Sale reports / Texas / Tulia Livestock Auction / 2020-11-05

Tulia Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Tulia, Texas · Thu, Nov 5
● Final59 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1954
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,763 head
286 vs last sale 1,477 547 vs year ago 2,310 · 23.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
16 head
84 vs last sale 100 87 vs year ago 103 · 84.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
1 head
34 vs last sale 35 1 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last sale two weeks ago: Feeder steers and heifers traded mostly 5.00 to 8.00 higher, with instances as much as 15 higher. Trade activity was moderate to good on good demand. Last week brought some much need moisture with the ice and snow storm, this week it has warmed back up to the 70's. Slaughter cows and bulls were steady to 2.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $130.98/cwt on 858 head.
Average price
$130.98
858 head · 682 lb average
Value per head Derived
$894
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$767
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 4
$109.61/cwt at this weight
vs the market
0.66
vs TX average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1659136.61901504
Medium and Large 1-2722128.54928262
Medium and Large 2705110.7678188
Small 449427.001334thin
One grade step is worth $109.61/cwt here — about $767 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 sale858 hd
130.98
TX average4 barns · 2,069 hd
131.64
−0.66
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsLow1,68279.431,3367thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,25944.705635thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,53543.806723thin

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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
HeifersMedium and Large 1708129.00/cwt129.00–129.0091327
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2391133.00/cwt133.00–133.0052019
HeifersMedium and Large 1Unweaned690120.50/cwt120.50–120.5083130
SteersMedium and Large 1586135.52/cwt134.50–139.5079469
HeifersMedium and Large 1569128.89/cwt125.00–133.75733120
HeifersMedium and Large 1426141.39/cwt138.50–144.0060226
SteersMedium and Large 1620142.34/cwt140.50–143.5088335
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2493124.00/cwt124.00–124.0061113
HeifersMedium and Large 1793120.00/cwt120.00–120.0095256
SteersMedium and Large 1Unweaned631133.39/cwt133.25–133.5084235
SteersMedium and Large 1Unweaned712116.50/cwt116.50–116.5082929
SteersMedium and Large 1957117.00/cwt117.00–117.001,12032
BullsMedium and Large 1472140.50/cwt140.50–140.506633
HeifersMedium and Large 1507127.64/cwt126.50–133.5064758
HeifersMedium and Large 1470134.29/cwt133.50–135.5063132
SteersMedium and Large 1730130.42/cwt130.00–133.0095277
SteersMedium and Large 1426164.91/cwt155.00–170.0070318
SteersMedium and Large 1759131.07/cwt128.25–131.5099530
HeifersMedium and Large 1682132.50/cwt132.50–132.5090462
HeifersMedium and Large 1379142.68/cwt138.00–145.0054116
SteersSmall 449427.00/cwt27.00–27.001334
SteersMedium and Large 1532145.97/cwt134.00–153.0077732
SteersMedium and Large 1487152.41/cwt146.00–165.0074273
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,300700.00/cwt700.00–700.009,1001
HeifersMedium and Large 1610125.82/cwt125.00–127.5076827
HeifersMedium and Large 1Unweaned731112.00/cwt112.00–112.0081915
SteersMedium and Large 1Unweaned667126.00/cwt126.00–126.0084011
BullsMedium and Large 1676122.00/cwt122.00–122.008256
Dairy HeifersLarge 336029.00/cwt29.00–29.001045
SteersMedium and Large 2Unweaned69390.00/cwt90.00–90.0062419
CowsBoner 80-85%1,21542.50/cwt42.50–42.505163
Bulls1,55570.00/cwt70.00–70.001,0891
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,49043.20/cwt42.50–44.006442
CowsBoner 80-85%1,27550.00/cwt50.00–50.006381
Bulls1,70381.00/cwt81.00–81.001,3796
SteersMedium and Large 2842105.50/cwt105.50–105.5088811
CowsBoner 80-85%1,37546.00/cwt46.00–46.006331
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,62545.00/cwt45.00–45.007311
SteersMedium and Large 1-2473129.00/cwt129.00–129.006108
SteersMedium and Large 2659122.50/cwt122.50–122.5080729
SteersMedium and Large 2796107.00/cwt107.00–107.008526
SteersMedium and Large 2396126.00/cwt126.00–126.004995
HeifersMedium and Large 2402116.00/cwt116.00–116.004665
SteersMedium and Large 1928124.35/cwt119.00–126.001,15425
BullsMedium and Large 1-2528120.00/cwt120.00–120.0063416
SteersMedium and Large 1-2631132.50/cwt132.50–132.5083617
SteersMedium and Large 1-2727133.00/cwt133.00–133.009676
SteersMedium and Large 1-2561130.50/cwt130.50–130.5073262
SteersMedium and Large 2906103.00/cwt103.00–103.009339
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2542127.50/cwt127.50–127.506913
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added713144.50/cwt144.50–144.501,03038
SteersMedium and Large 1-2774124.75/cwt124.75–124.7596631
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2701116.00/cwt116.00–116.008135
SteersMedium and Large 1-2817128.27/cwt125.00–129.501,048129
SteersMedium and Large 2619125.00/cwt125.00–125.007749
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Unweaned676121.00/cwt121.00–121.008189
HeifersMedium and Large 1Unweaned632110.77/cwt110.00–112.0070016
BullsMedium and Large 1-2388145.00/cwt145.00–145.0056313
HeifersMedium and Large 1911104.00/cwt104.00–104.009478

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.