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Cattlemen's Livestock Auction Market Report, Dalhart, TX

Dalhart, Texas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, May 22, 2025

1,101 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $295.58/cwt +19.44 vs last sale · ≈ $2,459/hd at 832 lb · 189 head
heavy 9-weight M&L 1 steers $272.01/cwt +8.62 vs last sale · ≈ $2,647/hd at 973 lb · 151 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $263.66/cwt -1.58 vs last sale · ≈ $2,173/hd at 824 lb · 105 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 1,101 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
368 368 3 451.00 $451.00 $1,660 —
435 thin fleshed 435 2 412.50 $412.50 $1,794 —
480 480 3 367.50 $367.50 $1,764 —
522 thin fleshed 522 8 387.50 $387.50 $2,023 —
547 unweaned 547 5 353.00 $353.00 $1,931 —
598 598 5 325.00 $325.00 $1,944 —
652–660 659 33 317.00–321.00 $320.64 $2,113 -0.36
693 unweaned 693 9 293.00 $293.00 $2,030 —
694 thin fleshed 694 12 320.00 $320.00 $2,221 —
732 732 13 339.00 $339.00 $2,481 +23.96
774–798 780 16 280.00–298.00 $293.40 $2,289 -2.84
824–841 832 189 294.50–297.00 $295.58 $2,459 +19.44
850 850 63 294.25 $294.25 $2,501 +19.75
921 921 7 240.00 $240.00 $2,210 +19.00
967–987 973 151 269.00–274.00 $272.01 $2,647 +42.01
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
449 thin fleshed 449 4 365.00 $365.00 $1,639 —
723 thin fleshed 723 3 307.00 $307.00 $2,220 —
723 723 6 307.50 $307.50 $2,223 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
568 568 2 332.50 $332.50 $1,889 +42.50
615 thin fleshed 615 2 285.00 $285.00 $1,753 —
660 660 3 220.00 $220.00 $1,452 -38.84

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 2 427.50 $427.50 $1,475 -17.50
445 thin fleshed 445 2 390.00 $390.00 $1,736 —
537 unweaned 537 3 351.00 $351.00 $1,885 —
566–575 569 20 322.50–343.50 $338.90 $1,928 +13.31
630 630 2 305.00 $305.00 $1,922 -7.55
665 665 22 295.00 $295.00 $1,962 +4.68
723–748 742 85 270.00–283.50 $280.56 $2,082 +4.37
810–844 824 98 256.50–269.00 $263.64 $2,172 -1.60
826 thin fleshed 826 7 264.00 $264.00 $2,181 —
872 872 3 240.00 $240.00 $2,093 —
928–937 929 84 246.00–256.50 $254.99 $2,369 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
624 624 4 270.00 $270.00 $1,685 -22.75
668 668 5 270.00 $270.00 $1,804 -3.00
713 thin fleshed 713 2 263.00 $263.00 $1,875 —
732 732 13 242.50 $242.50 $1,775 —
847 thin fleshed 847 3 248.00 $248.00 $2,101 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
306 306 5 357.50 $357.50 $1,094 +67.50
340 thin fleshed 340 2 397.50 $397.50 $1,352 —
618 618 3 230.00 $230.00 $1,421 -30.00
640 thin fleshed 640 2 278.00 $278.00 $1,779 —
808 thin fleshed 808 2 229.00 $229.00 $1,850 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
275 unweaned 275 1 1,150.00 $1,150.00 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 2 365.00 $365.00 $1,624 —
587 587 3 300.00 $300.00 $1,761 +55.00
613 613 2 278.00 $278.00 $1,704 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1045 1045 2 214.00 $214.00 $2,236 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
680 680 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,360 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
961 961 80-85% 6 140.00 $140.00 $1,345 —
948–1289 1109 80-85% 36 123.00–131.50 $129.42 $1,435 +12.73
1210–1393 1278 80-85% 19 153.00–158.00 $156.64 $2,002 —
1028–1442 1337 80-85% 77 139.00–149.00 $142.02 $1,899 +10.50
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1330–1688 1445 75-80% 15 152.50–154.50 $153.89 $2,224 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
790–833 811 85-90% 7 107.00–118.00 $112.12 $909 +6.20
995 995 85-90% 2 108.00 $108.00 $1,075 +8.38

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Beef/Dairy Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
437 437 3 180.00 $180.00 $787 —
590 590 3 220.00 $220.00 $1,298 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 2 290.00 $290.00 $1,000 —

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Beef/Dairy Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 250 3 255.00 $255.00 $638 —
402 402 3 295.00 $295.00 $1,186 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 2 220.00 $220.00 $594 -57.50
334 334 4 220.00 $220.00 $735 —

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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.