Name: Tulia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-10-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold mostly steady on limited comparable sales. Trade activity and demand were moderate. Several loads of steers available in the offering coming off of grass with thin fleshed condition. Heavy rain fell around the trading area along with fall-like temperatures. Slaughter cows and bulls traded steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $141.53/cwt on 1,099 head.

Average price

$141.53

1,099 head · 694 lb average

Value per head Derived

$982

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$574

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

$48.45/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.33

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	742	146.45	1,086	453
Medium and Large 1	646	143.29	925	296
Medium and Large 2	675	134.29	906	344
Medium and Large 2-3	523	98.00	513	6thin

One grade step is worth $48.45/cwt here — about $574 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 sale1,099 hd

141.53

—

TX average2 barns · 1,273 hd

139.20

+2.33

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	—	Average	2,015	72.50	1,461	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,197	49.99	598	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,479	49.51	732	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,033	44.13	456	15

Every lot, as filed

48 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	—	585	137.03/cwt	136.00–137.50	802	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	511	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	741	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	331	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	497	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,014	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,166	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	450	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	630	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	719	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,007	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	615	81
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	367	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	433	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	666	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	733	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	122.50/cwt	120.50–124.50	831	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	673	125.42/cwt	120.00–127.00	844	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	635	116.57/cwt	115.00–123.50	740	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	755	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	800	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	691	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	929	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	127.11/cwt	125.00–128.50	670	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	401	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	551	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	491	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	655	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	299	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	419	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	587	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	734	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	903	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,129	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	892	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	847	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	700	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	448	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	674	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	753	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	708	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	401	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	670	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	701	143.78/cwt	143.00–144.00	1,008	82
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	713	153.50/cwt	153.50–153.50	1,094	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	618	135.63/cwt	133.50–137.00	838	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	737	121.14/cwt	121.00–121.50	893	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	739	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,016	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	811	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,135	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	588	141.08/cwt	141.00–141.50	830	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	771	147.25/cwt	147.25–147.25	1,135	273
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	713	151.50/cwt	151.50–151.50	1,080	81
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	773	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	850	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	429	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	538	30
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	598	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	703	74
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	652	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	926	55
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	787	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,118	166
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	523	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	513	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	12,075	3
Bulls	—	—	2,015	72.50/cwt	72.50–72.50	1,461	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	461	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,214	50.49/cwt	50.00–52.50	613	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,479	49.51/cwt	47.50–50.00	732	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,083	48.39/cwt	47.50–50.00	524	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,021	43.06/cwt	40.00–45.00	440	12

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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