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Tulia Livestock Auction

Name: Tulia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-08-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-08

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Tulia, Texas · Thu, Aug 8

● Final54 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1954

← Aug 1Aug 8Aug 15 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,369 head

▲ 503 vs last sale 866▲ 1,369 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

12 head

▼ 12 vs last sale 24▲ 12 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week's light test: Feeder steers and heifers sold unevenly steady. Trade activity was moderate on moderate to good demand. Scattered rain chances was a welcomed sight to the areas fortunate enough to receive the much needed moisture.

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 $134.85/cwt on 803 head.

Average price

$134.85

803 head · 768 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,036

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$215

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

$16.84/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.29

vs TX average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	773	137.34	1,062	623
Medium 1-2	719	129.00	928	8thin
Medium and Large 2-3	738	128.00	944	14thin
Medium and Large 1-2	760	126.72	963	137
Medium and Large 2	703	120.50	847	21

One grade step is worth $16.84/cwt here — about $215 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 sale803 hd

134.85

—

TX average3 barns · 1,312 hd

135.13

−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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,825	75.00	1,369	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,231	59.63	734	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,368	55.00	752	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,005	52.63	529	4thin

Every lot

54 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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	415	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	664	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	468	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	791	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	498	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	697	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	502	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	766	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	559	150.63/cwt	150.00–151.00	842	35
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	622	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	840	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	633	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	921	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	660	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	865	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	661	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	859	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	666	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	899	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Full	679	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	849	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	684	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	821	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	703	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	847	21
Steers	—	Medium 1-2	719	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	928	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	734	137.37/cwt	136.00–139.50	1,008	159
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	763	132.43/cwt	128.00–136.00	1,010	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	781	134.67/cwt	134.00–136.00	1,052	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	813	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,016	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Full	814	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	1,013	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	815	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,019	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	833	137.01/cwt	131.00–138.00	1,141	309
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	867	125.37/cwt	122.00–128.00	1,087	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	921	121.42/cwt	120.00–124.00	1,118	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	945	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,172	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Full	1,013	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,013	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,015	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,147	23
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	319	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	533	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	441	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	609	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	457	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	667	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	484	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	624	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	520	123.47/cwt	123.00–124.00	642	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	562	130.84/cwt	126.50–137.00	735	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	594	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	763	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	634	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	729	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	684	133.93/cwt	131.00–135.00	916	46
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	685	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	891	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	696	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	873	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	712	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	911	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	747	126.75/cwt	126.75–126.75	947	32
Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	751	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	826	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	768	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	948	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	830	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,013	41
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	863	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	949	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,046	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,109	14
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	483	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	671	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	521	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	672	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	703	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	837	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,755	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	1,141	1
Bulls	—	—	1,895	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,611	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	985	53.50/cwt	52.50–55.00	527	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,065	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	533	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,118	62.99/cwt	62.50–63.50	704	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,343	56.27/cwt	55.00–57.50	756	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,368	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	752	2

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 Aug 8, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,369Last week 866Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 12Last week 24Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	781	134.00–136.00	134.67
6	—	502	152.50	152.50
5	—	945	124.00	124.00
5	—	468	169.00	169.00
309	—	833	131.00–138.00	137.01
159	—	734	136.00–139.50	137.37
35	—	559	150.00–151.00	150.63
27	—	666	135.00	135.00
24	—	633	145.50	145.50
23	—	1,015	113.00	113.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	661	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	719	129.00	129.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	815	125.00	125.00
7	—	660	131.00	131.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	703	120.50	120.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	684	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	813	125.00	125.00
16	—	867	122.00–128.00	125.37
16	—	763	128.00–136.00	132.43
14	—	921	120.00–124.00	121.42
8	—	415	160.00	160.00
6	—	498	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	679	125.00	125.00
18	—	814	124.50	124.50
5	—	1,013	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	622	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	634	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	520	123.00–124.00	123.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	712	128.00	128.00
19	—	594	128.50	128.50
10	—	685	130.00	130.00
6	—	441	138.00	138.00
4	—	484	129.00	129.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	863	110.00	110.00
11	—	457	146.00	146.00
46	—	684	131.00–135.00	133.93
41	—	830	122.00	122.00
32	—	747	126.75	126.75
24	—	562	126.50–137.00	130.84
14	—	1,046	106.00	106.00
14	—	768	123.50	123.50
10	—	319	167.00	167.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	696	125.50	125.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	751	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	521	129.00	129.00
6	—	483	139.00	139.00
3	—	703	119.00	119.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	985	52.50–55.00	53.50
1	—	1,065	50.00	50.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,368	55.00	55.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,343	55.00–57.50	56.27
2	—	1,118	62.50–63.50	62.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,895	85.00	85.00
1	—	1,755	65.00	65.00

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.