Name: Tulia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-03-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifer sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Trade activity was moderate on good demand. The area received moisture with rain and snow to benefit local pastures, but hampered cattle movement.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $136.72/cwt on 732 head.

Average price

$136.72

732 head · 744 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,017

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$598

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

$55.59/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.69

vs TX average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	738	140.59	1,037	572
Medium and Large 1-2	661	133.72	884	93
Large 1-2	962	110.50	1,063	60
Medium 2-3	516	85.00	439	7thin

One grade step is worth $55.59/cwt here — about $598 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 sale732 hd

136.72

—

TX average4 barns · 2,934 hd

136.03

+0.69

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot, as filed

30 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 1Unweaned	—	689	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	971	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	679	128.57/cwt	126.00–130.00	873	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	632	132.31/cwt	127.00–134.50	836	120
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	913	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,169	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	899	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	674	147.75/cwt	145.00–152.00	996	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	166.22/cwt	155.00–173.00	876	41
Steers	Large 1-2	—	962	110.50/cwt	110.50–110.50	1,063	60
Steers	Medium 2-3	—	516	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	439	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	774	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	991	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	826	110.36/cwt	110.00–111.00	912	41
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	718	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	876	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	689	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	896	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	146.90/cwt	145.00–148.50	918	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	728	141.86/cwt	139.00–145.00	1,033	134
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	383	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	632	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	702	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	941	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	155.91/cwt	149.00–160.00	674	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	816	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,069	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	771	137.44/cwt	134.50–139.00	1,060	92
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	879	129.25/cwt	129.25–129.25	1,136	116
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	514	142.59/cwt	138.00–145.50	733	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	487	136.04/cwt	129.50–153.00	663	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	687	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	333	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	519	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	137.66/cwt	132.00–145.50	798	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	757	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	993	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	794	126.87/cwt	126.00–130.00	1,007	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	590	132.01/cwt	130.50–147.00	779	44

How this sale compares

Texas weighted averages

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