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Decatur Livestock Market Report

Decatur, Texas · barn-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 4, 2020

1,526 head sold ·Published by Decatur Livestock Market

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light 5-weight N/N/A steers $150.00/cwt +7.00 vs last sale · ≈ $814/hd at 543 lb · 17 head
light 8-weight N/N/A heifers $102.00/cwt ≈ $821/hd at 805 lb · 15 head
light 8-weight N/N/A steers $113.00/cwt ≈ $921/hd at 815 lb · 13 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,526 1,130 —
Feeder cattle 249 904 —
Slaughter cattle 261 226 —

Market comments — Decatur Livestock Market

Stocker Heifers, 417 Stocker Bulls/Steers, 102 Feeder Heifers, 233 Feeder Bulls/Steers. The combination of industry wide uncertainty and grazing land drying up due to lack of rain makes for a hard sell of lightweight calves with their prices $5-$10 lower on average. Feedyard ready cattle were steady to $5 higher. Good young to mid age bred cows and pairs still in good demand with not enough supply. Packer cows were $4-$7/cwt higher while bulls were steady to $10 lower.

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
— 250 — 187.50 $187.50 $469 -30.00
— weaned 360 — 194.00 $194.00 $698 —
— weaned 466 10 175.00 $175.00 $816 —
— weaned 543 17 150.00 $150.00 $814 —
— weaned 602 13 141.50 $141.50 $852 —
— weaned 710 2 118.00 $118.00 $838 —
— weaned 815 13 113.00 $113.00 $921 —
200–299 — — 62.00–187.50 $160.46 — —
300–399 — — 55.00–194.00 $146.36 — —
400–499 — — 47.50–175.00 $152.79 — —
500–599 — — 90.00–153.00 $138.96 — —
600–699 — — 57.00–141.50 $119.05 — —
700–799 — — 76.00–118.00 $110.08 — —
800–899 — — 49.00–115.00 $109.53 — —
900–999 — — — — — —

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
— 280 — 175.00 $175.00 $490 —
— weaned 325 — 165.00 $165.00 $536 —
— weaned 465 3 152.00 $152.00 $707 —
— weaned 615 5 116.00 $116.00 $713 —
— weaned 705 2 105.00 $105.00 $740 —
— weaned 805 15 102.00 $102.00 $821 —
200–299 — — 113.00–175.00 $145.29 — —
300–399 — — 57.50–165.00 $122.70 — —
400–499 — — 60.00–156.00 $123.17 — —
500–599 — — 40.00–125.00 $113.65 — —
600–699 — — 76.00–119.00 $107.34 — —
700–799 — — 82.00–105.00 $98.74 — —
800–899 — — 90.00–102.00 $100.82 — —
900–999 — — — — — —

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Feeder Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
— — — 80.00–94.00 — — —

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Slaughter Cows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
— — — 63.00–75.00 — — —
— — — 44.00–60.00 — — —

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Slaughter Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1400 — — 61.00–84.00 — — —
1400 — — 83.00–89.00 — — —

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Bred Cows

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Age Head Price range Avg $
— — Young — 875.00–1,125.00 —
— — Mid-Age — 800.00–975.00 —

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Baby Calves

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
100–200 — — 200.00–460.00 — —
100 — — — — —

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Cow-Calf Pairs

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Age Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Young — 1,150.00–1,550.00 — —
— — Mid-Age — 850.00–1,300.00 — —

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Horned Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–299 — — — — — —
300–399 — — 50.00–82.00 $73.00 — —
400–499 — — 57.50–74.00 $66.75 — —
500–599 — — 57.50–62.00 $59.43 — —
600–699 — — — — — —
700–799 — — — — — —

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Horned Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–299 — — 56.00–72.00 $68.33 — —
300–399 — — 34.00–82.50 $68.67 — —
400–499 — — 38.00–62.50 $55.11 — —
500–599 — — 39.00–64.00 $50.97 — —
600–699 — — 43.00–70.00 $61.19 — —
700–799 — — — — — —

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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.