Name: Tulia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-02-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-02-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers were steady on a limited test. Trade activity was light to moderate on moderate demand. The area is busy preparing for below freezing temperatures, and possibility of snow and ice.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $138.10/cwt on 573 head.

Average price

$138.10

573 head · 708 lb average

Value per head Derived

$978

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$141

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

$5.59/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.35

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	616	142.14	875	159
Medium and Large 1	744	136.55	1,016	414

One grade step is worth $5.59/cwt here — about −$141 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 sale573 hd

138.10

—

TX average4 barns · 1,738 hd

139.45

−1.35

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	1,229	58.75	722	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,158	57.50	666	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,549	56.13	869	4thin

Every lot, as filed

41 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%	—	1,290	57.50/cwt	57.50–57.50	742	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,168	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	701	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,549	56.13/cwt	55.00–57.50	869	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,100	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	605	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,215	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	729	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	805	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	934	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	653	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	771	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	294	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	529	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	166.78/cwt	155.00–171.00	802	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	746	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	947	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	594	142.20/cwt	136.00–143.50	845	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	753	137.30/cwt	136.50–138.00	1,034	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,039	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,216	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	654	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	818	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	744	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	930	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	491	137.38/cwt	135.00–137.50	675	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	773	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	966	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	674	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	937	82
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	882	128.48/cwt	127.00–130.50	1,133	88
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	167.03/cwt	162.00–174.00	710	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	739	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,027	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	382	148.50/cwt	148.50–148.50	567	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	544	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	860	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	841	123.25/cwt	120.00–128.00	1,037	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	407	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	688	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	614	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	548	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	732	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	894	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	1,050	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	592	128.22/cwt	122.00–129.00	759	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	666	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	739	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	924	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	896	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	887	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	748	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	898	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	272	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	408	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	796	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	987	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	741	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	926	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	671	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	845	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	398	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	593	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	612	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	771	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	302	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	408	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	318	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	547	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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