Sale reports / Texas / Tulia Livestock Auction / 2019-07-11

Tulia Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Tulia, Texas · Thu, Jul 11
● Final61 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1954
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,496 head
▼ 44 vs last sale 1,540▲ 1,496 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
37 head
▼ 7 vs last sale 44▲ 37 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
11 head
▲ 8 vs last sale 3▲ 11 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder steers and heifers sold 4.00 to 8.00 higher. Trade was moderately active on good demand. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 3.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $136.37/cwt on 553 head.
Average price
$136.37
553 head · 754 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,028
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$195
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 1
$2.38/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.29
vs TX average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2633138.23875121
Medium and Large 1788135.851,070432
One grade step is worth $2.38/cwt here — about −$195 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 sale553 hd
136.37
—
TX average3 barns · 1,230 hd
136.08
+0.29
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,57877.511,2236thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,26257.0772013
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,09055.586064thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,50155.048269thin

Every lot

61 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2514142.54/cwt141.50–145.0073331
Steers—Medium and Large 1561155.32/cwt150.50–158.0087147
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2586144.18/cwt144.00–144.2584537
Steers—Medium and Large 1623153.52/cwt151.50–156.0095630
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2628137.00/cwt137.00–137.008606
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Full654125.00/cwt125.00–125.008187
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned678133.48/cwt130.50–134.5090574
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2691137.50/cwt137.50–137.509509
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2714135.00/cwt135.00–135.0096410
Steers—Medium and Large 1720145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,04442
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2764132.00/cwt132.00–132.001,0089
Steers—Medium and Large 1775136.81/cwt134.00–139.001,06063
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned783121.00/cwt121.00–121.009477
Steers—Medium and Large 1815137.00/cwt137.00–137.001,11719
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2865125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,08112
Steers—Medium and Large 1877128.00/cwt128.00–128.001,12313
Steers—Medium and Large 1946127.47/cwt125.00–127.751,20658
Steers—Medium and Large 1956124.04/cwt117.50–124.501,18647
Steers—Medium and Large 11,056120.50/cwt120.50–120.501,27232
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2458133.00/cwt133.00–133.006093
Heifers—Medium and Large 1478138.89/cwt138.00–141.0066410
Heifers—Medium and Large 1534138.68/cwt137.00–141.007417
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2539130.63/cwt125.00–131.5070415
Heifers—Medium and Large 1554135.00/cwt135.00–135.0074843
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2574124.76/cwt121.00–129.0071611
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2610135.00/cwt135.00–135.0082411
Heifers—Medium and Large 2641126.00/cwt126.00–126.008087
Heifers—Medium and Large 1645126.50/cwt126.50–126.5081679
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Full649113.00/cwt113.00–113.0073312
Heifers—Medium and Large 1665129.33/cwt127.50–134.0086014
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2682130.00/cwt130.00–130.0088755
Heifers—Medium and Large 1709125.41/cwt125.00–126.0088910
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Replacement713137.00/cwt137.00–137.0097715
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy714107.00/cwt107.00–107.007647
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Full716124.00/cwt124.00–124.008887
Heifers—Medium and Large 1772125.80/cwt124.00–129.50971106
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Full786120.00/cwt120.00–120.009436
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2788115.38/cwt115.00–118.0090924
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy833110.00/cwt110.00–110.009162
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy83696.00/cwt96.00–96.0080313
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2908100.00/cwt100.00–100.009086
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy96495.00/cwt95.00–95.009165
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1410165.00/cwt165.00–165.006774
Bulls—Medium and Large 1453158.00/cwt158.00–158.007162
Bulls—Medium and Large 1592137.00/cwt137.00–137.0081110
Bulls—Medium and Large 1622132.00/cwt132.00–132.008215
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2698127.00/cwt127.00–127.008862
Bulls—Medium and Large 1889106.00/cwt106.00–106.009426
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,33873.31/cwt72.50–75.009813
Bulls——1,75380.07/cwt77.50–82.501,4042
Bulls——1,95085.00/cwt85.00–85.001,6581
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,09055.58/cwt55.00–57.506064
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22052.50/cwt52.50–52.506412
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25660.70/cwt60.00–61.507624
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27856.30/cwt55.00–59.007207
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,49954.73/cwt52.50–55.008208
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,52057.50/cwt57.50–57.508741
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,188901.05/cwt800.00–1,000.0010,7042
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,263750.00/cwt750.00–750.009,4734
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,100900.00/cwt900.00–900.009,9001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3001,160.58/cwt1,000.00–1,275.0015,0884

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.