Name: Tulia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-11-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-11-18

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 traded 2.00 to 3.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $148.11/cwt on 601 head.

Average price

$148.11

601 head · 664 lb average

Value per head Derived

$983

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$740

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 4

$107.01/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.54

vs TX average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	664	152.01	1,009	556
Medium and Large 1-2	714	143.84	1,028	25
Small 4	598	45.00	269	20

One grade step is worth $107.01/cwt here — about $740 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 sale601 hd

148.11

—

TX average4 barns · 2,464 hd

152.65

−4.54

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	1,908	75.02	1,431	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,259	58.15	732	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,540	57.91	892	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,118	52.03	582	11

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 1-2	—	710	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,065	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	686	129.00/cwt	124.00–130.00	885	41
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	516	157.42/cwt	156.00–160.00	812	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	149.50/cwt	149.50–149.50	837	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	882	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	970	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	615	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	916	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	665	127.19/cwt	120.00–129.00	846	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	445	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	757	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	741	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,186	116
Steers	Small 4	—	598	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	269	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	758	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,061	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	802	134.25/cwt	134.25–134.25	1,077	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	764	132.63/cwt	131.00–133.25	1,013	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	668	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	942	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	708	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,048	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	897	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	729	138.39/cwt	135.50–145.00	1,009	98
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	729	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	988	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	625	152.38/cwt	150.00–154.00	952	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	134.61/cwt	131.00–140.00	778	81
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	602	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	801	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	709	150.50/cwt	150.50–150.50	1,067	68
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	665	148.61/cwt	144.00–151.00	988	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	613	158.12/cwt	157.50–159.00	969	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	496	173.50/cwt	173.50–173.50	861	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,118	52.03/cwt	50.00–55.00	582	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,242	59.02/cwt	57.50–60.00	733	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,500	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	825	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,548	58.49/cwt	57.50–60.00	905	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,343	53.79/cwt	52.50–55.00	722	2
Bulls	—	—	1,908	75.02/cwt	72.50–77.50	1,431	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,443	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	12,266	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,291	910.00/cwt	910.00–910.00	11,748	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	632	141.67/cwt	136.00–144.00	895	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	332	163.53/cwt	160.00–166.00	543	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	319	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	566	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	708	129.43/cwt	120.00–134.50	916	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,054	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	758	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	932	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	668	133.77/cwt	132.00–138.50	894	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	758	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	997	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	726	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	955	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	558	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	714	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	627	129.52/cwt	123.00–130.00	812	73
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	140.88/cwt	130.00–145.00	738	83
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	158.95/cwt	157.00–160.00	901	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	166.82/cwt	154.00–172.50	856	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	367	177.91/cwt	174.00–179.00	653	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	144.72/cwt	144.00–146.00	962	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	143.71/cwt	141.50–148.00	687	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	151.22/cwt	149.00–152.50	644	8

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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