Name: Tulia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-07-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-07-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 5.00 higher on a limited test. Trade activity was moderate on very good demand. Slaughter cows and bulls were steady to 2.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $138.95/cwt on 505 head.

Average price

$138.95

505 head · 730 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,014

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$772

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 4

$80.58/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.74

vs TX average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	736	140.58	1,034	460
Medium and Large 1-2	702	136.70	960	33
Medium and Large 2	772	114.00	880	5thin
Small 4	436	60.00	262	7thin

One grade step is worth $80.58/cwt here — about $772 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 sale505 hd

138.95

—

TX average3 barns · 1,002 hd

137.21

+1.74

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	1,572	76.10	1,196	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,512	60.09	908	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,252	57.18	716	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	962	53.75	517	4thin

Every lot, as filed

51 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 1-2Unweaned	—	708	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	910	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	486	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	768	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	903	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,165	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	742	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,054	141
Bulls	—	—	1,508	73.09/cwt	70.00–75.00	1,102	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	540	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	713	4
Bulls	—	—	1,658	80.11/cwt	77.50–83.00	1,328	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	499	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	724	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	738	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	812	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	600	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	1,000.00/cwt	925.00–1,075.00	10,000	2
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	810.00/cwt	810.00–810.00	7,290	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	681	118.91/cwt	117.00–120.00	810	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	129.43/cwt	125.00–134.00	619	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	559	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	660	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	450	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	666	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	658	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	928	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	772	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	880	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	952	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,161	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	582	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	847	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	848	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	1,183	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	664	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	880	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	712	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	940	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	832	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,123	11
Steers	Small 4	—	436	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	262	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	852	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	735	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	959	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	858	136.42/cwt	132.00–138.00	1,170	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	394	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	666	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	770	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,496	61.47/cwt	61.00–61.50	920	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,085	50.96/cwt	50.00–52.50	553	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	825	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	413	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,285	58.43/cwt	55.00–59.75	751	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,008	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	554	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,556	56.19/cwt	55.00–59.00	874	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	590	130.65/cwt	130.00–134.50	771	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	491	133.45/cwt	130.00–135.50	655	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	923	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	120.94/cwt	120.00–124.00	871	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	545	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	695	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	635	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	768	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	623	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	845	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	1,035	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	792	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	950	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	643	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	739	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	636	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	795	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	704	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	841	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	126.83/cwt	125.00–135.00	666	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	343	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	552	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	871	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,036	8

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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