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Cattlemen's Livestock Auction Market Report

Dalhart, Texas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, May 1, 2025

1,081 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 9-weight M&L 1 heifers $241.84/cwt ≈ $2,215/hd at 916 lb · 244 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $263.82/cwt +8.70 vs last sale · ≈ $2,066/hd at 783 lb · 243 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $260.28/cwt -5.21 vs last sale · ≈ $2,274/hd at 874 lb · 68 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 1,081 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 thin fleshed 310 2 480.00 $480.00 $1,488 —
418 thin fleshed 418 7 460.00 $460.00 $1,923 —
449 449 4 417.50 $417.50 $1,875 —
478–488 thin fleshed 486 15 392.50–395.00 $394.51 $1,917 -44.99
719–748 738 17 280.00–284.00 $282.62 $2,086 -27.77
750–784 759 20 288.50–301.00 $291.73 $2,214 -16.27
803–817 812 9 273.00–276.00 $273.99 $2,225 -11.01
865 865 40 275.00 $275.00 $2,379 +12.39
870 870 22 301.00 $301.00 $2,619 +38.39
901–939 909 36 254.50–266.50 $263.75 $2,397 —
960 960 6 258.00 $258.00 $2,477 +10.10
1029 1029 18 255.50 $255.50 $2,629 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
573 573 2 290.00 $290.00 $1,662 —
618 618 3 215.00 $215.00 $1,329 —
705 705 2 230.00 $230.00 $1,622 -14.93
751–770 753 8 225.00–237.50 $235.90 $1,776 —
858–883 877 8 230.00–240.00 $237.55 $2,083 —
898 898 2 220.00 $220.00 $1,976 —
934 934 6 230.00 $230.00 $2,148 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
351 351 7 325.00 $325.00 $1,141 —
680 680 4 245.00 $245.00 $1,666 —
788 788 5 257.00 $257.00 $2,025 —
856 856 7 266.00 $266.00 $2,277 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
270 270 1 1,235.00 $1,235.00 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 thin fleshed 340 4 430.00 $430.00 $1,462 —
391 thin fleshed 391 8 390.00 $390.00 $1,525 —
450 thin fleshed 450 3 345.00 $345.00 $1,552 —
627 627 17 309.00 $309.00 $1,937 —
732–739 736 15 256.00–275.00 $263.56 $1,940 +0.44
755–795 783 243 255.00–270.00 $263.82 $2,066 +9.32
823–846 843 30 245.00–262.00 $257.06 $2,167 +13.06
868 868 2 242.50 $242.50 $2,105 -6.71
860–875 874 66 241.00–261.75 $260.82 $2,280 +11.61
900 900 3 215.00 $215.00 $1,935 —
915–934 916 241 237.00–242.50 $242.17 $2,218 —
975 975 14 239.50 $239.50 $2,335 +19.50
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
678 678 2 242.50 $242.50 $1,644 —
700 thin fleshed 700 3 242.50 $242.50 $1,698 —
700–705 702 5 240.00–259.00 $251.37 $1,765 —
808 808 2 233.00 $233.00 $1,883 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
408 thin fleshed 408 2 272.50 $272.50 $1,112 -107.50
467 467 3 280.00 $280.00 $1,308 —
630 630 1 242.50 $242.50 $1,528 —
894 894 5 213.00 $213.00 $1,904 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
215 215 1 1,050.00 $1,050.00 —
263 263 2 1,175.00 $1,175.00 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
263 263 2 1,050.00 $1,050.00 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
723–885 849 80-85% 9 108.00–111.00 $110.43 $938 —
936–1168 1007 80-85% 25 116.00–124.00 $118.57 $1,194 —
943–1433 1205 80-85% 65 131.00–140.50 $137.24 $1,654 —
1228–1413 1363 80-85% 14 147.00–158.00 $154.87 $2,111 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
842–935 874 85-90% 8 91.00–105.00 $96.91 $847 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1435 1435 75-80% 3 138.00 $138.00 $1,980 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1265–1400 1333 2 160.00–168.00 $163.80 $2,183 —
1688–2195 2047 7 151.00–184.00 $178.29 $3,650 —
YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
995–1240 1083 3 147.00–152.00 $149.52 $1,619 —
1653 1653 2 175.00 $175.00 $2,893 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1096 1096 (<2 yrs)Open 9 174.00 $174.00 $1,907

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1115 1115 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 2,300.00 $2,300.00

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Beef/Dairy Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 322.50 $322.50 $968 —
665 665 2 215.00 $215.00 $1,430 —

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Beef/Dairy Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 305.00 $305.00 $1,052 —
435 435 2 250.00 $250.00 $1,088 —

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1220–1455 1338 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 3,550.00–3,600.00 $3,572.80 —

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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.