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Decatur Livestock Market Report

Decatur, Texas · barn-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, June 15, 2026

801 head sold ·Published by Decatur Livestock Market

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HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 801 786
Feeder cattle 565 609
Slaughter cattle 236 177

Rain in June? Yes please! Summer grass is growing, lightweight cattle saw price increases as buyers are gearing up for summer grazing. Feeders steady. Breds and pairs higher with 2 separate sellouts sold. Packer prices $4-$5/cwt higher. We will be closed on Monday, July 6, in observance of the July 4th holiday weekend. Weaned segment will be held on Monday, July 13.

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 2 620.00 $620.00 $2,046
427 2 505.00 $505.00 $2,156 +65.00
500 450.00 $450.00 $2,250 +40.00
630 380.00 $380.00 $2,394 +30.00
735 350.00 $350.00 $2,572 ±0.00
800 330.00 $330.00 $2,640 ±0.00
#1 - #1 ½ ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–299
300–399 395.00–620.00
400–499 410.00–505.00
500–599 375.00–450.00
600–699 325.00–380.00
700–799 300.00–350.00
800–899 270.00–330.00
900–999
#2 - Plain ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–299
300–399 165.00–395.00
400–499 125.00–410.00
500–599 210.00–375.00
600–699 170.00–325.00
700–799 150.00–300.00
800–899 165.00–270.00
900–999

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#1 - #1 ½ ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–299
300–399 430.00–515.00
400–499 395.00–470.00
500–599 345.00–395.00
600–699 335.00–375.00
700–799 305.00–340.00
800–899
900–999
#2 - Plain ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–299
300–399 295.00–430.00
400–499 220.00–395.00
500–599 90.00–345.00
600–699 300.00–335.00
700–799 275.00–305.00
800–899
900–999
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 515.00 $515.00 $1,854
420 470.00 $470.00 $1,974 +45.00
565 395.00 $395.00 $2,232
630 375.00 $375.00 $2,362 +25.00
705 340.00 $340.00 $2,397

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295.00–320.00

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
60.00–140.00
160.00–184.00

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1300 110.00–175.00
1300 195.00–231.00

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N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Age Head Price range Avg $
Young
Mid-Age 2,200.00–3,400.00

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N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
200 500.00–1,200.00

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

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N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Age Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
Young
Mid-Age 3,400.00–4,400.00

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N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
200–299 300.00–1,900.00
300–399 500.00–1,850.00
400–499 800.00–1,850.00
500–599 1,100.00–1,450.00
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 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
200–299 300.00–1,150.00
300–399 600.00–1,750.00
400–499 650.00–1,650.00
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500–599 155.00–315.00
600–699 175.00–280.00
700–799

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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.