Sale reports / Texas / Tulia Livestock Auction / 2019-08-29

Tulia Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Tulia, Texas · Thu, Aug 29
● Final52 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1954
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,457 head
441 vs last sale 1,016 1,457 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
160 head
125 vs last sale 285 160 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 1.00 to 3.00 higher on limited comparable sales. Trade activity and demand were moderate to good. Temperatures have cooled off from the triple digit mark and some areas have been fortunate to receive rainfall; producers are preparing to plant winter wheat pastures. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $135.81/cwt on 881 head.
Average price
$135.81
881 head · 730 lb average
Value per head Derived
$992
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$253
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$15.80/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.16
vs TX average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1748137.091,025762
Medium and Large 1-2591135.7580352
Medium and Large 2637121.2977367
One grade step is worth $15.80/cwt here — about $253 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 sale881 hd
135.81
TX average3 barns · 1,332 hd
135.65
+0.16
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
BullsLow1,67578.621,3168thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,18955.5466043
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,17554.1563619
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,57552.7583116

Every lot, as filed

52 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
SteersMedium and Large 1579136.82/cwt136.00–137.0079216
SteersMedium and Large 1728136.00/cwt136.00–136.0099014
SteersMedium and Large 1498149.50/cwt149.50–149.5074511
SteersMedium and Large 1407162.11/cwt160.00–171.0066011
HeifersMedium and Large 2555117.50/cwt117.50–117.5065221
HeifersMedium and Large 2444127.00/cwt127.00–127.005648
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Unweaned604121.50/cwt121.50–121.507347
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2698122.50/cwt122.50–122.5085514
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2460125.00/cwt125.00–125.0057514
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2563120.94/cwt120.00–123.0068110
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2387140.00/cwt140.00–140.005425
HeifersMedium and Large 1Unweaned644116.20/cwt115.00–116.5074825
HeifersMedium and Large 1Unweaned650118.00/cwt118.00–118.007674
HeifersMedium and Large 1859116.00/cwt116.00–116.0099640
HeifersMedium and Large 1684127.88/cwt127.00–129.0087529
HeifersMedium and Large 1448128.00/cwt128.00–128.0057326
HeifersMedium and Large 1474133.03/cwt129.00–134.5063120
HeifersMedium and Large 1512129.58/cwt127.00–130.0066319
HeifersMedium and Large 1631129.00/cwt129.00–129.0081412
HeifersMedium and Large 1742124.00/cwt124.00–124.0092011
HeifersMedium and Large 1584125.00/cwt125.00–125.007307
BullsMedium and Large 1-2798105.00/cwt105.00–105.008387
BullsMedium and Large 1-2596123.00/cwt123.00–123.007335
BullsMedium and Large 1583126.42/cwt126.00–128.0073723
BullsMedium and Large 1528134.00/cwt134.00–134.007087
BullsMedium and Large 1723110.00/cwt110.00–110.007953
CowsLean 85-90%1,22251.79/cwt50.00–52.5063310
CowsLean 85-90%1,12056.38/cwt55.00–57.506318
CowsLean 85-90%1,14560.00/cwt60.00–60.006871
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,57051.82/cwt50.00–52.5081411
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,58654.78/cwt54.00–55.008695
CowsBoner 80-85%1,17956.01/cwt55.00–60.0066038
CowsBoner 80-85%1,26451.99/cwt50.00–52.506575
Bulls1,50375.36/cwt74.00–77.501,1334
Bulls1,87380.84/cwt80.00–82.501,5143
Bulls1,76585.00/cwt85.00–85.001,5001
SteersMedium and Large 2684116.19/cwt115.00–117.5079545
SteersMedium and Large 2502133.25/cwt133.25–133.2566915
SteersMedium and Large 2726121.00/cwt121.00–121.008785
SteersMedium and Large 2368147.00/cwt147.00–147.005412
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Unweaned608130.50/cwt130.50–130.507938
SteersMedium and Large 1-2487142.91/cwt140.00–144.5069614
SteersMedium and Large 1-2694132.00/cwt132.00–132.009169
SteersMedium and Large 1-2559135.00/cwt135.00–135.007557
SteersMedium and Large 1-2426153.00/cwt153.00–153.006525
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Full754124.00/cwt124.00–124.009359
SteersMedium and Large 1Unweaned723125.25/cwt123.50–125.5090640
SteersMedium and Large 1Unweaned779127.50/cwt127.50–127.5099312
SteersMedium and Large 1785135.86/cwt133.50–137.501,067287
SteersMedium and Large 1808135.45/cwt131.50–136.501,094245
SteersMedium and Large 1666145.50/cwt145.50–145.5096995
SteersMedium and Large 1507142.00/cwt142.00–142.0072031

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.