Name: Tulia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-02-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers were steady. Trade activity was light on moderate demand. Receipts were curbed by 3-5 inches of snow and freezing temperatures; moisture gives up to local wheat pastures.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $129.73/cwt on 195 head.

Average price

$129.73

195 head · 654 lb average

Value per head Derived

$849

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$143

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

$12.55/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.16

vs TX average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	656	130.05	853	190
Medium and Large 1-2	604	117.50	710	5thin

One grade step is worth $12.55/cwt here — about $143 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 sale195 hd

129.73

—

TX average3 barns · 653 hd

135.89

−6.16

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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	945	48.00	454	1thin

Every lot, as filed

28 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	762	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	884	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	872	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	872	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	679	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	923	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	638	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	868	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	945	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	454	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	362	163.50/cwt	163.50–163.50	592	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	597	154.50/cwt	154.50–154.50	922	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	285	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	570	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	772	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,034	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	490	164.50/cwt	164.50–164.50	806	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	856	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,147	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	632	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	897	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	181.34/cwt	179.00–182.50	753	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	664	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	933	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	855	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	773	121.93/cwt	119.50–123.00	943	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	828	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	985	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	125.31/cwt	124.00–128.00	908	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	733	137.69/cwt	135.00–138.00	1,009	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	825	134.64/cwt	134.00–135.00	1,111	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	334	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	534	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	137.73/cwt	135.50–140.50	711	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	452	150.50/cwt	150.50–150.50	680	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	128.35/cwt	128.00–129.00	815	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	584	125.11/cwt	125.00–125.50	731	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	929	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,068	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	609	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	752	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	604	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	710	5

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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