Name: Tulia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-12-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold steady to instances 5.00 higher on limited comparable sales. Trade activity was moderate on moderate to good demand. Slaughter cows and bulls were steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $146.67/cwt on 348 head.

Average price

$146.67

348 head · 692 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,014

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$610

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

$43.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.95

vs TX average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	706	149.50	1,056	306
Medium and Large 2	491	136.00	668	7thin
Medium and Large 1-2	686	132.38	908	24
Medium 2-3	421	106.00	446	11thin

One grade step is worth $43.50/cwt here — about $610 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 sale348 hd

146.67

—

TX average3 barns · 951 hd

147.62

−0.95

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	1,618	71.80	1,162	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,473	46.50	685	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,304	44.50	580	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,183	41.67	493	3thin

Every lot, as filed

39 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 1Fancy	—	781	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,187	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	722	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	874	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	924	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,109	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	647	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	809	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	553	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	708	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	706	111.60/cwt	100.00–117.00	788	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	769	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	654	4
Bulls	—	—	1,618	71.80/cwt	70.00–73.00	1,162	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,490	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	715	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,273	42.50/cwt	42.50–42.50	541	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	155.43/cwt	153.00–157.00	881	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	173.42/cwt	173.00–177.50	751	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	826	22
Steers	Medium 2-3	—	421	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	446	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	494	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	771	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	791	145.57/cwt	140.00–148.50	1,151	103
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	491	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	668	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	595	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	839	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	289	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	520	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	831	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,163	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	688	148.00/cwt	146.00–150.00	1,018	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	592	126.17/cwt	120.50–135.00	747	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	721	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	901	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	505	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	720	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	667	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	834	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	644	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	143.95/cwt	142.50–147.00	1,044	47
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,285	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	578	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,420	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	682	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,525	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	686	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,183	41.67/cwt	40.00–42.50	493	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	557	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	142.19/cwt	134.00–151.00	678	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	790	111.81/cwt	110.00–120.00	883	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	638	125.21/cwt	119.50–129.00	799	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	608	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	803	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	687	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	907	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	623	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	897	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	791	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	949	6

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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