Name: Tulia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-03-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold 1.00 to 4.00 lower. Trade was active on moderate to good demand. Spring-like temperatures this week, but moisture is much needed with winds drying out the soil.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $139.75/cwt on 1,509 head.

Average price

$139.75

1,509 head · 706 lb average

Value per head Derived

$987

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$13

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

$10.40/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.43

vs TX average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	701	140.88	988	1,345
Medium and Large 1-2	747	130.48	975	164

One grade step is worth $10.40/cwt here — about $13 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 sale1,509 hd

139.75

—

TX average4 barns · 3,307 hd

142.19

−2.43

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%	Low	1,166	55.04	642	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,117	54.00	603	5thin

Every lot, as filed

50 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	—	815	130.75/cwt	127.50–132.50	1,066	187
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	683	135.54/cwt	135.00–136.00	926	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	906	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	1,146	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	126.85/cwt	125.00–128.00	920	159
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,029	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,101	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	583	154.95/cwt	143.00–158.50	903	168
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	394	160.94/cwt	156.00–167.00	634	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	611	131.01/cwt	128.00–134.50	800	115
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	711	137.28/cwt	131.00–139.50	976	202
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	640	146.20/cwt	144.00–150.00	936	85
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	863	118.22/cwt	114.50–119.50	1,020	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	974	119.95/cwt	119.00–120.50	1,168	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	669	140.32/cwt	138.00–144.50	939	181
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	534	158.60/cwt	145.00–165.00	847	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	614	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	774	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	169.60/cwt	165.00–176.00	801	101
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	180.24/cwt	179.00–182.00	694	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	511	139.16/cwt	136.00–140.50	711	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	491	143.06/cwt	139.00–148.00	702	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	820	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	984	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	698	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	803	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,030	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	515	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,139	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	626	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,100	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	550	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,188	56.72/cwt	55.00–57.50	674	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,071	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	9,104	17
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	964.02/cwt	900.00–1,025.00	9,881	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	659	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	824	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	642	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	889	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	305	186.89/cwt	183.00–190.00	570	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	888	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	737	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	932	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	695	131.26/cwt	128.00–135.00	912	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	351	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	527	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	587	127.91/cwt	127.00–128.50	751	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	133.69/cwt	132.00–137.00	769	90
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	434	156.60/cwt	150.00–170.00	680	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	866	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,039	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	819	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	1,052	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	313	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	538	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	769	122.76/cwt	120.75–124.50	944	271
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	829	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	611	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	779	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	787	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,007	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	307	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	488	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	870	129.57/cwt	127.00–131.50	1,127	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	671	128.04/cwt	125.00–130.00	859	127
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	828	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	911	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	840	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,008	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	781	130.55/cwt	127.00–134.50	1,020	249

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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