Sale reports / Texas / Tulia Livestock Auction / 2020-01-16

Tulia Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Tulia, Texas · Thu, Jan 16
● Final58 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1954
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,814 head
1,300 vs last sale 3,114 1,814 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
36 head
7 vs last sale 43 36 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
5 head
5 vs last sale 0 5 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Yearling steers and heifers weighing over 700 lbs sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower; steers and heifers weighing under 700 lbs sold steady to 3.00 higher. Trade was fairly active on moderate demand. Icy road conditions with more chances of rain and snow throughout the day in the trading area. Feedlots are mostly full and watching increasing corn prices. Slaughter cows and bulls sold with a higher undertone.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $144.36/cwt on 1,075 head.
Average price
$144.36
1,075 head · 703 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,015
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$43
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$28.44/cwt at this weight
vs the market
9.85
vs TX average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1677148.831,008775
Medium and Large 1-2768133.391,025287
Medium and Large 2802120.3896513thin
One grade step is worth $28.44/cwt here — about $43 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 sale1,075 hd
144.36
TX average3 barns · 2,714 hd
154.21
−9.85
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsHigh1,78074.501,3262thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,47057.008381thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,28752.526769thin
CowsLean 85-90%High1,10546.4951411

Every lot, as filed

58 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
SteersMedium and Large 1-2765135.85/cwt135.25–137.001,039178
HeifersMedium and Large 1852116.00/cwt116.00–116.009883
SteersMedium and Large 1781139.30/cwt138.25–139.751,088129
SteersMedium and Large 1580157.64/cwt156.00–163.00914111
SteersMedium and Large 1870137.33/cwt136.50–137.751,19561
SteersMedium and Large 1435176.15/cwt160.00–178.0076633
SteersMedium and Large 1657147.01/cwt145.50–148.5096632
SteersMedium and Large 1-2877134.50/cwt134.50–134.501,18013
SteersMedium and Large 1486171.98/cwt168.00–174.5083647
SteersMedium and Large 1602151.27/cwt151.00–153.0091130
SteersMedium and Large 1382176.24/cwt168.00–184.0067328
SteersMedium and Large 1723140.62/cwt139.50–142.001,01727
SteersMedium and Large 1270206.00/cwt206.00–206.0055612
SteersMedium and Large 1325181.00/cwt181.00–181.005883
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,088758.19/cwt650.00–800.008,2493
SteersMedium and Large 1516172.99/cwt162.00–179.0089324
Bulls1,89074.50/cwt74.50–74.501,4081
BullsMedium and Large 1-2783110.00/cwt110.00–110.008615
BullsMedium and Large 1764114.13/cwt110.00–125.0087211
BullsMedium and Large 1721122.00/cwt122.00–122.0088010
BullsMedium and Large 1814100.00/cwt100.00–100.008145
BullsMedium and Large 1599138.00/cwt138.00–138.008275
SteersMedium and Large 1Full521145.00/cwt145.00–145.007555
SteersMedium and Large 1Fleshy834125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,0437
SteersMedium and Large 1Fleshy877121.00/cwt121.00–121.001,06111
SteersMedium and Large 1Fleshy901120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,0818
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy775125.00/cwt125.00–125.0096938
SteersMedium and Large 2Fleshy845115.00/cwt115.00–115.009728
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy794109.00/cwt109.00–109.008657
SteersMedium and Large 1Unweaned634142.11/cwt140.00–145.0090155
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Unweaned794125.00/cwt125.00–125.009939
SteersMedium and Large 1Unweaned864120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,0374
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Unweaned696135.00/cwt135.00–135.0094019
HeifersMedium and Large 1Unweaned617129.39/cwt124.00–132.0079845
HeifersMedium and Large 1Unweaned759117.18/cwt117.00–118.0088911
HeifersMedium and Large 1Unweaned674127.44/cwt126.50–129.0085953
CowsLean 85-90%1,16057.50/cwt57.50–57.506671
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,47057.00/cwt57.00–57.008381
CowsBoner 80-85%1,25255.63/cwt54.00–57.506965
CowsBoner 80-85%1,21850.00/cwt50.00–50.006093
CowsBoner 80-85%1,66544.50/cwt44.50–44.507411
Bulls1,67074.50/cwt74.50–74.501,2441
HeifersMedium and Large 1418159.31/cwt156.00–163.0066644
HeifersMedium and Large 1522142.18/cwt139.50–148.0074243
HeifersMedium and Large 1621133.44/cwt133.00–134.0082923
HeifersMedium and Large 1290161.00/cwt161.00–161.004679
CowsLean 85-90%1,20248.98/cwt45.00–52.505896
CowsLean 85-90%94640.00/cwt40.00–40.003784
HeifersMedium and Large 1385163.00/cwt163.00–163.006283
HeifersMedium and Large 1752131.50/cwt131.50–131.50989100
HeifersMedium and Large 1819127.59/cwt127.00–128.001,04559
HeifersMedium and Large 1487145.11/cwt140.00–148.0070757
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2459140.00/cwt140.00–140.006434
HeifersMedium and Large 1576134.97/cwt133.50–138.5077794
SteersMedium and Large 1-2484161.00/cwt161.00–161.0077912
SteersMedium and Large 1-2959110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,05518
SteersMedium and Large 1809136.97/cwt135.00–138.001,108148
SteersMedium and Large 2732129.00/cwt129.00–129.009445

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.