Name: Tulia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-08-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Not enough comparable sales for a market trend; however a higher undertone was noted on calves. Trade activity was light to moderate on moderate demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $142.28/cwt on 275 head.

Average price

$142.28

275 head · 601 lb average

Value per head Derived

$856

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$34

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

$10.16/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.44

vs TX average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	590	143.98	849	229
Medium and Large 1-2	660	133.83	883	46

One grade step is worth $10.16/cwt here — about −$34 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 sale275 hd

142.28

—

TX average4 barns · 1,239 hd

145.73

−3.44

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	1,831	91.03	1,667	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,599	70.13	1,121	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,177	65.77	774	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,036	61.12	633	6thin

Every lot, as filed

51 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	—	518	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	938	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	489	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	699	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	326	168.95/cwt	163.00–170.00	551	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	159.73/cwt	155.00–160.50	688	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	662	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	953	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	690	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	949	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	384	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	768	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	640	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	842	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	644	135.68/cwt	135.50–137.00	874	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	508	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	711	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	738	5
Steers	Medium 2	—	611	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	779	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	770	138.18/cwt	136.50–139.00	1,064	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	458	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	838	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	163.58/cwt	163.50–164.00	945	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	649	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	954	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	922	140.31/cwt	140.00–141.00	1,294	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	817	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,168	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	597	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	943	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	747	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,001	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	171.21/cwt	168.00–175.00	895	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	676	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	967	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	491	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	869	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	818	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	613	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	904	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,043	67.68/cwt	66.00–69.00	706	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,595	71.50/cwt	71.50–71.50	1,140	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,038	61.66/cwt	60.00–63.50	640	3
Bulls	—	—	1,935	99.13/cwt	97.00–101.50	1,918	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,599	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	1,119	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,135	54.50/cwt	54.50–54.50	619	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,075	60.94/cwt	60.00–62.00	655	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	905	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,256	67.55/cwt	65.00–70.00	848	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	845	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	465	1
Bulls	—	—	1,668	94.17/cwt	93.00–95.00	1,571	3
Bulls	—	—	1,838	87.23/cwt	87.00–87.25	1,603	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	822	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	736	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,052	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	355	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	561	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	534	147.31/cwt	145.25–149.00	787	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	452	160.50/cwt	160.50–160.50	725	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	774	132.64/cwt	130.50–137.00	1,027	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	828	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,035	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	561	144.20/cwt	142.50–144.50	809	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	694	134.95/cwt	134.00–136.00	937	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	871	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,002	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	831	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,047	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	587	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	728	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	882	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,252	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	322	199.22/cwt	196.00–200.00	641	20

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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