Name: Tulia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-07-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-07-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers traded mostly steady. Trade was active on good demand. Temperatures reached the tripe digit mark with relief of cooler temperatures insight for the weekend. Slaughter cows and bulls were steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $132.69/cwt on 882 head.

Average price

$132.69

882 head · 752 lb average

Value per head Derived

$998

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$498

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small and Medium 4

$78.71/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.13

vs TX average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	757	135.46	1,025	431
Medium and Large 1-2	756	133.25	1,007	377
Medium and Large 2	655	127.86	838	54
Medium and Large 2-3	657	120.00	788	6thin
Small and Medium 4	930	56.75	528	14thin

One grade step is worth $78.71/cwt here — about $498 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 sale882 hd

132.69

—

TX average4 barns · 2,176 hd

131.57

+1.13

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	—	Low	1,527	75.31	1,150	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,164	54.98	640	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,543	52.50	810	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	998	52.06	519	9thin

Every lot, as filed

76 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	—	577	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	779	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	440	162.55/cwt	161.00–163.00	715	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	833	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	750	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	114.50/cwt	114.50–114.50	822	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	845	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	682	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	825	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	773	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	835	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	604	127.71/cwt	127.00–130.00	771	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	478	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	593	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	643	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	746	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	977	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	938	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	817	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	988	50.59/cwt	47.50–52.50	500	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,017	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	559	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,543	52.50/cwt	52.50–52.50	810	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,155	55.48/cwt	55.00–57.50	641	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,210	52.50/cwt	52.50–52.50	635	1
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,190	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	833	2
Bulls	—	—	1,698	79.17/cwt	77.50–80.00	1,344	3
Bulls	—	—	1,580	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	1,185	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,250.00/cwt	1,250.00–1,250.00	15,000	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	8,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	960.00/cwt	960.00–960.00	10,560	9
Steers	Small and Medium 4	—	930	56.75/cwt	56.75–56.75	528	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	657	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	788	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	769	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	915	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	743	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	955	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	492	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	664	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	557	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	738	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	676	131.96/cwt	130.00–135.00	892	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	648	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	865	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	729	137.12/cwt	131.00–139.50	1,000	179
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	858	123.92/cwt	122.50–127.00	1,063	84
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	763	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	1,034	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	968	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,162	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	683	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	936	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	828	133.60/cwt	132.00–135.00	1,106	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	677	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	640	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	602	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	789	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	627	135.89/cwt	133.50–140.00	852	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	665	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	881	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	787	136.88/cwt	134.50–138.00	1,077	97
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	874	126.97/cwt	123.50–130.00	1,110	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	582	148.91/cwt	144.00–151.75	867	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,022	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,237	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	919	124.98/cwt	124.00–125.50	1,149	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	717	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,018	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	151.92/cwt	150.00–155.00	706	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	534	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	876	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	324	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	548	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	974	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,169	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	637	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	752	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	536	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	659	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	488	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	586	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	736	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	802	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	807	118.28/cwt	111.00–119.00	955	131
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	773	117.64/cwt	115.00–120.00	909	67
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	126.99/cwt	124.00–128.50	844	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,041	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	926	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	743	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	877	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	884	98.80/cwt	96.00–101.00	873	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	631	131.99/cwt	129.00–133.00	833	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	840	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	907	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	602	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	743	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	806	123.40/cwt	122.00–124.00	995	100
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	724	129.39/cwt	125.00–130.00	937	80
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	128.67/cwt	122.50–132.00	737	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	938	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,069	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	654	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	818	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	756	126.11/cwt	125.50–126.50	953	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	149.99/cwt	147.00–152.00	646	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	342	153.99/cwt	150.00–161.00	527	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,006	103.50/cwt	103.50–103.50	1,041	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	136.08/cwt	132.00–138.00	650	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	507	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	659	9

How this sale compares

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