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Tulia Livestock Auction

Name: Tulia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-09-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-12

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Tulia, Texas · Thu, Sep 12

● Final44 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1954

← Sep 5Sep 12Sep 19 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,401 head

▲ 393 vs last sale 1,008▲ 1,401 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

55 head

▼ 26 vs last sale 81▲ 55 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 3.00 higher. Trade was fairly active on good demand. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 to 5.00 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 $133.62/cwt on 892 head.

Average price

$133.62

892 head · 749 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,001

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$485

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

$14.49/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.97

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	767	135.21	1,037	253
Medium and Large 1	752	133.42	1,003	618
Medium and Large 2-3	457	120.71	552	21

One grade step is worth $14.49/cwt here — about $485 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 sale892 hd

133.62

—

TX average4 barns · 2,058 hd

132.65

+0.97

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	—	Low	1,512	77.03	1,164	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,224	54.82	671	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,168	50.01	584	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,460	47.00	686	2thin

Every lot

44 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	313	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	391	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	318	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	477	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	398	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	633	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	413	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	599	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	511	139.33/cwt	137.75–145.00	712	46
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	559	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	746	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	577	136.21/cwt	130.00–141.00	786	62
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	625	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	878	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	632	129.50/cwt	127.50–137.00	818	97
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	649	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	746	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	668	132.85/cwt	132.00–133.50	887	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Full	682	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	897	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	696	141.25/cwt	141.25–141.25	983	88
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	714	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	907	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	715	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	1,026	37
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	745	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	998	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	785	135.07/cwt	133.50–139.00	1,060	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	786	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	990	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	795	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	1,045	38
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	840	135.78/cwt	134.00–136.00	1,141	209
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	869	127.80/cwt	125.00–129.00	1,111	56
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	873	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,144	93
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	993	119.25/cwt	119.25–119.25	1,184	52
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	301	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	452	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	319	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	351	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	408	134.16/cwt	130.00–145.00	547	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	473	131.04/cwt	130.50–131.50	620	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	527	123.04/cwt	122.50–124.00	648	30
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	572	123.13/cwt	121.50–129.50	704	106
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	637	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	764	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	660	131.67/cwt	128.00–133.00	869	38
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	694	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	791	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	704	130.75/cwt	130.75–130.75	920	72
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	771	122.49/cwt	120.00–125.00	944	59
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	536	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	697	8
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Light Weight	1,115	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	669	1
Bulls	—	—	1,243	71.03/cwt	70.00–72.00	883	2
Bulls	—	—	1,625	80.63/cwt	80.00–82.00	1,310	3
Bulls	—	—	1,808	86.13/cwt	86.00–86.25	1,557	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	900	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	405	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,184	50.30/cwt	50.00–50.75	596	17
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,224	54.82/cwt	50.00–55.50	671	12
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,455	44.00/cwt	44.00–44.00	640	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,465	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	733	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 Sep 12, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,401Last week 1,008Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 55Last week 81Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 3.00 higher. Trade was fairly active on good demand. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 to 5.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	625	140.50	140.50
3	—	413	145.00	145.00
2	—	398	159.00	159.00
209	—	840	134.00–136.00	135.78
62	—	577	130.00–141.00	136.21
56	—	869	125.00–129.00	127.80
52	—	993	119.25	119.25
46	—	511	137.75–145.00	139.33
37	—	715	143.50	143.50
27	—	785	133.50–139.00	135.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	786	126.00	126.00
4	—	714	127.00	127.00
12	—	668	132.00–133.50	132.85
97	—	632	127.50–137.00	129.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	682	131.50	131.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	318	150.00	150.00
10	—	559	133.50	133.50
13	—	745	134.00	134.00
38	—	795	131.50	131.50
88	—	696	141.25	141.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
93	—	873	131.00	131.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	649	115.00	115.00
12	—	313	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	319	110.00	110.00
6	—	694	114.00	114.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
72	—	704	130.75	130.75
4	—	301	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	637	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
106	—	572	121.50–129.50	123.13
59	—	771	120.00–125.00	122.49
38	—	660	128.00–133.00	131.67
30	—	527	122.50–124.00	123.04
11	—	473	130.50–131.50	131.04
11	—	408	130.00–145.00	134.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	536	130.00	130.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,243	70.00–72.00	71.03
2	—	1,808	86.00–86.25	86.13
3	—	1,625	80.00–82.00	80.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,115	60.00	60.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,224	50.00–55.50	54.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,455	44.00	44.00
1	—	1,465	50.00	50.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	900	45.00	45.00
17	—	1,184	50.00–50.75	50.30

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.