Sale reports / Texas / Tulia Livestock Auction / 2020-04-02

Tulia Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Tulia, Texas · Thu, Apr 2
● Final44 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1954
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,381 head
373 vs last sale 1,008 1,381 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
35 head
15 vs last sale 20 35 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
5 head
1 vs last sale 6 5 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers and heifers weighing over 700 lbs sold 13.00 to instances 20.00 lower. Steer and heifer calves held firm. Trade activity was moderate on moderate to good demand. Feeder and Live cattle futures locked down the limit the last couple of days, causing the the markets to lose their gains from last week. Slaughter cows and bulls were 5.00 to 7.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $122.75/cwt on 816 head.
Average price
$122.75
816 head · 740 lb average
Value per head Derived
$909
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$599
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 3-4
$46.88/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.42
vs TX average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1737126.88935688
Medium and Large 1-2764109.6083755
Medium and Large 279095.0075167
Medium 3-441980.003356thin
One grade step is worth $46.88/cwt here — about $599 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 sale816 hd
122.75
TX average4 barns · 2,137 hd
120.33
+2.42
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsAverage1,79872.621,3063thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,26861.227762thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,10652.4958029

Every lot, as filed

44 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Bulls1,76575.00/cwt75.00–75.001,3241
BullsMedium and Large 1-2408140.00/cwt140.00–140.005716
SteersMedium and Large 1540160.59/cwt157.00–161.0086754
SteersMedium and Large 1-2834101.50/cwt101.50–101.5084730
SteersMedium and Large 1820103.89/cwt102.50–104.5085264
HeifersMedium and Large 187287.50/cwt87.50–87.5076326
SteersMedium and Large 279095.00/cwt95.00–95.0075167
SteersMedium and Large 1434158.56/cwt157.00–168.0068872
SteersMedium and Large 11,01497.00/cwt97.00–97.0098477
SteersMedium and Large 1929102.18/cwt100.00–102.50949155
SteersMedium and Large 1-2543151.00/cwt151.00–151.0082013
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2394148.00/cwt148.00–148.005838
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2561133.00/cwt133.00–133.007468
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2459149.00/cwt149.00–149.0068438
HeifersMedium and Large 1665106.28/cwt104.00–109.0070711
HeifersMedium and Large 1468142.15/cwt137.00–146.0066517
HeifersMedium and Large 180495.00/cwt95.00–95.0076421
CowsBoner 80-85%1,26861.22/cwt61.00–61.507762
HeifersMedium and Large 1555133.00/cwt133.00–133.007382
HeifersMedium and Large 1423145.77/cwt145.00–149.0061737
HeifersMedium and Large 1616127.04/cwt125.00–128.0078376
HeifersMedium and Large 1-273192.00/cwt92.00–92.0067321
HeifersMedium and Large 1517138.98/cwt129.00–145.0071991
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight79544.00/cwt44.00–44.003501
SteersMedium and Large 1Unweaned643137.00/cwt137.00–137.008813
SteersMedium and Large 1631146.49/cwt141.00–148.2592448
SteersMedium and Large 1370174.41/cwt171.00–176.0064544
SteersMedium and Large 195799.21/cwt98.00–100.5094927
SteersMedium and Large 1860102.00/cwt102.00–102.0087723
SteersMedium and Large 1656143.25/cwt143.25–143.2594063
SteersMedium and Large 1563151.50/cwt151.50–151.5085326
SteersMedium and Large 1493159.00/cwt159.00–159.0078414
SteersMedium and Large 1759117.50/cwt117.50–117.508926
SteersMedium 3-441980.00/cwt80.00–80.003356
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,010800.67/cwt760.00–850.008,0875
CowsLean 85-90%1,11752.79/cwt48.50–53.0059028
Bulls1,81571.43/cwt70.00–72.501,2962
BullsMedium and Large 1595121.00/cwt121.00–121.0072023
BullsMedium and Large 1507153.00/cwt153.00–153.0077620
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy98480.00/cwt80.00–80.0078710
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy80789.00/cwt89.00–89.0071813
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy87880.00/cwt80.00–80.0070210
SteersMedium and Large 1Fleshy858101.00/cwt101.00–101.0086712
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Full82785.00/cwt85.00–85.0070312

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.