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Cattlemen's Livestock Auction Market Report

Dalhart, Texas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, June 26, 2025

1,278 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 9-weight M&L 1 heifers $265.00/cwt ≈ $2,385/hd at 900 lb · 123 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $364.23/cwt +1.48 vs last sale · ≈ $2,267/hd at 623 lb · 99 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $378.85/cwt +16.53 vs last sale · ≈ $2,190/hd at 578 lb · 69 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 1,278 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 502.50 $502.50 $1,583 +12.50
358 thin fleshed 358 4 485.00 $485.00 $1,736 —
393 393 2 425.00 $425.00 $1,670 +10.00
407 407 10 450.00 $450.00 $1,832 —
456 456 4 425.00 $425.00 $1,938 +55.00
506 506 28 417.00 $417.00 $2,110 +23.47
524 thin fleshed 524 9 392.50 $392.50 $2,057 -7.50
571–579 578 69 366.00–381.00 $378.85 $2,190 +10.85
620–627 622 90 363.00–365.00 $364.46 $2,267 +5.24
628–630 thin fleshed 628 9 361.00–365.00 $361.89 $2,273 -6.86
676 676 29 332.50 $332.50 $2,248 -6.25
745 thin fleshed 745 13 341.00 $341.00 $2,540 —
821 thin fleshed 821 34 317.00 $317.00 $2,603 —
879 879 8 306.00 $306.00 $2,690 +10.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
358 thin fleshed 358 2 350.00 $350.00 $1,253 —
427 427 6 397.00 $397.00 $1,695 —
475 thin fleshed 475 2 389.00 $389.00 $1,848 —
489 489 4 302.00 $302.00 $1,477 +2.00
607 607 3 250.00 $250.00 $1,518 —
720 720 4 272.00 $272.00 $1,958 —
800 800 2 230.00 $230.00 $1,840 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 thin fleshed 385 4 420.00 $420.00 $1,617 —
483 thin fleshed 483 5 385.00 $385.00 $1,860 —
533 533 2 387.00 $387.00 $2,063 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1599–1705 1634 9 175.00–200.00 $191.31 $3,126 —
2070 2070 1 170.00 $170.00 $3,519 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
110 110 1 825.00 $825.00 —
270 270 1 990.00 $990.00 +490.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
135 135 1 556.00 $556.00 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
319 thin fleshed 319 7 472.50 $472.50 $1,507 —
385 385 3 425.00 $425.00 $1,636 —
471–499 487 67 368.00–390.00 $374.39 $1,823 —
531–545 543 36 348.00–365.00 $363.15 $1,972 -0.83
555 555 36 365.00 $365.00 $2,026 +18.71
589 thin fleshed 589 23 349.00 $349.00 $2,056 —
610 610 2 320.00 $320.00 $1,952 —
688 688 4 300.00 $300.00 $2,064 —
708 708 2 290.00 $290.00 $2,053 —
744 thin fleshed 744 47 308.00 $308.00 $2,292 —
815 815 62 275.00 $275.00 $2,241 —
856 856 60 272.50 $272.50 $2,333 +10.50
900 900 123 265.00 $265.00 $2,385 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
530 530 10 360.00 $360.00 $1,908 —
671 671 16 300.00 $300.00 $2,013 +16.00
902 902 3 260.00 $260.00 $2,345 +20.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
394 thin fleshed 394 4 400.00 $400.00 $1,576 —
410 410 2 330.00 $330.00 $1,353 —
412 thin fleshed 412 9 417.50 $417.50 $1,720 —
470–492 486 7 347.50–367.00 $352.89 $1,715 —
670 670 2 290.00 $290.00 $1,943 +25.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
103 103 3 725.00 $725.00 —
276 276 8 1,450.00 $1,450.00 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1885 1885 2 164.00 $164.00 $3,091 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
140 140 1 575.00 $575.00 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 2 435.00 $435.00 $1,653 —
500 500 3 350.00 $350.00 $1,750 —
655 655 3 297.50 $297.50 $1,949 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
267 267 6 1,485.00 $1,485.00 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
672 672 3 286.00 $286.00 $1,922 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
483 483 2 370.00 $370.00 $1,787 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
720–998 921 80-85% 14 136.00–150.00 $142.52 $1,313 —
1020–1245 1127 80-85% 37 144.00–151.00 $148.61 $1,675 —
1056–1430 1276 80-85% 94 168.00–185.00 $173.24 $2,211 —
1073–1444 1318 80-85% 114 156.00–172.00 $166.83 $2,199 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
790 790 85-90% 3 111.00 $111.00 $877 +8.00
732–975 879 85-90% 13 110.00–131.00 $123.70 $1,087 +0.05
1009–1219 1080 85-90% 17 118.00–125.50 $121.99 $1,317 -12.29
1082–1105 1096 85-90% 8 147.00–150.00 $148.11 $1,623 +13.83
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1495–1770 1533 75-80% 9 173.00–180.00 $174.27 $2,672 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1575 1575 1 207.00 $207.00 $3,260 —
YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1125 1125 1 177.00 $177.00 $1,991 —

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Beef/Dairy Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 thin fleshed 240 12 287.50 $287.50 $690 —
266 266 4 250.00 $250.00 $665 —

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Beef/Dairy Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
458 458 3 250.00 $250.00 $1,145 -60.00
617 617 5 292.50 $292.50 $1,805 —
665–681 674 9 250.00–300.00 $271.93 $1,833 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
170 170 3 150.00 $150.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
183 183 9 575.00 $575.00 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
289 289 7 205.00 $205.00 $592 —

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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.