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Cattlemen's Livestock Auction Market Report

Dalhart, Texas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, August 21, 2025

1,780 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $381.36/cwt +15.82 vs last sale · ≈ $2,772/hd at 727 lb · 331 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $357.24/cwt -8.67 vs last sale · ≈ $2,765/hd at 774 lb · 134 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $341.73/cwt +13.32 vs last sale · ≈ $2,953/hd at 864 lb · 126 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 1,780 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
308 thin fleshed 308 6 502.50 $502.50 $1,548 —
378 378 2 470.00 $470.00 $1,777 —
384 thin fleshed 384 23 484.00 $484.00 $1,859 —
407 unweaned 407 15 510.00 $510.00 $2,076 +40.00
474–475 474 35 460.00–467.50 $460.64 $2,183 +0.64
475 thin fleshed 475 4 497.50 $497.50 $2,363 —
512 thin fleshed 512 25 495.00 $495.00 $2,534 —
525–530 527 18 437.50–438.00 $437.72 $2,307 —
570 thin fleshed 570 52 398.00 $398.00 $2,269 —
588 588 2 400.00 $400.00 $2,352 —
610 610 5 401.00 $401.00 $2,446 —
673–688 676 18 365.00–377.00 $367.71 $2,486 —
712–748 727 331 368.00–389.00 $381.36 $2,772 +15.46
755–786 774 134 355.00–359.00 $357.24 $2,765 -8.67
844 thin fleshed 844 5 337.00 $337.00 $2,844 —
852–871 864 126 340.00–349.00 $341.73 $2,953 +13.32
901–947 906 124 325.00–337.00 $334.09 $3,027 +14.09
958 958 24 298.00 $298.00 $2,855 -21.00
1076 thin fleshed 1076 7 312.00 $312.00 $3,357 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430 thin fleshed 430 16 350.00 $350.00 $1,505 —
482 thin fleshed 482 24 368.00 $368.00 $1,774 —
564 thin fleshed 564 27 361.00 $361.00 $2,036 —
650 thin fleshed 650 2 360.00 $360.00 $2,340 —
693 693 3 350.00 $350.00 $2,426 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
517 517 3 306.00 $306.00 $1,582 —
935 935 2 237.50 $237.50 $2,221 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
288 288 2 1,425.00 $1,425.00 -110.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 unweaned 320 4 492.50 $492.50 $1,576 +27.50
375 unweaned 375 2 437.50 $437.50 $1,641 +14.24
388 388 4 445.00 $445.00 $1,727 —
409 unweaned 409 7 435.00 $435.00 $1,779 ±0.00
445 445 2 490.00 $490.00 $2,180 —
457–485 unweaned 466 13 387.50–397.00 $393.96 $1,836 —
507–525 511 21 386.00–394.50 $392.42 $2,005 —
545 fancy 545 3 417.00 $417.00 $2,273 —
553 thin fleshed 553 86 401.00 $401.00 $2,218 —
564 564 4 385.00 $385.00 $2,171 —
596 unweaned 596 5 342.50 $342.50 $2,041 —
612–633 622 10 365.00–373.00 $368.25 $2,291 +11.25
679–696 682 35 320.00–340.00 $335.92 $2,291 +27.42
720 720 2 320.00 $320.00 $2,304 +17.52
844 844 5 306.00 $306.00 $2,583 +1.18
855 855 7 240.00 $240.00 $2,052 -59.51
906–929 922 69 280.00–303.50 $296.13 $2,730 —
963–985 979 7 274.00–285.00 $281.91 $2,760 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
373 thin fleshed 373 3 415.00 $415.00 $1,548 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
690 690 2 305.00 $305.00 $2,104 +15.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
215 215 1 750.00 $750.00 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
531 unweaned 531 5 396.00 $396.00 $2,103 —
535 535 2 360.00 $360.00 $1,926 -10.00
635 unweaned 635 4 372.50 $372.50 $2,365 —
685 685 1 310.00 $310.00 $2,124 —
873 873 2 272.50 $272.50 $2,379 —
965 965 1 293.00 $293.00 $2,827 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
917–1650 1213 80-85% 35 140.00–158.00 $153.84 $1,866 —
1186–1344 1260 80-85% 107 215.00–238.00 $227.10 $2,861 —
1140–1521 1334 80-85% 26 160.00–165.00 $162.34 $2,166 -4.45
1123–1528 1360 80-85% 192 172.00–180.00 $178.24 $2,424 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
778 778 85-90% 2 108.50 $108.50 $844 —
908–950 933 85-90% 5 125.00–126.00 $125.39 $1,170 -14.61
870–1185 1065 85-90% 12 125.00–138.00 $131.49 $1,400 —
1123 1123 85-90% 2 171.00 $171.00 $1,920 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1623–1728 1709 75-80% 11 174.00–180.00 $175.04 $2,991 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1195–1715 1460 10 180.00–194.00 $189.34 $2,764 —
YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1220–1830 1415 4 180.00–195.00 $185.31 $2,622 —
1600–1965 1783 2 203.00–205.00 $204.10 $3,639 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1028 1028 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 8 2,525.00 $2,525.00
1208 1208 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 10 2,400.00 $2,400.00

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Beef/Dairy Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
268 268 2 330.00 $330.00 $884 —

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1670 1670 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 9 4,450.00 $4,450.00 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1410 1410 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 3,550.00 $3,550.00 —

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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.