Name: Tulia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-11-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-11-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold 3.00 to 8.00 higher. Trade was active on good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $125.75/cwt on 970 head.

Average price

$125.75

970 head · 626 lb average

Value per head Derived

$787

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$104

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

$16.99/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.90

vs TX average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	633	127.99	811	799
Medium and Large 1-2	588	115.58	680	159
Medium and Large 2	637	111.00	707	12thin

One grade step is worth $16.99/cwt here — about $104 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 sale970 hd

125.75

—

TX average4 barns · 2,579 hd

126.65

−0.90

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot, as filed

57 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 1	—	284	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	398	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	141.84/cwt	137.00–147.00	807	137
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	152.88/cwt	148.00–161.00	732	106
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	571	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	438	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	626	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	805	108.50/cwt	108.50–108.50	873	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	118.68/cwt	115.00–125.00	676	82
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	124.63/cwt	122.50–130.00	710	125
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	128.06/cwt	120.50–135.00	675	85
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	441	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	679	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	853	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	1,088	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	689	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	913	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,001	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,071	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	161.50/cwt	161.50–161.50	530	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	443	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	594	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	719	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	906	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	686	129.87/cwt	126.00–132.00	891	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	751	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,014	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	348	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	588	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	764	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	955	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	607	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	759	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	677	118.01/cwt	115.00–119.00	799	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	706	134.28/cwt	130.00–137.00	948	158
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	462	138.14/cwt	130.00–144.00	638	74
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	647	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	751	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	495	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	621	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	911	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	820	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	867	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	824	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	669	105.50/cwt	105.50–105.50	706	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	796	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	1,039	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	739	137.52/cwt	133.50–140.00	1,016	138
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	692	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	830	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	508	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	671	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	539	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	663	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	641	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	631	121.35/cwt	120.00–124.00	766	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	625	132.31/cwt	126.50–136.50	827	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	632	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	664	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	971	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,155	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	760	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	811	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,054	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	763	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	723	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	911	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	678	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	793	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	637	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	707	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	688	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	626	114.91/cwt	110.00–117.00	719	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	356	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	559	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	438	142.01/cwt	140.00–143.00	622	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	951	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	922	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	746	112.84/cwt	112.50–113.50	842	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	678	111.88/cwt	109.00–115.00	759	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	891	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	855	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	936	120.68/cwt	119.00–125.00	1,130	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	147.39/cwt	142.50–149.50	759	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,095	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	662	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	712	36

How this sale compares

Texas weighted averages

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