Name: Tulia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-04-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Yearling feeder steers and heifers sold mostly 2.00 to 6.00 lower, instances 9.00 lower on stocker calves. Trade activity and demand were moderate. CME cattle futures struggled this week, closing in the red. Much needed moisture was a welcomed sight in the area, despite the cold front it brought along with it.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $142.98/cwt on 1,038 head.

Average price

$142.98

1,038 head · 720 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,029

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$268

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

$24.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.62

vs TX average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	729	144.25	1,052	856
Medium and Large 1-2	678	137.62	933	176
Medium and Large 2	653	120.00	784	6thin

One grade step is worth $24.25/cwt here — about $268 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 sale1,038 hd

142.98

—

TX average4 barns · 3,009 hd

145.60

−2.62

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
Bulls	—	Low	1,658	80.00	1,326	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,486	60.25	895	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,201	59.48	714	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,130	59.26	669	10

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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	603	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	862	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	688	124.69/cwt	124.00–125.00	858	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	405	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	745	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	768	123.75/cwt	123.75–123.75	950	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	950	115.75/cwt	115.75–115.75	1,100	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	220	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	400	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	511	136.12/cwt	129.00–138.00	696	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	145.27/cwt	140.00–152.00	628	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	767	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,081	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	135.14/cwt	129.00–136.50	824	71
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	162.74/cwt	160.00–165.50	1,009	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	719	124.37/cwt	123.00–125.00	894	96
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	865	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	598	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	897	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	992	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,180	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	636	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	712	141.82/cwt	140.00–142.50	1,010	82
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	632	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	967	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	395	158.08/cwt	146.00–161.00	624	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	174.05/cwt	168.00–178.00	921	67
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	746	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	910	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	851	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	1,111	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	689	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	971	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	664	147.94/cwt	145.50–155.50	982	225
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	841	131.93/cwt	131.75–132.75	1,110	222
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	633	124.14/cwt	123.00–125.50	786	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	501	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	752	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,067	855.08/cwt	800.00–900.00	9,124	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,188	60.64/cwt	60.00–62.50	720	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,049	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	577	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,175	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	764	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,486	60.25/cwt	60.00–61.00	895	4
Bulls	—	—	1,455	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	1,091	1
Bulls	—	—	1,860	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,581	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,208	60.70/cwt	60.00–62.50	733	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,175	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	646	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	361	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	397	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	397	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	472	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	820	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,066	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	809	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	975	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	775	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	907	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	912	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	775	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	612	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	774	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	586	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	747	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,157	762.97/cwt	750.00–800.00	8,828	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	9,000	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	707	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	891	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	653	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	784	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	864	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	1,102	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	747	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	149.91/cwt	149.50–153.00	940	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	138.31/cwt	137.00–143.00	924	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	706	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	812	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,079	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	618	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	742	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	582	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	780	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	769	121.23/cwt	120.00–122.00	932	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	789	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,049	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	614	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	737	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	409	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	695	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	659	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	791	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	688	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	857	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	493	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	666	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	815	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	587	144.99/cwt	144.00–146.00	851	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	774	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	890	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	393	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	715	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	135.29/cwt	126.00–139.50	778	111

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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