Name: Tulia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-09-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold mostly steady on light comparable sales. Trade activity was light to moderate on moderate demand. It was either feast or famine with rainfall over the past weekend, some areas were fortunate enough to receive a couple of inches while other did not get a drop. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $119.58/cwt on 412 head.

Average price

$119.58

412 head · 693 lb average

Value per head Derived

$829

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$176

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

$11.15/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.00

vs TX average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	693	122.12	846	310
Medium and Large 1-2	724	112.22	813	75
Medium and Large 2	605	110.96	671	27

One grade step is worth $11.15/cwt here — about $176 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 sale412 hd

119.58

—

TX average3 barns · 810 hd

122.59

−3.00

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	—	High	2,002	81.50	1,631	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,270	54.92	698	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,168	52.99	619	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,647	50.78	836	15

Every lot, as filed

58 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	125.15/cwt	121.50–132.00	717	72
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	761	122.90/cwt	122.75–123.00	935	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	748	127.65/cwt	127.00–127.75	955	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	825	119.75/cwt	119.75–119.75	988	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	126.75/cwt	124.50–130.50	668	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	601	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	775	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	682	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	866	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	581	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	337	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	479	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	955	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	926	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	840	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	932	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	833	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	875	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	556	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	773	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	802	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	664	120.21/cwt	119.00–120.50	798	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	735	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	908	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	528	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	718	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	556	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	739	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	360	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	544	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	623	120.93/cwt	120.50–122.00	753	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	696	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	752	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	721	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	779	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	896	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	131.03/cwt	129.00–132.00	616	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	800	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	855	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	629	113.50/cwt	113.50–113.50	714	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Full	—	613	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	601	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	608	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	692	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	823	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	769	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	961	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	733	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	990	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	408	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	665	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,028	95.50/cwt	95.50–95.50	982	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	717	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	864	125.06/cwt	123.00–126.00	1,081	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	143.10/cwt	139.50–146.00	744	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	136.41/cwt	130.00–138.00	775	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	135.38/cwt	134.00–136.00	1,042	106
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	691	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	878	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	605	136.39/cwt	132.00–137.00	825	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	761	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,007	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	488	138.04/cwt	137.50–140.00	674	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	971	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	896	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	986	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,350	860.00/cwt	860.00–860.00	11,610	1
Bulls	—	—	1,675	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	1,441	1
Bulls	—	—	1,900	76.50/cwt	76.50–76.50	1,454	1
Bulls	—	—	2,430	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	1,993	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,318	58.64/cwt	58.00–59.50	773	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,216	50.51/cwt	49.50–52.00	614	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,276	55.42/cwt	54.50–57.50	707	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,563	53.55/cwt	53.00–54.00	837	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,568	57.50/cwt	57.50–57.50	902	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,676	49.06/cwt	47.50–50.50	822	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,082	49.65/cwt	47.50–51.50	537	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,200	54.24/cwt	52.00–56.50	651	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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