Name: Tulia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-03-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold 10.00 to as much as 20.00 lower. Trade activity was moderate on light to moderate demand. Global markets continue to fall as public events are closed due to Corona Virus, which has a trickle effect on the cattle markets. CME feeder cattle board was locked down the limit.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $122.18/cwt on 1,019 head.

Average price

$122.18

1,019 head · 687 lb average

Value per head Derived

$839

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$25

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

$3.63/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.14

vs TX average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	653	125.50	820	12thin
Medium and Large 1	691	122.16	844	914
Medium and Large 1-2	652	121.87	794	93

One grade step is worth $3.63/cwt here — about $25 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 sale1,019 hd

122.18

—

TX average3 barns · 1,553 hd

125.32

−3.14

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	1,455	67.50	982	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,041	51.21	533	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,275	50.00	638	1thin

Every lot, as filed

48 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	—	731	118.80/cwt	114.50–120.50	868	236
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	672	128.08/cwt	127.50–130.00	861	99
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	134.43/cwt	132.50–139.50	847	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	156.12/cwt	153.00–159.50	570	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	726	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	828	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	799	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	903	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	689	116.23/cwt	115.00–125.50	801	113
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	793	107.15/cwt	106.50–108.25	850	114
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	883	104.01/cwt	100.00–106.25	918	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	508	143.88/cwt	135.00–148.00	731	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	977	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	957	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	744	116.50/cwt	116.50–116.50	867	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	556	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	701	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	389	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	599	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	134.91/cwt	127.50–139.50	781	118
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	820	105.88/cwt	105.50–106.50	868	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	154.51/cwt	149.50–162.50	666	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	486	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	710	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,058	53.71/cwt	52.50–55.00	568	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,023	48.71/cwt	47.50–50.00	498	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	638	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	727	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	128.61/cwt	120.00–134.50	603	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	768	99.46/cwt	97.50–101.25	764	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	650	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	754	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	780	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	702	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	736	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	677	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	132.91/cwt	129.50–134.00	518	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	673	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	613	116.57/cwt	111.00–119.00	715	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	614	126.56/cwt	123.00–131.50	777	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	876	95.67/cwt	92.00–99.50	838	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	741	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	719	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	827	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	827	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	136.20/cwt	131.00–140.00	715	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	653	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	820	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	126.54/cwt	125.00–133.00	595	16
Bulls	—	—	1,890	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,512	1
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,020	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	561	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	594	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	707	102.75/cwt	102.75–102.75	726	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	511	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	127.33/cwt	124.00–132.00	722	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	124.47/cwt	119.00–128.50	658	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	737	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	700	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	126.08/cwt	122.00–133.00	536	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	588	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	105.50/cwt	105.50–105.50	649	19

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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