Name: Tulia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-01-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 4.00 higher. Trade was active on good demand. Live cattle futures was higher than current cash markets, which boosted buyer's momentum on yearlings going to feedlots.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $140.01/cwt on 1,303 head.

Average price

$140.01

1,303 head · 726 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,016

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$153

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

$19.83/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.88

vs TX average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	721	141.94	1,023	1,153
Medium and Large 1-2	771	125.81	970	124
Medium and Large 2	713	122.12	871	26

One grade step is worth $19.83/cwt here — about $153 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 sale1,303 hd

140.01

—

TX average4 barns · 3,104 hd

141.89

−1.88

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	Lean 85-90%	High	1,042	52.48	547	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,432	51.50	738	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,243	50.83	632	6thin

Every lot, as filed

58 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	—	372	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	688	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	843	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,146	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	137.28/cwt	125.00–143.00	644	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	343	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	494	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	731	137.27/cwt	134.00–140.50	1,003	148
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	729	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	955	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	445	166.90/cwt	166.00–169.00	743	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	644	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	979	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	398	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	589	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	735	126.84/cwt	122.50–128.50	932	270
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	159.44/cwt	150.00–169.00	899	84
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	678	128.35/cwt	127.00–130.00	870	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	671	143.64/cwt	141.00–145.00	964	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	134.62/cwt	126.00–143.00	699	50
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	624	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	780	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	131.51/cwt	122.00–135.50	747	106
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	950	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	1,126	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	882	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	992	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	698	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	803	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	703	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	815	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	620	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	744	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	862	133.25/cwt	133.25–133.25	1,149	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	610	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	817	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,430	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	787	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,433	50.62/cwt	50.00–52.50	725	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,290	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	710	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,233	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	617	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,030	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	567	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,048	51.22/cwt	50.00–52.50	537	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	604	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	722	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	866	115.50/cwt	115.50–115.50	1,000	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	778	126.65/cwt	125.00–127.50	985	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	795	136.23/cwt	132.25–137.60	1,083	517
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,328	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	15,936	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,305	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	11,745	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	981	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,148	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	638	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	798	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,275	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	15,300	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	606	132.63/cwt	132.00–133.50	804	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	870	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	839	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	827	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	992	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	768	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	922	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	584	118.71/cwt	115.00–123.50	693	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	692	135.00/cwt	134.00–135.50	934	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	871	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	1,032	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	939	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,164	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	126.16/cwt	125.00–130.00	855	55
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	118.34/cwt	117.00–119.00	730	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	751	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	939	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	771	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	160.84/cwt	153.00–169.50	857	98
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	152.40/cwt	138.00–158.50	649	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	486	169.16/cwt	161.50–178.50	822	42
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	797	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	717	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	741	111.95/cwt	110.00–113.00	830	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	755	126.87/cwt	120.00–128.50	958	262
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	670	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	804	9

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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