Name: Tulia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-06-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-06-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher on limited comparable sales. Trade activity was moderate on good demand. The area has returned to hot and dry, as temperatures hover around the triple digit mark. Slaughter cows and bulls were mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $134.42/cwt on 543 head.

Average price

$134.42

543 head · 658 lb average

Value per head Derived

$884

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$187

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

$10.61/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.98

vs TX average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	662	135.61	897	418
Medium and Large 1-2	645	130.59	843	122
Medium and Large 2	568	125.00	710	3thin

One grade step is worth $10.61/cwt here — about $187 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 sale543 hd

134.42

—

TX average4 barns · 1,558 hd

137.40

−2.98

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	1,676	79.14	1,327	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,418	73.00	1,035	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,238	70.00	867	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,058	66.12	699	7thin

Every lot, as filed

56 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	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,418	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	1,035	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	805	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	523	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	775	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	911	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	960	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,219	13
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	591	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	816	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,015	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	761	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	616	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	844	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	788	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,084	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	814	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,058	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	710	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,100	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	770	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,121	63.21/cwt	60.00–65.50	709	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	809	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	963	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	622	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	370	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	548	3
Bulls	—	—	1,602	72.88/cwt	65.00–80.00	1,168	6
Bulls	—	—	1,800	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,620	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,375	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	963	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,225	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	919	1
Bulls	—	—	1,875	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,781	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	204	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	351	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,115	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	725	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	318	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	658	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	376	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	669	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	168.84/cwt	163.00–170.00	946	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	736	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	495	141.39/cwt	140.00–144.50	700	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	764	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,085	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	258	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	477	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	891	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	783	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,010	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	550	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	853	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	409	155.06/cwt	154.00–157.00	634	34
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	471	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	805	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	842	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	868	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,085	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	776	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	892	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	131.99/cwt	130.50–133.00	950	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	394	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	552	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	386	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	656	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	591	131.69/cwt	128.00–132.50	778	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	692	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	858	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	662	151.16/cwt	150.50–152.50	1,001	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	691	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	926	274
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	631	151.38/cwt	149.00–153.50	955	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	595	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	922	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	766	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,072	106
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	294	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	459	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,120	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	394	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	780	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	686	134.14/cwt	134.00–134.50	920	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	876	133.33/cwt	132.50–135.00	1,168	51
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	692	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	886	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	803	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,148	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	826	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,024	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	746	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	1,018	23

How this sale compares

Texas weighted averages

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