Name: Tulia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-12-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-12-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 3.00 higher. Trade activity was moderate on moderate to good demand. High winds continued to dry out the area causing fires in the northern panhandle. Slaughter cows and bulls were steady to 2.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $139.40/cwt on 450 head.

Average price

$139.40

450 head · 620 lb average

Value per head Derived

$864

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$70

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

$15.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.04

vs TX average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	615	142.78	879	353
Medium and Large 1-2	636	127.11	808	97

One grade step is worth $15.67/cwt here — about $70 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 sale450 hd

139.40

—

TX average4 barns · 1,705 hd

145.44

−6.04

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	—	Average	2,035	87.50	1,781	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,226	66.54	816	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,560	65.02	1,014	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,114	62.18	693	7thin

Every lot, as filed

50 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	—	604	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	864	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	463	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	824	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	526	152.85/cwt	150.00–155.00	804	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	997	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	651	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	820	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	144.26/cwt	140.00–145.50	825	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	178.36/cwt	170.00–185.50	938	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	665	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	591	151.46/cwt	147.00–155.00	895	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	683	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	682	151.95/cwt	150.00–155.00	1,036	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	757	137.75/cwt	137.75–137.75	1,043	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	411	141.50/cwt	141.50–141.50	582	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	586	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	686	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	611	133.52/cwt	132.50–136.00	816	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	571	134.47/cwt	134.00–135.00	768	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	719	163.47/cwt	160.00–163.75	1,175	78
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,065	153
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	669	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	682	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	866	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	691	150.07/cwt	150.00–150.50	1,037	82
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	669	133.05/cwt	128.00–134.00	890	102
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	796	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	897	150.50/cwt	150.50–150.50	1,350	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	764	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	963	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,680	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	1,176	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,261	70.24/cwt	70.00–71.00	886	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,209	64.69/cwt	62.50–65.00	782	8
Bulls	—	—	2,035	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	1,781	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,114	62.18/cwt	60.00–65.00	693	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,520	63.36/cwt	60.00–65.00	963	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	405	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	567	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	410	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	718	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	765	125.18/cwt	125.00–125.50	958	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	452	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	642	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	662	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	794	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	834	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	1,097	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	340	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	507	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	724	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	934	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	379	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	587	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	590	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	879	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	682	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	975	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	883	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,214	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	150.94/cwt	143.50–155.00	718	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	143.10/cwt	141.50–144.00	738	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	683	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	977	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	807	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,098	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	801	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	1,045	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	134.30/cwt	130.00–135.50	756	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	606	11

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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