MARKET REPORT – DECATUR LIVESTOCK MARKET

            Consignments from March 1, 2010, from 257 sellers were 1489 head including: 33 Bulls, 198 Cows, 32 Calves, 85 Longhorns, 443 Stocker Heifers, 406 Stocker Bulls/Steers, 158 Feeder Heifers, 142 Feeder Bulls/Steers. Average prices = $ 501. Last week = $ 477. A year ago = $ 457.   Weaned calf segment of sale set the tone for the market with 3 – 5 weight steers $8/cwt higher and 6 – 8 weight $4 - $6 higher.  2 – 4 weight heifers $2 - $5 higher.  6 weights $6 higher while others weights steady.  Packer prices are high yielding cows $3 higher with bulls $4 higher with resultant higher prices on better bred cows of $30 - $90/head.

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NT = Not Tested

STEERS:

Range

 

Wt. / Avg.

 

HEIFERS:

Range

 

Wt. / Avg.

 

200 - 299 lbs.

25-141

 

118.29

 

200 - 299 lbs.

40-131

 

96.91

 

300 - 399 lbs.

40-138

 

113.54

 

300 - 399 lbs.

44-131

 

95.39

 

400 - 499 lbs.

23-128

 

109.10

 

400 - 499 lbs.

44-115

 

101.68

 

500 - 599 lbs

45-121

 

107.69

 

500 - 599 lbs.

28-109

 

94.19

 

600 - 699 lbs.

48-110

 

102.73

 

600 - 699 lbs.

65-108

 

90.41

 

700 - 799 lbs.

70-102

 

93.50

 

700 - 799 lbs.     

53-89

 

84.41

 

800 - 899 lbs.

88-95.5

 

89.50

 

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.

32.5-62.5

 

46.00

 

300 - 399 lbs.

43-74

 

54.33

 

300 - 399 lbs.

28-52

 

41.83

 

400 - 499 lbs.

28-59

 

42.16

 

400 - 499 lbs.

32-61

 

44.82

 

500 - 599 lbs

41-46

 

43.50

 

500 - 599 lbs.

26-44.5

 

35.67

 

600 - 699 lbs.

43-64

 

48.00

 

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

 

930-1070

 

Young

675-950

 

600-920

 

Mid – Age

NT

 

830-975

 

Mid – Age

700-960

 

590-870

 

                               

 

Low/High Yielding

 

Average

 

Cows under 1100#’s

30-71

 

45.35

 

Cows over 1100#’s

37.5-61

 

52.36

 

Feeder Bulls

82-99

 

 

 

Yield Grade 1 & 2(1400-2000)

68-74.5

 

 

 

Baby Calves under 100 lbs.

 

 

 

 

DAIRY

NT

 

 

 

BEEF

NT

 

 

 

100-200#

125-250

 

 

 

Some of the Higher Selling Cattle

**Weaned Cattle

Jimmy Parnell, Denison, 285# @ $ 140.00

Dan Gist, Pilot Point, 290# @ $ 131.00

**Beaty Farms, Aubrey, 320# @ $ 138.00

**Arvel Hubbard, Decatur, 315# @ $ 115.00

Wayne Berg, Decatur, 420# @ $ 128.00

**Allen Bingham, Decatur, 2 Hd Deal, 430# @ $ 109.00

**Ramona Cerretti, Decatur, 4 Hd Deal, 533# @ $ 118.50

**Jennings Cattle, Boyd, 3 Hd Deal, 503# @ $ 108.00

**Jason Richardson, Sadler, 12 Hd Deal, 628# @ $ 109.00

**Ramona Cerretti, Decatur, 615# @ $ 98.00

Bruce Kongable, Aledo, 715# @ $ 102.00

**James Wood, Decatur, 5 Hd Deal, 704# @ $ 88.75

Joyce Kindiger, Muenster, 810# @ $ 95.50