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Cattlemen's Livestock Auction Market Report

Dalhart, Texas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, July 31, 2025

867 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $366.81/cwt +29.31 vs last sale · ≈ $2,608/hd at 711 lb · 189 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $317.20/cwt +16.20 vs last sale · ≈ $2,455/hd at 774 lb · 162 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $328.74/cwt +4.85 vs last sale · ≈ $2,379/hd at 724 lb · 70 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 867 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
332 thin fleshed 332 17 527.50 $527.50 $1,751 —
363 thin fleshed 363 12 515.00 $515.00 $1,869 —
479 479 10 430.00 $430.00 $2,060 —
533 533 2 400.00 $400.00 $2,132 —
686 686 11 361.00 $361.00 $2,476 +3.00
710–716 711 189 350.00–372.00 $366.81 $2,608 +29.31
774 774 31 350.00 $350.00 $2,709 +1.68
806 806 6 337.50 $337.50 $2,720 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
384 thin fleshed 384 15 465.00 $465.00 $1,786 —
572 572 11 367.50 $367.50 $2,102 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
378 thin fleshed 378 2 450.00 $450.00 $1,701 —
483 483 2 355.00 $355.00 $1,715 -5.00
526 526 6 335.00 $335.00 $1,762 -23.48
573 573 3 365.00 $365.00 $2,091 +30.00
610–638 627 5 355.00–360.00 $356.95 $2,238 +31.95
658 658 4 307.50 $307.50 $2,023 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
160 160 1 800.00 $800.00 —
270 thin fleshed 270 1 1,250.00 $1,250.00 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
205 205 1 1,400.00 $1,400.00 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 thin fleshed 335 2 490.00 $490.00 $1,642 —
348 348 2 457.50 $457.50 $1,592 —
386 386 10 445.00 $445.00 $1,718 —
493 thin fleshed 493 13 402.50 $402.50 $1,984 —
523 523 6 350.00 $350.00 $1,830 -24.97
610 610 2 330.00 $330.00 $2,013 -10.00
671 671 12 339.00 $339.00 $2,275 —
723 723 26 330.00 $330.00 $2,386 +6.11
724 thin fleshed 724 44 328.00 $328.00 $2,375 —
766–785 774 162 316.50–318.00 $317.20 $2,455 +16.20
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 thin fleshed 445 2 350.00 $350.00 $1,558 ±0.00
567 567 3 365.00 $365.00 $2,070 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
273 273 4 1,450.00 $1,450.00 +350.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420 420 2 360.00 $360.00 $1,512 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
578 578 3 357.50 $357.50 $2,066 —
650 650 3 335.00 $335.00 $2,178 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
480 480 1 375.00 $375.00 $1,800 —
685 thin fleshed 685 1 310.00 $310.00 $2,124 —
765 thin fleshed 765 1 280.00 $280.00 $2,142 —
975 975 1 215.00 $215.00 $2,096 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450 450 2 422.50 $422.50 $1,901 —
570 570 1 345.00 $345.00 $1,966 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1113 1113 80-85% 2 125.00 $125.00 $1,391 —
1003–1528 1240 80-85% 27 150.00–161.00 $156.53 $1,941 —
1268–1765 1501 80-85% 106 165.00–175.00 $170.48 $2,559 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1369–1563 1481 75-80% 71 171.00–173.75 $172.37 $2,553 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
705–920 813 85-90% 4 149.00–154.00 $151.17 $1,229 —
928–1105 1036 85-90% 13 109.00–120.00 $112.42 $1,165 —
1053–1070 1060 85-90% 5 130.00 $130.00 $1,378 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1385 1385 1 181.00 $181.00 $2,507 —
2075 2075 1 206.00 $206.00 $4,274 —
YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
2245 2245 1 200.00 $200.00 $4,490 —

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Beef/Dairy Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
625 625 2 230.00 $230.00 $1,438 —

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Beef/Dairy Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
855 855 2 120.00 $120.00 $1,026 —

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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.