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Cattlemen's Livestock Auction Market Report, Dalhart, TX

Dalhart, Texas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, November 20, 2025

871 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $341.95/cwt -19.70 vs last sale · ≈ $2,482/hd at 726 lb · 222 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $358.13/cwt +22.81 vs last sale · ≈ $2,073/hd at 579 lb · 97 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $380.61/cwt +53.92 vs last sale · ≈ $1,960/hd at 515 lb · 61 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 871 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 unweaned 345 3 380.00 $380.00 $1,311 —
353 353 3 450.00 $450.00 $1,588 +20.98
415 415 2 420.00 $420.00 $1,743 —
468 unweaned 468 2 365.00 $365.00 $1,708 —
472 thin fleshed 472 9 452.50 $452.50 $2,136 +45.00
479 479 7 396.00 $396.00 $1,897 -19.00
523 523 8 391.00 $391.00 $2,045 +46.07
529 unweaned 529 4 365.00 $365.00 $1,931 —
542 542 3 365.00 $365.00 $1,978 +20.07
556 unweaned 556 4 367.50 $367.50 $2,043 —
551–572 567 34 375.00–392.50 $388.50 $2,203 +53.18
587 587 59 340.00 $340.00 $1,996 +4.68
624–634 628 17 350.00–365.00 $359.65 $2,259 +43.52
714 714 5 287.50 $287.50 $2,053 -74.40
708–738 726 217 322.50–345.00 $343.20 $2,492 -18.70
768 thin fleshed 768 2 320.00 $320.00 $2,458 —
933 933 3 305.00 $305.00 $2,846 -10.00
965 thin fleshed 965 3 312.50 $312.50 $3,016 —
1057 thin fleshed 1057 6 280.00 $280.00 $2,960 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
490 490 3 335.00 $335.00 $1,642 —
528 thin fleshed 528 5 372.50 $372.50 $1,967 —
532 532 3 360.00 $360.00 $1,915 —
622–646 637 30 290.00–296.00 $295.08 $1,880 —
690 690 2 265.00 $265.00 $1,828 -10.00
727 727 11 220.00 $220.00 $1,599 —
748 thin fleshed 748 2 310.00 $310.00 $2,319 —
757 757 12 274.00 $274.00 $2,074 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
595 595 14 210.00 $210.00 $1,250 —
618 thin fleshed 618 5 262.50 $262.50 $1,622 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
260 260 2 750.00 $750.00 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
378 378 6 370.00 $370.00 $1,399 -17.50
412 412 16 415.00 $415.00 $1,710 —
466 thin fleshed 466 4 380.00 $380.00 $1,771 -17.50
476 476 17 367.50 $367.50 $1,749 +49.01
507 unweaned 507 10 355.00 $355.00 $1,800 +57.50
515 fancy 515 43 396.00 $396.00 $2,039 —
511–545 524 8 325.00–337.50 $329.88 $1,729 -16.42
570 570 3 250.00 $250.00 $1,425 -57.50
581 fancy 581 4 337.50 $337.50 $1,961 —
600 600 3 255.00 $255.00 $1,530 -38.22
710 710 2 237.50 $237.50 $1,686 —
710 thin fleshed 710 3 267.50 $267.50 $1,899 —
756 756 7 305.00 $305.00 $2,306 —
925 925 2 287.50 $287.50 $2,659 —
970 970 3 287.50 $287.50 $2,789 —
982 982 3 250.00 $250.00 $2,455 —
1251 1251 4 225.00 $225.00 $2,815 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
671 671 18 230.00 $230.00 $1,543 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
988 988 4 250.00 $250.00 $2,470 +88.00
996–1072 1019 10 232.50–235.00 $234.21 $2,387 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500 thin fleshed 500 2 285.00 $285.00 $1,425 —
568 568 2 240.00 $240.00 $1,363 —
665 665 2 210.00 $210.00 $1,396 —
1130 1130 2 150.00 $150.00 $1,695 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
790 790 3 215.00 $215.00 $1,698 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
818 818 80-85% 2 93.00 $93.00 $761 —
895–978 948 80-85% 8 134.00–153.00 $144.08 $1,366 —
1010–1335 1161 80-85% 69 153.00–166.00 $159.58 $1,853 —
1228 1228 80-85% 2 132.00 $132.00 $1,621 -24.81
1021–1479 1336 80-85% 52 136.00–147.00 $139.79 $1,868 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
903 903 85-90% 4 160.00 $160.00 $1,445 —
905 905 85-90% 2 107.00 $107.00 $968 —
720–998 935 85-90% 17 110.00–123.00 $119.35 $1,116 —
957 957 85-90% 3 162.00 $162.00 $1,550 —
999–1118 1050 85-90% 7 131.00 $131.00 $1,376 -21.27
1123–1151 1142 85-90% 6 133.00–157.00 $140.87 $1,609 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
863 863 75-80% 4 137.00 $137.00 $1,182 —
1354–1670 1456 75-80% 6 150.00–164.00 $159.64 $2,324 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1210–1330 1270 2 170.00–173.00 $171.57 $2,179 —
1368 1368 2 163.00 $163.00 $2,230 —
YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1745 1745 1 190.00 $190.00 $3,316 —

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Beef/Dairy Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
234 234 5 350.00 $350.00 $819 -10.00
270 270 2 360.00 $360.00 $972 —
366 366 5 285.00 $285.00 $1,043 —

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Beef/Dairy Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 3 290.00 $290.00 $841 —
300 300 3 355.00 $355.00 $1,065 —
413 413 5 345.00 $345.00 $1,425 —

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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.