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Cattlemen's Livestock Auction Market Report

Dalhart, Texas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, December 11, 2025

1,599 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $401.39/cwt -12.61 vs last sale · ≈ $2,524/hd at 629 lb · 169 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $363.68/cwt -23.82 vs last sale · ≈ $2,168/hd at 596 lb · 143 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $369.49/cwt +8.53 vs last sale · ≈ $2,640/hd at 715 lb · 139 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 1,599 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
238 238 3 665.00 $665.00 $1,583 —
325 thin fleshed 325 3 600.00 $600.00 $1,950 —
316–341 331 18 587.00–605.00 $597.09 $1,976 +147.09
409–435 428 27 520.00–540.00 $525.64 $2,250 —
453 fancy 453 3 532.50 $532.50 $2,412 —
455 unweaned 455 5 490.00 $490.00 $2,230 +95.00
485 485 4 437.00 $437.00 $2,119 +27.00
493 493 3 445.00 $445.00 $2,194 +35.00
493 493 6 477.50 $477.50 $2,354 +67.50
528 unweaned 528 26 445.00 $445.00 $2,350 —
513–548 530 94 435.00–455.00 $447.24 $2,370 —
565–588 582 23 412.50–425.00 $414.43 $2,412 -26.29
587 587 9 392.50 $392.50 $2,304 -48.22
610 610 6 415.00 $415.00 $2,532 +1.00
611–622 614 37 369.00–387.50 $378.36 $2,323 -35.64
634 fancy 634 126 407.50 $407.50 $2,584 —
651 651 12 392.50 $392.50 $2,555 +20.00
663–695 674 13 350.00–365.00 $358.54 $2,417 -13.96
702 unweaned 702 5 317.00 $317.00 $2,225 —
710–720 715 134 369.00–374.00 $371.45 $2,656 +10.49
751–789 756 74 349.00–368.00 $365.59 $2,764 +9.23
773 773 16 345.00 $345.00 $2,667 -11.36
1220 1220 4 200.00 $200.00 $2,440 -40.00
1313 1313 2 190.00 $190.00 $2,495 —
1410 1410 3 185.00 $185.00 $2,608 —
1465 1465 8 200.00 $200.00 $2,930 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
368–378 372 5 475.00–500.00 $485.16 $1,805 —
412 thin fleshed 412 11 470.00 $470.00 $1,936 +72.50
428 unweaned 428 2 430.00 $430.00 $1,840 —
456–477 468 9 490.00 $490.00 $2,293 —
482 unweaned 482 3 360.00 $360.00 $1,735 —
513–546 538 13 400.00–432.50 $425.35 $2,288 —
561 561 18 355.00 $355.00 $1,992 -42.50
567 thin fleshed 567 3 382.50 $382.50 $2,169 —
642 642 109 347.00 $347.00 $2,228 -32.69
651 651 10 362.50 $362.50 $2,360 -0.50
693 693 2 320.00 $320.00 $2,218 -43.00
743 743 33 353.00 $353.00 $2,623 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
715 715 70 370.00 $370.00 $2,646 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
495 495 2 422.50 $422.50 $2,091 —
543 543 2 280.00 $280.00 $1,520 —
784 784 29 280.00 $280.00 $2,195 —
Medium and Large 3-4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
805 805 23 337.50 $337.50 $2,717 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
205–208 207 4 1,100.00–1,350.00 $1,161.82 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 4 450.00 $450.00 $1,282 —
299 thin fleshed 299 6 520.00 $520.00 $1,555 —
319–327 323 10 460.00–482.50 $471.11 $1,522 —
370 370 4 485.00 $485.00 $1,794 +85.00
384 unweaned 384 4 467.50 $467.50 $1,795 —
400–425 thin fleshed 407 16 432.00–447.50 $438.78 $1,786 —
409–436 428 19 450.00–470.00 $454.02 $1,943 —
450–467 464 10 447.50–452.50 $451.53 $2,095 +29.03
486 unweaned 486 16 390.00 $390.00 $1,895 —
502 unweaned 502 5 375.00 $375.00 $1,882 —
511 fancy 511 7 422.50 $422.50 $2,159 —
512–532 517 43 385.00–400.00 $394.17 $2,038 -17.86
588–597 596 143 350.00–366.00 $363.68 $2,168 -23.82
615–628 623 5 342.50–352.50 $348.55 $2,171 +13.55
648 unweaned 648 3 310.00 $310.00 $2,009 —
659–665 661 9 330.00–347.00 $341.30 $2,256 +6.30
792 fancy 792 6 329.00 $329.00 $2,606 —
805 805 9 317.00 $317.00 $2,552 —
896 896 7 292.50 $292.50 $2,621 -4.50
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
418 418 2 440.00 $440.00 $1,839 —
490 490 4 340.00 $340.00 $1,666 —
527 527 3 362.00 $362.00 $1,908 +27.89
561 561 18 359.00 $359.00 $2,014 +24.58
670–697 686 5 320.00–322.50 $320.98 $2,202 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
503 503 5 315.00 $315.00 $1,584 —
570–575 573 8 322.50–325.00 $323.76 $1,855 —
685 685 2 315.00 $315.00 $2,158 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
289 289 5 1,600.00 $1,600.00 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
280 280 1 950.00 $950.00 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 1 460.00 $460.00 $1,403 —
718 718 2 287.50 $287.50 $2,064 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1083–1495 1313 80-85% 40 131.00–139.00 $135.00 $1,773 -3.33
1073–1682 1378 80-85% 106 140.00–149.00 $143.63 $1,979 —
1192–1579 1531 80-85% 32 153.00–163.00 $154.28 $2,362 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000 1000 85-90% 4 107.00 $107.00 $1,070 —
1170 1170 85-90% 2 115.00 $115.00 $1,346 —
1235–1289 1264 85-90% 13 118.00–120.00 $119.10 $1,505 +7.60

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1705 1705 1 179.00 $179.00 $3,052 —

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Beef/Dairy Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
289 289 4 170.00 $170.00 $491 —

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Beef/Dairy Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
628 628 2 270.00 $270.00 $1,696 —

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1165 1165 (<2 yrs)Open 1 2,700.00 $2,700.00 —

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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.