Name: Tulia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-07-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-07-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher on limited comparable sales. Trade activity was moderate on moderate to good demand. Pop up thunderstorms across the panhandle for those fortunate enough to receive some rain; temperatures cooled off to the low 90's. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 3.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $136.92/cwt on 784 head.

Average price

$136.92

784 head · 720 lb average

Value per head Derived

$985

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$137

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

$23.89/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.33

vs TX average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	696	140.89	980	409
Medium and Large 1-2	744	135.96	1,012	281
Medium and Large 2	779	123.13	959	80
Medium 1-2	467	121.00	565	7thin
Medium and Large 2-3	721	117.00	844	7thin

One grade step is worth $23.89/cwt here — about $137 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 sale784 hd

136.92

—

TX average3 barns · 1,609 hd

141.25

−4.33

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	—	Low	1,908	87.59	1,671	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,510	59.75	902	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,050	57.50	604	1thin

Every lot, as filed

52 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 2	—	940	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	987	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,143	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	914	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	645	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	851	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	714	142.88/cwt	141.50–143.00	1,020	89
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	766	138.75/cwt	138.75–138.75	1,063	78
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	133.16/cwt	132.00–134.00	1,112	24
Bulls	—	—	1,360	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	1,020	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	721	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	844	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	659	128.86/cwt	125.00–129.75	849	28
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	823	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	1,033	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	716	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	963	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	688	141.20/cwt	138.00–141.50	971	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,002	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	799	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	608	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	845	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	575	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	753	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	728	129.16/cwt	123.00–130.00	940	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	630	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	876	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	143.28/cwt	141.00–144.50	1,039	94
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	146.29/cwt	144.00–147.00	903	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	146.98/cwt	143.50–150.00	838	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	803	139.22/cwt	136.00–139.50	1,118	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	689	143.69/cwt	142.50–145.00	990	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	884	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,140	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	912	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,122	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	686	10
Bulls	—	—	1,988	92.74/cwt	91.50–93.50	1,844	3
Bulls	—	—	1,985	86.87/cwt	85.00–87.50	1,724	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,050	57.50/cwt	57.50–57.50	604	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,410	62.50/cwt	62.50–62.50	881	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,610	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	918	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	657	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	792	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	492	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	694	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	610	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	769	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	877	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	912	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	500	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	690	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	855	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,000	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	639	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	837	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	408	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	596	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	129.68/cwt	127.00–130.50	862	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	812	114.58/cwt	114.00–115.00	930	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	732	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	944	68
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	135.29/cwt	130.50–140.00	777	92
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	609	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	749	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	938	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	994	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	129.29/cwt	125.00–132.00	740	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	722	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	895	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	816	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	857	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	645	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	858	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	642	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	796	29
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	467	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	565	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	790	2

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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