Name: Tulia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-10-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 2.00 higher. Yearlings were not well tested in last week's sale. Trade was fairly active on moderate to good demand. Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $147.32/cwt on 729 head.

Average price

$147.32

729 head · 674 lb average

Value per head Derived

$993

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$275

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2-3

$44.94/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.61

vs TX average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	694	154.94	1,075	494
Medium and Large 1-2	642	137.60	884	176
Medium and Large 2-3	534	114.00	609	37
Medium 2-3	727	110.00	800	22

One grade step is worth $44.94/cwt here — about $275 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 sale729 hd

147.32

—

TX average4 barns · 2,620 hd

150.93

−3.61

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	1,712	74.43	1,274	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,619	67.86	1,099	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,251	64.80	810	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,216	58.40	710	14

Every lot, as filed

77 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	—	476	181.71/cwt	177.00–187.00	865	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	803	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,188	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	417	180.43/cwt	166.00–185.00	752	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	615	126.96/cwt	125.00–130.00	781	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	804	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,158	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	739	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	905	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	156.34/cwt	152.00–161.00	901	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	708	153.86/cwt	150.00–154.50	1,089	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	724	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,064	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	758	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	951	8
Steers	Medium 2-3	—	727	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	800	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	782	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	882	149.85/cwt	149.85–149.85	1,322	103
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	339	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	593	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	864	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	831	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,072	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	750	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,178	27
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	534	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	609	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	890	76
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	596	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	805	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	778	139.85/cwt	138.00–142.50	1,088	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	388	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	679	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	828	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	989	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	648	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	894	6
Dairy Steers	Small 4	—	464	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	162	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	670	143.39/cwt	142.00–145.50	961	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	835	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	919	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	676	151.50/cwt	151.50–151.50	1,024	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	645	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	922	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	758	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,042	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	900	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,260	4
Dairy Steers	Small 4	—	681	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	204	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	763	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	839	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	805	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	567	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	794	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	724	32
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	850	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	544	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	870	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,244	65.48/cwt	65.00–65.50	815	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,710	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	1,026	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,297	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	778	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,285	51.09/cwt	50.00–52.50	657	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,204	59.62/cwt	55.00–60.00	718	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,613	68.42/cwt	65.00–69.00	1,104	14
Bulls	—	—	1,674	71.02/cwt	70.00–75.00	1,189	4
Bulls	—	—	1,788	81.24/cwt	80.00–82.50	1,453	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,308	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	14,388	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	686	143.76/cwt	143.00–144.00	986	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	820	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	984	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	388	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	644	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	703	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	844	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	631	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	792	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	443	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	576	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	487	147.64/cwt	146.00–148.00	719	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	763	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,045	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	829	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	829	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	131.71/cwt	130.75–132.50	745	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	704	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	714	143.75/cwt	143.75–143.75	1,026	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	141.84/cwt	140.00–144.00	877	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	653	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	784	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	135.90/cwt	133.00–137.00	787	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	844	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,013	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	585	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	141.12/cwt	135.00–144.00	744	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	586	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	727	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	739	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	887	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	541	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	703	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	662	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	755	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	831	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	361	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	560	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	601	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	775	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	828	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,110	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	726	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	951	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	141.44/cwt	134.00–145.00	605	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	688	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	826	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	659	128.16/cwt	125.00–132.00	845	54

How this sale compares

Texas weighted averages

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