Name: Tulia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-06-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-06-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 4.00 higher. Trade was moderately active on good demand. Temperatures hitting triple digits has dried out the area. Slaughter cows and bulls traded steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $133.90/cwt on 686 head.

Average price

$133.90

686 head · 706 lb average

Value per head Derived

$945

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$176

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

$24.83/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.46

vs TX average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	704	140.05	986	287
Medium and Large 1-2	707	132.72	938	325
Medium and Large 2	703	115.22	810	74

One grade step is worth $24.83/cwt here — about $176 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 sale686 hd

133.90

—

TX average3 barns · 893 hd

135.36

−1.46

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	1,786	75.41	1,347	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,283	54.71	702	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,456	53.35	777	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,102	52.29	577	7thin

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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	406	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	650	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	736	116.50/cwt	116.50–116.50	857	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	779	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	880	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	894	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	849	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	790	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	932	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	993	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	943	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	406	147.27/cwt	131.00–152.00	598	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	840	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	941	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	589	122.33/cwt	120.00–124.50	721	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	727	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	834	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	851	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	612	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	789	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	882	95.50/cwt	95.50–95.50	842	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	782	118.21/cwt	116.00–121.00	924	130
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	124.91/cwt	124.00–125.50	836	159
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	606	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	691	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	556	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	670	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	743	105.45/cwt	105.00–106.00	783	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	644	104.50/cwt	104.50–104.50	673	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	611	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	877	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	728	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	983	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	717	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	792	130.40/cwt	130.00–130.50	1,033	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	538	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	882	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	816	130.53/cwt	126.00–133.00	1,065	118
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	601	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	790	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	745	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	983	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	683	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	895	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	720	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	907	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	773	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	962	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	869	121.96/cwt	120.00–122.75	1,060	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	709	136.75/cwt	136.75–136.75	970	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	138.03/cwt	135.00–140.00	785	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	695	136.32/cwt	136.00–137.50	947	94
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	708	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	885	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	672	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	874	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	790	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	932	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	816	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	938	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	676	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	845	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	683	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	772	51
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,187.50/cwt	1,025.00–1,325.00	14,250	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	9,144	1
Bulls	—	—	1,600	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	1,200	1
Bulls	—	—	2,155	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	1,767	1
Bulls	—	—	1,695	72.31/cwt	72.00–72.50	1,226	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,200	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	720	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,305	52.50/cwt	52.50–52.50	685	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,297	54.15/cwt	53.00–55.00	702	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,525	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	854	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,447	53.02/cwt	52.50–53.50	767	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,147	54.46/cwt	53.50–55.00	625	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,069	50.67/cwt	50.00–52.50	542	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	579	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	758	7

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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