Name: Tulia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-10-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold 7.00 to 11.00 lower on limited comparable sales. Trade activity was moderate on light to moderate demand. Drought conditions are really taking a toll on the cattle markets with planted wheat pastures needing moisture. A frigid forecast for next week expected, which causes concern for non vaccinated or fleshy calves. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 4.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $122.15/cwt on 478 head.

Average price

$122.15

478 head · 643 lb average

Value per head Derived

$786

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$137

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

$4.14/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.07

vs TX average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	657	122.78	807	405
Medium and Large 1-2	565	118.65	670	73

One grade step is worth $4.14/cwt here — about $137 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 sale478 hd

122.15

—

TX average4 barns · 2,177 hd

127.22

−5.07

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	1,880	65.00	1,222	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,412	45.96	649	45
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,201	42.16	506	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,083	34.31	372	19

Every lot, as filed

56 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	—	621	106.96/cwt	105.50–110.00	664	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	730	97.25/cwt	95.00–100.00	710	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	848	114.50/cwt	114.50–114.50	971	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	904	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	135.37/cwt	134.00–140.00	650	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	391	154.79/cwt	153.00–157.00	605	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	393	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	519	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	121.94/cwt	118.00–123.50	571	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	539	111.22/cwt	106.50–119.00	599	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	124.73/cwt	122.00–129.00	528	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	955	63
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	480	124.41/cwt	123.00–129.00	597	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	911	115.50/cwt	115.50–115.50	1,052	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	735	113.79/cwt	113.50–114.50	836	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	142.03/cwt	136.00–146.00	594	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	130.00/cwt	129.00–134.00	436	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	727	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	778	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	758	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	879	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	123.59/cwt	120.00–129.00	708	111
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	982	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	982	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	366	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	494	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	577	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	713	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	659	117.42/cwt	115.00–118.50	774	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	633	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	722	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	609	101.79/cwt	101.00–103.00	620	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	536	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	509	15
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	774	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	797	32
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,038	787.95/cwt	775.00–800.00	8,179	2
Bulls	—	—	1,880	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	1,222	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,382	46.70/cwt	45.00–46.75	645	40
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,262	44.07/cwt	42.50–44.50	556	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,015	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	406	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,273	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	382	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,648	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	659	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	577	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	403	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	467	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	445	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	679	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,132	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	453	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,064	34.49/cwt	34.00–35.00	367	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	668	120.97/cwt	117.00–122.50	808	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	671	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	705	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	616	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	678	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	671	121.38/cwt	121.00–122.00	814	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	556	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	639	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	504	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	796	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	764	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	816	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	938	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	689	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	758	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	612	123.92/cwt	122.50–125.75	758	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	112.36/cwt	111.00–113.00	589	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	703	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	668	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	934	82.47/cwt	80.00–85.00	770	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	113.50/cwt	113.50–113.50	874	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	562	112.08/cwt	108.00–114.00	630	99
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	548	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	707	13

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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