Name: Tulia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-07-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-07-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Not enough comparable sales for a market trend. Trade activity was light on moderate to good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $155.49/cwt on 258 head.

Average price

$155.49

258 head · 686 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,066

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$110

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

$28.15/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.85

vs TX average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	669	160.46	1,073	156
Medium and Large 1-2	707	152.69	1,079	78
Medium and Large 2	728	132.31	963	24

One grade step is worth $28.15/cwt here — about $110 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 sale258 hd

155.49

—

TX average3 barns · 1,222 hd

157.35

−1.85

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,293	71.25	921	2thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,955	71.00	1,388	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,110	68.13	756	4thin

Every lot, as filed

46 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	—	913	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,141	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	947	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	722	156.31/cwt	153.00–158.00	1,129	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	770	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,078	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	595	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	887	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	583	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	898	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	758	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	798	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	685	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	158.50/cwt	158.50–158.50	1,067	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	785	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,068	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	157.20/cwt	156.00–158.00	810	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	438	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	736	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	851	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	979	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	828	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,176	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	934	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,261	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	736	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,045	5
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,955	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	1,388	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	910	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	546	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,180	72.50/cwt	72.50–72.50	856	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,175	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	823	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,390	72.50/cwt	72.50–72.50	1,008	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,195	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	837	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	757	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	1,026	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	716	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	938	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	771	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	964	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	676	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,007	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,067	966.80/cwt	925.00–1,000.00	10,316	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	995	863.25/cwt	825.00–900.00	8,589	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	876	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	1,143	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,235	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,209	1,261.62/cwt	1,125.00–1,475.00	15,253	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	1,125.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,125.00	11,250	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	500	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	790	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	772	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,042	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	402	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	635	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,151	45
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	403	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	552	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	625	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	825	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	648	163.73/cwt	163.50–165.00	1,061	33
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	507	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	847	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	676	140.98/cwt	139.00–142.00	953	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	739	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	362	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	601	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	660	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	868	139.15/cwt	138.00–140.00	1,208	14

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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