Name: Tulia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-06-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-06-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week's light test: Feeder steers and heifers sold 3.00 to 4.00 higher on limited comparable sales. Trade was fairly active on good demand. Temperatures hitting triple digits for the first time this summer, but recent rains at least improved drought conditions.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $138.73/cwt on 757 head.

Average price

$138.73

757 head · 780 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,082

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$281

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

$16.96/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.38

vs TX average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	803	139.74	1,121	611
Medium and Large 1-2	686	135.84	931	131
Medium and Large 2	684	122.78	840	15thin

One grade step is worth $16.96/cwt here — about $281 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 sale757 hd

138.73

—

TX average4 barns · 2,276 hd

139.10

−0.38

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	1,404	81.91	1,150	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,593	72.07	1,148	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,360	70.34	957	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,075	70.00	753	1thin

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	648	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	810	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	791	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	902	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	511	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	744	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	893	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,206	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	532	143.66/cwt	131.00–147.00	764	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	852	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,022	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	633	133.23/cwt	133.00–134.00	843	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	834	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,001	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	765	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	956	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	817	139.70/cwt	139.00–141.00	1,141	90
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	562	162.20/cwt	160.00–163.00	912	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	669	132.79/cwt	128.00–135.00	888	151
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	923	130.76/cwt	130.25–133.50	1,207	226
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	719	144.67/cwt	142.00–146.75	1,040	98
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	644	150.63/cwt	150.50–152.00	970	96
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	766	141.38/cwt	140.00–143.00	1,083	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	634	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	859	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	618	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	902	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,635	74.31/cwt	73.00–77.00	1,215	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,500	72.25/cwt	72.00–72.50	1,084	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,525	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	915	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,278	75.51/cwt	75.00–76.00	965	2
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,125	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	900	1
Bulls	—	—	1,543	82.87/cwt	80.00–85.00	1,279	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	128.24/cwt	128.00–129.00	681	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	653	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	803	74
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	444	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	644	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	810	40
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	598	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	825	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	743	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	984	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	924	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	802	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,083	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	859	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,074	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	543	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	776	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	760	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	836	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	778	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	965	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	413	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	826	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	143.42/cwt	136.00–146.00	812	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	742	128.20/cwt	128.00–128.50	951	49
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	661	122.47/cwt	120.00–125.00	810	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	606	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	703	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	681	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	817	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,655	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	1,076	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,075	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	753	1
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	715	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	779	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	766	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	889	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	833	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	991	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	336	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	709	7

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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