Name: Tulia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-10-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 3.00 higher. Trade was active on good demand. The area remains very dry, but some relief of cooler temperatures is in the forecast. Slaughter cows and bulls were 2.00 to 3.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $139.06/cwt on 1,084 head.

Average price

$139.06

1,084 head · 709 lb average

Value per head Derived

$986

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$545

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

$22.79/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.62

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	781	139.79	1,092	583
Medium and Large 1	627	138.42	867	496
Medium and Large 2-3	468	117.00	548	5thin

One grade step is worth $22.79/cwt here — about $545 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 sale1,084 hd

139.06

—

TX average4 barns · 2,489 hd

141.68

−2.62

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	—	Average	1,859	71.93	1,338	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,410	48.30	681	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,230	47.58	585	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,087	44.40	483	12

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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	768	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	699	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	607	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	719	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,022	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	569	123.74/cwt	123.50–124.50	704	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	684	132.88/cwt	131.50–134.00	909	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	132.30/cwt	129.50–136.50	751	91
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	614	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	761	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	154.33/cwt	148.00–156.00	736	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	360	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	558	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	814	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	1,054	60
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	442	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	133.75/cwt	129.00–137.50	693	72
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,370	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	712	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,415	48.10/cwt	47.00–50.00	681	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,093	47.50/cwt	47.50–47.50	519	3
Bulls	—	—	1,917	74.13/cwt	72.50–75.00	1,421	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,229	48.81/cwt	47.50–50.00	600	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	511	124.75/cwt	120.00–135.50	637	29
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,455	42.50/cwt	42.50–42.50	618	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,085	43.36/cwt	40.00–45.00	470	9
Bulls	—	—	1,773	68.64/cwt	65.00–70.00	1,217	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,218	44.81/cwt	42.50–45.00	546	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,400	52.50/cwt	52.50–52.50	735	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	647	139.75/cwt	139.75–139.75	904	76
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	709	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	922	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	438	154.54/cwt	149.00–159.00	677	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	684	141.87/cwt	139.00–144.00	970	106
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	143.67/cwt	137.00–146.00	826	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	817	140.78/cwt	136.50–141.85	1,150	312
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	676	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	811	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,275	761.27/cwt	750.00–775.00	9,706	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	738	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	664	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	681	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	919	62
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	468	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	548	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	743	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,033	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	633	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	918	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	690	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	818	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	706	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	770	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	476	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	666	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	908	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,217	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	854	133.75/cwt	133.75–133.75	1,142	112
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	684	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	978	65
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	340	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	474	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	564	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	699	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	138.13/cwt	135.50–142.00	586	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	391	142.12/cwt	139.00–147.00	556	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	443	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	487	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	669	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	896	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	488	132.07/cwt	129.00–134.00	645	39
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	435	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	624	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	327	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	540	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	711	134.45/cwt	132.75–136.50	956	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	604	122.57/cwt	122.50–123.00	740	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	642	130.49/cwt	125.00–135.00	838	120
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	822	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,118	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	776	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,079	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	971	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	971	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	582	129.50/cwt	121.00–140.00	754	171
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	883	116.20/cwt	113.50–119.00	1,026	28

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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