Name: Tulia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-05-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers and heifers sold steady to 3.00 higher. Trade activity was moderate on moderate to good demand. The area received some much needed rain to drought stricken pastures.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $137.19/cwt on 674 head.

Average price

$137.19

674 head · 693 lb average

Value per head Derived

$950

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$337

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 3-4

$21.10/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.43

vs TX average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	658	141.10	929	230
Medium and Large 1-2	718	135.66	974	430
Medium 3-4	493	120.00	592	14thin

One grade step is worth $21.10/cwt here — about $337 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 sale674 hd

137.19

—

TX average4 barns · 1,740 hd

132.77

+4.43

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
Bulls	—	Low	1,440	75.00	1,080	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,110	69.38	770	30
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,450	64.23	931	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,018	63.94	651	18

Every lot, as filed

58 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 1-2	—	583	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	720	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	667	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	626	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	701	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	850	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	137.70/cwt	130.00–141.00	638	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	905	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,095	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	674	123.53/cwt	122.25–126.50	833	129
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	381	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	526	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	844	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	928	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	447	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	671	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	444	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	719	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	774	119.87/cwt	119.75–120.00	928	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	652	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	750	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	716	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	823	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	569	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	649	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	643	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	804	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	140.98/cwt	136.00–144.00	942	106
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	859	121.99/cwt	121.00–123.00	1,048	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	165.99/cwt	158.00–169.00	785	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	259	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	440	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	714	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	964	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	672	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	861	109.16/cwt	109.00–109.50	940	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,008	64.82/cwt	60.00–65.50	653	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,515	62.80/cwt	60.00–65.00	951	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,255	68.50/cwt	68.50–68.50	860	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,109	69.75/cwt	69.75–69.75	774	28
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,128	64.21/cwt	62.50–66.00	724	2
Bulls	—	—	1,440	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	1,080	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	632	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	774	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	206	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	876	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	380	157.08/cwt	146.00–165.00	597	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	640	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	742	4
Steers	Medium 3-4	—	493	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	592	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	464	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	696	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	529	116.50/cwt	116.50–116.50	616	19
Heifers	Medium 3-4	—	651	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	677	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,100	56.93/cwt	55.00–58.50	626	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	384	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	653	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,102	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,102	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	351	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	474	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	824	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,005	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	694	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	902	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	739	122.32/cwt	119.00–123.00	904	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	815	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	534	145.17/cwt	138.00–150.00	775	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	232	142.92/cwt	140.00–165.00	332	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	413	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	574	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	658	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	691	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	821	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	203	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	731	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,087	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,152	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	505	127.25/cwt	125.00–128.00	643	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	746	135.07/cwt	130.50–135.75	1,008	290
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	1,060	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	484	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	670	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	762	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	991	7

How this sale compares

Texas weighted averages

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