Cattlemen's Livestock Auction Market Report

Dalhart, Texas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, October 16, 2025

1,667 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $408.28/cwt +9.17 vs last sale · ≈ $2,960/hd at 725 lb · 293 head

heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $403.40/cwt +31.83 vs last sale · ≈ $3,098/hd at 768 lb · 155 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $410.80/cwt +63.52 vs last sale · ≈ $2,166/hd at 527 lb · 152 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	1,667	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
319–339	330	15	520.00–545.00	$533.71	$1,761	—
333 fancy	333	2	595.00	$595.00	$1,981	—
334 thin fleshed	334	21	572.00	$572.00	$1,910	—
369 fancy	369	7	577.50	$577.50	$2,131	—
393	393	2	505.00	$505.00	$1,985	—
413 fancy	413	3	537.50	$537.50	$2,220	—
439–447	445	62	475.00–492.50	$488.87	$2,175	+3.87
454 fancy	454	9	535.00	$535.00	$2,429	—
461–471	470	28	490.00–512.50	$493.16	$2,318	+1.19
504 fancy	504	13	475.00	$475.00	$2,394	—
525–532	531	35	432.00–437.50	$434.28	$2,306	-30.72
560–588	566	63	415.00–425.00	$420.33	$2,379	—
605	605	8	420.00	$420.00	$2,541	+42.50
673 fancy	673	11	405.00	$405.00	$2,726	—
663–693	677	95	340.00–359.00	$354.55	$2,400	-41.16
701–748	725	293	404.50–412.00	$408.28	$2,960	+38.28
751–791	768	155	382.00–408.00	$403.40	$3,098	+31.83
835	835	3	377.50	$377.50	$3,152	—
850	850	3	325.00	$325.00	$2,762	-33.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
443	443	2	445.00	$445.00	$1,971	—
482–497	488	43	425.00–460.00	$445.91	$2,176	+8.41
610–630	626	36	365.00–372.50	$369.16	$2,311	+39.16
733	733	39	349.00	$349.00	$2,558	+21.50

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
418	418	15	375.00	$375.00	$1,568	—
484	484	7	387.50	$387.50	$1,876	—
524	524	5	320.00	$320.00	$1,677	—
699	699	14	265.00	$265.00	$1,852	—
715	715	20	325.00	$325.00	$2,324	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
168	168	2	1,100.00	$1,100.00	—
235–244	241	7	1,500.00–1,550.00	$1,536.09	—
255–275	261	7	1,525.00–1,635.00	$1,558.15	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
303 thin fleshed	303	14	440.00	$440.00	$1,333	—
313 fancy	313	2	505.00	$505.00	$1,581	—
320 unweaned	320	2	442.50	$442.50	$1,416	+20.00
343	343	2	455.00	$455.00	$1,561	—
371	371	5	457.50	$457.50	$1,697	+22.50
394 fancy	394	5	485.00	$485.00	$1,911	—
433	433	3	437.50	$437.50	$1,894	+42.50
447 unweaned	447	12	415.00	$415.00	$1,855	—
450–474	471	46	395.00–415.00	$401.45	$1,891	+48.95
510 thin fleshed	510	34	379.00	$379.00	$1,933	—
519 unweaned	519	27	370.00	$370.00	$1,920	—
508–537	536	91	430.00–435.00	$434.79	$2,330	+87.51
608–630	617	39	390.00–412.50	$405.25	$2,500	+56.29
701–737	723	24	350.00–362.00	$353.83	$2,558	+9.83
890	890	2	290.00	$290.00	$2,581	-46.50
996	996	7	285.00	$285.00	$2,839	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
348	348	2	380.00	$380.00	$1,322	—
373	373	3	380.00	$380.00	$1,417	-2.00
421 thin fleshed	421	32	390.00	$390.00	$1,642	—
596	596	42	382.50	$382.50	$2,280	+62.50
738	738	2	319.00	$319.00	$2,354	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
440	440	20	340.00	$340.00	$1,496	—
521	521	10	355.00	$355.00	$1,850	—
627	627	24	310.00	$310.00	$1,944	—
654	654	16	315.00	$315.00	$2,060	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
274	274	8	1,650.00	$1,650.00	+400.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
475	475	3	420.00	$420.00	$1,995	—
623	623	5	332.50	$332.50	$2,071	-10.00
1070	1070	1	200.00	$200.00	$2,140	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1023–1275	1142	80-85%	15	133.00–147.00	$142.00	$1,622	+1.00
1105–1455	1312	80-85%	37	142.00–158.00	$147.79	$1,939	-7.84
1134–1665	1314	80-85%	34	154.00–169.00	$164.30	$2,159	+8.67

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
820–948	884	85-90%	8	115.00–124.00	$119.83	$1,059	+29.83
913	913	85-90%	2	100.00	$100.00	$913	—
995	995	85-90%	2	144.00	$144.00	$1,433	—
1058–1065	1062	85-90%	5	110.00–116.00	$112.39	$1,194	—
1033–1117	1069	85-90%	24	140.00–155.00	$150.69	$1,611	—
976–1378	1097	85-90%	14	117.00–128.50	$122.61	$1,345	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1455–1693	1614	3	162.00–171.00	$168.29	$2,716	—
1680–1770	1740	3	171.50–182.00	$174.88	$3,043	—

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
938	938	2	260.00	$260.00	$2,439	—
1845	1845	1	187.00	$187.00	$3,450	—

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Beef/Dairy Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
508	508	2	220.00	$220.00	—

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Beef/Dairy Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
256	256	6	185.00	$185.00	$474	—

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1305	1305	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	2,200.00	$2,200.00	—

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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.