Name: Tulia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-05-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-05-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold mostly 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Trade activity was light to moderate on moderate demand. Heavy rainfall throughout the week and declining CME cattle futures hampered cattle movement. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 3.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $133.13/cwt on 552 head.

Average price

$133.13

552 head · 768 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,023

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$155

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$10.88/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.69

vs TX average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	785	134.38	1,055	308
Medium and Large 1-2	747	131.68	984	240
Medium and Large 2	729	123.50	900	4thin

One grade step is worth $10.88/cwt here — about $155 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale552 hd

133.13

—

TX average3 barns · 1,454 hd

136.82

−3.69

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	High	1,784	77.06	1,374	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,590	57.50	914	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,256	54.00	678	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,152	53.00	611	5thin

Every lot, as filed

53 lots · USDA AMS · Tulia Livestock Auction - Tulia, TX

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	444	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	724	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	805	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	599	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	752	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	606	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	697	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	111.50/cwt	111.50–111.50	886	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	618	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	537	132.88/cwt	130.50–133.50	714	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	319	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	498	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	684	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	790	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	869	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	928	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	928	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	611	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	733	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	831	114.09/cwt	113.00–115.75	948	103
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	728	118.41/cwt	117.50–120.00	862	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	858	108.29/cwt	105.00–109.50	929	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	634	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	666	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	836	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	554	131.78/cwt	130.00–132.50	730	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	640	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	714	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	778	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	899	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	854	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	962	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	914	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	943	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	896	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	769	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	884	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	863	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	587	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	784	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	654	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	929	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	152.48/cwt	150.00–156.00	796	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	891	118.70/cwt	118.50–120.00	1,058	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	909	119.09/cwt	118.25–120.00	1,083	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	779	140.75/cwt	140.75–140.75	1,096	158
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	627	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	846	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	666	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	862	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	964	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,012	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	639	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	882	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,106	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	312	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	615	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	496	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	779	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	752	132.25/cwt	132.25–132.25	995	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	891	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	1,047	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	812	125.74/cwt	125.00–127.50	1,021	84
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	661	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	882	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	702	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	772	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	729	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	900	4
Bulls	—	—	2,230	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,896	2
Bulls	—	—	1,840	78.70/cwt	76.00–80.00	1,448	3
Bulls	—	—	1,518	71.85/cwt	70.00–72.50	1,091	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,105	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	553	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,294	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	712	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,590	57.50/cwt	57.50–57.50	914	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,190	62.50/cwt	62.50–62.50	744	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,115	48.79/cwt	47.50–50.00	544	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,170	52.45/cwt	50.00–55.00	614	2

How this sale compares

Texas weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Texas auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

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