Sale reports / Texas / Tulia Livestock Auction / 2021-07-29

Tulia Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Tulia, Texas · Thu, Jul 29
● Final39 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1954
Feeder Cattle receipts
533 head
62 vs last sale 595 1,238 vs year ago 1,771 · 69.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
17 head
2 vs last sale 15 85 vs year ago 102 · 83.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
1 head
19 vs last sale 20 1 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold mostly 5.00 higher. Calves were too lightly tested for a market trend, but a weaker undertone was noted. Slaughter cows and bulls traded mostly steady. Trading activity was moderate to active on good demand. Hot and dry conditions have returned to the trading area, but there is a chance of rain in the forecast over the weekend and into the first part of next week.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $150.70/cwt on 221 head.
Average price
$150.70
221 head · 679 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,024
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$640
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$30.93/cwt at this weight
vs the market
2.43
vs TX average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1698157.201,098139
Medium and Large 1-2733143.721,05463
Medium and Large 2362126.2645819thin
One grade step is worth $30.93/cwt here — about $640 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 sale221 hd
150.70
TX average4 barns · 1,276 hd
153.12
−2.43
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsAverage1,43585.001,2201thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,08873.227974thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,05765.326917thin

Every lot, as filed

39 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Bulls1,43585.00/cwt85.00–85.001,2201
CowsBoner 80-85%1,08873.22/cwt72.50–74.007974
CowsLean 85-90%1,06767.04/cwt65.00–70.007156
CowsLean 85-90%1,00055.00/cwt55.00–55.005501
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy651157.00/cwt157.00–157.001,02212
BullsMedium and Large 1725123.00/cwt123.00–123.008922
SteersMedium and Large 1772149.97/cwt148.00–152.001,15852
SteersMedium and Large 1848141.00/cwt141.00–141.001,19617
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2512140.00/cwt140.00–140.007173
HeifersMedium and Large 1581148.35/cwt146.00–158.0086225
SteersMedium and Large 1676163.71/cwt161.00–165.001,10742
HeifersMedium and Large 2492110.00/cwt110.00–110.005415
HeifersMedium and Large 1821130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,0677
HeifersMedium and Large 1783134.00/cwt134.00–134.001,0495
HeifersMedium and Large 1687146.07/cwt144.00–149.001,00452
SteersMedium and Large 1-2617168.00/cwt168.00–168.001,0373
SteersMedium and Large 1-2728142.50/cwt142.50–142.501,03727
SteersMedium and Large 2404127.00/cwt127.00–127.0051312
HeifersMedium and Large 1536153.00/cwt153.00–153.008204
BullsMedium and Large 1593145.00/cwt145.00–145.008603
HeifersMedium and Large 1394161.11/cwt158.00–169.006357
HeifersMedium and Large 2373125.00/cwt125.00–125.0046611
HeifersMedium and Large 2785111.00/cwt111.00–111.0087112
HeifersMedium and Large 2660125.00/cwt125.00–125.008251
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2615125.00/cwt125.00–125.007692
HeifersMedium and Large 1713138.00/cwt138.00–138.009845
HeifersMedium and Large 1472154.98/cwt153.00–158.0073220
SteersMedium and Large 1429179.00/cwt179.00–179.007686
SteersMedium and Large 1519167.18/cwt160.00–170.0086818
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,0501,050.00/cwt1,050.00–1,050.0011,0251
SteersMedium and Large 1-2661157.23/cwt154.50–160.001,03914
HeifersMedium and Large 1628139.00/cwt139.00–139.008734
HeifersMedium and Large 1895125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,1194
SteersMedium and Large 1551174.00/cwt174.00–174.009594
HeifersMedium and Large 2591121.00/cwt121.00–121.007154
SteersMedium and Large 1-2813131.68/cwt130.00–138.001,07119
SteersMedium and Large 2291125.00/cwt125.00–125.003647
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2660132.22/cwt131.50–135.0087324
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2468154.00/cwt154.00–154.007219

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.