Name: Tulia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-09-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 3.00 higher. Trade activity was moderate on good demand. Local pastures greened back up after rain around the trading area. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 3.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $139.55/cwt on 564 head.

Average price

$139.55

564 head · 702 lb average

Value per head Derived

$980

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$333

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

$21.72/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.10

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	141.79	1,073	385
Medium and Large 1-2	577	138.42	799	143
Medium and Large 2	616	120.07	740	36

One grade step is worth $21.72/cwt here — about $333 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 sale564 hd

139.55

—

TX average3 barns · 1,746 hd

140.65

−1.10

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	1,632	65.83	1,074	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,233	50.21	619	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,477	49.60	733	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	982	41.98	412	19

Every lot, as filed

60 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 1-2	—	504	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	655	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	464	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	510	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	542	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	604	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	664	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	512	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	655	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	716	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	859	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	832	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	142.99/cwt	141.00–144.00	465	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	448	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	620	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	116.35/cwt	113.00–119.00	657	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	771	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	964	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	726	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	799	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	650	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	826	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	738	133.93/cwt	132.00–135.00	988	105
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	782	128.34/cwt	128.00–129.50	1,004	74
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	694	133.32/cwt	132.00–133.50	925	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	386	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	567	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	587	122.15/cwt	115.00–124.50	717	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	999	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	949	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	136.25/cwt	135.50–138.00	650	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	844	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	835	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,019	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	503	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	669	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	327	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	484	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	604	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	755	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	868	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	911	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	599	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	659	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	456	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	593	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	689	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	369	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	609	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	974	41.30/cwt	40.00–45.00	402	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,050	47.74/cwt	47.50–48.00	501	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,477	49.60/cwt	47.50–53.00	733	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,233	50.21/cwt	48.50–52.50	619	5
Bulls	—	—	1,498	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	899	2
Bulls	—	—	1,900	77.50/cwt	77.50–77.50	1,473	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,192	774.13/cwt	635.00–825.00	9,228	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	559	119.30/cwt	119.00–120.00	667	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	639	122.03/cwt	116.00–125.00	780	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	774	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	898	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	696	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	915	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	738	139.47/cwt	133.00–140.50	1,029	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	151.24/cwt	140.00–155.00	489	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	131.57/cwt	126.00–140.00	687	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	597	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	697	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	962	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	754	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,018	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	753	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	873	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	665	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	858	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	755	147.71/cwt	141.00–148.00	1,115	129
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	721	146.11/cwt	144.50–146.75	1,053	102
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	852	135.27/cwt	134.00–135.50	1,153	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,080	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,199	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	831	136.87/cwt	136.00–140.00	1,137	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	770	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	140.46/cwt	140.00–141.00	801	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	398	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	653	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	712	136.70/cwt	135.00–140.00	973	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	671	137.12/cwt	135.00–139.00	920	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	851	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,064	4

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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