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 1 (Special) Receipts at Decatur Livestock Market 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, February 22 $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. Steers: 200-299 lbs. $25-141; WA $118.29; 300-399 lbs. $40-138; WA $113.54; 400-499 lbs. $23-128, WA $109.10; 500-599 lbs. $45-121, WA $107.69; 600-699 lbs. $48-110, WA $102.73; 700-799 lbs. $70-102, WA $93.50; 800-899 lbs. $88-95.50, WA $89.50; 900-999 lbs. NT, WA NT. Heifers: 200-299 lbs. $40-131, WA $96.91; 300-399 lbs. $44-131, WA $95.39; 400-499 lbs. $44-115, WA $101.68; 500-599 lbs. $28-109, WA $94.19; 600-699 lbs. $65-108; WA $90.41; 700-799 lbs. $53-89, WA $84.41; 800-899 lbs. NT, WA NT; 900-999 lbs. NT, WA NT. Pairs: young NT; mid-age NT. Pregnancy tested cows: young $675-950; mid-age $700-960. Packer cows: under 1100 lbs. $30-71; over 1100 lbs. $37.50-61. Feeder bulls $82-99. Bulls, Y.G. 1 & 2, 1400-2000 lbs. $68-74.50. Calves: under 100 lbs.: dairy NT, beef NT; 100-200 lb. $125-250. Some representative sales: Jimmy Parnell, Denison, 285 lb. steer at $140; Beaty Farms, Aubrey, 320 lb. steer at $138; Wayne Berg, Decatur, 420 lb. steer at $128; Dan Gist, Pilot Point, 290 lb. heifer at $131; Arvel Hubbard, Decatur, 315 lb. heifer at $115; Allen Bingham, Decatur, 2 head deal, 430 lb. heifer at $109. |
 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. |