Name: Tulia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-02-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last couple of week's light runs: Not enough comparable sales of any class of cattle for a market trend. Trade activity was active on good demand after two weeks of curbed receipts due to snow. Cold temperatures remain, but cattlemen were able to get their cattle to market this week.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $134.46/cwt on 1,486 head.

Average price

$134.46

1,486 head · 818 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,100

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$165

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

$30.35/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.87

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	684	139.85	957	75
Medium and Large 1	826	134.28	1,109	1,405
Medium and Large 2-3	723	109.50	792	6thin

One grade step is worth $30.35/cwt here — about $165 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 sale1,486 hd

134.46

—

TX average3 barns · 2,412 hd

143.33

−8.87

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	—	Low	1,595	77.99	1,244	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,251	61.18	765	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,488	59.20	881	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,015	47.34	480	11

Every lot, as filed

57 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	597	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	723	109.50/cwt	109.50–109.50	792	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	754	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	992	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	659	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	923	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	701	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	773	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	777	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	855	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	154.58/cwt	152.00–156.50	961	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	168.12/cwt	166.00–171.00	876	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,022	110.50/cwt	110.50–110.50	1,129	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	441	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	807	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	308	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	622	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	787	133.07/cwt	132.00–137.50	1,047	163
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	603	141.50/cwt	141.50–141.50	853	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	918	128.52/cwt	124.00–129.50	1,180	597
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	827	134.05/cwt	130.50–136.50	1,109	213
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	138.64/cwt	135.00–140.00	984	121
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	890	127.81/cwt	127.00–131.00	1,138	92
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	661	145.49/cwt	141.00–147.00	962	74
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	867	18
Bulls	—	—	1,785	73.30/cwt	72.00–74.50	1,308	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	589	141.44/cwt	138.50–142.00	833	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	751	113.50/cwt	113.50–113.50	852	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	593	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	866	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	650	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	813	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	605	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	862	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	701	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	932	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	862	106.53/cwt	100.00–109.50	918	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	758	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	963	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	724	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	938	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	631	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	770	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	712	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	851	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	667	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	794	3
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,247	72.76/cwt	70.00–75.00	907	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,488	59.20/cwt	58.00–60.50	881	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,235	60.47/cwt	58.50–62.50	747	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,320	65.49/cwt	65.00–66.00	864	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,135	52.50/cwt	52.50–52.50	596	1
Bulls	—	—	1,568	78.80/cwt	75.00–82.50	1,236	5
Bulls	—	—	1,863	84.99/cwt	84.50–85.50	1,583	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	937	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	984	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	158.93/cwt	158.00–161.00	682	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	736	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	993	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	397	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,079	57.32/cwt	55.50–59.50	618	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	890	51.50/cwt	51.50–51.50	458	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	830	125.35/cwt	121.75–126.75	1,040	281
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	859	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	1,078	177
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	779	121.97/cwt	118.00–125.25	950	148
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	682	126.18/cwt	123.00–127.50	861	129
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	718	123.53/cwt	122.00–125.00	887	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	143.25/cwt	130.00–150.00	749	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	132.45/cwt	127.50–136.50	759	72
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	656	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	777	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	728	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	343	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	580	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	489	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	660	4

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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