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Cattlemen's Livestock Auction Market Report

Dalhart, Texas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, September 25, 2025

1,753 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $351.10/cwt ≈ $3,188/hd at 908 lb · 304 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $391.30/cwt +13.67 vs last sale · ≈ $2,821/hd at 721 lb · 217 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $364.31/cwt +7.70 vs last sale · ≈ $2,987/hd at 820 lb · 96 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 1,753 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–328 unweaned 319 4 515.00 $515.00 $1,643 —
345 fancy 345 2 550.00 $550.00 $1,898 —
404 thin fleshed 404 4 535.00 $535.00 $2,161 +91.86
408–430 fancy 412 26 507.50–516.00 $514.29 $2,119 —
412 412 6 432.50 $432.50 $1,782 -17.50
479 479 4 430.00 $430.00 $2,060 +10.00
480 thin fleshed 480 10 456.00 $456.00 $2,189 —
503 unweaned 503 14 450.00 $450.00 $2,264 —
513–529 518 21 445.00–455.00 $448.38 $2,323 +28.38
519 fancy 519 25 457.50 $457.50 $2,374 —
576–596 thin fleshed 592 32 414.00–425.00 $422.50 $2,501 —
598 598 5 387.50–390.00 $388.50 $2,323 +4.00
604–624 609 15 375.00–391.00 $379.37 $2,310 -7.13
662–678 thin fleshed 664 18 350.00–360.00 $358.87 $2,383 -42.13
694–696 694 33 330.00–350.00 $332.43 $2,307 -58.42
712–733 721 217 380.00–393.00 $391.30 $2,821 +13.67
780–786 784 11 365.00 $365.00 $2,862 +8.58
808–830 820 96 362.00–367.00 $364.31 $2,987 +7.70
866–892 881 87 347.00–351.00 $349.33 $3,078 +0.68
900–918 908 304 331.00–351.75 $351.10 $3,188 —
975 975 52 352.00 $352.00 $3,432 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 2 480.00 $480.00 $1,752 +80.00
418 418 3 425.00 $425.00 $1,776 +3.00
448 thin fleshed 448 5 435.00 $435.00 $1,949 —
480–490 480 52 385.00–395.00 $394.61 $1,894 —
511–513 511 22 375.00–382.50 $375.68 $1,920 —
560 thin fleshed 560 2 350.00 $350.00 $1,960 —
588–598 594 8 332.50–335.00 $334.07 $1,984 —
620 thin fleshed 620 3 367.50 $367.50 $2,278 —
639 639 4 352.50 $352.50 $2,252 —
676–695 681 7 312.50–320.00 $317.81 $2,164 -21.96
814 814 4 322.50 $322.50 $2,625 —
880 880 2 310.00 $310.00 $2,728 —
1043 1043 10 314.00 $314.00 $3,275 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
323 323 3 302.50 $302.50 $977 —
329 thin fleshed 329 8 337.50 $337.50 $1,110 —
395 395 3 360.00 $360.00 $1,422 —
417–441 430 43 350.00–355.00 $352.26 $1,515 —
445 thin fleshed 445 9 322.50 $322.50 $1,435 —
462 462 5 350.00 $350.00 $1,617 —
723 723 3 322.50 $322.50 $2,332 —
741 thin fleshed 741 9 255.00 $255.00 $1,890 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
240 240 1 1,350.00 $1,350.00 —
284 284 12 1,825.00 $1,825.00 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
302 fancy 302 15 532.50 $532.50 $1,608 —
315 unweaned 315 2 447.50 $447.50 $1,410 —
380 380 7 460.00 $460.00 $1,748 +72.50
395 fancy 395 14 442.50 $442.50 $1,748 —
428 unweaned 428 6 410.00 $410.00 $1,755 —
443 443 5 440.00 $440.00 $1,949 +59.06
456–465 458 10 440.00–441.00 $440.80 $2,019 +79.13
501 501 27 422.00 $422.00 $2,114 +77.00
529 unweaned 529 7 350.00 $350.00 $1,852 —
603 603 3 349.00 $349.00 $2,104 +4.00
683 683 2 342.50 $342.50 $2,339 +25.00
713–719 717 11 337.50–349.00 $344.84 $2,473 +9.92
759 759 63 326.00 $326.00 $2,474 —
838 838 9 324.00 $324.00 $2,715 +5.00
884 884 23 289.00 $289.00 $2,555 —
957 957 26 300.00 $300.00 $2,871 -9.92
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
368 thin fleshed 368 3 420.00 $420.00 $1,546 —
430 thin fleshed 430 12 442.50 $442.50 $1,903 —
430 430 8 385.00 $385.00 $1,656 —
486–488 488 21 380.00–382.50 $380.47 $1,857 —
500 500 3 379.00 $379.00 $1,895 —
613 613 26 352.00 $352.00 $2,158 —
675 675 2 320.00 $320.00 $2,160 —
821 821 7 297.50 $297.50 $2,442 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
354 thin fleshed 354 8 330.00 $330.00 $1,168 —
395 395 2 320.00 $320.00 $1,264 —
430 430 3 327.50 $327.50 $1,408 +2.50
429–446 thin fleshed 435 12 275.00–277.50 $276.64 $1,203 —
571 571 5 322.50 $322.50 $1,841 —
622–629 627 11 300.00–315.00 $310.94 $1,950 —
670–688 677 10 302.50–312.50 $308.52 $2,089 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
240 240 1 1,100.00 $1,100.00 -57.18
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
225 225 1 925.00 $925.00 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
488 488 3 330.00 $330.00 $1,610 —
580 580 3 335.00 $335.00 $1,943 —
604 604 5 330.00 $330.00 $1,993 —
670 670 4 325.00 $325.00 $2,178 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1045–1466 1268 80-85% 24 120.00–125.00 $121.65 $1,543 -43.00
1097–1428 1311 80-85% 45 139.00–147.50 $145.35 $1,906 —
1099–1777 1342 80-85% 38 157.00–171.00 $162.55 $2,181 +8.23
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
768–927 828 85-90% 8 120.00–121.00 $120.58 $998 —
947 947 85-90% 3 112.50 $112.50 $1,065 -10.50
1098–1330 1204 85-90% 19 112.00–118.00 $114.94 $1,384 —
1160–1291 1245 85-90% 15 120.00–130.00 $125.43 $1,562 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1840 1840 75-80% 1 143.00 $143.00 $2,631 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1550–2010 1780 2 150.00–160.00 $155.65 $2,771 —
YG1-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1300 1300 1 125.00 $125.00 $1,625 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1327 1327 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 1,525.00 $1,525.00

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Beef/Dairy Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 5 200.00 $200.00 $600 —

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Beef/Dairy Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 3 150.00 $150.00 $660 —

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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.