Name: Tulia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-12-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-12

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. Chances of snow in the forecast for the weekend, which would benefit winter wheat pastures. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $143.40/cwt on 581 head.

Average price

$143.40

581 head · 623 lb average

Value per head Derived

$894

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$737

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small and Medium 4

$106.96/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.76

vs TX average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	633	146.96	930	492
Medium and Large 2	549	132.67	729	60
Medium and Large 1-2	677	125.80	852	15thin
Medium 2	568	100.00	568	10thin
Small and Medium 4	484	40.00	194	4thin

One grade step is worth $106.96/cwt here — about $737 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 sale581 hd

143.40

—

TX average3 barns · 1,564 hd

147.16

−3.76

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	1,268	60.00	761	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,215	44.61	542	30
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,598	43.13	689	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,185	42.17	500	7thin

Every lot, as filed

57 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 2	—	595	100.50/cwt	100.50–100.50	598	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	822	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	621	127.60/cwt	120.00–129.50	792	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	693	122.47/cwt	122.00–123.00	849	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	752	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	865	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	740	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	851	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	771	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	887	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	745	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	976	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	668	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	822	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	640	139.98/cwt	130.00–144.00	896	40
Heifers	Medium 2Fleshy	—	483	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	401	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	772	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	818	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	701	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	806	9
Steers	Medium 2Fleshy	—	568	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	568	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	770	130.53/cwt	130.00–131.00	1,005	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	783	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	900	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	735	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	853	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	615	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	775	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	554	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	637	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	788	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	788	6
Bulls	—	—	1,268	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	761	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,236	41.93/cwt	40.00–42.50	518	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,204	45.95/cwt	45.00–47.50	553	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	863	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,131	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	149.32/cwt	145.00–154.00	918	86
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	153.51/cwt	143.00–159.00	738	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	142.82/cwt	139.00–151.00	818	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	768	139.40/cwt	135.00–140.00	1,071	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	169.96/cwt	163.00–175.00	731	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	142.04/cwt	138.00–144.00	952	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	822	136.24/cwt	134.50–140.00	1,120	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	498	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	632	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	741	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	911	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	508	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	665	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	614	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	835	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	735	145.49/cwt	143.50–148.00	1,069	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	126.11/cwt	119.50–133.75	725	83
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	537	161.89/cwt	154.00–165.00	869	85
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	642	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	912	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	392	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	553	15
Steers	Small and Medium 4	—	484	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	194	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	495	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	619	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	679	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	815	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	779	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	662	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	841	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	707	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	884	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	532	131.03/cwt	125.00–137.00	697	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	384	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	572	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	440	136.21/cwt	133.50–138.00	599	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,213	41.70/cwt	40.00–42.50	506	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,015	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	457	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,586	42.50/cwt	42.50–42.50	674	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,635	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	736	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	491	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	633	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	133.07/cwt	131.00–136.50	635	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	364	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	473	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	609	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	700	19

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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