Sale reports / Texas / Tulia Livestock Auction / 2020-09-10

Tulia Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Tulia, Texas · Thu, Sep 10
● Final48 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1954
Feeder Cattle receipts
726 head
434 vs last sale 1,160 675 vs year ago 1,401 · 48.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
25 head
16 vs last sale 41 30 vs year ago 55 · 54.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
120 head
110 vs last sale 10 120 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Yearling steers and heifers were steady to 2.00 higher on a light test. Trade activity was light to moderate on moderate demand. A cold front pushed through the area setting record lows and bringing some moisture. Slaughter cows and bulls were steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $134.55/cwt on 278 head.
Average price
$134.55
278 head · 718 lb average
Value per head Derived
$966
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$118
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 1
$2.24/cwt at this weight
vs the market
1.46
vs TX average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2759135.751,030128
Medium and Large 1683133.52912150
One grade step is worth $2.24/cwt here — about $118 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 sale278 hd
134.55
TX average3 barns · 718 hd
136.01
−1.46
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
BullsAverage1,82072.501,3202thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,33060.007981thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,19856.266746thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,02549.8551112

Every lot, as filed

48 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
SteersMedium and Large 1-2704133.00/cwt133.00–133.0093622
SteersMedium and Large 1-2860125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,07515
SteersMedium and Large 1-2689134.00/cwt134.00–134.009236
SteersMedium and Large 1767139.75/cwt139.75–139.751,07263
SteersMedium and Large 1506143.28/cwt140.00–144.0072517
SteersMedium and Large 1-2770139.75/cwt139.75–139.751,07675
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,200687.08/cwt650.00–710.008,2453
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2955807.20/cwt800.00–850.007,7098
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2818763.11/cwt700.00–800.006,24254
SteersMedium and Large 1930105.00/cwt105.00–105.009776
SteersMedium and Large 1445141.81/cwt140.00–150.0063116
SteersMedium and Large 1569125.00/cwt125.00–125.0071112
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-274875.00/cwt75.00–75.0056142
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,129785.49/cwt700.00–835.008,8684
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,111762.80/cwt700.00–835.008,4759
Bulls1,87580.00/cwt80.00–80.001,5001
Bulls1,76565.00/cwt65.00–65.001,1471
BullsMedium and Large 1-2328139.00/cwt139.00–139.0045622
BullsMedium and Large 1-2584121.00/cwt121.00–121.007079
BullsMedium and Large 1-2456120.00/cwt120.00–120.005479
BullsMedium and Large 1-2747100.00/cwt100.00–100.007478
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Full84890.00/cwt90.00–90.0076321
HeifersMedium and Large 1Full743113.00/cwt113.00–113.008408
SteersMedium and Large 1Fleshy901100.00/cwt100.00–100.0090110
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2319124.00/cwt124.00–124.0039630
HeifersMedium and Large 1-290795.00/cwt95.00–95.008629
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2430120.00/cwt120.00–120.0051610
HeifersMedium and Large 1541126.50/cwt126.50–126.506845
HeifersMedium and Large 1434135.25/cwt133.50–140.005877
HeifersMedium and Large 1620125.00/cwt125.00–125.007759
CowsBoner 80-85%1,08060.00/cwt60.00–60.006481
HeifersMedium and Large 1748122.00/cwt122.00–122.009132
HeifersMedium and Large 1356140.00/cwt140.00–140.0049810
HeifersMedium and Large 1556118.27/cwt115.00–121.5065816
HeifersMedium and Large 1489127.44/cwt126.00–128.0062318
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2549121.00/cwt121.00–121.006644
CowsBoner 80-85%1,25052.50/cwt52.50–52.506561
CowsBoner 80-85%1,21556.26/cwt55.00–57.506844
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,33060.00/cwt60.00–60.007981
CowsLean 85-90%1,06755.86/cwt55.00–57.505963
CowsLean 85-90%96543.24/cwt40.00–45.004174
CowsLean 85-90%1,04751.52/cwt50.00–52.505395
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Unweaned632117.42/cwt117.00–117.5074220
HeifersMedium and Large 1Unweaned706119.50/cwt119.50–119.5084410
HeifersMedium and Large 1Unweaned619120.61/cwt115.00–123.0074721
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Unweaned686129.00/cwt129.00–129.0088510
SteersMedium and Large 1Unweaned713121.50/cwt121.50–121.5086611
SteersMedium and Large 1Unweaned613136.80/cwt135.00–137.5083915

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.