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Tulia Livestock Auction

Name: Tulia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-12-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-19

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Tulia, Texas · Thu, Dec 19

● Final39 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1954

← Dec 12Dec 19Jan 9 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

844 head

▼ 527 vs last sale 1,371▲ 844 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

67 head

▼ 20 vs last sale 87▲ 67 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 on limited comparable sales. Trade activity was moderate on moderate to good demand. Slaughter cows and bulls were steady.

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 $146.67/cwt on 348 head.

Average price

$146.67

348 head · 692 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,014

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$610

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

$43.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.95

vs TX average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	706	149.50	1,056	306
Medium and Large 2	491	136.00	668	7thin
Medium and Large 1-2	686	132.38	908	24
Medium 2-3	421	106.00	446	11thin

One grade step is worth $43.50/cwt here — about $610 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 sale348 hd

146.67

—

TX average3 barns · 951 hd

147.62

−0.95

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	1,618	71.80	1,162	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,473	46.50	685	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,304	44.50	580	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,183	41.67	493	3thin

Every lot

39 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	289	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	520	6
Steers	—	Medium 2-3	421	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	446	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	433	173.42/cwt	173.00–177.50	751	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	491	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	668	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	494	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	771	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	510	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	826	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	567	155.43/cwt	153.00–157.00	881	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	595	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	839	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	608	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	803	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	623	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	897	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	687	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	907	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	688	148.00/cwt	146.00–150.00	1,018	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	725	143.95/cwt	142.50–147.00	1,044	47
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	781	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,187	51
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	791	145.57/cwt	140.00–148.50	1,151	103
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	791	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	949	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	831	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,163	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	924	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,109	10
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	371	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	557	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	424	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	644	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	477	142.19/cwt	134.00–151.00	678	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	505	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	720	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	592	126.17/cwt	120.50–135.00	747	28
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	638	125.21/cwt	119.50–129.00	799	54
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	647	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	809	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	667	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	834	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	721	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	901	57
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	722	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	874	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	790	111.81/cwt	110.00–120.00	883	37
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	553	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	708	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	706	111.60/cwt	100.00–117.00	788	25
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	769	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	654	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,618	71.80/cwt	70.00–73.00	1,162	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,183	41.67/cwt	40.00–42.50	493	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,273	42.50/cwt	42.50–42.50	541	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,285	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	578	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,420	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	682	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,490	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	715	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,525	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	686	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 Dec 19, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 844Last week 1,371Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 67Last week 87Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
51	—	781	152.00	152.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	924	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	567	153.00–157.00	155.43
20	—	433	173.00–177.50	173.42
22	—	510	162.00	162.00
5	—	494	156.00	156.00
103	—	791	140.00–148.50	145.57
6	—	289	180.00	180.00
8	—	831	140.00	140.00
10	—	688	146.00–150.00	148.00
47	—	725	142.50–147.00	143.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	421	106.00	106.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	491	136.00	136.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	595	141.00	141.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	608	132.00	132.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	687	132.00	132.00
3	—	623	144.00	144.00
6	—	791	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	722	121.00	121.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	647	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	592	120.50–135.00	126.17
57	—	721	125.00	125.00
6	—	505	142.50	142.50
10	—	667	125.00	125.00
13	—	424	152.00	152.00
4	—	371	150.00	150.00
27	—	477	134.00–151.00	142.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	790	110.00–120.00	111.81
54	—	638	119.50–129.00	125.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	553	128.00	128.00
25	—	706	100.00–117.00	111.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	769	85.00	85.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,618	70.00–73.00	71.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,490	48.00	48.00
3	—	1,273	42.50	42.50
5	—	1,285	45.00	45.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,420	48.00	48.00
1	—	1,525	45.00	45.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,183	40.00–42.50	41.67

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.