Name: Tulia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-09-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 3.00 higher. Trade was fairly active on good demand. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 to 5.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $133.62/cwt on 892 head.

Average price

$133.62

892 head · 749 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,001

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$485

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3

$14.49/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.97

vs TX average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	767	135.21	1,037	253
Medium and Large 1	752	133.42	1,003	618
Medium and Large 2-3	457	120.71	552	21

One grade step is worth $14.49/cwt here — about $485 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 sale892 hd

133.62

—

TX average4 barns · 2,058 hd

132.65

+0.97

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	1,512	77.03	1,164	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,224	54.82	671	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,168	50.01	584	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,460	47.00	686	2thin

Every lot, as filed

44 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	—	625	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	878	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	599	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	398	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	633	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	319	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	351	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	786	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	990	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	714	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	907	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	840	135.78/cwt	134.00–136.00	1,141	209
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	136.21/cwt	130.00–141.00	786	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	869	127.80/cwt	125.00–129.00	1,111	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	993	119.25/cwt	119.25–119.25	1,184	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	511	139.33/cwt	137.75–145.00	712	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	1,026	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	785	135.07/cwt	133.50–139.00	1,060	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	694	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	791	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	704	130.75/cwt	130.75–130.75	920	72
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	301	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	452	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	637	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	764	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	123.13/cwt	121.50–129.50	704	106
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	771	122.49/cwt	120.00–125.00	944	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	131.67/cwt	128.00–133.00	869	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	123.04/cwt	122.50–124.00	648	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	131.04/cwt	130.50–131.50	620	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	408	134.16/cwt	130.00–145.00	547	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	536	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	697	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	668	132.85/cwt	132.00–133.50	887	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	632	129.50/cwt	127.50–137.00	818	97
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	682	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	897	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	318	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	477	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	559	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	746	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	745	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	998	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	1,045	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	696	141.25/cwt	141.25–141.25	983	88
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	873	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,144	93
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	649	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	746	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	313	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	391	12
Bulls	—	—	1,243	71.03/cwt	70.00–72.00	883	2
Bulls	—	—	1,808	86.13/cwt	86.00–86.25	1,557	2
Bulls	—	—	1,625	80.63/cwt	80.00–82.00	1,310	3
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,115	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	669	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,224	54.82/cwt	50.00–55.50	671	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,455	44.00/cwt	44.00–44.00	640	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,465	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	733	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	900	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	405	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,184	50.30/cwt	50.00–50.75	596	17

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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