Name: Tulia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-12-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-12-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers were unevenly steady on limited comparable sales. Trade activity was moderate on moderate to good demand. The area remains dry with high winds. Slaughter cows were steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $146.80/cwt on 503 head.

Average price

$146.80

503 head · 624 lb average

Value per head Derived

$916

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$20

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

$17.62/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.68

vs TX average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	629	148.12	932	55
Medium and Large 1	622	147.08	914	436
Medium and Large 2	699	130.50	912	12thin

One grade step is worth $17.62/cwt here — about $20 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 sale503 hd

146.80

—

TX average4 barns · 2,820 hd

149.48

−2.68

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	1,705	86.00	1,467	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,269	64.62	820	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,652	64.29	1,062	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,143	60.37	690	11

Every lot, as filed

49 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	—	638	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	874	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	680	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	918	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	540	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	864	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	353	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	530	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	712	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	954	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	671	151.75/cwt	146.50–154.00	1,018	133
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,187	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,329	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	169.61/cwt	165.00–175.50	907	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	682	144.49/cwt	144.00–145.00	985	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	777	153.14/cwt	150.00–155.00	1,190	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	717	158.53/cwt	154.50–160.00	1,137	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	156.86/cwt	155.00–159.00	1,056	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	704	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	950	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	827	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,257	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	155.77/cwt	151.50–160.00	902	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	176.42/cwt	168.00–190.00	843	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	634	160.86/cwt	159.50–164.00	1,020	45
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	821	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,117	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	989	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,315	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	654	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,046	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	296	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	589	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	157.36/cwt	152.50–159.50	826	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	148.50/cwt	148.50–148.50	988	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	143.57/cwt	140.00–152.00	815	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	732	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,142	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	604	150.54/cwt	147.00–152.50	909	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	664	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	910	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	686	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	864	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	161.80/cwt	150.00–170.00	602	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	727	148.93/cwt	144.00–152.00	1,083	47
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	673	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	942	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	711	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	960	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	149.01/cwt	145.00–154.00	703	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	565	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	751	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	710	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	994	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	823	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,136	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	658	129.50/cwt	128.00–132.00	852	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	544	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	783	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	440	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	686	5
Bulls	—	—	1,605	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	1,204	1
Bulls	—	—	2,110	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,794	1
Bulls	—	—	1,553	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	1,429	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,063	53.65/cwt	50.00–55.00	570	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,515	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	909	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,675	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	1,089	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,108	61.01/cwt	60.00–62.00	676	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,220	65.50/cwt	65.00–67.50	799	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,259	63.54/cwt	60.00–65.00	800	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,318	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	923	2

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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