Sale reports / Texas / Tulia Livestock Auction / 2020-05-28

Tulia Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Tulia, Texas · Thu, May 28
● Final64 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1954
Feeder Cattle receipts
3,012 head
414 vs last sale 2,598 1,396 vs year ago 1,616 · +86.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
22 head
33 vs last sale 55 31 vs year ago 53 · 58.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold mostly 3.00 to 5.00 higher, instances of up to 8.00 to 10.00 higher. Higher prices in the barn were supported by the CME Feeder Cattle contract, which was limit up on Tuesday and continued positive gains throughout the week. Quality was very attractive, with the majority of the supply consisting of large groups and load lots of cattle straight off the wheat and grass. Slaughter cows and bulls steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $124.73/cwt on 1,872 head.
Average price
$124.73
1,872 head · 775 lb average
Value per head Derived
$967
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$98
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 1
$4.65/cwt at this weight
vs the market
1.51
vs TX average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2689128.56886327
Medium and Large 1794123.919831,545
One grade step is worth $4.65/cwt here — about −$98 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 sale1,872 hd
124.73
TX average4 barns · 3,852 hd
126.24
−1.51
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsAverage1,57890.301,4254thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,34964.408698thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,19160.667226thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,06058.186173thin

Every lot, as filed

64 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
HeifersMedium and Large 198989.00/cwt89.00–89.0088017
HeifersMedium and Large 1374143.67/cwt143.00–144.005379
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy746100.00/cwt100.00–100.0074616
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy88591.00/cwt91.00–91.008054
BullsMedium and Large 2676117.50/cwt117.50–117.5079424
BullsMedium and Large 2550137.00/cwt137.00–137.0075411
BullsMedium and Large 1564130.63/cwt125.00–137.507379
BullsMedium and Large 1435143.00/cwt143.00–143.006228
SteersMedium and Large 1Unweaned725117.50/cwt117.50–117.5085218
SteersMedium and Large 1773126.17/cwt122.00–129.00975354
SteersMedium and Large 1913115.53/cwt115.25–115.601,055299
SteersMedium and Large 1821123.63/cwt122.00–126.501,015265
SteersMedium and Large 1668136.06/cwt131.00–139.00909214
SteersMedium and Large 1732127.96/cwt124.00–131.0093789
SteersMedium and Large 11,06895.50/cwt95.50–95.501,02054
SteersMedium and Large 1614134.44/cwt134.00–136.0082547
SteersMedium and Large 11,04798.00/cwt98.00–98.001,02641
SteersMedium and Large 1881113.84/cwt111.50–119.001,00331
SteersMedium and Large 1576140.16/cwt135.00–147.5080729
SteersMedium and Large 1958111.00/cwt111.00–111.001,06315
SteersMedium and Large 1472155.00/cwt155.00–155.0073215
SteersMedium and Large 1507147.51/cwt147.00–148.0074812
SteersMedium and Large 1422160.00/cwt154.00–162.006758
HeifersMedium and Large 2582118.50/cwt118.50–118.5069023
HeifersMedium and Large 2485126.00/cwt126.00–126.006114
HeifersMedium and Large 268780.00/cwt80.00–80.005503
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2528128.01/cwt120.00–129.5067637
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2579121.30/cwt120.00–122.0070220
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2612121.01/cwt119.00–122.0074119
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2737103.71/cwt101.00–106.0076413
HeifersMedium and Large 1-299080.00/cwt80.00–80.0079212
HeifersMedium and Large 1-281198.00/cwt98.00–98.0079511
CowsLean 85-90%1,06058.18/cwt55.00–60.006173
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,34964.40/cwt62.50–65.008698
CowsBoner 80-85%1,22762.39/cwt59.00–65.007665
CowsBoner 80-85%1,01052.00/cwt52.00–52.005251
Bulls1,54087.07/cwt82.50–90.001,3413
Bulls1,690100.00/cwt100.00–100.001,6901
SteersMedium and Large 1-2722127.29/cwt120.00–128.25919193
SteersMedium and Large 1-2578136.06/cwt135.00–139.0078637
SteersMedium and Large 1-2693121.00/cwt121.00–121.0083933
SteersMedium and Large 1-2890113.50/cwt113.50–113.501,01023
SteersMedium and Large 1-2288165.00/cwt165.00–165.0047516
SteersMedium and Large 1-2957106.00/cwt106.00–106.001,0147
SteersMedium and Large 1-2602128.00/cwt128.00–128.007717
SteersMedium and Large 1-2544139.00/cwt139.00–139.007566
SteersMedium and Large 1-2484144.50/cwt144.50–144.506995
SteersMedium and Large 1Unweaned676124.63/cwt120.00–125.0084254
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2490126.22/cwt125.00–129.0061810
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2273149.00/cwt149.00–149.004078
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2395125.00/cwt125.00–125.004945
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy595115.00/cwt115.00–115.006844
HeifersMedium and Large 1Unweaned68698.50/cwt98.50–98.5067625
HeifersMedium and Large 1782115.74/cwt112.00–118.50905118
HeifersMedium and Large 1715119.89/cwt116.00–122.2585778
HeifersMedium and Large 192698.00/cwt98.00–98.0090772
HeifersMedium and Large 1862107.26/cwt106.00–109.5092570
HeifersMedium and Large 1591124.38/cwt123.50–125.0073567
HeifersMedium and Large 1676120.93/cwt120.50–122.5081760
HeifersMedium and Large 1834107.91/cwt100.00–110.5090053
HeifersMedium and Large 1629125.43/cwt125.00–126.0078942
HeifersMedium and Large 11,01491.00/cwt91.00–91.0092328
HeifersMedium and Large 1530130.58/cwt127.50–133.0069224
HeifersMedium and Large 1488133.30/cwt130.00–137.0065120

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.