Name: Tulia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-05-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 2.00 higher. Trade was active on good demand. Thunderstorms kicked off the week, bringing some much needed moisture to the area.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $117.90/cwt on 1,369 head.

Average price

$117.90

1,369 head · 814 lb average

Value per head Derived

$959

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$183

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

$38.98/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.65

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	696	127.48	888	256
Medium and Large 2	572	118.58	678	19thin
Medium and Large 1	846	116.05	982	1,078
Medium 2	796	88.50	704	16thin

One grade step is worth $38.98/cwt here — about $183 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 sale1,369 hd

117.90

—

TX average3 barns · 2,190 hd

120.55

−2.65

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	1,903	95.00	1,808	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,050	62.50	656	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,563	61.27	958	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,238	61.25	758	4thin

Every lot, as filed

58 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	527	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	648	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	810	103.35/cwt	99.00–104.50	837	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	131.28/cwt	128.00–138.00	685	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,050	62.50/cwt	62.50–62.50	656	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,238	61.25/cwt	60.00–62.50	758	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	557	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	585	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	753	111.85/cwt	110.50–112.00	842	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	679	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	747	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	783	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	763	109.15/cwt	104.50–111.50	833	151
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	130.53/cwt	129.00–139.50	623	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	601	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	733	47
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	747	12
Bulls	—	—	1,903	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,808	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	785	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	785	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	540	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	705	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	629	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	730	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	683	115.87/cwt	110.00–119.75	791	84
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	126.25/cwt	124.50–127.50	712	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	778	101.19/cwt	100.00–101.50	787	28
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	380	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	486	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	514	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	119.70/cwt	116.00–124.00	689	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	858	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	832	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	812	104.50/cwt	104.50–104.50	849	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	121.91/cwt	120.00–124.50	763	101
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	937	89.50/cwt	89.50–89.50	839	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	454	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	649	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	961	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	817	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	764	121.22/cwt	116.00–122.00	926	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	815	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	688	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	792	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	840	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	924	110.43/cwt	109.00–114.00	1,020	180
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	784	120.34/cwt	116.00–122.00	943	121
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	974	103.77/cwt	100.00–109.00	1,011	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	708	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	664	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	817	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	496	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	618	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	135.96/cwt	130.00–137.00	839	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	512	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	773	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	683	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	854	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	639	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	856	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	741	124.38/cwt	124.00–124.50	922	178
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	819	117.71/cwt	116.00–119.00	964	71
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	593	140.75/cwt	140.00–141.50	835	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	842	7
Steers	Medium 2	—	796	88.50/cwt	88.50–88.50	704	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	784	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	800	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	811	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	941	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	949	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	996	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	445	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	668	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	869	115.15/cwt	110.00–116.00	1,001	195
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,025	99.89/cwt	99.00–100.50	1,024	154
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	694	130.39/cwt	129.00–133.00	905	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	640	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	870	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,053	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	895	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,563	61.27/cwt	60.00–62.50	958	2

How this sale compares

Texas weighted averages

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