MARKET REPORT – DECATUR LIVESTOCK MARKET
Consignments
from November 5, 2007, from 212 sellers were
1503 head including: 28 Bulls, 229 Cows, 37 Calves, 44 Longhorns,
307 Stocker Heifers, 446 Stocker Bulls/Steers, 137 Feeder Heifers, 275 Feeder
Bulls/Steers. Average prices = $
518. Last week = $ 502. A year ago = $ 468. The weaned calf segment of the sale was well
received with several producers on hand specifically to try and buy the weaned
calves. Prices on these calves were $2
- $6/cwt higher than for comparable unweaned calves. The market fundamentals are unchanged with the added burden of
unusually high rate of sickness in the conditioning yards. Preventing illness is much cheaper than the
cure—you wouldn’t send your child to kindergarten without first weaning and
providing immunizations for common illnesses.
Yet we send unprepared calves into the market chain then wonder why the
buyers try to discount them.
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STEERS: |
Range |
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Wt. / Avg. |
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HEIFERS: |
Range |
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Wt. / Avg. |
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200 - 299 lbs. |
70-140 |
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120.13 |
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200 - 299 lbs. |
80-114 |
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101.70 |
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300 - 399 lbs. |
38-135 |
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100.41 |
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300 - 399 lbs. |
50-120 |
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99.80 |
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400 - 499 lbs. |
50-119.5 |
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107.72 |
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400 - 499 lbs. |
60-110 |
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94.92 |
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500 - 599 lbs |
50-116 |
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96.66 |
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500 - 599 lbs. |
50-115 |
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93.80 |
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600 - 699 lbs. |
53-106 |
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93.23 |
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600 - 699 lbs. |
55-104 |
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89.01 |
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700 - 799 lbs. |
49-102.5 |
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87.85 |
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700 - 799 lbs. |
70-94 |
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86.31 |
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800 - 899 lbs. |
45-100 |
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77.45 |
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800 - 899 lbs. |
64-92 |
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82.28 |
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900 - 999 lbs. |
NT |
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NT |
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900 - 999 lbs. |
NT |
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NT |
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LONGHORNS |
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STEERS: |
Range |
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Wt. / Avg. |
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HEIFERS: |
Range |
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Wt. / Avg. |
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200 - 299 lbs. |
52-59 |
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54.50 |
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200 - 299 lbs. |
NT |
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NT |
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300 - 399 lbs. |
53-60 |
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56.00 |
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300 - 399 lbs. |
40-56 |
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50.33 |
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400 - 499 lbs. |
41-79 |
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67.70 |
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400 - 499 lbs. |
NT |
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NT |
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500 - 599 lbs |
33-60 |
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46.50 |
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500 - 599 lbs |
NT |
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NT |
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600 - 699 lbs. |
33-49 |
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46.54 |
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600 - 699 lbs. |
NT |
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NT |
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700 - 799 lbs. |
NT |
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NT |
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700 - 799 lbs. |
NT |
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NT |
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800 - 899 lbs. |
NT |
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NT |
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800 - 899 lbs. |
NT |
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NT |
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900 - 999 lbs. |
NT |
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NT |
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900 - 999 lbs. |
NT |
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NT |
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PAIRS : |
PREG. TESTED: |
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PRICE RG |
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LAST WK |
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PRICE RG |
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LAST WK |
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Young |
900-1060 |
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NT |
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Young |
680-1070 |
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NT |
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Mid – Age |
NT |
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NT |
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Mid – Age |
700-960 |
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NT |
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Low/High Yielding |
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Average |
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Cows under 1100#’s |
25-68 |
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39.67 |
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Cows over 1100#’s |
32-65 |
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40.36 |
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Feeder Bulls |
80-89 |
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Yield Grade 1 &
2(1400-2000) |
55-60 |
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Baby Calves
under100 lbs. |
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DAIRY |
NT |
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BEEF |
100-130 |
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100-200# |
130-245 |
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Some of the Higher
Selling Cattle
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Sewell Ranch, Ft Worth, 295# @ $ 140.00 |
Thompson Grain & Cattle, Justin, 275# @ $ 114.00 |
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J & H Westbrook, Weatherford, 2 Hd Deal, 337# @ $
135.00 |
Gerald Wooten, Poolville, 395# @ $ 120.00 |
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Roger Moore, Cleburne, 14 Hd Deal, 456# @ $ 119.50 |
Jack Holloway, Justin, 410# @ $ 110.00 |
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J & H Westbrook, Weatherford, 4 Hd Deal, 508# @ $
116.00 |
Bar V Cattle Co, Ft Worth, 11 Hd Deal, 521# @ $ 115.00 |
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Sewell Ranch, Ft Worth, 10 Hd Deal, 631# @ $ 106.00 |
J & H Westbrook, Weatherford, 3 Hd Deal, 613# @ $
104.00 |
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Jerry Addison, Bowie, 3 Hd Deal, 775# @ $ 102.50 |
Gary Benson, Cleburne, 3 Hd Deal, 793# @ $ 94.00 |
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Mike Watts, Alvord, 2 Hd Deal, 830# @ $ 100.00 |
Jack Holloway, Justin, 845# @ $ 92.00 |