Name: Tulia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-05-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week's light test: Steers and heifers sold steady to 3.00 higher. Trade was fairly active on good demand. Scattered rain throughout the week has pastures in good shape.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $139.13/cwt on 697 head.

Average price

$139.13

697 head · 730 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,016

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$203

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

$8.70/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.19

vs TX average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	745	141.29	1,053	515
Medium and Large 1-2	716	133.26	954	117
Medium and Large 2	641	132.58	849	65

One grade step is worth $8.70/cwt here — about $203 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 sale697 hd

139.13

—

TX average4 barns · 1,334 hd

145.32

−6.19

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	—	Average	1,731	86.99	1,506	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,089	66.28	721	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,473	65.00	957	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,309	64.39	843	7thin

Every lot, as filed

48 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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,012	62.56/cwt	60.00–65.00	633	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,165	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	816	3
Bulls	—	—	1,731	86.99/cwt	85.00–90.00	1,506	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,309	64.39/cwt	60.00–65.00	843	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,473	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	957	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	427	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	713	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	12,075	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	945	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,040	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	187.40/cwt	168.00–192.00	793	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	684	145.92/cwt	144.00–150.00	998	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	881	130.21/cwt	125.00–132.75	1,147	93
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	541	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	806	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	744	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	146.20/cwt	145.00–152.00	915	93
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,029	108.50/cwt	108.50–108.50	1,116	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	172.16/cwt	160.00–178.00	823	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	363	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	726	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	962	125.25/cwt	125.25–125.25	1,205	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	600	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	708	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	417	139.53/cwt	139.00–140.00	582	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	858	121.08/cwt	120.00–122.00	1,039	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	692	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	679	127.55/cwt	125.00–133.00	866	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	834	129.44/cwt	128.00–135.00	1,080	175
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	334	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	578	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	1,359.62/cwt	1,325.00–1,400.00	17,675	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,061	111.50/cwt	111.50–111.50	1,183	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	827	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	520	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	731	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	847	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	974	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	641	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	744	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	534	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	732	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	507	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	593	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	131.37/cwt	128.00–132.50	880	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	688	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	894	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	778	119.59/cwt	119.25–123.50	930	75
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	673	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	902	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	131.03/cwt	127.50–135.00	954	90
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	662	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	808	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	861	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,128	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	817	120.03/cwt	118.00–124.25	981	134
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	773	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,051	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	715	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	118.43/cwt	115.00–122.00	841	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	642	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	934	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	709	127.84/cwt	127.00–128.00	906	149

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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