Name: Tulia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-10-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-28

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. High winds across the area the past couple of days hampered cattle movement. Slaughter cows and bulls were steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $148.49/cwt on 415 head.

Average price

$148.49

415 head · 693 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,029

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$140

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

$32.41/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.24

vs TX average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	707	151.41	1,070	349
Medium and Large 1-2	668	145.91	975	33
Medium and Large 2	533	124.00	661	6thin
Medium and Large 2-3	487	119.50	582	18thin
Medium 1-2	782	119.00	931	9thin

One grade step is worth $32.41/cwt here — about $140 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 sale415 hd

148.49

—

TX average4 barns · 2,950 hd

152.73

−4.24

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	1,335	75.00	1,001	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,209	61.28	741	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,545	60.00	927	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,065	59.38	632	8thin

Every lot, as filed

35 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	589	130.52/cwt	129.50–138.00	769	31
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	783	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	783	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	738	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	996	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	648	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	907	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	440	146.01/cwt	145.00–147.00	642	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	590	122.49/cwt	121.50–129.00	723	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	767	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,035	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	672	143.99/cwt	138.00–147.00	968	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	964	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	758	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	160.43/cwt	159.00–162.00	844	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	174.52/cwt	164.00–182.00	815	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	682	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	887	51
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	487	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	582	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,013	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	721	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,089	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	659	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	857	8
Steers	Medium 1-2Full	—	782	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	931	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	133.35/cwt	130.00–140.00	703	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	752	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,188	148
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	533	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	661	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	469	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	610	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	705	151.50/cwt	151.50–151.50	1,068	68
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	663	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	829	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	608	131.23/cwt	125.00–134.00	798	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	136.06/cwt	132.00–142.00	788	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	670	134.51/cwt	131.00–135.00	901	40
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,383	1,020.06/cwt	1,010.00–1,025.00	14,107	27
Bulls	—	—	1,335	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	1,001	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	842	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,201	60.69/cwt	60.00–62.50	729	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,545	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	927	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,065	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	692	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,168	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	642	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,023	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	614	5

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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