Name: Tulia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-09-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Yearling steers and heifers sold steady to 3.00 higher. Steer and heifer calves sold 1 to 5.00 higher. Trade was active on very good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $139.42/cwt on 1,262 head.

Average price

$139.42

1,262 head · 665 lb average

Value per head Derived

$928

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$269

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

$9.22/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.84

vs TX average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	595	141.97	845	778
Medium and Large 1-2	762	136.04	1,037	381
Medium and Large 2	839	132.75	1,114	103

One grade step is worth $9.22/cwt here — about −$269 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 sale1,262 hd

139.42

—

TX average4 barns · 3,975 hd

140.27

−0.84

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,242	50.99	633	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,193	47.50	566	2thin

Every lot, as filed

59 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 1Unweaned	—	682	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	812	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	618	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	607	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	408	136.76/cwt	134.00–138.00	558	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	848	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	585	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	310	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	419	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	761	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	731	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	619	124.57/cwt	115.00–125.50	771	71
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	713	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	791	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	567	139.55/cwt	139.00–140.25	791	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	129.79/cwt	125.00–134.50	619	115
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	737	133.25/cwt	133.25–133.25	982	108
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	126.04/cwt	120.00–127.00	662	93
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	140.04/cwt	133.00–145.00	527	73
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	138.26/cwt	132.00–142.00	592	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	609	142.25/cwt	142.25–142.25	866	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	124.40/cwt	116.00–136.00	718	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	674	134.17/cwt	130.00–138.00	904	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	276	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	381	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,072	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	965	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	656	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	663	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	502	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	607	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	87.27/cwt	85.00–90.00	676	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	551	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	680	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	390	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	620	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	553	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	653	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	428	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	638	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	524	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	613	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,285	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	643	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,100	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	495	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,242	50.99/cwt	50.00–52.50	633	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	7,700	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	839	132.75/cwt	132.75–132.75	1,114	103
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	614	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	789	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	808	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,115	255
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	137.18/cwt	133.00–139.00	798	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	862	130.27/cwt	130.00–131.00	1,123	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	954	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	436	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	650	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,108	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	942	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	555	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	665	127.24/cwt	125.00–127.50	846	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	607	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	801	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	730	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	916	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	139.59/cwt	133.50–148.00	734	115
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	134.22/cwt	132.00–136.00	776	111
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	166.03/cwt	144.00–177.00	699	93
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	793	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	1,106	88
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	146.27/cwt	135.00–154.00	706	72
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	631	147.36/cwt	147.00–147.50	930	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	137.53/cwt	135.00–139.00	919	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	721	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	1,006	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	808	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,115	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	266	173.88/cwt	169.00–181.00	463	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	390	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	644	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,163	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	930	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	679	122.29/cwt	120.00–130.00	830	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	776	129.12/cwt	127.00–131.00	1,002	26

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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