Name: Tulia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-11-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-11-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer and heifer calves sold 2.00 to 7.00 lower; yearlings unevenly steady on limited comparable sales. Trade was active on moderate to good demand. Another cold front expected along with moisture going into the weekend. Slaughter cows and bulls sold with a higher undertone.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $125.90/cwt on 845 head.

Average price

$125.90

845 head · 561 lb average

Value per head Derived

$707

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$547

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

$54.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.46

vs TX average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Large 1	730	134.50	982	29
Medium and Large 1	543	128.38	697	668
Medium and Large 1-2	613	120.53	739	108
Medium and Large 2	663	105.60	700	20
Medium and Large 2-3	544	80.00	435	20

One grade step is worth $54.50/cwt here — about $547 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 sale845 hd

125.90

—

TX average3 barns · 1,880 hd

126.36

−0.46

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	1,683	71.26	1,199	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,187	51.23	608	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,434	50.00	717	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,084	48.72	528	10

Every lot, as filed

74 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	—	806	115.81/cwt	115.00–118.00	933	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	775	115.96/cwt	110.00–120.00	899	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	826	110.79/cwt	110.00–111.00	915	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	535	107.61/cwt	105.00–111.00	576	9
Heifers	Large 1	—	730	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	982	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	377	180.09/cwt	158.00–185.00	679	42
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	457	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	674	34
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	596	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	721	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	288	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	492	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	645	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	742	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	757	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	810	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	537	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	644	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	717	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	645	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	151.42/cwt	144.00–155.50	796	95
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	186.53/cwt	177.00–196.00	709	73
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	144.13/cwt	139.00–148.00	827	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	292	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	613	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	490	158.23/cwt	156.00–160.00	775	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	859	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	1,207	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	436	166.53/cwt	159.00–169.00	726	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	794	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,112	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	692	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	986	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	813	123.28/cwt	120.00–131.00	1,002	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	657	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	861	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	852	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,022	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	810	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	907	4
Steers	Medium 3-4	—	637	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	319	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	544	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	435	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	725	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	725	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	548	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	636	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	644	114.53/cwt	108.50–119.50	738	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	723	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	831	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	128.24/cwt	125.00–133.00	789	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	802	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	922	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	388	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	504	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	494	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	627	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	606	114.50/cwt	114.50–114.50	694	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,124	43.67/cwt	40.00–45.00	491	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,010	53.12/cwt	52.50–55.00	537	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,150	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	575	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,434	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	717	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,182	50.48/cwt	50.00–52.50	597	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,213	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	667	2
Bulls	—	—	1,718	71.26/cwt	70.00–75.00	1,224	6
Bulls	—	—	1,730	77.50/cwt	77.50–77.50	1,341	1
Bulls	—	—	1,425	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	926	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	10,075	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	564	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	609	27
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	818	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,023	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	600	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	720	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	674	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	735	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	790	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	948	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	655	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	832	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	719	119.33/cwt	116.00–120.50	858	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	503	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	714	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	601	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	844	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	831	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,143	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	448	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	672	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	692	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	820	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	671	124.92/cwt	120.50–136.00	838	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	621	138.32/cwt	133.00–141.00	859	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	792	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	911	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	720	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	900	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	755	120.41/cwt	115.00–123.00	909	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	672	114.89/cwt	112.00–116.00	772	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	614	114.01/cwt	112.50–120.00	700	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	130.62/cwt	121.00–139.00	607	103
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	341	146.97/cwt	130.00–151.00	501	84
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	124.04/cwt	118.00–135.00	711	74
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	124.48/cwt	118.50–134.00	654	69
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	434	137.84/cwt	135.00–140.00	598	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	265	151.47/cwt	150.00–152.00	401	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	388	135.82/cwt	134.00–139.00	527	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	753	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,009	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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