MARKET REPORT - DECATUR LIVESTOCK MARKET

            Consignments from January 4, 2010, from 245 Sellers were 1243 head including: 17 Bulls, 284 Cows, 45 Calves, 38 Longhorns, 300 Stocker Heifers, 385 Stocker Bulls/Steers, 40 Feeder Heifers, 134 Feeder Bulls/Steers.  Average
price = $ 434.  Last sale = $ 441.  A year ago = $ 467.   3 – 7 weight heifers advanced $3 - $5 on average while 3 – 7 weight steers were steady to $2 higher.  Weaned calves were well received pushing average prices a little higher.  Plainer and Xbred cattle were somewhat cheaper.  Cold and wet weather seems to be holding us back just a little.  Packer prices up $2 - $3 on average.  Few going home kind of cows, not enough to test the market.

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NT = Not Tested

STEERS:

Range

 

Wt. / Avg.

 

HEIFERS:

Range

 

Wt. / Avg.

 

200 - 299 lbs.

25-126

 

94.20

 

200 - 299 lbs.

57.5-104

 

86.77

 

300 - 399 lbs.

20-128

 

102.18

 

300 - 399 lbs.

55-115

 

91.31

 

400 - 499 lbs.

36-117

 

97.50

 

400 - 499 lbs.

45-101

 

89.50

 

500 - 599 lbs

45-117

 

94.73

 

500 - 599 lbs.

30-97.5

 

86.77

 

600 - 699 lbs.

27-94

 

83.80

 

600 - 699 lbs.

64-85

 

80.26

 

700 - 799 lbs.

49-89

 

78.73

 

700 - 799 lbs.     

67-83

 

77.50

 

800 - 899 lbs.

NT

 

NT

 

800 - 899 lbs.

NT

 

NT

 

900 - 999 lbs.

NT

 

NT

 

900 - 999 lbs.

NT

 

NT

 

LONGHORNS

STEERS:

Range

 

Wt. / Avg.

 

HEIFERS:

Range

 

Wt. / Avg.

 

200 - 299 lbs.

NT

 

NT

 

200 - 299 lbs.

NT

 

NT

 

300 - 399 lbs.

23-58

 

36.29

 

300 - 399 lbs.

NT

 

NT

 

400 - 499 lbs.

23-50

 

33.00

 

400 - 499 lbs.

19-43

 

33.00

 

500 - 599 lbs

NT

 

NT

 

500 - 599 lbs.

NT

 

NT

 

600 - 699 lbs.

NT

 

NT

 

600 - 699 lbs.

NT

 

NT

 

700 - 799 lbs.

NT

 

NT

 

700 - 799 lbs.     

NT

 

NT

 

800 - 899 lbs.

NT

 

NT

 

800 - 899 lbs.

NT

 

NT

 

900 - 999 lbs.

NT

 

NT

 

900 - 999 lbs.

NT

 

NT

 

 

                                     PAIRS:

                            PREG. TESTED:

 

PRICE RG

 

LAST WK

 

 

PRICE RG

 

LAST WK

 

Young

NT

 

NT

 

Young

NT

 

570-910

 

Mid – Age

680-1075

 

600-970

 

Mid - Age

575-850

 

600-860

 

                               

 

Low/High Yielding

 

Average

 

Cows under 1100#’s

25-58

 

41.69

 

Cows over 1100#’s

27-55

 

46.91

 

Feeder Bulls

65-84

 

 

 

Yield Grade 1 & 2(1400-2000)

53.5-63

 

 

 

Baby Calves under100 lbs.

 

 

 

 

DAIRY

NT

 

 

 

BEEF

NT

 

 

 

100-200#

75-230

 

 

 

Sales on Some of the Higher Selling Cattle

**Weaned Cattle

**Robert Parr, Denton, 3 Hd Deal, 295# @ $ 126.00

**Robert Parr, Denton, 3 Hd Deal, 285# @ $ 104.00

Bobby Woolf, Bowie, 330# @ $ 128.00

Tammy Dearing, Perrin, 380# @ $ 115.00

Tammy Dearing, Perrin, 3 Hd Deal, 417# @ $ 117.00

Karen Sons, Sanger, 410# @ $ 101.00

Cheyenne Redwine, Decatur, 525# @ $ 117.00

Don Hickey, Denton, 12 Hd Deal, 511# @ $ 97.50

**Garland Middleton, Decatur, 2 Hd Deal, 605# @ $ 94.00

**Charles Goodwin, Alvord, 640# @ $ 84.50

**Jack Beaty, Aubrey, 7 Hd Deal, 791# @ $ 88.25

Charlie Shepard, Arlington, 2 Hd Deal, 708# @ $ 83.00