Name: Tulia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-04-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers weighing under 800 lbs sold steady to 3.00 higher; over 800 lbs sold steady to 2.00 lower. Trade activity was fairly active on good demand. CME cattle futures struggled to start off the week but regained momentum throughout the sale closing in the green.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $119.88/cwt on 746 head.

Average price

$119.88

746 head · 714 lb average

Value per head Derived

$856

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$106

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

$7.53/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.51

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	658	122.21	804	238
Medium and Large 1	759	119.42	907	441
Medium and Large 2	609	114.68	699	67

One grade step is worth $7.53/cwt here — about $106 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 sale746 hd

119.88

—

TX average4 barns · 1,246 hd

131.39

−11.51

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	—	High	1,637	71.28	1,166	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,313	52.50	689	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	928	47.49	441	2thin

Every lot, as filed

54 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	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,313	52.50/cwt	52.50–52.50	689	2
Bulls	—	—	1,920	80.96/cwt	80.00–82.00	1,554	2
Bulls	—	—	1,353	61.60/cwt	60.00–63.50	833	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	543	116.55/cwt	115.00–119.00	633	28
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	114.44/cwt	108.00–118.00	761	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	928	47.49/cwt	45.50–49.50	441	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	583	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	752	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	771	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	655	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	733	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	770	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	448	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	780	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	603	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	748	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	647	115.50/cwt	115.50–115.50	747	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	495	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	644	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	664	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	730	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	364	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	571	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	131.66/cwt	128.00–135.00	678	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	596	122.29/cwt	122.00–123.00	729	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	808	92.82/cwt	90.00–95.00	750	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	406	150.18/cwt	141.00–154.00	610	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	940	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	893	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	879	95.93/cwt	90.00–96.75	843	79
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	99.41/cwt	94.50–107.50	765	106
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	907	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	916	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	665	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	579	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	353	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	501	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	562	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	623	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	675	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	654	110.50/cwt	110.50–110.50	723	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	602	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	537	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	548	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	581	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	610	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	648	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	635	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,001	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	961	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	765	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	598	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	801	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	345	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	621	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	383	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	689	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	856	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	484	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	808	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	156.43/cwt	155.00–158.00	807	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	963	96.15/cwt	93.00–99.00	926	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	894	107.05/cwt	104.00–107.35	957	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	763	113.90/cwt	111.00–114.50	869	209
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	668	125.46/cwt	121.50–129.00	838	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	959	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	854	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	561	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	774	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	142.78/cwt	141.00–149.00	605	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	606	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	782	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	863	103.88/cwt	102.00–104.50	896	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	716	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	108.11/cwt	105.00–110.00	784	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	124.38/cwt	118.00–125.50	825	91
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	682	11

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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