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Decatur Livestock Market Report

Decatur, Texas · barn-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, June 2, 2025

580 head sold ·Published by Decatur Livestock Market

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HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 580 909
Feeder cattle 436 717
Slaughter cattle 144 192

2” of rain Sunday morning slowed our numbers down this week. Had a little set of mid age pairs with outstanding calves by their sides that sold from $3250-$3800/pair. Breds were $150-$300 higher. Packer cows were $5-$6 higher. We are not having a sale on Monday, June 30.

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 425.00 $425.00 $1,062
300 440.00 $440.00 $1,320 -70.00
415 380.00 $380.00 $1,577
500 365.00 $365.00 $1,825
600 345.00 $345.00 $2,070
760 305.00 $305.00 $2,318
844 4 275.00 $275.00 $2,321
#1 - #1 ½ ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–299
300–399 351.00–450.00
400–499 300.00–380.00
500–599 315.00–365.00
600–699 295.00–345.00
700–799 265.00–305.00
800–899 220.00–275.00
900–999
#2 - Plain ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–299
300–399 250.00–351.00
400–499 150.00–300.00
500–599 150.00–315.00
600–699 185.00–295.00
700–799 180.00–265.00
800–899 148.00–220.00
900–999

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 3 420.00 $420.00 $1,575
405 375.00 $375.00 $1,519 -5.00
573 2 325.00 $325.00 $1,862
605 315.00 $315.00 $1,906 +20.00
730 2 270.00 $270.00 $1,971 ±0.00
830 4 260.00 $260.00 $2,158
#1 - #1 ½ ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–299 380.00–425.00
300–399 350.00–420.00
400–499 315.00–375.00
500–599 300.00–325.00
600–699 285.00–315.00
700–799 250.00–270.00
800–899 245.00–260.00
900–999
#2 - Plain ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–299 235.00–380.00
300–399 220.00–350.00
400–499 120.00–315.00
500–599 225.00–300.00
600–699 185.00–285.00
700–799 195.00–250.00
800–899 205.00–245.00
900–999

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

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
150.00–179.00
87.00–130.00

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1300 180.00–199.00
1300 146.00–172.00

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N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Age Head Price range Avg $
Mid-Age 1,800.00–2,300.00
Young 2,400.00–3,000.00

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N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
200 200.00–975.00

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N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Age Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
Mid-Age 2,150.00–3,800.00
Young 2,800.00–3,800.00

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N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
200–299 900.00–1,025.00
300–399 725.00–1,350.00
400–499 750.00–1,225.00
500–599 900.00–1,125.00
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
600–699
700–799

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–299
500–599 115.00–215.00
600–699 145.00–200.00
700–799 130.00–215.00
N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
300–399 700.00–1,350.00
400–499 800.00–1,150.00

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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.