Name: Tulia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-10-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold 1.00 to 4.00 lower. Trade was fairly active on moderate to good demand. Unweaned or fleshy calves were heavily discounted as we head into colder forecasted weather and the drought continues to plague wheat pastures. Slaughter cows and bulls were 5.00 to 7.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $119.78/cwt on 564 head.

Average price

$119.78

564 head · 598 lb average

Value per head Derived

$716

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$107

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

$33.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.03

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	581	122.83	714	68
Medium and Large 1	598	120.58	722	475
Medium and Large 2	516	99.00	511	5thin
Large 1	678	89.50	607	16thin

One grade step is worth $33.33/cwt here — about $107 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 sale564 hd

119.78

—

TX average5 barns · 2,320 hd

119.81

−0.03

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	—	Low	1,679	63.17	1,061	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,335	42.16	563	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,284	42.05	540	65
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,151	37.95	437	70

Every lot, as filed

64 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	—	409	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	581	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	710	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	880	8
Heifers	Large 1Fleshy	—	678	89.50/cwt	89.50–89.50	607	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	809	120.87/cwt	120.00–121.00	978	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	505	142.75/cwt	142.75–142.75	721	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	739	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	769	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	717	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	817	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	622	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	802	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	518	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	559	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	704	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	127.08/cwt	125.00–127.50	599	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	656	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	754	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	682	128.92/cwt	125.00–132.00	879	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	686	99.52/cwt	95.00–103.00	683	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	658	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	869	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	534	125.01/cwt	122.00–126.50	668	88
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	627	123.29/cwt	122.00–125.00	773	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	634	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	827	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	717	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	789	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	121.49/cwt	117.50–130.00	691	86
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	764	114.50/cwt	114.50–114.50	875	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	133.24/cwt	129.50–136.00	773	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	717	126.86/cwt	122.50–127.50	910	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	586	108.29/cwt	105.00–110.00	635	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	498	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	598	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	691	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	950	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	462	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	621	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	673	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	606	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	691	115.61/cwt	114.50–119.50	799	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	630	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	674	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	785	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	816	5
Steers	Large 1Fleshy	—	700	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	665	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,322	42.50/cwt	42.50–42.50	562	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	589	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	713	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,130	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	339	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,413	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	565	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,156	37.95/cwt	37.50–38.00	439	65
Bulls	—	—	1,400	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	770	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	795	136.79/cwt	135.50–137.10	1,087	114
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	787	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	874	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,162	38.87/cwt	35.00–40.00	452	8
Bulls	—	—	1,772	65.89/cwt	65.00–67.50	1,168	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,301	42.50/cwt	42.50–42.50	553	57
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,079	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	432	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	586	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	645	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	751	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	927	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	582	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	460	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	772	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	865	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	516	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	511	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	129.50/cwt	126.50–131.00	537	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,052	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	839	121.50/cwt	121.50–121.50	1,019	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	546	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	633	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	589	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	612	127.75/cwt	127.75–127.75	782	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	663	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	475	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	907	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	1,138	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	630	132.04/cwt	131.00–133.50	832	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	888	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	531	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	712	86.30/cwt	85.00–90.00	614	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	593	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	664	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	713	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	927	35

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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