 464 13 225.00 $225.00 $1,044 —

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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.