Name: Tulia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-01-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 3.00 higher. Trade was active on good demand. Offering consisted of mostly yearling steers and heifers weighing 700-850 lbs.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $126.09/cwt on 1,251 head.

Average price

$126.09

1,251 head · 665 lb average

Value per head Derived

$839

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$36

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

$6.71/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.62

vs TX average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	664	127.22	845	1,041
Medium and Large 1-2	671	120.51	809	210

One grade step is worth $6.71/cwt here — about $36 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 sale1,251 hd

126.09

—

TX average4 barns · 2,618 hd

127.72

−1.62

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	1,174	72.00	845	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,007	38.53	388	68

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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	838	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	1,094	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	661	132.49/cwt	131.50–135.00	876	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	618	123.93/cwt	120.00–125.00	766	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	141.06/cwt	132.00–144.50	659	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	386	154.75/cwt	154.50–155.00	597	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	531	138.40/cwt	135.00–140.00	735	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	722	137.27/cwt	134.50–139.50	991	129
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	142.82/cwt	141.00–145.00	881	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	668	114.67/cwt	113.50–117.00	766	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	154.51/cwt	151.00–160.00	633	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	324	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	470	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	137.66/cwt	133.00–141.00	702	54
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,377	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	16,524	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	666	119.08/cwt	118.00–121.00	793	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	621	132.52/cwt	131.00–134.00	823	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	783	132.62/cwt	130.00–137.50	1,038	335
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	729	122.05/cwt	120.00–125.00	890	188
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	531	158.38/cwt	144.00–166.00	841	85
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	766	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	881	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	911	132.25/cwt	132.25–132.25	1,205	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	672	138.83/cwt	137.00–141.00	933	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	393	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	778	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	457	160.71/cwt	157.00–177.00	734	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	853	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	930	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	823	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	938	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	680	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	898	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	935	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	327	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,037	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	415	48
Bulls	—	—	1,174	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	845	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	784	125.22/cwt	123.50–129.00	982	76
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	783	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	900	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	762	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	903	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	624	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	873	128.86/cwt	128.00–130.50	1,125	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	704	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	912	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	826	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,008	114
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	811	123.21/cwt	119.50–124.75	999	140
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	687	123.91/cwt	121.00–125.00	851	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	698	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	817	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	711	122.59/cwt	122.50–123.50	872	80
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	116.50/cwt	116.50–116.50	677	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	542	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	699	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	714	134.46/cwt	133.00–135.00	960	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	149.56/cwt	148.00–153.50	631	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	649	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	889	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	682	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	818	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	133.79/cwt	131.50–136.00	768	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	130.54/cwt	126.00–133.50	818	111
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	762	122.04/cwt	120.00–124.50	930	116
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	894	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	966	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	658	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	823	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	626	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	720	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	341	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	443	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	146.62/cwt	143.00–150.00	840	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	132.19/cwt	127.00–135.00	753	100
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	737	115.97/cwt	115.00–120.00	855	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	717	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	781	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	859	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	600	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	774	15

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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