Sale reports / Texas / Tulia Livestock Auction / 2021-03-25

Tulia Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Tulia, Texas · Thu, Mar 25
● Final68 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1954
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,415 head
31 vs last sale 1,384 407 vs year ago 1,008 · +40.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
42 head
42 vs last sale 0 22 vs year ago 20 · +110.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
3 head
3 vs last sale 0 3 vs year ago 6 · 50.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer and heifer calves sold mostly 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder steers and heifers traded mostly steady to weak. Quality was attractive. There were a lot of light weight, turn out type of cattle with good weigh-ups were on offer. Buyer demand was good on active trading activity. Trace amounts of moisture were recorded across the majority of the trading region. However, a lot more moisture is needed to improve drought conditions in the area.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $143.83/cwt on 641 head.
Average price
$143.83
641 head · 705 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,014
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$35
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$8.80/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.09
vs TX average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1697144.801,010570
Medium and Large 1-2768136.001,04571
One grade step is worth $8.80/cwt here — about −$35 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 sale641 hd
143.83
TX average4 barns · 1,959 hd
141.74
+2.09
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsLow1,68183.201,39910
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,17562.027297thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,32560.007952thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,15358.9268010

Every lot, as filed

68 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
BullsMedium and Large 196891.00/cwt91.00–91.008812
HeifersMedium and Large 1578138.05/cwt130.00–141.0079871
SteersMedium and Large 1420175.91/cwt173.00–180.0073919
SteersMedium and Large 11,031119.35/cwt119.35–119.351,23018
SteersMedium and Large 1995117.50/cwt117.50–117.501,16912
SteersMedium and Large 1905127.50/cwt127.50–127.501,15410
HeifersMedium and Large 1205165.00/cwt165.00–165.003382
HeifersMedium and Large 1979113.75/cwt113.75–113.751,11427
SteersMedium and Large 1722139.20/cwt134.00–140.751,005112
SteersMedium and Large 1216202.00/cwt202.00–202.004364
SteersMedium and Large 1780132.07/cwt130.00–135.001,03080
SteersMedium and Large 1570160.53/cwt154.00–165.0091546
HeifersMedium and Large 1194200.00/cwt200.00–200.003885
HeifersMedium and Large 1475144.00/cwt144.00–144.006843
SteersMedium and Large 1880128.00/cwt128.00–128.001,12633
SteersMedium and Large 1810137.00/cwt137.00–137.001,11033
SteersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed427184.00/cwt184.00–184.007868
SteersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed483172.00/cwt172.00–172.008313
SteersMedium and Large 1520171.00/cwt171.00–171.0088910
SteersMedium and Large 1322178.00/cwt178.00–178.0057310
BullsMedium and Large 1641131.33/cwt110.00–140.008427
SteersMedium and Large 1677147.10/cwt144.00–152.5099698
SteersMedium and Large 1Unweaned607147.00/cwt147.00–147.0089217
SteersMedium and Large 1Unweaned484156.00/cwt156.00–156.007557
SteersMedium and Large 1182202.00/cwt202.00–202.003683
SteersMedium and Large 1636154.26/cwt151.00–154.5098143
HeifersMedium and Large 1780121.70/cwt118.00–124.2594961
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,3001,160.00/cwt1,160.00–1,160.0015,0801
CowsLean 85-90%1,09857.15/cwt55.00–60.006288
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,32560.00/cwt60.00–60.007952
CowsBoner 80-85%1,15865.00/cwt65.00–65.007533
Bulls1,34878.22/cwt77.50–79.001,0542
Bulls1,82887.50/cwt87.50–87.501,6002
Bulls1,74383.42/cwt80.00–85.001,4546
CowsLean 85-90%1,37566.00/cwt66.00–66.009082
CowsBoner 80-85%1,18859.79/cwt59.00–60.007104
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed338169.00/cwt169.00–169.005712
SteersMedium and Large 1-2370175.00/cwt175.00–175.006482
Stock CowsMedium and Large 188085.00/cwt85.00–85.007481
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,000800.00/cwt800.00–800.008,0001
SteersMedium and Large 1Full666136.00/cwt136.00–136.009064
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy688115.00/cwt115.00–115.007915
SteersMedium and Large 1-2821133.00/cwt133.00–133.001,09253
SteersMedium and Large 1-2429152.67/cwt148.00–160.006555
Dairy SteersMedium 3604132.00/cwt132.00–132.007974
HeifersMedium 2-331863.00/cwt63.00–63.002003
SteersMedium and Large 1-2773127.00/cwt127.00–127.009824
Dairy SteersMedium and Large 3600138.00/cwt138.00–138.008283
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2640115.76/cwt110.00–120.007417
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2368158.00/cwt158.00–158.005816
BullsMedium and Large 1522150.00/cwt150.00–150.007835
BullsMedium and Large 1484160.00/cwt160.00–160.007744
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy597124.50/cwt124.50–124.507435
SteersMedium and Large 1-2518158.00/cwt158.00–158.008182
HeifersMedium and Large 1313164.70/cwt163.00–176.0051616
HeifersMedium and Large 1900110.00/cwt110.00–110.0099015
SteersMedium and Large 1-2953124.00/cwt124.00–124.001,1823
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed429157.19/cwt154.00–163.006748
HeifersMedium and Large 1675127.14/cwt121.00–129.0085866
SteersMedium and Large 1-2588149.00/cwt149.00–149.008762
HeifersMedium and Large 1715127.24/cwt125.00–128.00910112
HeifersMedium and Large 1874121.25/cwt119.50–122.501,06092
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2467140.71/cwt138.00–142.0065719
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2517137.51/cwt135.00–139.0071118
HeifersMedium and Large 1527145.68/cwt139.50–148.0076824
HeifersMedium and Large 1403161.77/cwt152.00–168.0065218
HeifersMedium and Large 1603135.00/cwt135.00–135.0081419
HeifersMedium and Large 1382171.61/cwt171.00–172.0065615

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.