Name: Tulia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-10-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold fully steady. Trade activity was moderate on moderate to good demand. A blast of winter swept across the panhandle bringing temperatures down to the 30's and snow fell during the sale. Slaughter cows and bulls sold with a much lower undertone.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $141.27/cwt on 802 head.

Average price

$141.27

802 head · 630 lb average

Value per head Derived

$889

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$185

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

$18.01/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.67

vs TX average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	643	144.18	927	607
Medium and Large 1-2	588	134.47	791	142
Medium and Large 2	588	126.17	742	53

One grade step is worth $18.01/cwt here — about $185 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 sale802 hd

141.27

—

TX average3 barns · 1,991 hd

141.94

−0.67

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	1,485	70.00	1,040	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,276	41.44	529	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,464	40.35	591	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,047	39.24	411	10

Every lot, as filed

61 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	—	431	144.43/cwt	144.00–146.00	622	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	763	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	969	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	684	115.52/cwt	100.00–129.00	790	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	718	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	790	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	586	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	709	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	514	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	617	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	775	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	814	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	718	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	840	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	649	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	727	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	332	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	495	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	134.02/cwt	125.00–140.00	709	116
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	388	153.10/cwt	150.00–155.00	594	74
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	808	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	1,095	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	130.66/cwt	126.50–133.00	737	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	752	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	978	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	614	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	863	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	462	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	647	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	312	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	543	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	619	138.24/cwt	135.50–142.00	856	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	682	130.31/cwt	125.50–137.00	889	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	721	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	926	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	772	143.88/cwt	140.50–147.00	1,111	166
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	155.75/cwt	154.00–157.50	748	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	141.27/cwt	137.50–144.00	805	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	681	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	150.94/cwt	148.00–157.00	795	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	401	172.24/cwt	168.00–174.00	691	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	719	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	1,003	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	956	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	282	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	479	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,051	40.30/cwt	40.00–42.50	424	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,033	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	362	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,464	40.35/cwt	40.00–42.50	591	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,276	41.44/cwt	40.00–44.00	529	12
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,270	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	826	1
Bulls	—	—	1,700	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	1,275	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	318	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	604	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	574	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	700	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	887	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,109	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	833	116.36/cwt	113.50–120.00	969	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	738	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	996	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	583	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	740	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	126.78/cwt	120.00–131.00	668	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	530	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	623	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	894	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	930	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	624	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	686	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,215	735.00/cwt	735.00–735.00	8,930	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	585.00/cwt	585.00–585.00	6,289	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	682	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	839	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	603	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	766	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	487	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	692	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	820	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	914	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	439	139.32/cwt	136.50–145.00	612	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	539	137.41/cwt	134.00–142.00	741	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	702	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	626	125.69/cwt	124.00–127.00	787	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	765	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	918	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	675	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	851	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	144.86/cwt	143.25–145.50	978	163

How this sale compares

Texas weighted averages

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