Name: Tulia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-06-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-06-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold mostly steady. Trade was active on moderate to good demand. Temperatures reached near triple digit mark with chances of thunderstorms in the area.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $119.41/cwt on 1,365 head.

Average price

$119.41

1,365 head · 828 lb average

Value per head Derived

$989

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$150

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3

$46.81/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.62

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	669	131.81	881	122
Medium and Large 1	851	118.88	1,012	1,123
Medium and Large 2	760	116.45	884	102
Medium and Large 3	860	85.00	731	18thin

One grade step is worth $46.81/cwt here — about $150 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 sale1,365 hd

119.41

—

TX average4 barns · 2,940 hd

123.02

−3.62

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	676	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	599	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	674	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666	114.80/cwt	110.00–117.50	765	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	735	116.00/cwt	113.00–117.00	853	123
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	126.41/cwt	126.00–126.50	671	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	642	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	764	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	936	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	842	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	722	109.36/cwt	106.00–112.00	790	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	799	106.50/cwt	106.50–106.50	851	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	400	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	556	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	635	111.18/cwt	110.00–113.00	706	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	784	109.07/cwt	108.50–113.75	855	141
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	811	109.35/cwt	106.25–111.00	887	121
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	118.67/cwt	118.00–119.00	799	69
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	945	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	869	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	638	120.09/cwt	119.00–121.00	766	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	890	102.87/cwt	102.00–103.75	916	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	532	121.50/cwt	121.50–121.50	646	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	590	122.87/cwt	120.00–124.50	725	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	613	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	319	146.07/cwt	145.00–149.00	466	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	350	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	522	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	774	95.38/cwt	94.00–99.00	738	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	884	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	840	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	731	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	713	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	603	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	663	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	727	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	727	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	780	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	598	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	481	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	652	24
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	860	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	731	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	722	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	884	79
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	941	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	894	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	749	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	749	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,007	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	906	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	677	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	829	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	134.95/cwt	130.00–138.00	912	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	761	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	959	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	611	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	858	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	687	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	886	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	930	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	671	123.19/cwt	121.00–125.50	827	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	975	107.90/cwt	107.00–108.00	1,052	322
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	925	111.41/cwt	110.00–116.00	1,031	208
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	769	126.92/cwt	125.00–129.00	976	191
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	862	119.12/cwt	115.00–120.00	1,027	87
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	829	122.61/cwt	118.50–124.00	1,016	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	137.15/cwt	132.00–140.00	912	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,025	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,066	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	163.36/cwt	161.00–166.00	706	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,097	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,097	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	604	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	809	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	322	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	560	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	544	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	783	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	692	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	775	108.50/cwt	108.50–108.50	841	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	799	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	655	27

How this sale compares

Texas weighted averages

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