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Tulia Livestock Auction

Name: Tulia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-02-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-13

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Tulia, Texas · Thu, Feb 13

● Final27 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1954

← Feb 6Feb 13Feb 20 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

402 head

▲ 19 vs last sale 383▲ 402 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

10 head

▲ 8 vs last sale 2▲ 10 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 remained steady on a limited test. Trade activity was light on light to moderate demand after several more inches of snow fell across the panhandle again this week.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $131.77/cwt on 184 head.

Average price

$131.77

184 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$715

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$207

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

$4.99/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.33

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	458	134.16	614	96
Medium and Large 1	636	129.17	821	88

One grade step is worth $4.99/cwt here — about −$207 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 sale184 hd

131.77

—

TX average3 barns · 846 hd

136.10

−4.33

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,259	58.29	734	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,468	55.35	813	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,030	45.00	464	1thin

Every lot

27 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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	332	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	528	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	424	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	678	43
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	474	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	773	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	540	153.50/cwt	153.50–153.50	829	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	594	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	838	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	690	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	835	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	696	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	929	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	698	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	963	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	730	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	986	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	769	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,007	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	323	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	491	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	396	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	539	60
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	433	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	606	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	473	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	653	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	519	134.33/cwt	134.00–134.50	697	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	557	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	758	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	560	131.08/cwt	129.50–132.50	734	36
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	606	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	751	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	643	127.24/cwt	127.00–128.00	818	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	692	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	872	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	732	126.54/cwt	125.00–127.50	926	31
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	483	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	725	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	755	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	959	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,030	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	464	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,188	57.15/cwt	56.50–57.50	679	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,365	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	819	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,468	55.35/cwt	52.50–58.00	813	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 Feb 13, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 402Last week 383Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 10Last week 2Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	594	141.00	141.00
43	—	424	160.00	160.00
9	—	332	159.00	159.00
10	—	540	153.50	153.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	474	163.00	163.00
11	—	730	135.00	135.00
13	—	698	138.00	138.00
4	—	769	131.00	131.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	690	121.00	121.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	696	133.50	133.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	755	127.00	127.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	483	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	519	134.00–134.50	134.33
9	—	692	126.00	126.00
17	—	643	127.00–128.00	127.24
3	—	323	152.00	152.00
3	—	433	140.00	140.00
3	—	473	138.00	138.00
3	—	557	136.00	136.00
31	—	732	125.00–127.50	126.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
60	—	396	136.00	136.00
36	—	560	129.50–132.50	131.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	606	124.00	124.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,365	60.00	60.00
3	—	1,188	56.50–57.50	57.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,468	52.50–58.00	55.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,030	45.00	45.00

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.