Sale reports / Texas / Tulia Livestock Auction / 2020-07-30

Tulia Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Tulia, Texas · Thu, Jul 30
● Final60 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1954
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,771 head
287 vs last sale 1,484 905 vs year ago 866 · +104.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
102 head
88 vs last sale 14 78 vs year ago 24 · +325.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers traded mostly steady to 2.00 lower on comparable sales. Steer and heifer calves were steady to 5.00 higher. Quality was mostly plain to average. Buyer demand and trading activity were moderate. Evening rain showers have finally returned to the majority of the area over the last week. Drought conditions still persist, but some places have reported as much as 2 to 4 inches of rain from the last set of storms.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $134.80/cwt on 874 head.
Average price
$134.80
874 head · 763 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,028
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$207
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$13.44/cwt at this weight
vs the market
7.81
vs TX average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1779135.361,054593
Medium and Large 1-2731134.19980268
Medium and Large 2695121.9284713thin
One grade step is worth $13.44/cwt here — about $207 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 sale874 hd
134.80
TX average4 barns · 1,790 hd
142.62
−7.81
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
BullsAverage1,59586.541,3803thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,32476.201,00938
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,42274.111,05420
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,03860.7363035

Every lot, as filed

60 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 1-2824111.29/cwt100.00–112.0091750
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2557124.32/cwt124.00–125.0069238
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2650131.50/cwt131.50–131.5085510
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2353145.00/cwt145.00–145.0051210
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2531134.43/cwt134.00–136.007149
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2727118.00/cwt118.00–118.008586
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2414138.00/cwt138.00–138.005714
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2330140.00/cwt140.00–140.004624
HeifersMedium and Large 1Unweaned643126.36/cwt123.50–131.0081213
HeifersMedium and Large 1Unweaned556120.50/cwt120.50–120.5067010
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2925100.00/cwt100.00–100.009254
HeifersMedium and Large 1Unweaned691128.00/cwt128.00–128.008847
HeifersMedium and Large 1680132.99/cwt129.50–133.25904160
HeifersMedium and Large 1577131.54/cwt131.50–132.00759102
HeifersMedium and Large 1433146.42/cwt142.00–150.0063483
HeifersMedium and Large 11,00896.00/cwt96.00–96.0096819
HeifersMedium and Large 1368146.74/cwt144.00–150.0054017
HeifersMedium and Large 1534136.50/cwt136.50–136.5072916
HeifersMedium and Large 1737126.50/cwt126.50–126.509329
HeifersMedium and Large 1833113.00/cwt113.00–113.009416
HeifersMedium and Large 1475138.00/cwt138.00–138.006565
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy713116.00/cwt116.00–116.0082711
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy877100.00/cwt100.00–100.008773
BullsMedium and Large 1489152.18/cwt147.00–181.0074420
BullsMedium and Large 1594128.59/cwt126.00–129.0076414
BullsMedium and Large 1412174.78/cwt164.00–180.007209
BullsMedium and Large 1827103.00/cwt103.00–103.008526
BullsMedium and Large 1659128.50/cwt128.50–128.508475
BullsMedium and Large 1609128.00/cwt128.00–128.007805
BullsMedium and Large 1325154.00/cwt154.00–154.005012
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight96339.89/cwt39.00–42.003847
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight86952.55/cwt50.00–55.004577
CowsLean 85-90%1,13472.87/cwt69.00–75.5082616
CowsLean 85-90%1,07062.49/cwt59.00–65.006695
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,42274.11/cwt71.00–78.501,05420
CowsBoner 80-85%1,31075.72/cwt69.00–77.5099231
CowsBoner 80-85%1,38678.34/cwt78.00–80.501,0867
Bulls1,59586.54/cwt82.00–92.501,3803
SteersMedium and Large 2633130.00/cwt130.00–130.0082310
SteersMedium and Large 290095.00/cwt95.00–95.008553
SteersMedium and Large 1-2745138.31/cwt132.50–139.001,030129
SteersMedium and Large 1-2684133.39/cwt133.00–135.0091247
SteersMedium and Large 1-2931117.86/cwt116.00–119.001,09732
SteersMedium and Large 1-2568133.78/cwt133.00–138.0076031
SteersMedium and Large 1-2817129.17/cwt125.00–133.501,05512
SteersMedium and Large 1-2434152.00/cwt152.00–152.006607
SteersMedium and Large 1-2786135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,0615
SteersMedium and Large 1-2882110.00/cwt110.00–110.009703
SteersMedium and Large 1-2358157.00/cwt157.00–157.005622
SteersMedium and Large 1Unweaned477155.38/cwt155.00–155.5074117
SteersMedium and Large 1Unweaned728132.09/cwt127.00–135.0096211
SteersMedium and Large 1Unweaned614138.00/cwt138.00–138.008475
SteersMedium and Large 11,019121.00/cwt121.00–121.001,233234
SteersMedium and Large 1627141.06/cwt139.50–145.75884155
SteersMedium and Large 1777140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,08860
SteersMedium and Large 1522150.00/cwt150.00–150.0078352
SteersMedium and Large 1728137.80/cwt137.00–138.501,00328
SteersMedium and Large 1429167.54/cwt162.00–169.0071926
SteersMedium and Large 1375182.00/cwt182.00–182.006833
SteersMedium and Large 1315174.00/cwt174.00–174.005482

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.