Name: Tulia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-05-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Trade activity was light to moderate on good demand. Soaking rain with cooler temperatures, helped local pastures that have suffered from drought conditions.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $134.76/cwt on 390 head.

Average price

$134.76

390 head · 755 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,017

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$227

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

$28.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.35

vs TX average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	596	138.00	822	6thin
Medium and Large 1	764	136.17	1,041	357
Medium and Large 2	558	129.00	720	7thin
Medium 1	778	111.00	864	13thin
Medium 2-3	541	110.00	595	7thin

One grade step is worth $28.00/cwt here — about $227 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 sale390 hd

134.76

—

TX average4 barns · 1,529 hd

138.11

−3.35

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	1,357	70.00	949	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,067	57.26	611	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,090	55.00	600	1thin

Every lot, as filed

51 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	—	1,251	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,339	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	128.46/cwt	126.00–131.50	676	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	613	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	331	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	583	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	633	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	753	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	578	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	809	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	392	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	627	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	726	122.89/cwt	121.00–124.00	892	95
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	326	143.95/cwt	143.00–146.00	469	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	130.97/cwt	129.00–134.00	815	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	148.54/cwt	145.00–151.50	922	82
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	818	130.36/cwt	127.50–133.00	1,066	76
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	933	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,138	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	958	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	1,126	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	472	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	661	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	867	125.23/cwt	124.00–127.50	1,086	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	538	157.92/cwt	150.00–163.00	850	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	140.24/cwt	134.00–144.00	656	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	642	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	918	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,078	52.87/cwt	52.50–55.00	570	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,047	65.50/cwt	65.50–65.50	686	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,090	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	600	1
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,285	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	835	1
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,105	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	774	1
Bulls	—	—	1,518	72.49/cwt	70.00–75.00	1,100	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,024	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,229	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	301	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	557	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	814	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	642	114.50/cwt	114.50–114.50	735	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	806	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	814	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	764	133.24/cwt	132.00–134.00	1,018	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	562	130.03/cwt	128.50–132.50	731	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	711	136.85/cwt	135.00–140.00	973	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	726	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	799	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	668	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	768	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	558	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	720	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	753	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	930	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	919	116.50/cwt	116.50–116.50	1,071	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	805	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	966	25
Steers	Medium 1Fleshy	—	778	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	864	13
Steers	Medium 2-3	—	541	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	595	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	787.50/cwt	775.00–800.00	8,466	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	680	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	830	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	361	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	538	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	748	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	890	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,078	866.99/cwt	800.00–1,000.00	9,346	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	8,100	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	796	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	915	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	750	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	581	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	596	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	822	6

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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