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Decatur Livestock Market
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
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• We appreciate the opportunity to help you with marketing and buying of your cattle.
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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.
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Decatur Livestock Market
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.
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