Name: Tulia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-04-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Yearling steers and heifers sold mostly 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Trade was active on moderate to good demand. Cattle futures continued to drop as corn futures were well above 6.00.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $139.62/cwt on 1,137 head.

Average price

$139.62

1,137 head · 707 lb average

Value per head Derived

$987

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$24

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

$10.70/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.75

vs TX average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	702	141.16	990	974
Medium and Large 1-2	741	130.46	966	163

One grade step is worth $10.70/cwt here — about $24 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 sale1,137 hd

139.62

—

TX average4 barns · 2,231 hd

141.38

−1.75

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	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,395	67.50	942	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,273	65.50	834	7thin

Every lot, as filed

57 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 1-2	—	918	119.14/cwt	117.00–123.00	1,094	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	458	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	774	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	697	125.84/cwt	124.50–130.50	877	116
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	957	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,120	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	698	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	900	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	595	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	684	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	141.50/cwt	141.50–141.50	822	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	632	146.46/cwt	145.00–148.00	926	136
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	716	139.50/cwt	135.00–141.00	999	229
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	436	176.49/cwt	171.00–185.00	769	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	138.67/cwt	138.50–139.00	595	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	601	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	802	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	673	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	828	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	548	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	784	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	876	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	986	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	729	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	897	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,189	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	1,094	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	152.28/cwt	148.00–154.50	880	106
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	723	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	795	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	611	127.35/cwt	127.00–128.00	778	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	860	128.92/cwt	123.00–130.00	1,109	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	135.26/cwt	135.00–135.50	707	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	397	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	588	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	461	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	687	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	889	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	951	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	737	115.36/cwt	115.00–115.50	850	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,395	67.50/cwt	67.50–67.50	942	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,273	65.50/cwt	65.50–65.50	834	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	148.50/cwt	148.50–148.50	702	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	121.33/cwt	120.00–124.00	752	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	782	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	954	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	230	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	313	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	281	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	365	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	849	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	699	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	944	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	115.20/cwt	111.50–116.00	950	67
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	659	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	791	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	497	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	663	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	541	158.78/cwt	147.00–163.00	859	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	756	133.69/cwt	132.50–134.50	1,011	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	662	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	755	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	537	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	800	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	499	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	681	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	828	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	850	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	786	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	747	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	703	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	801	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	793	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	809	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	818	131.68/cwt	125.00–132.25	1,077	191
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	505	131.73/cwt	131.00–133.00	665	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713	133.87/cwt	132.50–134.50	954	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	1,087	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	559	131.66/cwt	131.00–132.00	736	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	781	119.26/cwt	117.00–121.00	931	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	141.13/cwt	139.50–142.50	960	146
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	640	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	851	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	128.42/cwt	122.00–131.00	728	11

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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