Name: Tulia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-06-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-06-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold mostly steady to instances 3.00 lower. Trade was active on good demand. Sunshine and mildly warm temperatures gave the area a chance to dry out and producers were able to get their cattle to market. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $128.05/cwt on 1,895 head.

Average price

$128.05

1,895 head · 795 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,018

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$47

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

$19.98/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.35

vs TX average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	697	134.98	940	777
Medium and Large 1	864	123.33	1,066	1,101
Medium and Large 2	787	119.00	937	10thin
Medium and Large 2-3	777	115.00	894	7thin

One grade step is worth $19.98/cwt here — about $47 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 sale1,895 hd

128.05

—

TX average3 barns · 2,720 hd

130.40

−2.35

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	1,885	77.50	1,461	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,300	55.60	723	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,196	54.41	651	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,373	53.95	741	2thin

Every lot, as filed

67 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	—	781	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	988	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	339	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	603	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	656	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	886	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	777	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	894	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	768	127.12/cwt	126.50–128.00	976	199
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	717	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	743	114.50/cwt	114.50–114.50	851	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	831	123.12/cwt	122.00–124.25	1,023	195
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	754	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	908	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	548	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	789	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	789	124.01/cwt	122.50–124.50	978	77
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	657	143.34/cwt	135.25–144.75	942	320
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,258	59.77/cwt	59.00–60.50	752	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,373	53.95/cwt	53.00–55.00	741	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,535	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	921	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,250	52.50/cwt	52.50–52.50	656	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,300	52.50/cwt	52.50–52.50	683	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,108	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	554	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,280	55.75/cwt	55.00–57.50	714	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	647	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	857	82
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	562	127.41/cwt	125.00–128.00	716	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	667	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	639	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	786	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	951	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	856	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	566	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	674	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	774	114.19/cwt	112.50–115.00	884	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	777	116.55/cwt	113.50–118.50	906	182
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	702	119.15/cwt	118.00–119.50	836	90
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	440	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	704	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	308	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	480	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	540	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	697	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	715	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	787	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	930	118.25/cwt	118.25–118.25	1,100	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	975	116.58/cwt	112.00–117.50	1,137	393
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	702	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	132.22/cwt	130.00–141.00	748	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	660	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	865	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	829	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	1,090	55
Bulls	—	—	1,885	77.50/cwt	77.50–77.50	1,461	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	449	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	674	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	693	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	762	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	468	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	613	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	816	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	734	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	634	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	748	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	1,310.00/cwt	1,310.00–1,310.00	17,030	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	12,650	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	10,250	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	128.32/cwt	128.00–128.50	794	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	858	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	924	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	832	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	537	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	644	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	890	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,024	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	379	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	595	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	807	113.64/cwt	113.00–114.00	917	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	676	124.17/cwt	123.00–127.50	839	116
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	456	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	609	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	123.63/cwt	121.50–124.00	707	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,015	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,147	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	696	137.75/cwt	137.75–137.75	959	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	709	138.71/cwt	135.50–141.50	983	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	873	121.08/cwt	118.50–122.00	1,057	184
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	629	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	849	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	913	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,086	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	962	150
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	787	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	937	10
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	752	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	361	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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