Why You Should Sell At DLM:
• Buyers from 8-10 Packing companies. • 7 National ORDER Buying companies. • 29 Regional Order Buying companies. • Reputation for fresh cattle attracts more individual buyers. • Electronic real-time scales. • Sales transactions on Video Tape for post-sale review. • Customer Service emphasized. • Bonded-Insured • We appreciate the opportunity to help you with marketing and buying of your cattle. Decatur Monday Decatur, TX — March 8 (Special) Receipts at Decatur Livestock Market were 895 head including: 19 bulls, 191 cows, 66 calves, 35 Longhorns, 197 stocker heifers, 236 stocker bulls/steers, 69 feeder heifers, 84 feeder bulls/steers. Average prices $516, March 1 $501. A year ago $449. 50% of stocker calves were 5 weights with average prices $5-6/cwt higher. 3 weights were $8.50 higher. Feeder cattle not well tested, however the better kind were $2 higher. Dispersal of 20 midage BBF pairs bred back 3-4 months were well received with prices from $1150-1440. Packer prices steady to $2 higher on average. Steers: 200-299 lbs. $60-151; WA $118.32; 300-399 lbs. $50-147.50; WA $124.72; 400-499 lbs. $59-130, WA $111.81; 500-599 lbs. $73-127.50, WA $112.06; 600-699 lbs. $51-109, WA $92.18; 700-799 lbs. $82.50-100.75, WA $95.48; 800-899 lbs. NT, WA NT; 900-999 lbs. NT, WA NT. Heifers: 200-299 lbs. NT, WA NT; 300-399 lbs. $67.50-123, WA $107.02; 400-499 lbs. $76.50-121, WA $103.20; 500-599 lbs. $83-108.50, WA $100.57; 600-699 lbs. $60-98; WA $88.78; 700-799 lbs. $62-91.50, WA $83.83; 800-899 lbs. NT, WA NT; 900-999 lbs. NT, WA NT. Pairs: young NT; mid-age $950-1440. Pregnancy tested cows: young NT; mid-age $700-930. Packer cows: under 1100 lbs. $35-65; over 1100 lbs. $36-60.50. Feeder bulls NT. Bulls, Y.G. 1 & 2, 1400-2000 lbs. $67-71. Calves: under 100 lbs.: dairy NT, beef $155-170; 100-200 lb. $50-240. Some representative sales: Carl Moore, Kennedale, 3 head deal, 287 lb. steer at $151; Jane Fulton, Sanger, 2 head deal, 323 lb. steer at $141; Jim Walker, Pilot Point, 425 lb. steer at $130; H&S Cattle, Sunset, 460 lb. heifer at $121; Nobles Family Ptrs, Denton, 6 head deal, 516 lb. heifer at $108.50; Ken Dickson, Aubrey, 2 head deal, 653 lb. heifer at $98. |
 Roland Davie 2473 North FM Road 51 Decatur, TX 76234 (Located 2 miles North of Town on Hwy. 51) Phone 940/627-5599 • Fax 940/627-1434 Sale Every Monday at 10 a.m. "Consign With Integrity" • "Buy With Confidence" Mission Statement: DLM will provide services and facilities to maximize return on investment for our customers. Ethical business practices will govern our operation. DLM does not trade or speculate in livestock — we will not compete with our customers. For more information, click here: http://www.decaturlivestockmarket.com. |