Name: Tulia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-04-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold 4.00 to 7.00 higher. Trade was fairly active on good demand. CME cattle futures regained some lost footing this week and buyers demand picked up as well. Offering consisted of mostly heavy weight yearlings coming off of wheat. Slaughter cow and bulls sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $114.89/cwt on 871 head.

Average price

$114.89

871 head · 832 lb average

Value per head Derived

$956

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$331

per head · Medium and Large 2-3 over Small 4

$96.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.67

vs TX average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2-3	436	132.00	576	6thin
Medium and Large 2	557	127.54	711	13thin
Medium and Large 1	843	115.58	974	804
Medium and Large 1-2	792	108.37	858	41
Small 4	680	36.00	245	7thin

One grade step is worth $96.00/cwt here — about $331 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 sale871 hd

114.89

—

TX average4 barns · 1,610 hd

123.56

−8.67

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	1,339	67.54	904	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,190	50.99	607	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,445	50.00	723	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,019	49.76	507	9thin

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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	706	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	607	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	756	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	713	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	684	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	574	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	631	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	684	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	680	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	667	111.77/cwt	110.00–113.00	746	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	782	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	790	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	114.27/cwt	113.00–115.00	712	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	958	94.75/cwt	94.75–94.75	908	71
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	733	104.23/cwt	100.00–105.75	764	151
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	863	99.53/cwt	93.00–101.50	859	158
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	821	102.73/cwt	99.00–105.50	843	179
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	534	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	689	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	868	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	877	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	129.60/cwt	129.50–130.00	623	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	557	122.96/cwt	115.00–124.00	685	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	576	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	588	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	408	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	506	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	777	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	979	194
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	575	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	730	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	219	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	449	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	324	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	551	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	616	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	856	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	145.97/cwt	144.00–147.00	822	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	503	153.82/cwt	153.00–155.00	774	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	111.54/cwt	109.00–113.00	859	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,068	94.25/cwt	94.25–94.25	1,007	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	745	117.91/cwt	112.00–118.50	878	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	829	109.44/cwt	109.00–110.00	907	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	654	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	903	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	876	108.10/cwt	106.75–109.00	947	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,015	99.13/cwt	98.25–99.75	1,006	137
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	913	107.95/cwt	100.00–109.75	986	179
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	658	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	816	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	799	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	859	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	857	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	606	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	806	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	639	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	780	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	521	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	677	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	436	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	576	6
Steers	Small 4	—	680	36.00/cwt	36.00–36.00	245	7
Bulls	—	—	1,418	71.31/cwt	70.00–72.50	1,011	2
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,180	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	708	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,190	50.99/cwt	50.00–55.00	607	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,445	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	723	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,030	53.43/cwt	52.50–55.50	550	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,014	47.92/cwt	45.00–50.00	486	6

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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