Name: Tulia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-10-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers traded steady. Trade was fairly active on good demand. The Texas Panhandle remains in a drought, with temperatures back around the 90s. Slaughter cows and bulls were steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $125.69/cwt on 616 head.

Average price

$125.69

616 head · 625 lb average

Value per head Derived

$786

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$16

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

$1.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.31

vs TX average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	627	126.01	790	460
Medium and Large 1-2	620	124.76	774	156

One grade step is worth $1.25/cwt here — about $16 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 sale616 hd

125.69

—

TX average4 barns · 1,489 hd

124.38

+1.31

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	1,896	72.02	1,366	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,570	49.88	783	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,159	46.55	540	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,181	41.90	495	77

Every lot, as filed

66 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 1-2	—	791	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	1,064	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,002	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	902	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	757	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	871	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	391	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	555	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	763	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	687	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	488	130.15/cwt	124.00–133.00	635	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	767	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	982	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	683	118.57/cwt	117.00–123.00	810	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	614	124.14/cwt	123.00–125.00	762	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	725	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	906	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	835	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	875	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,050	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	695	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	914	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	626	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	808	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	133.80/cwt	132.00–134.50	702	41
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,225	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	613	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,567	51.50/cwt	51.50–51.50	807	27
Bulls	—	—	1,952	72.80/cwt	70.00–75.00	1,421	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	648	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	816	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	121.18/cwt	120.00–122.00	583	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	645	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	710	22
Bulls	—	—	1,395	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	907	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,577	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	710	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,179	41.64/cwt	40.50–45.00	491	74
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,160	43.47/cwt	40.00–45.00	504	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,125	52.51/cwt	52.00–53.00	591	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,242	48.36/cwt	47.50–50.00	601	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 4	—	775	432.26/cwt	360.00–500.00	3,350	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	739	137.25/cwt	137.25–137.25	1,014	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	656	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	905	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	712	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	897	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	695	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	820	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	563	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	133.49/cwt	130.50–139.00	695	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	700	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	770	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2Full	—	671	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	772	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	588	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	703	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	413	130.14/cwt	127.00–136.00	537	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,056	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	993	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	686	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	813	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Full	—	591	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	621	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	1,073	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	908	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	687.21/cwt	675.00–700.00	7,388	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	888	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	1,106	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	919	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	1,227	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	137.01/cwt	135.00–142.50	651	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	653	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	937	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	541	135.04/cwt	131.00–137.00	731	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	647	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	712	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	706	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	706	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	129.23/cwt	127.50–131.00	995	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	961	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	817	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,086	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	869	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	441	137.36/cwt	135.00–139.50	606	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	123.16/cwt	118.00–129.00	708	103
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	842	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,053	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	646	134.76/cwt	130.00–138.75	871	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	428	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	315	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	450	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	133.72/cwt	127.00–137.50	639	50
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	471	129.68/cwt	122.00–135.00	611	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	579	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	701	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	815	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	864	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	132.30/cwt	129.50–142.00	759	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	824	125.62/cwt	122.00–129.00	1,035	73

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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