Cattle Market Pulse

Cattlemen's Livestock Auction Market Report

Dalhart, Texas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, August 7, 2025

825 head sold ·Official USDA report

This is an archived report. See the latest Cattlemen's Livestock Auction report →

light 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $318.29/cwt ≈ $2,607/hd at 819 lb · 112 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $437.40/cwt ≈ $2,475/hd at 566 lb · 73 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $291.00/cwt ≈ $2,572/hd at 884 lb · 68 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 825 — —

New to these tables? Plain-English explainers ↓

Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
384 384 5 555.00 $555.00 $2,131 —
395 395 3 490.00 $490.00 $1,936 —
453 453 2 447.50 $447.50 $2,027 +17.50
481 fancy 481 26 527.50 $527.50 $2,537 —
503 503 2 417.50 $417.50 $2,100 +17.50
564 fancy 564 66 443.00 $443.00 $2,499 —
583–584 584 7 382.50–390.00 $384.64 $2,246 —
623 623 3 360.00 $360.00 $2,243 —
665–688 674 5 350.00–370.00 $361.84 $2,439 +0.84
730 730 67 369.00 $369.00 $2,694 +2.19
879–881 880 15 318.00–325.00 $321.26 $2,827 —
905 905 2 312.00 $312.00 $2,824 —
1007 1007 26 323.00 $323.00 $3,253 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
540 540 2 390.00 $390.00 $2,106 —
600 600 17 368.00 $368.00 $2,208 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
471 thin fleshed 471 7 357.50 $357.50 $1,684 —
487 487 3 327.50 $327.50 $1,595 -27.50
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
253 253 2 1,350.00 $1,350.00 —

↑ Back to top

Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 fancy 300 3 550.00 $550.00 $1,650 —
345 345 2 500.00 $500.00 $1,725 +42.50
365 fancy 365 7 530.00 $530.00 $1,934 —
382 382 7 500.00 $500.00 $1,910 +55.00
416 416 7 490.00 $490.00 $2,038 —
460 460 4 477.50 $477.50 $2,196 —
480 fancy 480 10 450.00 $450.00 $2,160 —
541 fancy 541 55 422.50 $422.50 $2,286 —
553 553 3 348.00 $348.00 $1,924 —
583 fancy 583 4 377.50 $377.50 $2,201 —
691 691 25 342.50 $342.50 $2,367 +3.50
721 721 5 312.50 $312.50 $2,253 -17.50
728 728 3 292.50 $292.50 $2,129 -37.50
762 762 3 282.00 $282.00 $2,149 -35.20
817–819 819 112 303.00–319.00 $318.29 $2,607 —
884 884 68 291.00 $291.00 $2,572 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465 465 4 415.00 $415.00 $1,930 —
745 745 2 270.00 $270.00 $2,012 —
800–810 804 7 265.00–270.00 $267.84 $2,153 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
433 433 3 325.00 $325.00 $1,407 —
560–575 568 4 300.00 $300.00 $1,704 -65.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
243 243 3 890.00 $890.00 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
195 195 2 825.00 $825.00 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
120 120 1 700.00 $700.00 —

↑ Back to top

Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
190–195 193 2 935.00–975.00 $954.74 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
433 433 2 460.00 $460.00 $1,992 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
215 215 1 675.00 $675.00 —

↑ Back to top

Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
960 960 80-85% 3 152.00 $152.00 $1,459 —
1068–1553 1341 80-85% 31 145.00–160.50 $153.84 $2,063 —
1098–1692 1459 80-85% 110 160.00–172.00 $166.56 $2,430 —
1208–1758 1584 80-85% 28 173.00–176.00 $175.00 $2,772 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
798 798 85-90% 4 117.00 $117.00 $934 —
783–963 905 85-90% 13 123.00–130.00 $124.94 $1,131 —
1034–1215 1092 85-90% 13 124.00–138.00 $131.75 $1,439 +1.75
1153 1153 85-90% 6 155.00 $155.00 $1,787 —
1278 1278 85-90% 6 114.00 $114.00 $1,457 —

↑ Back to top

Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1460–1855 1658 2 176.00–188.00 $182.71 $3,029 —

↑ Back to top

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.