MARKET REPORT - DECATUR LIVESTOCK MARKET

            Consignments from April 30, 2007, from 154 Sellers were 949 head including: 40 Bulls, 231 Cows, 40 Calves, 172 Stocker Heifers, 269 Stocker Bulls/Steers, 86 Feeder Heifers, 111 Feeder Bulls/Steers.  Average price = $ 571.  Last week = $ 579.  A year ago = $ 538.  Last Friday’s cattle on feed report failed to knock the market down as anticipated with feeder cattle $3 - $5 higher on average.  Good 2 – 4 weight calves had strong demand with the good 250# calves dollaring out over $525 in deals of 2 – 5 head.  Demand for dried out 4 – 5 weight calves exceeded supply forcing buyers to buy fleshy suckling calves but at a discount to compensate for getting them through the weaning process.  Most bred cows and pairs are not coming to the market by choice and the good ones are hard to come by.  Packer prices $1.50 – $2.00 lower on average.

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      STEERS:-

 

 

 

 

HEIFERS:

 

 

 

 

 

Range

 

Wt. / Avg.

 

 

Range

 

Wt. / Avg.

 

200 - 299 lbs.

100-215

 

161.50

 

200 - 299 lbs.

90-220

 

166.29

 

300 - 399 lbs.

40-155

 

127.30

 

300 – 399 lbs.

84-155

 

121.73

 

400 – 499 lbs.

64-131

 

109.46

 

400 - 499 lbs.

68.5-127

 

116.00

 

500 – 599 lbs

42-132

 

106.57

 

500 - 599 lbs.

69-124

 

110.34

 

600 - 699 lbs.

65-125

 

100.98

 

600 - 699 lbs.

95-117

 

104.60

 

700 - 799 lbs.

94-107

 

102.25

 

700 –799 lbs.     

92-100

 

98.65

 

800 - 899 lbs.

NT

 

NT

 

800 - 899 lbs.

NT

 

NT

 

900 - 999 lbs.

NT

 

NT

 

900 - 999 lbs.

87.5-92

 

90.50

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                                                NT = Not Tested

                                     PAIRS:

                            PREG. TESTED:

 

PRICE RG

 

LAST WK

 

 

PRICE RG

 

LAST WK

 

Young

NT

 

860-1090

 

Young

NT

 

650-990

 

Mid – Age

815-1210

 

850-1200

 

Mid - Age

625-780

 

600-900

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                               

 

Low/High Yielding

 

Average

 

Cows under 1100#’s

35-81

 

48.49

 

Cows over 1100#’s

30-58

 

51.09

 

Feeder Bulls

89-107

 

 

 

Yield Grade 1 & 2(1400-2000)

64-70

 

 

 

Baby Calves under100 lbs.

 

 

 

 

DAIRY

NT

 

 

 

BEEF

65-235

 

 

 

100-200#

190-375

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sales on Some of the Higher Selling Cattle

Danny Hodges, Alvord, 215# @ $ 215.00

Danny Hodges, Alvord, 2 Hd Deal, 203# @ $ 220.00

Jeff Matsler, Gainesville, 340# @ $ 155.00

Jerry Wiginton, Gainesville, 2 Hd Deal, 330# @ $ 135.00

Donny Mosley, Red Oak, 440# @ $ 130.00

Alvin Carter, Decatur, 2 Hd Deal, 448# @ $ 127.00

Addams Family Farm, Decatur, 3 Hd Deal, 520# @ $ 132.00

Richard Eder, Paradise, 505# @ $ 124.00

Herschel Pearson, Ft Worth, 2 Hd Deal, 608# @ $ 125.00

Kevin Wood, Alvord, 625# @ $ 117.00

Grady Griffeth, Decatur, 715# @ $ 107.00

Don Roach, Justin, 705# @ $ 100.00

 

Grady Griffeth, Decatur, 3 Hd Deal, 935# @ $ 92.00