Name: Tulia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-06-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-06-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 3.00 higher. Trade was active on good demand. Summer has officially began with temperatures reaching triple digits. Slaughter cows and bulls traded steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $128.00/cwt on 1,224 head.

Average price

$128.00

1,224 head · 803 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,028

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$229

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

$13.77/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.73

vs TX average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	808	128.77	1,040	1,059
Medium and Large 1-2	781	123.94	968	149
Medium and Large 2	705	115.00	811	16thin

One grade step is worth $13.77/cwt here — about $229 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 sale1,224 hd

128.00

—

TX average3 barns · 1,761 hd

128.73

−0.73

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	1,738	78.39	1,362	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,295	56.07	726	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,468	54.14	795	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,103	53.24	587	3thin

Every lot, as filed

55 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	792	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	871	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	541	121.50/cwt	121.50–121.50	657	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,103	53.24/cwt	52.50–55.00	587	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,468	54.14/cwt	52.50–55.00	795	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,282	55.09/cwt	52.50–58.00	706	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,348	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	809	2
Bulls	—	—	1,877	81.76/cwt	80.00–82.50	1,535	3
Bulls	—	—	1,598	75.02/cwt	72.50–77.50	1,199	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	9,188	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	8,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	11,275	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	995.06/cwt	950.00–1,050.00	11,841	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	705	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	811	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	627	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	752	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	709	116.50/cwt	116.50–116.50	826	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	669	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	823	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	747	131.75/cwt	131.75–131.75	984	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,090	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	116.08/cwt	114.00–117.00	1,080	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	705	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	791	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,028	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	657	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	913	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	856	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,036	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,119	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	600	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	828	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	887	121.07/cwt	119.00–125.00	1,074	507
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	834	129.59/cwt	122.50–130.25	1,081	228
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	782	128.14/cwt	125.25–135.50	1,002	87
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	736	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	846	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	301	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	439	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	872	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	907	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	561	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	752	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	148.47/cwt	147.00–149.00	546	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	669	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	830	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	968	94.50/cwt	94.50–94.50	915	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	439	145.41/cwt	144.00–153.00	638	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	762	118.70/cwt	117.25–119.75	904	79
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	134.62/cwt	134.00–137.00	708	89
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	633	132.49/cwt	126.00–133.75	839	120
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	833	114.34/cwt	112.50–117.50	952	135
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	722	122.83/cwt	117.50–125.50	887	356
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	623	119.97/cwt	118.00–124.00	747	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	797	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	805	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	503	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	666	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	125.24/cwt	125.00–125.50	835	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	771	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	894	113
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	646	137.75/cwt	137.75–137.75	890	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	674	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	930	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	641	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	917	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	587	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	851	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	953	114.50/cwt	114.50–114.50	1,091	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	360	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	612	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	154.62/cwt	151.00–160.00	728	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	706	139.46/cwt	135.00–140.50	985	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	657	143.12/cwt	140.00–144.50	940	84

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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