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Cattlemen's Livestock Auction Market Report, Dalhart, TX

Dalhart, Texas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, May 15, 2025

1,564 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $296.24/cwt +16.24 vs last sale · ≈ $2,293/hd at 774 lb · 177 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $290.32/cwt +40.32 vs last sale · ≈ $1,968/hd at 678 lb · 141 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $264.80/cwt ≈ $2,105/hd at 795 lb · 125 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 1,564 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
346 346 7 485.00 $485.00 $1,678 —
404 404 7 450.00 $450.00 $1,818 —
540 540 10 344.00 $344.00 $1,858 —
558–559 559 16 360.00–375.00 $373.13 $2,086 —
618 618 2 318.00 $318.00 $1,965 —
653 thin fleshed 653 5 348.00 $348.00 $2,272 —
674 674 6 321.00 $321.00 $2,164 —
704–748 720 34 309.00–321.00 $315.04 $2,268 +20.04
758–786 774 177 289.00–306.50 $296.24 $2,293 +16.24
808–828 820 61 271.00–289.00 $276.14 $2,264 —
871–888 879 124 274.50 $274.50 $2,413 +1.50
904 904 12 273.00 $273.00 $2,468 —
918 918 4 221.00 $221.00 $2,029 —
965 965 2 230.00 $230.00 $2,220 —
999 999 60 264.50 $264.50 $2,642 —
1001 1001 60 265.00 $265.00 $2,653 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 3 422.50 $422.50 $1,880 —
580 580 2 333.00 $333.00 $1,931 —
645 645 7 294.00 $294.00 $1,896 —
678 678 4 317.00 $317.00 $2,149 —
760 760 18 270.00 $270.00 $2,052 —
859 859 7 245.00 $245.00 $2,105 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
462 462 7 345.00 $345.00 $1,594 —
517 517 5 220.00 $220.00 $1,137 —
598 598 6 290.00 $290.00 $1,734 —
683–697 693 11 254.00–272.00 $258.84 $1,794 +8.84
724 724 7 260.00 $260.00 $1,882 —
797 797 3 233.00 $233.00 $1,857 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
230 thin fleshed 230 2 1,000.00 $1,000.00 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
318 318 10 445.00 $445.00 $1,415 —
388 388 4 427.50 $427.50 $1,659 —
412 412 3 352.50 $352.50 $1,452 —
467–485 thin fleshed 478 20 365.00–372.50 $367.93 $1,759 —
478–498 486 9 350.00–360.00 $356.98 $1,735 —
520 520 2 344.00 $344.00 $1,789 —
550 thin fleshed 550 19 338.00 $338.00 $1,859 —
560–590 567 35 312.50–329.00 $325.59 $1,846 +10.59
620–633 624 14 295.00–321.00 $312.55 $1,950 +1.55
668–686 678 141 284.50–295.50 $290.32 $1,968 +40.32
715–746 739 60 272.00–292.00 $276.19 $2,041 +4.19
778–798 795 125 254.00–268.50 $264.80 $2,105 —
822–832 830 87 265.00–266.25 $265.24 $2,201 +2.74
998 998 6 226.00 $226.00 $2,255 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
368 thin fleshed 368 2 372.50 $372.50 $1,371 —
440 440 2 340.00 $340.00 $1,496 —
534 534 5 327.50 $327.50 $1,749 —
579 579 9 316.00 $316.00 $1,830 —
626 626 33 292.75 $292.75 $1,833 —
682 682 65 273.00 $273.00 $1,862 -15.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
318 318 3 290.00 $290.00 $922 —
450 450 2 250.00 $250.00 $1,125 —
528 528 2 280.00 $280.00 $1,478 —
648 648 2 260.00 $260.00 $1,685 —
656 656 14 250.00 $250.00 $1,640 —
913 913 2 210.00 $210.00 $1,917 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
220 220 1 1,000.00 $1,000.00 —
253 thin fleshed 253 2 775.00 $775.00 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
434 434 4 437.50 $437.50 $1,899 —
483 thin fleshed 483 2 372.50 $372.50 $1,799 —
495 495 13 390.00 $390.00 $1,930 +37.50
547 547 9 370.00 $370.00 $2,024 —
625 625 15 340.00 $340.00 $2,125 +32.50
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420 thin fleshed 420 3 405.00 $405.00 $1,701 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
585 585 2 245.00 $245.00 $1,433 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
95 95 1 475.00 $475.00 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
954–1326 1111 80-85% 31 110.00–123.00 $116.69 $1,296 -5.08
1083–1385 1153 80-85% 22 148.00–157.00 $154.80 $1,785 —
903–1598 1336 80-85% 52 125.00–141.00 $131.52 $1,757 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
785–875 815 85-90% 6 95.00–112.00 $105.92 $863 +9.49
938–993 969 85-90% 9 90.00–105.00 $99.62 $965 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1518–2285 1707 75-80% 9 140.00–149.00 $145.00 $2,475 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1460 1460 1 170.00 $170.00 $2,482 —
1840–2150 2048 4 196.00–210.00 $202.80 $4,153 —
YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
765 765 1 128.00 $128.00 $979 —
1835–1965 1900 2 185.00–187.50 $186.29 $3,540 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1110 1110 (<2 yrs)Open 2 190.00 $190.00 $2,109

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1040–1300 1170 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 161.00–215.00 $185.00 $2,164
1210 1210 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 159.00 $159.00 $1,924

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Beef/Dairy Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
282 282 3 265.00 $265.00 $747 —
658 658 3 265.00 $265.00 $1,744 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
258 258 5 320.00 $320.00 $826 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
160 160 3 550.00 $550.00 —

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Beef/Dairy Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
198 198 3 285.00 $285.00 $564 —
273 273 2 277.50 $277.50 $758 —
403 403 3 270.00 $270.00 $1,088 —
593 593 2 245.00 $245.00 $1,453 —

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1330 1330 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 2,500.00 $2,500.00 —

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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.