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Cattlemen's Livestock Auction Market Report

Dalhart, Texas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, October 2, 2025

1,544 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $397.36/cwt +6.06 vs last sale · ≈ $2,822/hd at 710 lb · 287 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $384.16/cwt +19.16 vs last sale · ≈ $2,954/hd at 769 lb · 199 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $396.78/cwt ≈ $2,303/hd at 580 lb · 90 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 1,544 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 2 490.00 $490.00 $1,690 —
365 unweaned 365 11 480.00 $480.00 $1,752 —
392 392 3 455.00 $455.00 $1,784 —
429 fancy 429 8 505.00 $505.00 $2,166 -9.29
419–445 431 22 485.00–497.50 $492.01 $2,121 +59.51
450 450 2 455.00 $455.00 $2,048 +25.00
468 fancy 468 8 480.00 $480.00 $2,246 —
476 unweaned 476 5 430.00 $430.00 $2,047 —
500–534 518 24 425.00–440.00 $429.53 $2,225 -18.85
519 fancy 519 13 460.00 $460.00 $2,387 +2.50
520 unweaned 520 35 450.00 $450.00 $2,340 ±0.00
584 584 8 395.00 $395.00 $2,307 +6.50
608–628 613 77 414.00–416.00 $414.48 $2,541 +35.11
673 unweaned 673 38 352.50 $352.50 $2,372 —
695 695 2 365.00 $365.00 $2,537 +32.57
702–734 710 284 393.00–400.50 $397.63 $2,823 +6.33
730 thin fleshed 730 3 372.00 $372.00 $2,716 —
755–789 769 199 368.00–392.50 $384.16 $2,954 +19.16
845 845 2 340.00 $340.00 $2,873 -24.31
874 874 12 317.50 $317.50 $2,775 -31.83
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
367 367 3 420.00 $420.00 $1,541 -60.00
489 489 4 420.00 $420.00 $2,054 +25.39
505 505 3 380.00 $380.00 $1,919 +4.32
526–547 thin fleshed 534 8 395.00–405.00 $398.84 $2,130 —
549 549 5 365.00 $365.00 $2,004 —
567 567 6 380.00 $380.00 $2,155 +45.93
568 568 6 382.50 $382.50 $2,173 +48.43
610–648 thin fleshed 622 51 365.00–390.00 $372.42 $2,316 +4.92
667 thin fleshed 667 40 357.50 $357.50 $2,385 —
703 703 6 320.00 $320.00 $2,250 —
1090 1090 2 227.50 $227.50 $2,480 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
388 unweaned 388 5 327.50 $327.50 $1,271 —
440 thin fleshed 440 18 340.00 $340.00 $1,496 +17.50
517 517 9 360.00 $360.00 $1,861 —
519 thin fleshed 519 13 330.00 $330.00 $1,713 —
558 thin fleshed 558 11 370.00 $370.00 $2,065 —
603 603 2 315.00 $315.00 $1,899 —
622 622 3 310.00 $310.00 $1,928 —
645 thin fleshed 645 26 352.50 $352.50 $2,274 —
655 655 2 300.00 $300.00 $1,965 —
764 thin fleshed 764 7 302.50 $302.50 $2,311 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
195 195 1 1,250.00 $1,250.00 —
276 276 4 1,475.00 $1,475.00 -350.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 4 412.50 $412.50 $1,588 -47.50
394 fancy 394 5 435.00 $435.00 $1,714 -7.50
408–423 412 11 407.50–415.00 $412.90 $1,701 -27.10
487–488 488 18 357.50–362.50 $360.84 $1,761 -79.96
495 495 5 360.00 $360.00 $1,782 —
542–546 544 18 360.00–367.50 $363.74 $1,979 —
552 552 5 342.00 $342.00 $1,888 —
582 582 85 400.00 $400.00 $2,328 —
607 thin fleshed 607 6 372.50 $372.50 $2,261 —
669 669 6 315.00 $315.00 $2,107 -27.50
709 709 15 355.00 $355.00 $2,517 +10.16
754–765 758 10 336.00–340.00 $337.61 $2,559 +11.61
958 958 2 250.00 $250.00 $2,395 -50.00
993 993 2 290.00 $290.00 $2,880 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
369–388 383 22 315.00–335.00 $320.26 $1,227 +0.26
435 435 3 305.00 $305.00 $1,327 -22.50
513 513 2 320.00 $320.00 $1,642 —
591 591 5 290.00 $290.00 $1,714 -32.50
608 608 4 310.00 $310.00 $1,885 -0.94
612–640 628 7 312.50–330.00 $322.69 $2,026 +11.75
665–683 674 4 300.00–312.50 $306.33 $2,065 -2.19
730 thin fleshed 730 2 295.00 $295.00 $2,154 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
321 unweaned 321 3 335.00 $335.00 $1,075 —
348 thin fleshed 348 2 387.50 $387.50 $1,348 —
417 417 10 381.00 $381.00 $1,589 -4.00
483 483 2 380.00 $380.00 $1,835 -0.47
572 572 10 392.00 $392.00 $2,242 —
675 675 8 350.00 $350.00 $2,362 +30.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
275 275 2 1,150.00 $1,150.00 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
285 285 1 1,325.00 $1,325.00 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500 500 4 375.00 $375.00 $1,875 —
568–586 575 10 355.00–357.50 $356.48 $2,050 +21.48
637 637 7 315.00 $315.00 $2,007 -15.00
652 652 7 330.00 $330.00 $2,152 +5.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1010–1325 1165 80-85% 28 127.00–138.00 $131.92 $1,537 —
1200–1389 1277 80-85% 18 166.00–176.00 $170.18 $2,173 +48.53
1035–1582 1401 80-85% 59 145.00–157.00 $152.98 $2,143 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
780–860 810 85-90% 7 86.00–92.00 $88.92 $720 -31.66
887–923 901 85-90% 5 95.00–100.00 $97.95 $883 —
1035–1142 1106 85-90% 7 120.00–130.00 $123.40 $1,365 —
943–1260 1118 85-90% 14 107.00–118.00 $111.34 $1,245 —
1023–1256 1177 85-90% 17 90.00–102.50 $95.30 $1,122 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1440–1565 1503 75-80% 2 150.00–153.00 $151.44 $2,276 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1175–1213 1190 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 58 2,350.00–2,500.00 $2,418.13
1308–1410 1320 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 17 2,100.00–2,450.00 $2,143.98
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1068 1068 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 2,650.00 $2,650.00
1117 1117 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 6 2,650.00 $2,650.00
1580 1580 Young (2-4 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 1 2,650.00 $2,650.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1105 1105 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 186.00 $186.00 $2,055

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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.