Name: Tulia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-03-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Yearling steers and heifers sold mostly 1.00 to 6.00 higher, recouping some of last week's losses. Trade was fairly active on good demand. The board rebounded some encouraging the demand for cattle.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $139.69/cwt on 675 head.

Average price

$139.69

675 head · 735 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,026

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$120

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

$4.23/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.75

vs TX average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	735	139.73	1,027	669
Medium and Large 1-2	670	135.50	908	6thin

One grade step is worth $4.23/cwt here — about $120 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 sale675 hd

139.69

—

TX average3 barns · 1,708 hd

147.44

−7.75

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	—	Average	1,796	77.84	1,398	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,198	55.69	667	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,355	53.69	727	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	954	52.85	504	7thin

Every lot, as filed

43 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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,276	55.10/cwt	54.50–56.00	703	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	666	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	773	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	587	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	657	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	960	51.66/cwt	50.00–52.50	496	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	920	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	552	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,355	53.69/cwt	52.50–55.00	727	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,138	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	683	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	930	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	465	1
Bulls	—	—	1,796	77.84/cwt	75.00–80.00	1,398	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	908	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	697	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	948	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	812	130.04/cwt	125.00–133.00	1,056	190
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	913	186
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	872	123.98/cwt	121.50–127.00	1,081	96
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	946	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	998	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	1,123	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,010	113.65/cwt	112.50–114.50	1,148	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	444	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	790	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	634	145.35/cwt	145.00–146.00	922	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	909	123.25/cwt	123.25–123.25	1,120	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	457	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	777	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	776	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,009	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	713	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	984	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	845	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	576	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	649	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	922	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	619	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	712	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	782	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	860	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	392	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	568	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	649	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	808	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	614	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	749	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	736	119.04/cwt	117.50–121.00	876	156
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	782	117.15/cwt	115.50–118.50	916	73
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	131.22/cwt	126.50–135.00	811	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	864	108.41/cwt	107.50–109.75	937	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	826	108.50/cwt	108.50–108.50	896	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	124.21/cwt	122.00–126.25	832	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	664	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	952	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	990	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	388	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	636	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	704	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	493	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	690	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	836	109.50/cwt	109.50–109.50	915	14

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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