Name: Tulia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-02-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-02-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold mostly steady. Trade activity was moderate on moderate to good demand. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $141.41/cwt on 929 head.

Average price

$141.41

929 head · 694 lb average

Value per head Derived

$981

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$566

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small and Medium 3-4

$103.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.16

vs TX average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	576	147.50	850	23
Medium and Large 1	698	142.85	996	887
Medium and Large 2	703	116.00	815	6thin
Small and Medium 3-4	644	44.00	283	13thin

One grade step is worth $103.50/cwt here — about $566 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 sale929 hd

141.41

—

TX average4 barns · 2,837 hd

149.56

−8.16

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	1,258	54.81	690	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,141	54.10	617	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,467	54.07	793	7thin

Every lot, as filed

49 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	—	858	132.84/cwt	129.50–133.25	1,140	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	784	132.32/cwt	130.00–137.00	1,037	229
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	332	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	691	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	414	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	795	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	541	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	903	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	495	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	817	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	677	139.72/cwt	139.00–141.00	946	76
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	773	127.47/cwt	127.00–128.00	985	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	910	129.99/cwt	128.50–131.00	1,183	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	734	129.83/cwt	128.00–131.00	953	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	514	147.42/cwt	144.50–151.00	758	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	369	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	638	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	510	173.50/cwt	173.50–173.50	885	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	679	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	835	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	684	127.25/cwt	125.00–130.00	870	105
Steers	Small and Medium 3-4	—	644	44.00/cwt	44.00–44.00	283	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	905	114.55/cwt	110.00–116.50	1,037	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	835	130.40/cwt	129.00–132.50	1,089	36
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,375	56.00/cwt	55.00–58.00	770	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,246	55.28/cwt	53.00–57.50	689	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,234	52.14/cwt	50.00–52.50	643	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,115	58.75/cwt	57.50–60.00	655	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,160	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	638	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,388	59.39/cwt	58.50–60.00	824	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	729	126.26/cwt	125.00–129.00	920	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	389	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	525	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	130.49/cwt	128.50–136.00	744	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	581	151.96/cwt	145.00–168.00	883	173
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	640	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	934	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	411	179.66/cwt	163.00–183.00	738	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	498	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	697	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	823	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	823	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	396	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	610	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	141.29/cwt	137.00–144.00	747	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	830	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	1,042	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	721	135.25/cwt	134.00–136.00	975	119
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	784	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	697	121.50/cwt	121.50–121.50	847	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	823	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	971	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	813	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	148.58/cwt	148.00–149.00	639	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	850	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	589	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	751	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	306	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	560	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	703	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	815	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,536	52.62/cwt	52.50–53.00	808	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,129	50.65/cwt	50.00–52.50	572	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,325	887.97/cwt	850.00–900.00	11,766	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	592	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	764	6

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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