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Cattlemen's Livestock Auction Market Report, Dalhart, TX

Dalhart, Texas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, October 30, 2025

1,144 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $399.90/cwt -44.01 vs last sale · ≈ $2,126/hd at 532 lb · 198 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $354.60/cwt +13.04 vs last sale · ≈ $2,398/hd at 676 lb · 124 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $317.72/cwt -60.28 vs last sale · ≈ $2,450/hd at 771 lb · 110 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 1,144 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
393 393 5 462.50 $462.50 $1,818 —
410 unweaned 410 2 390.00 $390.00 $1,599 -115.00
407–448 419 22 460.00–487.50 $479.84 $2,011 -24.25
434 thin fleshed 434 7 485.00 $485.00 $2,105 +5.00
457–463 459 25 460.00–475.00 $469.55 $2,155 +0.10
513–525 unweaned 522 19 355.00–367.50 $364.27 $1,901 -58.23
523–548 532 156 390.00–412.00 $400.54 $2,131 -30.11
537 thin fleshed 537 23 425.00 $425.00 $2,282 -42.23
576 576 33 375.00–390.00 $381.36 $2,197 -8.64
562–589 unweaned 584 15 347.50–350.00 $349.52 $2,041 —
591 thin fleshed 591 24 407.50 $407.50 $2,408 -20.00
654–690 674 50 342.50–350.00 $345.13 $2,326 +11.13
678 thin fleshed 678 74 361.00 $361.00 $2,448 —
700–738 704 20 356.00–358.00 $357.79 $2,519 -39.71
725 725 2 285.00 $285.00 $2,066 -112.50
753–797 771 110 314.00–323.00 $317.72 $2,450 -60.28
870 870 8 328.00 $328.00 $2,854 -33.00
923 923 6 325.00 $325.00 $3,000 —
1042 1042 46 316.00 $316.00 $3,293 -6.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
388 388 3 387.50 $387.50 $1,504 —
479 479 4 400.00 $400.00 $1,916 —
553 553 2 350.00 $350.00 $1,936 —
644 644 4 310.00 $310.00 $1,996 -30.00
662 662 5 310.00 $310.00 $2,052 —
743 743 2 312.50 $312.50 $2,322 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
285 unweaned 285 1 1,400.00 $1,400.00 —
295 295 1 1,300.00 $1,300.00 -311.75
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
608 608 2 270.00 $270.00 $1,642 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
205 205 1 700.00 $700.00 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
348 unweaned 348 2 375.00 $375.00 $1,305 —
350 unweaned 350 3 370.00 $370.00 $1,295 —
388 388 2 472.00 $472.00 $1,831 —
417–430 unweaned 422 5 350.00–372.50 $363.33 $1,533 -76.67
470 470 3 405.00 $405.00 $1,904 +19.95
472 unweaned 472 20 402.50 $402.50 $1,900 —
518 unweaned 518 2 332.50 $332.50 $1,722 -34.50
568–598 unweaned 578 12 295.00–317.50 $313.17 $1,810 —
553–597 591 16 325.00–342.50 $327.98 $1,938 -44.52
675 675 39 320.00 $320.00 $2,160 —
720 720 97 313.50 $313.50 $2,257 -21.50
755–760 759 11 292.00–302.50 $294.85 $2,238 -30.15
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 4 340.00 $340.00 $1,445 —
498 unweaned 498 10 370.00 $370.00 $1,843 —
510 510 2 315.00 $315.00 $1,606 -55.00
678 678 5 275.00 $275.00 $1,864 -59.00
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1035 1035 2 280.00 $280.00 $2,898 —
1054 1054 7 247.50 $247.50 $2,609 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
348 unweaned 348 3 285.00 $285.00 $992 —
699 699 4 250.00 $250.00 $1,748 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
270 270 1 875.00 $875.00 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
323 unweaned 323 2 480.00 $480.00 $1,550 —
470 470 26 397.50 $397.50 $1,868 —
513 513 16 370.00 $370.00 $1,898 —
570 570 2 310.00 $310.00 $1,767 —
603–639 611 33 310.00–332.50 $327.51 $2,001 —
683 683 2 300.00 $300.00 $2,049 —
733–748 736 13 295.00–302.50 $296.76 $2,184 —
870 870 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,914 —
940 940 2 230.00 $230.00 $2,162 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
522 522 3 300.00 $300.00 $1,566 —
688 688 2 250.00 $250.00 $1,720 —
935 935 2 160.00 $160.00 $1,496 —
968 968 2 237.50 $237.50 $2,299 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
840 840 80-85% 3 157.00 $157.00 $1,319 —
1035–1245 1140 80-85% 4 135.00 $135.00 $1,539 —
1035–1535 1247 80-85% 6 147.00–156.00 $153.20 $1,910 —
1138–1518 1275 80-85% 58 155.00–169.00 $162.10 $2,067 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
878 878 85-90% 2 110.00 $110.00 $966 +4.46
960 960 85-90% 2 140.00 $140.00 $1,344 —
970 970 85-90% 3 110.00 $110.00 $1,067 —
1018–1130 1063 85-90% 5 143.00–151.00 $147.60 $1,569 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1538 1538 75-80% 2 158.00 $158.00 $2,430 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1465–1830 1648 2 161.00–175.00 $168.78 $2,781 —
1420–2023 1837 4 170.00–181.00 $172.89 $3,176 —
YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
2008–2045 2017 4 170.00–180.00 $177.47 $3,580 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1257 1257 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 2,250.00 $2,250.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1150 1150 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 2,650.00 $2,650.00

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Beef/Dairy Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
329 329 6 225.00 $225.00 $740 —

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Beef/Dairy Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
292 292 6 315.00 $315.00 $920 —
356 356 5 260.00 $260.00 $926 —

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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.