Name: Tulia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-12-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-12-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Stocker steers and heifers sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher. Yearling steers and heifers were steady on limited comparable sales. Trade activity was fairly active on good demand. Local wheat pastures benefitted from several inches of snow earlier in the week. Slaughter cows and bulls were steady to 3.00 lower

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $146.50/cwt on 600 head.

Average price

$146.50

600 head · 607 lb average

Value per head Derived

$889

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$6

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

$17.27/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.99

vs TX average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	600	147.91	887	551
Medium and Large 1-2	684	130.64	894	49

One grade step is worth $17.27/cwt here — about −$6 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 sale600 hd

146.50

—

TX average4 barns · 2,008 hd

142.51

+3.99

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,253	42.39	531	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,017	41.38	421	7thin

Every lot, as filed

40 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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,345	46.25/cwt	45.00–47.50	622	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,222	41.10/cwt	40.00–42.50	502	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,115	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	502	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,001	40.78/cwt	40.00–42.50	408	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	880	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,012	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	766	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	908	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	812	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	974	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	858	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	858	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,016	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,118	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	163.46/cwt	157.00–167.00	775	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	750	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,013	130
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	156.45/cwt	156.00–156.50	810	171
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	604	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	809	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	747	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	895	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,119	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	643	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	791	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	891	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	936	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	333	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	519	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	392	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	525	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	887	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	142.91/cwt	140.00–145.00	889	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	623	131.13/cwt	128.50–137.00	817	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	722	122.83/cwt	122.00–124.50	887	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	464	144.35/cwt	141.50–147.50	670	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	503	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	659	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	628	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	798	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	652	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	769	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	359	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	625	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	828	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	450	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	630	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	477	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	596	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	654	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	148.28/cwt	137.00–151.00	857	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	690	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	890	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	669	137.90/cwt	137.00–139.00	923	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	719	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	960	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	739	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	968	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	607	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	795	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	133.68/cwt	128.00–135.50	755	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	935	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	991	2

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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