Name: Tulia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-08-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 4.00 higher on limited comparable sales. Trade activity was moderate on moderate to good demand. The area has been hot and dry this week.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $147.11/cwt on 506 head.

Average price

$147.11

506 head · 624 lb average

Value per head Derived

$917

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$131

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

$3.01/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.18

vs TX average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	533	149.85	798	47
Medium and Large 1	633	146.83	929	459

One grade step is worth $3.01/cwt here — about −$131 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 sale506 hd

147.11

—

TX average4 barns · 1,606 hd

140.94

+6.18

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	—	High	1,905	96.50	1,838	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,196	71.43	854	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,019	68.38	697	8thin

Every lot, as filed

47 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	444	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	830	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	589	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	889	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	445	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	723	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	803	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,028	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	321	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	581	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	179.50/cwt	179.50–179.50	871	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	845	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	514	146.76/cwt	146.00–148.00	754	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	509	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	937	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	626	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	920	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	625	159.75/cwt	159.00–161.00	998	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	171.69/cwt	165.00–173.00	1,039	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	802	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,203	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	170.57/cwt	165.50–173.00	965	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	635	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	797	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	772	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,058	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	806	157.75/cwt	157.75–157.75	1,271	192
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	845	58.50/cwt	58.50–58.50	494	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,051	72.13/cwt	69.50–73.50	758	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,015	63.01/cwt	61.00–65.00	640	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,070	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	792	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,196	71.43/cwt	68.00–74.50	854	8
Bulls	—	—	1,905	96.50/cwt	96.50–96.50	1,838	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	688	147.36/cwt	146.75–151.50	1,014	241
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	176.40/cwt	175.00–179.00	679	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	437	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	725	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	154.12/cwt	147.00–159.50	729	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	632	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	999	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	792	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,228	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	647	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	925	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	562	140.67/cwt	137.00–142.00	791	28
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	498	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	697	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	681	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	406	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	568	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	463	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	799	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	802	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,179	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	778	148.61/cwt	148.00–150.00	1,156	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	391	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	692	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	754	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,033	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	771	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,002	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	704	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,140	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	720	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	932	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	702	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	867	19
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,138	824.18/cwt	750.00–900.00	9,379	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,175.00/cwt	1,175.00–1,175.00	12,925	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	620	131.56/cwt	130.00–133.50	816	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	755	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,049	10

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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