Sale reports / Texas / Tulia Livestock Auction / 2019-08-15

Tulia Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Tulia, Texas · Thu, Aug 15
● Final46 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1954
Feeder Cattle receipts
640 head
729 vs last sale 1,369 640 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
61 head
49 vs last sale 12 61 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower on a limited test. Trade activity was light on light to moderate demand. Receipts were curbed as a drop in the market occurred to start off the week but the CME regained some footing by mid week. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $122.35/cwt on 244 head.
Average price
$122.35
244 head · 649 lb average
Value per head Derived
$794
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$270
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 1-2
$3.00/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+5.27
vs TX average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2338125.004233thin
Medium and Large 1667122.36816208
Medium and Large 1-2567122.0069233
One grade step is worth $3.00/cwt here — about −$270 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 sale244 hd
122.35
TX average3 barns · 478 hd
117.08
+5.27
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsAverage1,53575.801,1643thin
CowsLean 85-90%High1,10460.9667318
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,21259.247187thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,48059.248776thin

Every lot, as filed

46 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
CowsLean 85-90%1,11764.47/cwt62.50–66.507207
CowsLean 85-90%1,11359.09/cwt56.50–60.5065810
BullsMedium and Large 1515133.00/cwt133.00–133.006854
BullsMedium and Large 1482137.50/cwt137.50–137.506639
BullsMedium and Large 1422159.16/cwt156.00–161.0067216
BullsMedium and Large 1612120.09/cwt118.00–121.5073523
BullsMedium and Large 1570123.24/cwt121.00–125.5070225
BullsMedium and Large 1-2638114.00/cwt114.00–114.007272
BullsMedium and Large 1-2720109.00/cwt109.00–109.007853
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy671113.50/cwt113.50–113.507628
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy82890.00/cwt90.00–90.0074523
HeifersMedium and Large 1Full726122.00/cwt122.00–122.008867
HeifersMedium and Large 1413143.00/cwt143.00–143.005916
HeifersMedium and Large 1485130.35/cwt129.50–133.0063212
HeifersMedium and Large 1558129.96/cwt126.50–131.0072517
HeifersMedium and Large 1522127.20/cwt125.00–129.5066420
HeifersMedium and Large 1639129.51/cwt128.50–130.5082822
HeifersMedium and Large 1785121.50/cwt121.50–121.5095427
HeifersMedium and Large 1721129.00/cwt129.00–129.0093045
HeifersMedium and Large 1Unweaned630119.50/cwt119.50–119.5075321
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2744123.00/cwt123.00–123.009157
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2482125.00/cwt125.00–125.006039
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2540120.00/cwt120.00–120.0064817
HeifersMedium and Large 2338125.00/cwt125.00–125.004233
SteersMedium and Large 1Fleshy814114.50/cwt114.50–114.5093221
SteersMedium and Large 1Full846122.00/cwt122.00–122.001,0326
SteersMedium and Large 1706133.50/cwt133.50–133.509436
SteersMedium and Large 1958105.00/cwt105.00–105.001,00610
SteersMedium and Large 1789131.38/cwt130.50–132.501,03746
SteersMedium and Large 1Unweaned663130.50/cwt130.50–130.508653
SteersMedium and Large 1Unweaned730131.00/cwt131.00–131.009565
SteersMedium and Large 1-2591139.00/cwt139.00–139.008214
SteersMedium and Large 1-2782132.00/cwt132.00–132.001,0328
SteersMedium and Large 1-2640132.50/cwt132.50–132.5084813
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed780136.75/cwt136.75–136.751,06755
SteersMedium and Large 2338150.00/cwt150.00–150.005073
SteersMedium and Large 2443145.00/cwt145.00–145.0064210
Bulls1,72081.20/cwt81.00–81.501,3972
BullsLight Weight1,16565.00/cwt65.00–65.007571
CowsBoner 80-85%1,11365.76/cwt63.00–68.507322
CowsBoner 80-85%1,22359.73/cwt59.50–60.007302
CowsBoner 80-85%1,27054.57/cwt52.50–55.756933
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,30066.00/cwt66.00–66.008581
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,64555.50/cwt55.50–55.509131
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,48458.48/cwt56.00–60.008684
CowsLean 85-90%91555.00/cwt55.00–55.005031

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.