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Tulia Livestock Auction

Name: Tulia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-05-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-05-09

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Tulia, Texas · Thu, May 9

● Final53 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1954

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Feeder Cattle receipts

1,251 head

▲ 1,251 vs last sale 0▲ 1,251 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

22 head

▲ 22 vs last sale 0▲ 22 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold mostly 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Trade activity was light to moderate on moderate demand. Heavy rainfall throughout the week and declining CME cattle futures hampered cattle movement. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 3.00 higher.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $133.13/cwt on 552 head.

Average price

$133.13

552 head · 768 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,023

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$155

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

$10.88/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.69

vs TX average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	785	134.38	1,055	308
Medium and Large 1-2	747	131.68	984	240
Medium and Large 2	729	123.50	900	4thin

One grade step is worth $10.88/cwt here — about $155 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 sale552 hd

133.13

—

TX average3 barns · 1,454 hd

136.82

−3.69

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	—	High	1,784	77.06	1,374	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,590	57.50	914	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,256	54.00	678	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,152	53.00	611	5thin

Every lot

53 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	312	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	615	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	444	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	724	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	496	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	779	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	522	152.48/cwt	150.00–156.00	796	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	577	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	805	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	627	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	846	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	639	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	882	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	654	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	929	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	661	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	882	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	666	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	862	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	702	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	772	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	729	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	900	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	752	132.25/cwt	132.25–132.25	995	31
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	779	140.75/cwt	140.75–140.75	1,096	158
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	812	125.74/cwt	125.00–127.50	1,021	84
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	891	118.70/cwt	118.50–120.00	1,058	37
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	891	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	1,047	41
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	909	119.09/cwt	118.25–120.00	1,083	62
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	964	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,012	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	970	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,106	11
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	319	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	498	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	418	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	640	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	432	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	618	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	463	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	634	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	537	132.88/cwt	130.50–133.50	714	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	554	131.78/cwt	130.00–132.50	730	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	575	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	684	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	599	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	752	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	606	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	697	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	611	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	733	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	666	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	836	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	714	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	778	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	728	118.41/cwt	117.50–120.00	862	53
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Full	790	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	869	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	795	111.50/cwt	111.50–111.50	886	31
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	831	114.09/cwt	113.00–115.75	948	103
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	858	108.29/cwt	105.00–109.50	929	38
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	899	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	854	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	928	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	928	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	943	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	896	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	962	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	914	18
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	587	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	784	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	713	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	863	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	769	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	884	14
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,518	71.85/cwt	70.00–72.50	1,091	4
Bulls	—	—	1,840	78.70/cwt	76.00–80.00	1,448	3
Bulls	—	—	2,230	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,896	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,105	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	553	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,115	48.79/cwt	47.50–50.00	544	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,170	52.45/cwt	50.00–55.00	614	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,190	62.50/cwt	62.50–62.50	744	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,294	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	712	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,590	57.50/cwt	57.50–57.50	914	1

This sale against other markets

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.

Texas feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Tulia Livestock Auction - Tulia, TX

Thu May 9, 2019

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Amarillo, TX (LS-AM)

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,251Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 22Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	444	163.00	163.00
3	—	577	139.50	139.50
6	—	654	142.00	142.00
22	—	522	150.00–156.00	152.48
37	—	891	118.50–120.00	118.70
62	—	909	118.25–120.00	119.09
158	—	779	140.75	140.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	627	135.00	135.00
11	—	666	129.50	129.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	964	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	639	138.00	138.00
11	—	970	114.00	114.00
15	—	312	197.00	197.00
24	—	496	157.00	157.00
31	—	752	132.25	132.25
41	—	891	117.50	117.50
84	—	812	125.00–127.50	125.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	661	133.50	133.50
13	—	702	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	729	123.50	123.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	599	125.50	125.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	606	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	795	111.50	111.50
24	—	432	143.00	143.00
23	—	537	130.50–133.50	132.88
15	—	319	156.00	156.00
11	—	575	119.00	119.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	790	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	928	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	611	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
103	—	831	113.00–115.75	114.09
53	—	728	117.50–120.00	118.41
38	—	858	105.00–109.50	108.29
12	—	463	137.00	137.00
10	—	666	125.50	125.50
7	—	554	130.00–132.50	131.78
3	—	418	153.00	153.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	714	109.00	109.00
5	—	899	95.00	95.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	962	95.00	95.00
13	—	943	95.00	95.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	769	115.00	115.00
3	—	713	121.00	121.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	587	133.50	133.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,230	85.00	85.00
3	—	1,840	76.00–80.00	78.70
4	—	1,518	70.00–72.50	71.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,105	50.00	50.00
4	—	1,294	55.00	55.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,590	57.50	57.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,190	62.50	62.50
2	—	1,115	47.50–50.00	48.79
2	—	1,170	50.00–55.00	52.45

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.