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Cattlemen's Livestock Auction Market Report

Dalhart, Texas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, April 3, 2025

1,441 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $304.78/cwt -4.22 vs last sale · ≈ $2,224/hd at 730 lb · 149 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $255.16/cwt +0.33 vs last sale · ≈ $2,062/hd at 808 lb · 128 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $273.08/cwt +7.00 vs last sale · ≈ $2,403/hd at 880 lb · 119 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 1,441 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
336 336 5 460.00 $460.00 $1,546 -12.50
417 417 12 447.50 $447.50 $1,866 +15.14
486–498 488 10 382.50–387.50 $386.48 $1,886 -25.92
511–547 526 7 380.00–387.50 $383.34 $2,016 +28.73
643–648 645 18 315.00–324.00 $319.98 $2,064 -6.77
668 668 11 291.00 $291.00 $1,944 -30.00
673–689 677 28 315.00–319.00 $317.70 $2,151 -3.30
708 thin fleshed 708 3 292.00 $292.00 $2,067 —
721–738 730 146 300.00–309.00 $305.04 $2,227 -3.96
758–788 780 82 290.00–302.00 $293.97 $2,293 +1.97
824 824 8 273.00 $273.00 $2,250 -6.94
850–898 880 119 266.00–275.00 $273.08 $2,403 +0.08
902–935 909 95 255.00–273.50 $271.14 $2,465 +6.14
951–956 955 69 264.00–270.50 $269.37 $2,572 —
1054 1054 14 256.00 $256.00 $2,698 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
376 thin fleshed 376 5 370.00 $370.00 $1,391 —
445 thin fleshed 445 4 417.50 $417.50 $1,858 —
492 thin fleshed 492 5 384.00 $384.00 $1,889 +11.50
540 540 2 327.00 $327.00 $1,766 -20.50
555 thin fleshed 555 4 337.50 $337.50 $1,873 —
553–588 564 52 322.50–334.00 $330.00 $1,861 +15.46
608–641 636 36 319.00–320.00 $319.13 $2,030 +15.13
658 658 23 323.00 $323.00 $2,125 +34.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
348 348 4 330.00 $330.00 $1,148 —
390 390 5 327.50 $327.50 $1,277 —
595 595 2 317.00 $317.00 $1,886 —
618 618 2 307.50 $307.50 $1,900 —
735 735 4 259.00 $259.00 $1,904 -4.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
165–175 172 3 900.00–950.00 $916.02 —
288 288 3 1,225.00 $1,225.00 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
316 316 9 424.00 $424.00 $1,340 —
386–395 389 8 407.50–420.00 $415.24 $1,615 +3.48
419 419 7 447.50 $447.50 $1,875 +52.50
508–515 514 35 342.00–355.00 $343.10 $1,764 +5.47
553–598 584 20 289.00–302.00 $297.85 $1,739 -16.72
602 602 26 284.00 $284.00 $1,710 -2.00
659 659 9 270.00 $270.00 $1,779 -15.58
681 681 10 278.00 $278.00 $1,893 -7.58
713 713 4 260.00 $260.00 $1,854 -2.00
704–747 739 44 240.00–260.00 $257.74 $1,905 -4.26
780–799 796 85 249.50–256.00 $254.95 $2,029 -9.05
801–813 807 124 255.00–258.00 $256.49 $2,070 +2.28
848 848 4 214.00 $214.00 $1,815 -41.38
851 851 7 220.00 $220.00 $1,872 -33.25
881 881 59 248.00 $248.00 $2,185 -5.25
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 thin fleshed 365 4 362.50 $362.50 $1,323 -25.00
430 thin fleshed 430 4 387.50 $387.50 $1,666 —
529 thin fleshed 529 4 310.00 $310.00 $1,640 —
602 thin fleshed 602 17 286.00 $286.00 $1,722 —
754 754 4 225.00 $225.00 $1,696 -29.00
990 990 3 210.00 $210.00 $2,079 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
458 458 2 240.00 $240.00 $1,099 -90.00
716–745 726 6 227.50–230.00 $229.14 $1,664 —
815 815 2 222.00 $222.00 $1,809 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
413 413 4 426.00 $426.00 $1,759 —
602 602 3 278.00 $278.00 $1,674 —
788 788 2 240.00 $240.00 $1,891 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
982–1320 1071 80-85% 55 107.00–123.00 $114.03 $1,221 +0.49
1407–1613 1585 80-85% 81 130.00–139.00 $136.78 $2,168 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
755–775 768 85-90% 6 82.00–91.00 $88.05 $676 —
965–993 979 85-90% 6 80.00–85.00 $82.46 $807 -12.54
1246 1246 85-90% 6 94.00 $94.00 $1,171 —

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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.