Name: Tulia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-10-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 2.00 higher. Trade activity was moderate on moderate to good demand. Slaughter cows and bulls were steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $157.18/cwt on 387 head.

Average price

$157.18

387 head · 612 lb average

Value per head Derived

$961

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$22

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

$26.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.99

vs TX average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	610	159.00	970	343
Medium and Large 1-2	577	148.21	855	29
Medium and Large 2	713	133.00	948	15thin

One grade step is worth $26.00/cwt here — about $22 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 sale387 hd

157.18

—

TX average4 barns · 2,316 hd

153.19

+3.99

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	—	Low	1,715	70.00	1,201	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,245	61.64	767	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,538	61.14	940	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,152	59.13	681	3thin

Every lot, as filed

38 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 2	—	713	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	948	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	865	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,237	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	150.50/cwt	150.50–150.50	1,159	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	595	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	833	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	788	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	464	150.90/cwt	143.00–154.50	700	77
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	603	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	793	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	734	136.30/cwt	135.50–137.50	1,000	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	457	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	594	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	760	133.44/cwt	128.00–138.00	1,014	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	154.77/cwt	154.50–157.00	885	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	587	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	881	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	624	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	920	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	653	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	868	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	744	153.25/cwt	153.25–153.25	1,140	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	852	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	742	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	738	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	486	179.09/cwt	168.00–180.50	870	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	453	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	797	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	748	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	147.90/cwt	144.00–158.00	630	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	344	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	568	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	358	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	566	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	339	180.57/cwt	173.00–188.00	612	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	183.10/cwt	180.00–184.00	769	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	553	131.00/cwt	130.00–132.00	724	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	785	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	903	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	684	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	876	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	790	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	964	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	683	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	844	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	952	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,285	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	578	6
Bulls	—	—	1,715	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	1,201	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,538	61.14/cwt	60.00–62.50	940	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,210	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	787	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,123	56.20/cwt	55.00–57.50	631	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,245	61.64/cwt	60.00–62.50	767	3

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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