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Cattlemen's Livestock Auction Market Report, Dalhart, TX

Dalhart, Texas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, April 24, 2025

735 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $265.49/cwt +19.36 vs last sale · ≈ $2,272/hd at 856 lb · 75 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $262.61/cwt -7.39 vs last sale · ≈ $2,329/hd at 887 lb · 65 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $329.00/cwt +28.90 vs last sale · ≈ $2,135/hd at 649 lb · 62 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 735 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
463 thin fleshed 463 6 439.50 $439.50 $2,035 —
483 483 2 382.50 $382.50 $1,847 -12.03
510 510 2 372.50 $372.50 $1,900 —
517 thin fleshed 517 5 377.50 $377.50 $1,952 -2.50
549 549 5 360.00 $360.00 $1,976 —
561 561 12 315.00–328.00 $322.58 $1,810 —
649 649 62 329.00 $329.00 $2,135 +35.86
653–678 666 33 318.00–327.00 $325.83 $2,170 +30.45
714–743 728 33 300.00–314.00 $310.39 $2,260 +25.01
764 764 31 308.00 $308.00 $2,353 +53.00
781 781 10 288.00 $288.00 $2,249 +33.00
814 814 6 285.00 $285.00 $2,320 +14.00
851–891 887 65 262.00–268.00 $262.61 $2,329 -7.39
990–993 992 9 237.00–251.00 $247.90 $2,459 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
301 thin fleshed 301 6 415.00 $415.00 $1,249 —
366 thin fleshed 366 8 397.50 $397.50 $1,455 —
418 418 3 302.50 $302.50 $1,264 +58.50
475 475 4 320.00 $320.00 $1,520 —
528 thin fleshed 528 2 315.00 $315.00 $1,663 —
566 thin fleshed 566 4 300.00 $300.00 $1,698 —
703–723 713 4 240.00–250.00 $244.93 $1,746 —
798 798 3 233.00 $233.00 $1,859 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
389 thin fleshed 389 4 382.50 $382.50 $1,488 —
515 thin fleshed 515 2 352.50 $352.50 $1,815 +22.50
764 thin fleshed 764 5 296.00 $296.00 $2,261 —
845 845 7 239.00 $239.00 $2,020 -13.50
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1710 1710 2 141.00 $141.00 $2,411 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 2 410.00 $410.00 $1,599 +20.00
500 500 2 332.50 $332.50 $1,662 -10.00
550–598 572 19 299.00–318.00 $309.19 $1,769 +24.19
606 thin fleshed 606 17 317.00 $317.00 $1,921 —
653 653 32 303.00 $303.00 $1,979 +55.50
685 685 7 270.00 $270.00 $1,850 +22.50
713–738 717 26 253.00–265.00 $263.12 $1,887 -0.76
760 760 4 259.00 $259.00 $1,968 —
780 780 25 254.50 $254.50 $1,985 —
805 805 3 250.00 $250.00 $2,012 -9.31
849 849 9 244.00 $244.00 $2,072 +3.00
853 853 65 268.00 $268.00 $2,286 +21.87
865–882 875 10 248.00–250.00 $249.21 $2,181 +3.08
965 965 2 220.00 $220.00 $2,123 -2.00
1010 1010 2 223.00 $223.00 $2,252 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410 thin fleshed 410 2 355.00 $355.00 $1,456 —
488 thin fleshed 488 4 330.00 $330.00 $1,610 —
590 590 2 285.00 $285.00 $1,682 —
640 640 2 288.00 $288.00 $1,843 —
740 740 3 240.00 $240.00 $1,776 —
775 775 3 240.00 $240.00 $1,860 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
408 thin fleshed 408 2 380.00 $380.00 $1,550 —
673 673 3 245.00 $245.00 $1,649 —
758 758 2 200.00 $200.00 $1,516 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
795 795 1 242.50 $242.50 $1,928 —
918 918 4 222.50 $222.50 $2,043 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
510 510 2 340.00 $340.00 $1,734 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1054 1054 80-85% 5 122.00 $122.00 $1,286 —
1030–1379 1128 80-85% 17 145.00–158.00 $151.65 $1,711 —
920–1539 1294 80-85% 50 121.00–141.00 $130.33 $1,686 +4.83
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
790–966 916 85-90% 9 106.00–107.00 $106.81 $978 +17.81
950–1403 1227 85-90% 9 114.00–119.00 $115.44 $1,416 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1145–1605 1375 75-80% 2 144.00–145.00 $144.58 $1,988 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1345 1345 1 113.00 $113.00 $1,520 —
1960 1960 1 154.00 $154.00 $3,018 —
YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1715 1715 1 186.00 $186.00 $3,190 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
908–948 935 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 12 178.00–212.00 $189.01 $1,767
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1222 1222 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 11 169.00 $169.00 $2,065

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1015 1015 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 164.00 $164.00 $1,665
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
995 995 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 2,325.00 $2,325.00

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Beef/Dairy Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
346 346 8 260.00 $260.00 $900 —
385–390 388 4 260.00–285.00 $272.42 $1,057 —
425 425 3 277.50 $277.50 $1,179 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
861 861 4 220.00 $220.00 $1,894 —

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Beef/Dairy Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
393 393 2 290.00 $290.00 $1,140 —
712 712 3 232.50 $232.50 $1,655 —

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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.