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Cattlemen's Livestock Auction Market Report

Dalhart, Texas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, December 4, 2025

754 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $360.96/cwt +19.01 vs last sale · ≈ $2,649/hd at 734 lb · 78 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $356.36/cwt +36.36 vs last sale · ≈ $2,762/hd at 775 lb · 68 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $412.03/cwt +31.42 vs last sale · ≈ $2,105/hd at 511 lb · 58 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 754 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 2 450.00 $450.00 $1,530 —
435 unweaned 435 3 407.50 $407.50 $1,773 —
469 unweaned 469 5 395.00 $395.00 $1,853 +30.00
469–470 469 7 482.50–485.00 $483.22 $2,266 +87.22
494 494 4 410.00 $410.00 $2,025 +14.00
555–565 557 45 426.00–445.00 $440.72 $2,455 +52.22
606–619 611 11 402.00–421.00 $414.00 $2,530 +54.35
675 675 2 372.50 $372.50 $2,514 —
703–738 734 78 356.00–361.50 $360.96 $2,649 +17.76
768–775 775 68 335.00–357.00 $356.36 $2,762 —
811 811 4 320.00 $320.00 $2,595 —
865 865 4 314.00 $314.00 $2,716 —
943 943 21 311.50 $311.50 $2,937 +6.50
1238 1238 12 240.00 $240.00 $2,971 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
333 thin fleshed 333 4 387.50 $387.50 $1,290 —
438 thin fleshed 438 8 397.50 $397.50 $1,741 —
575 575 18 397.50 $397.50 $2,286 —
630–640 635 8 370.00–390.00 $379.69 $2,411 +84.61
665 665 36 363.00 $363.00 $2,414 +98.00
765 765 2 310.00 $310.00 $2,372 +36.00
836 836 9 347.50 $347.50 $2,905 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
428 428 2 395.00 $395.00 $1,691 —
449 thin fleshed 449 9 330.00 $330.00 $1,482 —
702 702 3 287.00 $287.00 $2,015 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 4 400.00 $400.00 $1,580 +30.00
470 470 2 422.50 $422.50 $1,986 +55.00
510–532 511 58 412.00–412.50 $412.03 $2,105 +82.15
570 570 4 387.50 $387.50 $2,209 +137.50
632 632 15 335.00 $335.00 $2,117 +80.00
678 678 3 335.00 $335.00 $2,271 —
716 716 5 316.00 $316.00 $2,263 +78.50
773 773 52 312.00 $312.00 $2,412 +7.00
894 894 14 297.00 $297.00 $2,655 —
1033 1033 9 267.50 $267.50 $2,763 —
1159 1159 9 239.00 $239.00 $2,770 —
1263 1263 4 221.00 $221.00 $2,791 -4.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
423 thin fleshed 423 7 387.50 $387.50 $1,639 —
517 thin fleshed 517 6 347.50 $347.50 $1,797 —
522–543 527 8 320.00–339.00 $334.11 $1,761 —
569–587 574 11 320.00–340.00 $334.42 $1,920 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
955 955 6 240.00 $240.00 $2,292 -10.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
543 543 2 345.00 $345.00 $1,873 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
975 975 80-85% 4 125.00 $125.00 $1,219 —
1015–1073 1044 80-85% 4 120.00–125.00 $122.57 $1,280 —
1292–1381 1320 80-85% 25 138.00–139.00 $138.33 $1,826 -1.46
1038–1695 1339 80-85% 16 155.00–165.00 $159.74 $2,139 +19.95
1195–1647 1445 80-85% 43 140.00–152.00 $144.75 $2,092 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
920–940 932 85-90% 5 105.00–118.00 $110.13 $1,026 -9.22
983 983 85-90% 2 109.00 $109.00 $1,071 -53.00
1260 1260 85-90% 5 111.50 $111.50 $1,405 —
1065–1487 1325 85-90% 7 125.00–130.00 $127.89 $1,695 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1279–1835 1517 75-80% 11 155.00–170.00 $163.88 $2,486 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
2010 2010 1 170.00 $170.00 $3,417 —

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Beef/Dairy Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
273 273 3 242.50 $242.50 $662 —
607 607 3 250.00 $250.00 $1,518 —
870 870 2 245.00 $245.00 $2,132 —
913 913 4 250.00 $250.00 $2,282 —

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Beef/Dairy Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
278 278 5 270.00 $270.00 $751 -20.00
377 377 9 305.00 $305.00 $1,150 —
425 425 12 295.00 $295.00 $1,254 -50.00
519 519 5 320.00 $320.00 $1,661 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
298 298 2 300.00 $300.00 $894 —
440 440 2 300.00 $300.00 $1,320 —

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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.