Name: Tulia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-08-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers were steady to weak on a limited test. Trade activity and demand were light to moderate. Slaughter cows and bulls were steady to 2.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $152.05/cwt on 347 head.

Average price

$152.05

347 head · 689 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,048

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$100

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

$4.44/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.64

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	626	155.39	972	86
Medium and Large 1	710	150.95	1,072	261

One grade step is worth $4.44/cwt here — about −$100 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 sale347 hd

152.05

—

TX average4 barns · 1,657 hd

153.69

−1.64

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%	Average	1,208	70.00	846	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,039	64.17	666	3thin

Every lot, as filed

41 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 1Fleshy	—	743	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	973	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	637	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	825	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	600	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	864	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	512	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	742	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	652	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	815	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	791	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,060	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	784	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,082	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	148.50/cwt	148.50–148.50	1,084	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	644	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	934	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	671	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	892	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	176.03/cwt	172.00–180.00	910	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	566	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	1,120	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	724	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	930	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	393	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	747	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	602	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	891	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	826	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,165	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	842	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,263	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	683	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,059	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	797	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	151.06/cwt	150.00–154.00	1,103	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	832	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	751	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,149	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	682	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	992	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	669	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	826	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	438	159.73/cwt	159.00–162.00	700	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	755	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,049	81
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	157.39/cwt	156.00–158.00	985	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	173.08/cwt	172.50–174.00	805	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	353	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	688	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	321	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	514	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	857	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	705	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	811	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	540	146.30/cwt	146.00–147.00	790	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	631	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	830	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	681	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	919	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	8,713	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,280	965.48/cwt	910.00–1,025.00	12,358	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,208	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	846	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,040	72.50/cwt	72.50–72.50	754	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,038	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	623	2

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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