Name: Tulia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-07-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-07-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder steers and heifers sold 4.00 to 8.00 higher. Trade was moderately active on good demand. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 3.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $136.37/cwt on 553 head.

Average price

$136.37

553 head · 754 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,028

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$195

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

$2.38/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.29

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	633	138.23	875	121
Medium and Large 1	788	135.85	1,070	432

One grade step is worth $2.38/cwt here — about −$195 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 sale553 hd

136.37

—

TX average3 barns · 1,230 hd

136.08

+0.29

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	1,578	77.51	1,223	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,262	57.07	720	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,090	55.58	606	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,501	55.04	826	9thin

Every lot, as filed

61 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	—	—	1,753	80.07/cwt	77.50–82.50	1,404	2
Bulls	—	—	1,338	73.31/cwt	72.50–75.00	981	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	453	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	716	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	410	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	677	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	622	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	821	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	889	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	942	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	592	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	811	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,090	55.58/cwt	55.00–57.50	606	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,499	54.73/cwt	52.50–55.00	820	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,520	57.50/cwt	57.50–57.50	874	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,278	56.30/cwt	55.00–59.00	720	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,256	60.70/cwt	60.00–61.50	762	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,220	52.50/cwt	52.50–52.50	641	2
Bulls	—	—	1,950	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,658	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,188	901.05/cwt	800.00–1,000.00	10,704	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,263	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	9,473	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	1,160.58/cwt	1,000.00–1,275.00	15,088	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	9,900	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	586	144.18/cwt	144.00–144.25	845	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	514	142.54/cwt	141.50–145.00	733	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,081	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	714	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	964	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	764	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,008	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	691	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	950	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	860	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	654	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	818	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	678	133.48/cwt	130.50–134.50	905	74
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	783	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	947	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	136.81/cwt	134.00–139.00	1,060	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	946	127.47/cwt	125.00–127.75	1,206	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	956	124.04/cwt	117.50–124.50	1,186	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	561	155.32/cwt	150.50–158.00	871	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,044	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,056	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	1,272	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	153.52/cwt	151.50–156.00	956	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	815	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,117	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	877	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,123	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	641	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	808	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	682	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	887	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	788	115.38/cwt	115.00–118.00	909	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	539	130.63/cwt	125.00–131.50	704	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	824	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	124.76/cwt	121.00–129.00	716	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	908	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	908	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	458	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	609	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	649	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	733	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	836	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	803	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	714	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	764	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	713	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	977	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	772	125.80/cwt	124.00–129.50	971	106
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	645	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	816	79
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	554	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	748	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	129.33/cwt	127.50–134.00	860	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	709	125.41/cwt	125.00–126.00	889	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	138.89/cwt	138.00–141.00	664	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	534	138.68/cwt	137.00–141.00	741	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	716	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	888	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	786	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	943	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	964	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	916	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	833	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	916	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	698	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	886	2

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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