Name: Tulia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-06-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-06-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 3.00 lower. Trade activity was moderate on moderate to good demand. Thunderstorms throughout the week dumped several inches of rain and brought damaging winds. Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady to instances 3.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $132.40/cwt on 787 head.

Average price

$132.40

787 head · 754 lb average

Value per head Derived

$998

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$231

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2-3

$35.29/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.16

vs TX average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	751	133.29	1,001	714
Medium and Large 1-2	783	128.27	1,004	62
Medium and Large 2-3	786	98.00	770	11thin

One grade step is worth $35.29/cwt here — about $231 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 sale787 hd

132.40

—

TX average3 barns · 1,116 hd

132.56

−0.16

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	—	Average	1,543	75.00	1,157	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,251	54.61	683	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,532	53.47	819	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,050	52.24	549	14

Every lot, as filed

49 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
Bulls	—	—	1,660	77.50/cwt	77.50–77.50	1,287	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,455	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	888	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,231	53.97/cwt	52.50–57.50	664	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,550	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	775	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,529	53.97/cwt	52.50–55.00	825	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	945	50.21/cwt	50.00–51.00	474	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	817	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	735	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	619	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	774	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	659	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	692	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	751	99.50/cwt	99.50–99.50	747	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	838	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	788	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	361	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	585	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	688	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	822	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	135.38/cwt	135.00–136.00	707	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	562	126.95/cwt	122.50–129.85	713	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	142.59/cwt	138.00–145.00	672	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	123.75/cwt	123.50–124.00	772	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	819	112.67/cwt	112.00–115.00	923	87
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	757	116.93/cwt	115.00–118.25	885	122
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	707	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	877	217
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	633	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	760	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	509	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	682	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	681	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	783	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	714	115.59/cwt	110.00–117.50	825	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	657	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	703	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	292	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	537	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	155.50/cwt	155.50–155.50	812	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	434	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	755	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	671	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	933	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	606	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	891	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	832	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	489	159.81/cwt	156.00–163.00	781	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	736	134.06/cwt	133.50–135.00	987	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	870	123.53/cwt	117.00–125.50	1,075	177
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	818	127.22/cwt	125.00–127.50	1,041	277
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	708	129.30/cwt	128.50–129.50	915	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	607	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	816	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	509	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	713	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	993	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,092	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	851	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,047	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,029	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,163	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	442	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	690	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	867	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,084	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	786	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	770	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	1,122.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,200.00	14,025	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,265	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	11,069	1
Bulls	—	—	1,425	72.50/cwt	72.50–72.50	1,033	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,109	53.37/cwt	52.50–55.00	592	9

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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