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Tulia Livestock Auction

Name: Tulia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-05-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-05-30

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Tulia, Texas · Thu, May 30

● Final56 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1954

← May 23May 30Jun 6 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,616 head

▲ 188 vs last sale 1,428▲ 1,616 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

53 head

▲ 41 vs last sale 12▲ 53 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 steady to instances 5.00 higher. Trade activity and demand were moderate to good. Sunshine gave the area a chance to dry out after thunderstorms last week and pastures are in good condition. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower.

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 $129.02/cwt on 766 head.

Average price

$129.02

766 head · 788 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,017

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$194

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3

$30.76/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.69

vs TX average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	739	130.76	967	115
Medium and Large 1	806	129.99	1,048	612
Medium and Large 2-3	546	120.00	655	17thin
Medium 2-3	695	100.00	695	13thin
Medium and Large 3	773	100.00	773	9thin

One grade step is worth $30.76/cwt here — about $194 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 sale766 hd

129.02

—

TX average3 barns · 1,191 hd

135.71

−6.69

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	—	Average	1,446	71.30	1,031	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,100	56.15	618	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,234	53.60	661	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,543	52.49	810	4thin

Every lot

56 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	437	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	756	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	535	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	845	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	546	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	655	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	568	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	790	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	595	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	869	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	613	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	846	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	624	148.50/cwt	148.50–148.50	927	38
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	673	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	888	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	690	133.66/cwt	133.00–140.00	922	31
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	693	138.90/cwt	138.00–140.00	963	53
Steers	—	Medium 2-3	695	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	695	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	712	137.50/cwt	136.00–138.00	979	38
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	733	128.69/cwt	124.00–130.00	943	31
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	773	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	773	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	783	129.21/cwt	128.50–131.00	1,012	31
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	789	130.07/cwt	128.50–136.00	1,026	67
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	829	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,036	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	830	124.63/cwt	124.00–128.50	1,034	99
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	855	124.86/cwt	120.00–127.00	1,068	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	866	126.72/cwt	124.00–127.25	1,097	141
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	982	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,159	99
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,072	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	965	9
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	378	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	559	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	401	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	517	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	484	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	581	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	492	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	669	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	524	130.06/cwt	125.00–131.50	682	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	558	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	642	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	572	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	724	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	613	130.04/cwt	129.50–130.50	797	28
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	628	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	785	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	675	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	800	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	687	127.61/cwt	127.00–128.00	877	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	693	119.99/cwt	119.50–123.00	832	43
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	695	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	820	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	708	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	814	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	724	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	666	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	737	120.41/cwt	120.00–123.00	887	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	765	111.12/cwt	109.00–117.00	850	64
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	779	118.44/cwt	118.00–118.50	923	88
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	814	117.44/cwt	115.00–118.50	956	36
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	849	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	849	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	876	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	788	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	878	112.58/cwt	104.50–113.00	988	118
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	907	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	771	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	937	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	890	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	962	95.50/cwt	95.50–95.50	919	8
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	703	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	823	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,412	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	988	21
Bulls	—	—	1,682	80.38/cwt	80.00–81.00	1,352	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,000	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	600	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,120	48.78/cwt	45.00–51.00	546	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,150	54.22/cwt	53.50–55.00	624	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,230	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	738	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,268	54.40/cwt	52.50–57.50	690	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,543	52.49/cwt	50.00–55.00	810	4

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 30, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,616Last week 1,428Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 53Last week 12Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	595	146.00	146.00
9	—	437	173.00	173.00
9	—	1,072	90.00	90.00
23	—	535	158.00	158.00
38	—	624	148.50	148.50
38	—	712	136.00–138.00	137.50
53	—	693	138.00–140.00	138.90
67	—	789	128.50–136.00	130.07
99	—	830	124.00–128.50	124.63
99	—	982	118.00	118.00
141	—	866	124.00–127.25	126.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	695	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	733	124.00–130.00	128.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	568	139.00	139.00
8	—	613	138.00	138.00
13	—	855	120.00–127.00	124.86
17	—	829	125.00	125.00
31	—	690	133.00–140.00	133.66
31	—	783	128.50–131.00	129.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	673	132.00	132.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	546	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	773	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	724	92.00	92.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	401	129.00	129.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	484	120.00	120.00
6	—	558	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
64	—	765	109.00–117.00	111.12
43	—	693	119.50–123.00	119.99
21	—	628	125.00	125.00
13	—	572	126.50	126.50
7	—	378	148.00	148.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	876	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	708	115.00	115.00
12	—	675	118.50	118.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
118	—	878	104.50–113.00	112.58
88	—	779	118.00–118.50	118.44
36	—	814	115.00–118.50	117.44
28	—	613	129.50–130.50	130.04
21	—	737	120.00–123.00	120.41
15	—	687	127.00–128.00	127.61
13	—	937	95.00	95.00
13	—	524	125.00–131.50	130.06
7	—	492	136.00	136.00
8	—	962	95.50	95.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	907	85.00	85.00
12	—	695	118.00	118.00
15	—	849	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	703	117.00	117.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,682	80.00–81.00	80.38
21	—	1,412	70.00	70.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,230	60.00	60.00
3	—	1,120	45.00–51.00	48.78
10	—	1,268	52.50–57.50	54.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,543	50.00–55.00	52.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,000	60.00	60.00
2	—	1,150	53.50–55.00	54.22

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.