Name: Tulia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-11-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-11-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer and heifer calves sold fully steady; yearlings not well tested in previous week's sale. Trade was fairly active on good demand. Wide price spreads this time of year in conditioned cattle vs their non-weaned counterparts continued this week along with large swings in 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 $140.35/cwt on 968 head.

Average price

$140.35

968 head · 617 lb average

Value per head Derived

$865

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$269

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

$32.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.17

vs TX average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	611	145.99	892	737
Medium and Large 1-2	646	123.42	797	205
Medium and Large 2	546	113.99	623	26

One grade step is worth $32.00/cwt here — about $269 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 sale968 hd

140.35

—

TX average3 barns · 2,303 hd

137.18

+3.17

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	1,768	70.00	1,237	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,700	43.00	731	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,238	42.32	524	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,054	36.97	390	37

Every lot, as filed

70 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 1Fleshy	—	619	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	820	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	463	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	648	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	806	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,225	75
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	580	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	396	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	487	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	619	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	672	113.03/cwt	108.00–114.50	760	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	514	121.43/cwt	120.50–125.00	624	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	356	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	495	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	130.22/cwt	130.00–131.00	547	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	551	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	700	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	484	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	610	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	698	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	879	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	942	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	848	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	780	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	702	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	660	122.25/cwt	114.00–125.00	807	75
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	613	124.98/cwt	124.50–126.00	766	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	713	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	877	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	132.71/cwt	127.50–139.00	625	163
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	585	123.15/cwt	122.00–125.00	720	78
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	412	141.29/cwt	131.00–144.00	582	74
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	532	130.29/cwt	127.00–133.00	693	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	522	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	143.53/cwt	140.00–156.00	481	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	727	131.62/cwt	130.00–133.50	957	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,001	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	780	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	936	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	654	109.50/cwt	109.50–109.50	716	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	852	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	895	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	565	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	448	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	594	40
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	584	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	654	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	656	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	708	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	647	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	783	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	392	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	604	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	926	33.00/cwt	32.50–35.00	306	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,223	42.17/cwt	40.00–42.50	516	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,700	43.00/cwt	43.00–43.00	731	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,250	42.76/cwt	40.00–45.00	535	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,105	37.50/cwt	37.50–37.50	414	2
Bulls	—	—	1,945	72.50/cwt	72.50–72.50	1,410	1
Bulls	—	—	1,590	67.50/cwt	67.50–67.50	1,073	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	557	114.72/cwt	110.00–120.00	639	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	532	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	601	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	674	117.43/cwt	115.00–120.00	791	91
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	711	113.50/cwt	113.50–113.50	807	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	556	121.50/cwt	121.50–121.50	676	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	608	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	833	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	647	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	593	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	801	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	321	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	482	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	748	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,047	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	729	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	882	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	800	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	880	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	688	133.39/cwt	130.00–135.00	918	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	706	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	946	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	827	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	959	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	624	142.19/cwt	140.00–145.00	887	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	146.01/cwt	140.00–158.00	778	133
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	137.66/cwt	132.50–145.00	782	100
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	434	164.64/cwt	159.00–177.00	715	73
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	181.69/cwt	175.00–186.00	669	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	689	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,040	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	145.23/cwt	142.50–149.00	1,053	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,155	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	461	164.44/cwt	148.00–170.00	758	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	926	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,167	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	347	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	625	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	788	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,064	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	713	121.27/cwt	115.00–122.50	865	46

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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