Name: Tulia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-10-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer and heifers calves were steady on limited comparable sales. Yearlings were not well tested. Trade activity was moderate on moderate to good demand. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $141.15/cwt on 455 head.

Average price

$141.15

455 head · 597 lb average

Value per head Derived

$843

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$136

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

$4.99/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.94

vs TX average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	601	141.39	850	433
Medium and Large 1-2	524	136.40	714	22

One grade step is worth $4.99/cwt here — about $136 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 sale455 hd

141.15

—

TX average4 barns · 2,002 hd

135.20

+5.94

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	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,455	59.38	864	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,259	57.35	722	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,100	55.00	605	20

Every lot, as filed

44 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 1-2Unweaned	—	753	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	983	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	669	141.33/cwt	139.50–148.00	945	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	653	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	882	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	710	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	959	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	149.53/cwt	144.00–154.00	558	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	575	126.85/cwt	125.00–129.00	729	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	786	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,120	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	708	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	850	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	379	181.82/cwt	175.00–192.00	689	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,062	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	172.85/cwt	162.00–180.00	811	91
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	582	154.34/cwt	150.00–157.00	898	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	186.86/cwt	183.00–189.00	783	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	812	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,226	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	950	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	633	145.44/cwt	141.00–148.00	921	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	368	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	640	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	495	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	767	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	484	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	605	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	312	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	437	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	737	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	420	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	739	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,100	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	605	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,448	58.34/cwt	57.50–60.00	845	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,475	62.50/cwt	62.50–62.50	922	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,259	57.35/cwt	57.00–60.00	722	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	303	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	470	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	484	144.71/cwt	138.50–148.00	700	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	858	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	702	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	983	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	700	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	833	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	710	149.75/cwt	149.75–149.75	1,063	113
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	161.73/cwt	155.00–168.00	856	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	734	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	943	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	140.39/cwt	135.50–144.00	748	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	837	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	979	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	772	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	888	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	664	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	764	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	513	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	667	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	404	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	610	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	136.28/cwt	133.50–141.00	781	81
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	150.03/cwt	148.00–152.00	639	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,000	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,100	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	156.65/cwt	152.00–160.00	592	28

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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