Name: Tulia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-05-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 4.00-6.00 higher with exception of steers over 900 lbs 8.00-12.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 10.00-14.00 higher. Steer and heifer calves were lightly tested few trades 2.00-4.00 higher. Quality average to attractive. Demand good to very good for all classes. Several large groups were on offer today.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $116.29/cwt on 1,339 head.

Average price

$116.29

1,339 head · 842 lb average

Value per head Derived

$979

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$176

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

$4.73/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.85

vs TX average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	611	118.00	721	21
Medium and Large 1	861	117.13	1,009	1,023
Medium and Large 1-2	792	113.27	897	295

One grade step is worth $4.73/cwt here — about −$176 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 sale1,339 hd

116.29

—

TX average4 barns · 2,123 hd

118.14

−1.85

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	2,020	90.00	1,818	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,269	59.18	751	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,482	58.89	873	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,085	54.88	595	16

Every lot, as filed

57 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 1-2	—	1,128	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	959	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	804	122.28/cwt	105.00–129.00	983	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	366	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	538	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	918	95.57/cwt	93.25–98.50	877	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	791	108.80/cwt	107.00–110.00	861	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	989	97.50/cwt	97.00–98.00	964	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	544	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	762	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	110.25/cwt	107.00–119.00	706	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	737	104.89/cwt	104.00–107.00	773	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	559	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	704	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	823	113.32/cwt	106.50–117.00	933	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	562	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	776	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	927	101.93/cwt	99.50–105.00	945	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	759	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	653	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	788	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	99.59/cwt	99.00–102.00	876	51
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,452	57.56/cwt	55.00–60.00	836	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,150	62.10/cwt	60.00–65.00	714	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,423	64.08/cwt	62.00–65.00	912	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	611	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	721	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	659	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	830	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	856	94.50/cwt	94.50–94.50	809	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,805	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	903	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	905	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	453	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	928	45.92/cwt	45.00–47.00	426	2
Bulls	—	—	2,020	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,818	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,134	53.68/cwt	52.50–55.00	609	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,269	59.18/cwt	57.50–60.50	751	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	716	120.83/cwt	108.00–127.00	865	74
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	820	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	774	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	937	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	341	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	607	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	108.50/cwt	108.50–108.50	735	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	791	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	712	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	886	100.68/cwt	98.50–104.75	892	114
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	642	140.81/cwt	139.00–144.00	904	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,071	93.32/cwt	90.00–95.50	999	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	503	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	755	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	534	134.41/cwt	127.50–139.50	718	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	682	117.47/cwt	107.00–122.00	801	137
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,029	104.75/cwt	104.75–104.75	1,078	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	928	108.84/cwt	105.00–112.00	1,010	77
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	728	115.72/cwt	113.50–117.00	842	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	443	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	642	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	884	113.26/cwt	109.00–115.00	1,001	150
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	782	111.16/cwt	109.00–116.50	869	205
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	677	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	979	107.40/cwt	99.00–111.00	1,051	274
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	1,012	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	831	118.41/cwt	114.50–122.00	984	120
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	584	123.95/cwt	121.00–132.50	724	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	874	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	918	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	1,190	72.50/cwt	72.50–72.50	863	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	722	130.23/cwt	122.00–134.50	940	128
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,200	985.00/cwt	985.00–985.00	11,820	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,400	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	14,350	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	646	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	872	12

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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