Decatur Livestock Market Report

Name: Decatur Livestock Market auction market report, Apr 14, 2025
Creator: Decatur Livestock Market

Decatur, Texas · barn-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 14, 2025

1,695 head sold ·Published by Decatur Livestock Market

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,695	713	—
Feeder cattle	1,249	591	—
Slaughter cattle	446	122	—

Market comments — Decatur Livestock Market

The market continues to be outstanding! Had lots of exceptional quality calves and yearlings offered with prices on almost every class quite a bit higher compared to last week. Take home breds and pairs were steady to higher. Packer cows steady and bulls were $1-$4/cwt higher.

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
—	255	—	500.00	$500.00	$1,275	—
—	300	—	435.00	$435.00	$1,305	+30.00
—	408	6	400.00	$400.00	$1,632	+30.00
—	500	3	375.00	$375.00	$1,875	—
—	620	2	355.00	$355.00	$2,201	—
—	763	7	302.00	$302.00	$2,304	—
—	811	5	280.00	$280.00	$2,271	—

#1 - #1 ½ ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–299	—	—	445.00–500.00	—	—	—
300–399	—	—	370.00–435.00	—	—	—
400–499	—	—	330.00–400.00	—	—	—
500–599	—	—	305.00–375.00	—	—	—
600–699	—	—	300.00–355.00	—	—	—
700–799	—	—	255.00–302.00	—	—	—
800–899	—	—	230.00–280.00	—	—	—
900–999	—	—	—	—	—	—

#2 - Plain ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–299	—	—	230.00–445.00	—	—	—
300–399	—	—	130.00–370.00	—	—	—
400–499	—	—	82.00–330.00	—	—	—
500–599	—	—	65.00–305.00	—	—	—
600–699	—	—	130.00–300.00	—	—	—
700–799	—	—	150.00–255.00	—	—	—
800–899	—	—	126.00–230.00	—	—	—
900–999	—	—	—	—	—	—

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
—	205	—	530.00	$530.00	$1,086	—
—	330	2	400.00	$400.00	$1,320	+20.00
—	442	7	365.00	$365.00	$1,613	—
—	515	2	325.00	$325.00	$1,674	—
—	612	2	302.00	$302.00	$1,848	+2.00
—	702	7	300.00	$300.00	$2,106	—

#1 - #1 ½ ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–299	—	—	400.00–530.00	—	—	—
300–399	—	—	364.00–410.00	—	—	—
400–499	—	—	323.00–365.00	—	—	—
500–599	—	—	303.00–325.00	—	—	—
600–699	—	—	267.00–302.00	—	—	—
700–799	—	—	252.00–300.00	—	—	—
800–899	—	—	—	—	—	—
900–999	—	—	—	—	—	—

#2 - Plain ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–299	—	—	225.00–400.00	—	—	—
300–399	—	—	150.00–364.00	—	—	—
400–499	—	—	50.00–323.00	—	—	—
500–599	—	—	210.00–303.00	—	—	—
600–699	—	—	200.00–267.00	—	—	—
700–799	—	—	205.00–252.00	—	—	—
800–899	—	—	—	—	—	—
900–999	—	—	—	—	—	—

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Feeder Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
—	—	—	170.00–245.00	—	—	—

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Slaughter Cows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
—	—	—	130.00–165.00	—	—	—
—	—	—	96.00–120.00	—	—	—

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Slaughter Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1300	—	—	170.00–208.00	—	—	—
1300	—	—	104.00–155.00	—	—	—

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Bred Cows

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Mid-Age	—	1,400.00–2,100.00	—
—	—	Young	—	2,000.00–2,600.00	—

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Baby Calves

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
200	—	—	375.00–1,025.00	—	—

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Cow-Calf Pairs

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young	—	2,500.00–3,300.00	—	—
—	—	Mid-Age	—	—	—	—

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Horned Heifers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
200–299	—	—	400.00–950.00	—	—
300–399	—	—	500.00–975.00	—	—
400–499	—	—	600.00–1,150.00	—	—
500–599	—	—	875.00–1,200.00	—	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
600–699	—	—	—	—	—	—
700–799	—	—	—	—	—	—

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Horned Steers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
200–299	—	—	725.00–1,000.00	—	—
300–399	—	—	500.00–1,125.00	—	—
400–499	—	—	450.00–1,075.00	—	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
500–599	—	—	120.00–255.00	—	—	—
600–699	—	—	140.00–215.00	—	—	—
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.