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Decatur Livestock Market Report

Decatur, Texas · barn-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 25, 2020

649 head sold ·Published by Decatur Livestock Market

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 649 862 —
Feeder cattle 111 122 —
Slaughter cattle 193 303 —

Market comments — Decatur Livestock Market

Stocker Heifers, 124 Stocker Bulls/Steers, 33 Feeder Heifers, 80 Feeder Steers. Widespread rain made it hard for some folks to get cattle out to bring to town, so we experienced a lighter than normal run for Memorial Day. Because of all the rain, lightweight calves were a tough sale. Lots of bull calves on hand versus steers with prices reflecting that fact. 5-6 weight heifers were steady to $2 cheaper. Young to mid age bred cows and pairs still in demand. Packer prices $4-$6/cwt cheaper on cows; not many high yield bulls to test the market.

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
— 280 — 160.00 $160.00 $448 —
— 323 — 157.50 $157.50 $509 -32.50
— 477 6 145.00 $145.00 $692 +1.00
— 524 4 130.00 $130.00 $681 -17.00
— 620 — 130.00 $130.00 $806 ±0.00
— 737 3 105.00 $105.00 $774 -25.00
200–299 — — 115.00–160.00 $144.17 — —
300–399 — — 85.00–157.50 $117.36 — —
400–499 — — 78.00–151.00 $126.46 — —
500–599 — — 73.00–130.00 $113.45 — —
600–699 — — 64.00–130.00 $118.88 — —
700–799 — — 55.00–105.00 $80.06 — —
800–899 — — — — — —
900–999 — — — — — —

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
— 255 — 155.00 $155.00 $395 —
— 387 2 127.00 $127.00 $491 —
— 481 4 134.00 $134.00 $645 —
— 535 — 133.00 $133.00 $712 +6.00
— 600 — 113.00 $113.00 $678 -3.00
200–299 — — 98.00–155.00 $119.41 — —
300–399 — — 72.00–127.00 $114.50 — —
400–499 — — 97.50–134.00 $116.72 — —
500–599 — — 76.00–133.00 $108.16 — —
600–699 — — 72.00–114.00 $104.48 — —
700–799 — — — — — —
800–899 — — — — — —
900–999 — — — — — —

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Feeder Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
— — — 78.00–98.00 — — —

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Slaughter Cows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
— — — 63.00–70.00 — — —
— — — 39.00–60.00 — — —

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Slaughter Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1400 — — — — — —
1400 — — 65.00–82.00 — — —

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Bred Cows

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Age Head Price range Avg $
— — Young — 950.00–1,100.00 —
— — Mid-Age — 800.00–925.00 —

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Baby Calves

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
100–200 — — 200.00–430.00 — —
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 — 1,275.00–1,650.00 — —
— — Mid-Age — 1,050.00–1,300.00 — —

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Horned Heifers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
200–299 — — 240.00–260.00 $250.00 —
300–399 — — 220.00–290.00 $250.00 —
400–499 — — 160.00–340.00 $270.00 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500–599 — — — — — —
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 — — — — — —
300–399 — — — — — —
400–499 — — — — — —
500–599 — — — — — —
600–699 — — — — — —
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.