Name: Tulia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-08-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks: All classes of feeder cattle to lightly tested this week for an accurate trend. Quality plain to average. Demand moderate. Slaughter cows mostly steady on very limited demand, bulls not tested.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $135.38/cwt on 396 head.

Average price

$135.38

396 head · 732 lb average

Value per head Derived

$992

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$186

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

$11.20/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.99

vs TX average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	756	138.31	1,045	235
Medium and Large 1-2	714	133.73	955	97
Medium and Large 2	676	127.12	859	64

One grade step is worth $11.20/cwt here — about $186 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 sale396 hd

135.38

—

TX average3 barns · 961 hd

136.37

−0.99

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	1,715	77.00	1,321	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,430	57.24	819	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,155	56.00	647	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,125	53.98	607	21

Every lot, as filed

39 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 1Thin Fleshed	—	323	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	614	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	773	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	827	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	762	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	991	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	128.04/cwt	127.75–128.50	986	65
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	690	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	880	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	707	130.76/cwt	130.00–133.50	924	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	752	128.38/cwt	120.00–129.00	965	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	585	109.20/cwt	105.00–115.00	639	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	242	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	525	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	688	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	817	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	724	126.86/cwt	120.00–129.00	918	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	603	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	663	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	782	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,064	142
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,288	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	10,948	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	1,250.00/cwt	1,250.00–1,250.00	16,250	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	955	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	478	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,430	57.24/cwt	57.00–57.50	819	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,198	56.25/cwt	56.00–56.50	674	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,070	55.50/cwt	55.50–55.50	594	1
Bulls	—	—	1,790	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,432	1
Bulls	—	—	1,640	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	1,214	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,133	54.18/cwt	54.00–56.00	614	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	823	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	905	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	656	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	859	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	125.35/cwt	120.00–127.00	709	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	731	115.50/cwt	115.50–115.50	844	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	653	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	898	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	692	136.15/cwt	133.00–137.50	942	79
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	448	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	506	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	338	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	564	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	882	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,050	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	732	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	996	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	818	125.64/cwt	124.00–128.00	1,028	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	644	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	811	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	271	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	488	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	590	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	708	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	849	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	1,125	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	800	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	960	8

How this sale compares

Texas weighted averages

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