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Cattlemen's Livestock Auction Market Report

Dalhart, Texas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, November 6, 2025

1,122 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $400.26/cwt +67.76 vs last sale · ≈ $2,053/hd at 513 lb · 95 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $391.76/cwt ≈ $2,367/hd at 604 lb · 93 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $390.77/cwt ≈ $2,413/hd at 618 lb · 66 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 1,122 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
356 356 4 422.50 $422.50 $1,504 —
363 unweaned 363 3 417.50 $417.50 $1,516 —
410 unweaned 410 3 395.00 $395.00 $1,620 +5.00
484 484 4 435.00 $435.00 $2,105 -34.55
500–535 518 4 395.00–417.50 $405.87 $2,102 +5.33
501–528 unweaned 523 20 340.00–365.00 $360.21 $1,884 -4.06
553 553 10 369.00 $369.00 $2,041 -12.36
570 unweaned 570 15 335.00 $335.00 $1,910 -14.52
602 thin fleshed 602 23 389.00 $389.00 $2,342 —
604–632 621 27 400.00–417.50 $410.56 $2,550 —
627–638 unweaned 634 16 352.50–372.50 $359.92 $2,282 —
650 650 2 320.00 $320.00 $2,080 -25.13
670 unweaned 670 46 285.00 $285.00 $1,910 —
678–698 688 4 290.00–312.50 $301.09 $2,071 -44.04
704–716 707 65 322.50–343.00 $330.06 $2,334 -27.73
780–788 783 19 327.00–330.00 $327.95 $2,568 +10.23
815–833 829 11 307.50–325.00 $315.22 $2,613 —
880–886 883 35 324.00–328.00 $326.29 $2,881 -1.71
1068 1068 2 299.00 $299.00 $3,193 —
1109 1109 4 292.00 $292.00 $3,238 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
427 427 7 362.50 $362.50 $1,548 —
460 460 4 372.50 $372.50 $1,714 -27.50
541 541 4 367.50 $367.50 $1,988 —
612–624 unweaned 620 10 312.50–332.50 $318.42 $1,974 —
640–648 645 12 290.00–315.00 $306.74 $1,978 -3.26
664–695 687 15 290.00–302.50 $293.22 $2,014 -16.78
713 713 3 292.50 $292.50 $2,086 -20.00
718 unweaned 718 9 290.00 $290.00 $2,082 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
477–495 488 8 285.00 $285.00 $1,391 —
646 646 8 270.00 $270.00 $1,744 —
712 712 3 297.50 $297.50 $2,118 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
240 240 3 1,375.00 $1,375.00 —
275 275 2 1,300.00 $1,300.00 ±0.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 2 455.00 $455.00 $1,388 —
347 thin fleshed 347 9 435.00 $435.00 $1,509 —
393 unweaned 393 8 385.00 $385.00 $1,513 —
426 thin fleshed 426 5 385.00 $385.00 $1,640 —
428–438 434 7 360.00–382.50 $369.52 $1,604 —
456 thin fleshed 456 7 430.00 $430.00 $1,961 —
475 475 3 327.50 $327.50 $1,556 -77.50
479 fancy 479 8 422.50 $422.50 $2,024 —
450–497 485 15 340.00–355.00 $347.36 $1,685 -57.64
511 fancy 511 90 405.00 $405.00 $2,070 —
548 548 5 315.00 $315.00 $1,726 —
558 fancy 558 11 350.00 $350.00 $1,953 —
561–598 586 29 270.00–293.00 $282.38 $1,655 -45.60
603 fancy 603 85 400.00 $400.00 $2,412 —
605–628 616 8 290.00–312.50 $304.21 $1,874 —
657 unweaned 657 10 265.00 $265.00 $1,741 —
662–677 664 42 310.00–320.00 $311.46 $2,068 -8.54
754–767 759 8 300.00–312.50 $307.76 $2,336 +12.91
815–828 820 35 279.00–302.00 $298.18 $2,445 —
1014 1014 26 277.00 $277.00 $2,809 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
413 413 6 340.00 $340.00 $1,404 ±0.00
504–505 504 21 330.00 $330.00 $1,663 +15.00
533 fancy 533 3 365.00 $365.00 $1,945 —
623–634 628 20 280.00–286.00 $282.76 $1,776 —
668–697 683 6 282.50 $282.50 $1,929 +7.50
763 763 2 265.00 $265.00 $2,022 —
848 848 3 250.00 $250.00 $2,120 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 2 332.50 $332.50 $1,463 —
520 520 2 245.00 $245.00 $1,274 —
550 550 2 295.00 $295.00 $1,622 —
675 675 2 267.50 $267.50 $1,806 +17.50
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
282 282 3 1,350.00 $1,350.00 +475.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
493 493 2 330.00 $330.00 $1,627 -67.50
520 520 3 322.50 $322.50 $1,677 -47.50
732 732 3 240.00 $240.00 $1,757 -56.76
894 894 5 250.00 $250.00 $2,235 +30.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
270 270 2 1,250.00 $1,250.00 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
908–1418 1229 80-85% 14 117.00–139.00 $128.29 $1,577 -24.91
1091–1411 1229 80-85% 90 160.00–168.00 $164.11 $2,017 +10.91
1020–1490 1287 80-85% 22 145.00–161.00 $151.52 $1,950 -10.58
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
835 835 85-90% 3 97.00 $97.00 $810 —
895–975 936 85-90% 9 110.00–121.00 $114.01 $1,067 —
878–973 941 85-90% 6 137.00–153.00 $148.03 $1,393 —
1016–1240 1095 85-90% 13 153.00–159.00 $156.37 $1,712 +8.77
1035–1139 1113 85-90% 12 128.00–140.00 $130.79 $1,456 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1668–1715 1692 75-80% 4 150.00–160.00 $154.93 $2,621 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1523–1798 1661 4 185.00–197.00 $191.50 $3,181 —
1640–1965 1803 2 180.00–191.00 $186.00 $3,354 —
YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1440 1440 2 171.00 $171.00 $2,462 —

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Beef/Dairy Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 260 5 310.00 $310.00 $806 —
653 653 3 175.00 $175.00 $1,143 —
770 770 2 245.00 $245.00 $1,886 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
677 677 3 165.00 $165.00 $1,117 —

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Beef/Dairy Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
22 22 3 220.00 $220.00 $48 —
231–235 234 20 250.00–265.00 $255.19 $597 —

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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.