Sale reports / Texas / Tulia Livestock Auction / 2020-01-23

Tulia Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Tulia, Texas · Thu, Jan 23
● Final59 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1954
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,307 head
507 vs last sale 1,814 1,307 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
31 head
5 vs last sale 36 31 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers weighing under 700 lbs were fully steady; yearlings over 700 lbs sold steady to 3.00 lower. Trade activity was moderate on moderate to good demand. Feedyards remain full and only moderate at best demand for cattle. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher, with instances much higher on high dressing cows.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $146.24/cwt on 619 head.
Average price
$146.24
619 head · 684 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,000
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$62
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$8.82/cwt at this weight
vs the market
7.03
vs TX average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1684148.911,018431
Medium and Large 1-2683140.09957188
One grade step is worth $8.82/cwt here — about $62 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 sale619 hd
146.24
TX average3 barns · 2,168 hd
153.27
−7.03
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
BullsAverage1,69578.001,3221thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,64359.979852thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,23856.787036thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,02554.955638thin

Every lot, as filed

59 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 1624155.23/cwt150.00–159.0096950
SteersMedium and Large 1872132.76/cwt131.00–134.001,15849
SteersMedium and Large 11,047105.00/cwt105.00–105.001,09913
SteersMedium and Large 1-2548142.50/cwt142.50–142.507819
SteersMedium and Large 1-2484158.00/cwt158.00–158.007659
SteersMedium and Large 1-2998115.50/cwt115.50–115.501,1538
SteersMedium and Large 1825134.79/cwt132.00–135.001,11243
SteersMedium and Large 1433183.82/cwt179.00–188.0079641
SteersMedium and Large 1691140.00/cwt140.00–140.0096737
SteersMedium and Large 1569157.35/cwt156.00–159.0089537
SteersMedium and Large 1374190.87/cwt187.00–194.0071420
SteersMedium and Large 1768140.25/cwt140.25–140.251,07778
SteersMedium and Large 1-2425165.41/cwt162.00–172.0070323
SteersMedium and Large 1-2589148.50/cwt148.50–148.5087513
SteersMedium and Large 1524165.00/cwt165.00–165.008659
SteersMedium and Large 1949128.00/cwt128.00–128.001,2155
SteersMedium and Large 1450180.00/cwt180.00–180.008105
SteersMedium and Large 1323179.00/cwt179.00–179.005785
SteersMedium and Large 1-2629148.00/cwt148.00–148.0093112
SteersMedium and Large 1-2779133.70/cwt129.00–135.001,04257
SteersMedium and Large 1-2742131.00/cwt131.00–131.0097234
CowsBoner 80-85%1,24853.37/cwt50.00–55.006664
CowsBoner 80-85%1,21863.60/cwt63.25–64.007752
Bulls1,69578.00/cwt78.00–78.001,3221
BullsMedium and Large 1390165.39/cwt159.00–174.0064512
BullsMedium and Large 1738132.00/cwt132.00–132.009745
BullsMedium and Large 1606135.00/cwt135.00–135.008184
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Full86693.00/cwt93.00–93.0080513
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy500125.00/cwt125.00–125.006253
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Unweaned679135.25/cwt135.25–135.259189
SteersMedium and Large 1Unweaned698134.00/cwt134.00–134.009354
SteersMedium and Large 1Unweaned632143.71/cwt143.00–149.0090825
HeifersMedium and Large 1Unweaned687129.31/cwt129.00–129.5088810
HeifersMedium and Large 1Unweaned627129.16/cwt128.00–132.0081020
SteersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed805141.00/cwt141.00–141.001,13510
HeifersMedium and Large 1722130.53/cwt127.00–132.7594229
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2661129.63/cwt128.50–131.5085726
CowsLean 85-90%1,05654.20/cwt50.00–57.505725
CowsLean 85-90%1,00359.54/cwt58.00–61.005972
CowsLean 85-90%91549.50/cwt49.50–49.504531
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,64359.97/cwt59.00–61.009852
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2724128.50/cwt128.50–128.5093023
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2410148.00/cwt148.00–148.0060711
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2588126.00/cwt126.00–126.007416
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2255167.00/cwt167.00–167.004266
HeifersMedium and Large 1647134.50/cwt134.50–134.508705
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2534132.98/cwt123.00–135.0071046
HeifersMedium and Large 1882115.50/cwt115.50–115.501,0193
HeifersMedium and Large 1676132.68/cwt131.00–141.0089796
HeifersMedium and Large 1577137.93/cwt132.00–141.5079643
HeifersMedium and Large 1428155.58/cwt148.00–164.0066631
HeifersMedium and Large 1523140.31/cwt137.00–141.0073430
HeifersMedium and Large 1332171.83/cwt161.00–179.0057021
SteersMedium and Large 1-2659143.00/cwt143.00–143.009428
SteersMedium and Large 1-2850127.00/cwt127.00–127.001,0806
HeifersMedium and Large 1808126.50/cwt126.50–126.501,02218
HeifersMedium and Large 1753127.50/cwt127.50–127.5096014
HeifersMedium and Large 1472149.68/cwt146.00–152.0070614
HeifersMedium and Large 11,010108.00/cwt108.00–108.001,09112

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.