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Cattlemen's Livestock Auction Market Report

Dalhart, Texas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, March 27, 2025

1,739 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $254.83/cwt -7.39 vs last sale · ≈ $2,114/hd at 830 lb · 201 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $253.25/cwt -5.23 vs last sale · ≈ $2,180/hd at 861 lb · 124 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $326.75/cwt -7.15 vs last sale · ≈ $2,065/hd at 632 lb · 123 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 1,739 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
269 269 7 525.00 $525.00 $1,412 —
341 341 7 472.50 $472.50 $1,611 —
355–360 358 6 440.00–447.50 $443.78 $1,589 —
409–423 thin fleshed 414 57 430.00–451.00 $442.73 $1,833 —
415–435 425 4 427.50–437.00 $432.36 $1,838 —
462–465 463 12 400.00–417.00 $412.40 $1,909 +52.40
482 thin fleshed 482 17 410.00 $410.00 $1,976 +17.50
501 thin fleshed 501 6 390.00 $390.00 $1,954 —
521–542 534 40 347.50–369.00 $354.61 $1,894 -31.11
570 thin fleshed 570 42 357.50 $357.50 $2,038 —
566–594 584 24 327.50–334.00 $332.72 $1,943 +1.84
616–646 632 123 310.00–332.00 $326.75 $2,065 -8.31
660 660 7 321.00 $321.00 $2,119 +5.51
706–712 708 29 309.00 $309.00 $2,188 +4.78
764 764 22 292.00 $292.00 $2,231 -1.00
805 805 7 281.00 $281.00 $2,262 —
819–831 823 78 276.50–282.00 $279.94 $2,304 +24.94
858 858 36 265.50 $265.50 $2,278 -12.94
873 873 3 273.00 $273.00 $2,383 -5.44
917 917 33 265.00 $265.00 $2,430 —
1092 1092 3 219.00 $219.00 $2,391 —
1110 1110 46 222.00 $222.00 $2,464 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
468 468 9 352.50 $352.50 $1,650 —
495 thin fleshed 495 14 372.50 $372.50 $1,844 —
542 542 3 347.50 $347.50 $1,883 -12.50
580–588 583 7 310.00–318.00 $314.54 $1,834 —
633 633 10 304.00 $304.00 $1,924 +4.00
692 692 6 289.00 $289.00 $2,000 —
802–849 828 49 253.00–269.50 $257.62 $2,133 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
481–482 482 11 317.50–324.00 $319.86 $1,542 +4.86
526 526 4 328.00 $328.00 $1,725 —
720 720 7 263.00 $263.00 $1,894 +0.60
994 994 4 216.00 $216.00 $2,147 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
210 210 1 1,000.00 $1,000.00 ±0.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
298 298 10 437.50 $437.50 $1,304 —
323 thin fleshed 323 2 417.50 $417.50 $1,349 —
353 thin fleshed 353 36 430.00 $430.00 $1,518 —
353–386 375 13 405.00–422.50 $411.76 $1,544 —
403 403 4 395.00 $395.00 $1,592 +27.50
420–434 thin fleshed 428 17 382.50–400.00 $389.57 $1,667 —
455–477 462 13 360.00–387.50 $380.17 $1,756 —
507–537 thin fleshed 517 40 345.00–347.00 $346.32 $1,790 —
508–540 517 69 322.00–340.00 $337.63 $1,746 -3.35
550 fancy 550 2 332.50 $332.50 $1,829 —
560–566 563 25 305.00–322.00 $314.57 $1,771 +35.57
633 633 4 286.00 $286.00 $1,810 +1.35
650–699 673 35 270.00–290.00 $285.58 $1,922 +8.15
733 733 28 262.00 $262.00 $1,920 -6.23
766 766 32 268.50 $268.50 $2,057 +3.25
774 774 38 264.00 $264.00 $2,043 -1.25
808–849 829 123 253.00–255.50 $254.21 $2,107 -8.01
829 829 21 257.00 $257.00 $2,131 -5.22
818–832 831 57 244.00–256.00 $255.38 $2,122 -6.84
859–863 861 124 253.25 $253.25 $2,180 -5.23
1004 1004 4 217.50 $217.50 $2,184 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
399 thin fleshed 399 10 387.50 $387.50 $1,546 —
495 495 2 355.00 $355.00 $1,757 —
548 548 6 310.00 $310.00 $1,699 +15.00
558 558 48 294.00 $294.00 $1,641 —
761 761 43 254.00 $254.00 $1,933 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475 475 3 330.00 $330.00 $1,568 +70.00
646–648 646 9 260.00–261.00 $260.78 $1,685 +50.88
776 776 4 227.50 $227.50 $1,765 +1.50
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
210 210 1 1,000.00 $1,000.00 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
746 746 5 247.00 $247.00 $1,843 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
828 828 2 233.00 $233.00 $1,929 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
853 853 80-85% 3 97.00 $97.00 $827 —
891–1285 1070 80-85% 30 108.00–119.00 $113.54 $1,215 —
925–1454 1111 80-85% 75 121.00–132.00 $127.25 $1,414 —
1125–1570 1277 80-85% 35 134.00–147.00 $139.31 $1,779 +20.83
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
755–884 822 85-90% 14 89.00–98.00 $94.14 $774 -7.86
953 953 85-90% 3 95.00 $95.00 $905 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1080–1615 1350 3 159.00–170.00 $163.65 $2,209 —
1570 1570 1 130.00 $130.00 $2,041 —
1535–1633 1600 3 149.30–162.00 $157.94 $2,527 —
YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1940 1940 1 174.00 $174.00 $3,376 —
YG2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1260 1260 1 108.00 $108.00 $1,361 —

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
976 976 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 5 2,450.00 $2,450.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1080 1080 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 2,250.00 $2,250.00 —

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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.