Sale reports / Texas / Tulia Livestock Auction / 2019-05-30

Tulia Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Tulia, Texas · Thu, May 30
● Final56 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1954
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,616 head
188 vs last sale 1,428 1,616 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
53 head
41 vs last sale 12 53 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold steady to instances 5.00 higher. Trade activity and demand were moderate to good. Sunshine gave the area a chance to dry out after thunderstorms last week and pastures are in good condition. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $129.02/cwt on 766 head.
Average price
$129.02
766 head · 788 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,017
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$194
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$30.76/cwt at this weight
vs the market
6.69
vs TX average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2739130.76967115
Medium and Large 1806129.991,048612
Medium and Large 2-3546120.0065517thin
Medium 2-3695100.0069513thin
Medium and Large 3773100.007739thin
One grade step is worth $30.76/cwt here — about $194 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 sale766 hd
129.02
TX average3 barns · 1,191 hd
135.71
−6.69
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsAverage1,44671.301,03124
CowsLean 85-90%High1,10056.156183thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,23453.6066114
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,54352.498104thin

Every lot, as filed

56 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
SteersMedium and Large 1595146.00/cwt146.00–146.008695
SteersMedium 2-3695100.00/cwt100.00–100.0069513
HeifersMedium and Large 372492.00/cwt92.00–92.006666
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3401129.00/cwt129.00–129.005176
HeifersMedium and Large 2484120.00/cwt120.00–120.0058111
HeifersMedium and Large 2558115.00/cwt115.00–115.006426
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2765111.12/cwt109.00–117.0085064
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2693119.99/cwt119.50–123.0083243
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2628125.00/cwt125.00–125.0078521
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2572126.50/cwt126.50–126.5072413
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2378148.00/cwt148.00–148.005597
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy87690.00/cwt90.00–90.007888
HeifersMedium and Large 1Unweaned708115.00/cwt115.00–115.0081424
HeifersMedium and Large 1Unweaned675118.50/cwt118.50–118.5080012
HeifersMedium and Large 1878112.58/cwt104.50–113.00988118
HeifersMedium and Large 1779118.44/cwt118.00–118.5092388
HeifersMedium and Large 1814117.44/cwt115.00–118.5095636
HeifersMedium and Large 1613130.04/cwt129.50–130.5079728
HeifersMedium and Large 1737120.41/cwt120.00–123.0088721
HeifersMedium and Large 1687127.61/cwt127.00–128.0087715
HeifersMedium and Large 193795.00/cwt95.00–95.0089013
HeifersMedium and Large 1524130.06/cwt125.00–131.5068213
BullsMedium and Large 1-2703117.00/cwt117.00–117.008232
HeifersMedium and Large 1Full90785.00/cwt85.00–85.007718
HeifersMedium and Large 1Full695118.00/cwt118.00–118.0082012
HeifersMedium and Large 1Full849100.00/cwt100.00–100.0084915
HeifersMedium and Large 1492136.00/cwt136.00–136.006697
HeifersMedium and Large 196295.50/cwt95.50–95.509198
SteersMedium and Large 1437173.00/cwt173.00–173.007569
SteersMedium and Large 11,07290.00/cwt90.00–90.009659
SteersMedium and Large 1535158.00/cwt158.00–158.0084523
SteersMedium and Large 1624148.50/cwt148.50–148.5092738
SteersMedium and Large 1712137.50/cwt136.00–138.0097938
SteersMedium and Large 1693138.90/cwt138.00–140.0096353
SteersMedium and Large 1789130.07/cwt128.50–136.001,02667
SteersMedium and Large 1830124.63/cwt124.00–128.501,03499
SteersMedium and Large 1982118.00/cwt118.00–118.001,15999
SteersMedium and Large 1866126.72/cwt124.00–127.251,097141
SteersMedium and Large 1Unweaned733128.69/cwt124.00–130.0094331
SteersMedium and Large 1-2568139.00/cwt139.00–139.007908
SteersMedium and Large 1-2613138.00/cwt138.00–138.008468
SteersMedium and Large 1-2855124.86/cwt120.00–127.001,06813
SteersMedium and Large 1-2829125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,03617
SteersMedium and Large 1-2690133.66/cwt133.00–140.0092231
SteersMedium and Large 1-2783129.21/cwt128.50–131.001,01231
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Unweaned673132.00/cwt132.00–132.008887
SteersMedium and Large 2-3546120.00/cwt120.00–120.0065517
SteersMedium and Large 3773100.00/cwt100.00–100.007739
Bulls1,68280.38/cwt80.00–81.001,3523
Bulls1,41270.00/cwt70.00–70.0098821
CowsBoner 80-85%1,23060.00/cwt60.00–60.007381
CowsBoner 80-85%1,12048.78/cwt45.00–51.005463
CowsBoner 80-85%1,26854.40/cwt52.50–57.5069010
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,54352.49/cwt50.00–55.008104
CowsLean 85-90%1,00060.00/cwt60.00–60.006001
CowsLean 85-90%1,15054.22/cwt53.50–55.006242

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.