Cattlemen's Livestock Auction Market Report

Dalhart, Texas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, September 3, 2026

1,653 head sold ·Official USDA report

heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $340.48/cwt +14.95 vs last sale · ≈ $2,639/hd at 775 lb · 170 head

heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $301.08/cwt -7.92 vs last sale · ≈ $2,385/hd at 792 lb · 86 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $342.00/cwt +10.71 vs last sale · ≈ $2,291/hd at 670 lb · 80 head

Dalhart 7-weight steers are at $339/cwt, the highest of the 4 yards reporting the class and $11/cwt above the TX average ($328). The class is down $25/cwt from its mid-July peak of $352. What this means — computed from this report and its neighbors

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,653	1,624	1,862
Feeder cattle	1,383	1,341	1,268
Slaughter cattle	253	281	560
Replacement cattle	17	2	34

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: There was a better turn out of backgrounded cattle this week but due to a shorter run last week, there were few comparable sales. Sentiment seemed to the lower side on most classes of steers and heifers with the exception being heifers weighing between 500-670 pounds. They brought 8.00-10.00 higher, largely due to better quality than last weeks offering. Slaughter cattle slid back some as well. Average to high yielding boner cows slipped 6.00-8.00 lower. Despite the slight slip back, trade remained active on good demand.

▼ Feeder heifers: Sentiment seemed to the lower side on most classes of steers and heifers with the exception being heifers weighing between 500-670 pounds
▼ Feeder steers: Sentiment seemed to the lower side on most classes of steers and heifers with the exception being heifers weighing between 500-670 pounds
→ Slaughter cattle: Slaughter cattle slid back some as well
▼ Slaughter cows: Average to high yielding boner cows slipped 6.00-8.00 lower

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
425	425	4	460.00	$460.00	$1,955	-2.00
448	448	9	395.00	$395.00	$1,770	-67.00
468–496	489	28	422.50–440.00	$431.67	$2,111	+6.67
505–509 thin fleshed	508	12	395.00–422.50	$406.24	$2,064	—
532	532	6	395.00	$395.00	$2,101	+10.09
553	553	2	385.00	$385.00	$2,129	—
621 thin fleshed	621	35	359.00	$359.00	$2,229	—
625	625	10	335.00	$335.00	$2,094	-25.50
645	645	3	285.00	$285.00	$1,838	—
653–698	677	37	320.00–340.00	$329.95	$2,234	-2.55
760–784	775	170	320.00–343.50	$340.48	$2,639	+14.95
847	847	42	327.00	$327.00	$2,770	-8.63
897	897	6	302.00	$302.00	$2,709	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
450–493	471	19	382.50–392.50	$386.18	$1,819	—
607	607	12	324.00	$324.00	$1,967	—
757–788	773	6	295.00–310.00	$302.35	$2,337	+3.35
835	835	2	297.50	$297.50	$2,484	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
588	588	2	345.00	$345.00	$2,029	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
307	307	5	467.50	$467.50	$1,435	-10.00
363	363	4	440.00	$440.00	$1,597	-5.00
411–443	425	20	365.00–370.00	$367.34	$1,561	-0.38
431 thin fleshed	431	4	365.00	$365.00	$1,573	—
460	460	2	362.50	$362.50	$1,668	±0.00
524–533	527	12	342.50–345.00	$344.16	$1,814	+10.00
558	558	11	320.00–332.50	$330.23	$1,843	+8.21
623	623	5	310.00	$310.00	$1,931	-1.27
655–671	670	80	342.00	$342.00	$2,291	+10.71
702	702	9	275.00	$275.00	$1,930	-37.50
705	705	13	291.00	$291.00	$2,052	-21.50
754–799	792	86	300.00–307.50	$301.08	$2,385	-7.92
872	872	67	289.00	$289.00	$2,520	—
922	922	15	249.00	$249.00	$2,296	-11.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
552	552	6	302.50	$302.50	$1,670	—
705	705	12	309.50	$309.50	$2,182	—
865	865	2	270.00	$270.00	$2,336	—
1005	1005	2	265.00	$265.00	$2,663	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
523	523	3	285.00	$285.00	$1,491	-15.00
598	598	4	280.00	$280.00	$1,674	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
250–275	263	2	1,000.00–1,300.00	$1,142.86	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
968	968	80-85%	2	142.50	$142.50	$1,379	-7.50
1021	1021	80-85%	4	132.50	$132.50	$1,353	—
1033	1033	80-85%	2	148.00	$148.00	$1,529	—
1015–1388	1260	80-85%	33	151.00–163.00	$158.08	$1,992	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1152	1152	85-90%	9	155.00	$155.00	$1,786	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1610–1633	1625	75-80%	3	142.00–148.00	$146.02	$2,373	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1220	1220	1	156.00	$156.00	$1,903	—
1170–1690	1380	3	167.00–177.50	$171.44	$2,366	—

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1545	1545	1	152.00	$152.00	$2,348	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1243–1327	1278	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	17	2,800.00–2,850.00	$2,828.62

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Beef Dairy Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
414	414	4	260.00	$260.00	$1,076	—

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Beef Dairy Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
248	248	2	410.00	$410.00	$1,017	—
374	374	4	280.00	$280.00	$1,047	-60.00
416	416	5	295.00	$295.00	$1,227	—

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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.