Name: Tulia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-02-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers remained steady on a limited test. Trade activity was light on light to moderate demand after several more inches of snow fell across the panhandle again this week.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $131.77/cwt on 184 head.

Average price

$131.77

184 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$715

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$207

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

$4.99/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.33

vs TX average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	458	134.16	614	96
Medium and Large 1	636	129.17	821	88

One grade step is worth $4.99/cwt here — about −$207 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 sale184 hd

131.77

—

TX average3 barns · 846 hd

136.10

−4.33

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	Boner 80-85%	High	1,259	58.29	734	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,468	55.35	813	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,030	45.00	464	1thin

Every lot, as filed

27 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 1-2	—	594	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	838	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	755	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	959	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	725	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,365	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	819	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,188	57.15/cwt	56.50–57.50	679	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,468	55.35/cwt	52.50–58.00	813	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,030	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	464	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	773	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	986	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	698	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	963	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	678	43
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	690	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	835	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	769	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,007	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	134.33/cwt	134.00–134.50	697	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	692	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	872	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	643	127.24/cwt	127.00–128.00	818	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	396	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	539	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	332	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	528	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	540	153.50/cwt	153.50–153.50	829	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	491	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	606	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	653	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	557	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	758	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	732	126.54/cwt	125.00–127.50	926	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	131.08/cwt	129.50–132.50	734	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	606	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	751	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	696	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	929	15

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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