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Tulia Livestock Auction

Name: Tulia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-01-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-09

Feeder Cattle · Tulia, Texas · Thu, Jan 9

● Final49 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1954

← Dec 19Jan 9Jan 16 →

Receipts

3,114 head

▲ 2,270 vs last sale 844▲ 3,114 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last sale before the holidays: Feeder steers and heifers sold fully steady. Trade was very active on moderate to good demand. Chance of much needed moisture going into the weekend.

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 $147.10/cwt on 1,643 head.

Average price

$147.10

1,643 head · 691 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,016

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$103

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

$16.02/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.56

vs TX average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	696	148.08	1,031	1,458
Medium and Large 1-2	635	140.98	896	152
Medium and Large 2	703	132.06	928	33

One grade step is worth $16.02/cwt here — about $103 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 sale1,643 hd

147.10

—

TX average3 barns · 3,356 hd

152.66

−5.56

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot

49 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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	422	173.50/cwt	170.00–177.00	732	49
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	422	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	667	37
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	450	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	729	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	485	177.78/cwt	168.00–180.00	862	59
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	518	162.95/cwt	156.50–172.00	844	38
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	587	156.97/cwt	149.00–161.00	921	116
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	608	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	876	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	624	132.66/cwt	130.00–145.00	828	35
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	630	144.84/cwt	144.50–145.00	912	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	631	152.87/cwt	147.25–157.50	965	171
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	644	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	866	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	926	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	661	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	882	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	678	146.25/cwt	143.50–150.50	992	304
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	682	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	883	50
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	728	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	954	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	742	144.72/cwt	142.00–145.25	1,074	159
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	750	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,035	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	773	143.39/cwt	142.50–144.00	1,108	279
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	822	140.51/cwt	140.00–141.00	1,155	129
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	823	135.26/cwt	135.00–136.00	1,113	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	868	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,224	34
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	939	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,221	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	964	133.91/cwt	133.50–134.50	1,291	36
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,002	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,102	10
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	335	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	503	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	343	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	535	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	362	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	612	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	402	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	611	43
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	409	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	474	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	427	156.00/cwt	145.00–159.00	666	74
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	473	146.38/cwt	143.00–150.00	692	48
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	538	140.53/cwt	138.00–144.00	756	55
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	569	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	654	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	571	131.03/cwt	119.00–134.00	748	42
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	587	134.90/cwt	125.00–137.00	792	131
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	610	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	845	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	623	128.03/cwt	122.00–130.00	798	50
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	667	133.32/cwt	130.00–136.00	889	120
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	681	128.39/cwt	127.00–129.50	874	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	715	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	887	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	722	130.62/cwt	128.50–132.50	943	72
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	761	131.80/cwt	129.50–133.00	1,003	56
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	805	123.57/cwt	122.50–124.00	995	28
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	441	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	719	27
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	523	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	753	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	534	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	764	22
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	631	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	852	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	658	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	829	8

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 Jan 9, 2020

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

Receipts 3,114Last week 844Year ago 0

Compared to the last sale before the holidays: Feeder steers and heifers sold fully steady. Trade was very active on moderate to good demand. Chance of much needed moisture going into the weekend.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	534	143.00	143.00
27	—	441	163.00	163.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	631	135.00	135.00
8	—	523	144.00	144.00
8	—	658	126.00	126.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	571	119.00–134.00	131.03
17	—	343	156.00	156.00
43	—	402	152.00	152.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	715	124.00	124.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	569	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	362	169.00	169.00
72	—	722	128.50–132.50	130.62
131	—	587	125.00–137.00	134.90
3	—	335	150.00	150.00
14	—	610	138.50	138.50
28	—	805	122.50–124.00	123.57
48	—	473	143.00–150.00	146.38
55	—	538	138.00–144.00	140.53
56	—	761	129.50–133.00	131.80
74	—	427	145.00–159.00	156.00
120	—	667	130.00–136.00	133.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	409	116.00	116.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	681	127.00–129.50	128.39
50	—	623	122.00–130.00	128.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
129	—	822	140.00–141.00	140.51
34	—	868	141.00	141.00
171	—	631	147.25–157.50	152.87
279	—	773	142.50–144.00	143.39
14	—	939	130.00	130.00
36	—	964	133.50–134.50	133.91
38	—	518	156.50–172.00	162.95
49	—	422	170.00–177.00	173.50
304	—	678	143.50–150.50	146.25
59	—	485	168.00–180.00	177.78
116	—	587	149.00–161.00	156.97
159	—	742	142.00–145.25	144.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	644	134.50	134.50
23	—	728	131.00	131.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
50	—	682	129.50	129.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	422	158.00	158.00
5	—	450	162.00	162.00
10	—	1,002	110.00	110.00
15	—	750	138.00	138.00
20	—	823	135.00–136.00	135.26
22	—	630	144.50–145.00	144.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	661	133.50	133.50
35	—	624	130.00–145.00	132.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	608	144.00	144.00
14	—	650	142.50	142.50

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.