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Tulia Livestock Auction

Name: Tulia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-02-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-27

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Tulia, Texas · Thu, Feb 27

● Final58 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1954

← Feb 20Feb 27Mar 5 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,643 head

▼ 1,209 vs last sale 2,852▲ 1,643 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

34 head

▼ 15 vs last sale 49▲ 34 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

4 head

▲ 4 vs last sale 0▲ 4 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Yearling steers and heifers sold 3.00 to as much as 10.00 lower. Trade activity and demand were moderate. Feeder and live cattle CME board has continued to take hits all week after volatile stock markets. Slaughter cows and bulls were 1.00 to 3.00 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 $138.64/cwt on 716 head.

Average price

$138.64

716 head · 696 lb average

Value per head Derived

$964

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$219

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

$21.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.69

vs TX average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	698	141.50	987	563
Medium and Large 1-2	694	129.05	896	137
Medium and Large 2	640	120.00	768	16thin

One grade step is worth $21.50/cwt here — about $219 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 sale716 hd

138.64

—

TX average3 barns · 1,595 hd

144.33

−5.69

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	1,623	77.71	1,261	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,261	58.95	743	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,590	57.50	914	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,164	55.05	641	6thin

Every lot

58 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	344	173.52/cwt	171.00–179.00	597	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	409	181.44/cwt	173.00–188.00	742	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	426	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	694	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	487	161.95/cwt	161.00–162.50	789	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	506	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	708	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	522	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	835	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	590	157.39/cwt	154.00–162.00	929	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	616	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	819	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	624	152.52/cwt	149.00–157.50	952	152
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	624	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	849	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	640	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	768	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	660	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	950	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Full	683	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	854	47
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	719	135.05/cwt	132.00–138.00	971	89
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	773	129.70/cwt	127.50–131.00	1,003	48
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	787	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	960	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	808	124.66/cwt	124.50–125.00	1,007	53
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	842	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,027	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	856	114.50/cwt	114.50–114.50	980	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	892	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,070	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	930	122.30/cwt	120.50–123.00	1,137	64
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	931	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,071	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	347	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	517	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	433	150.97/cwt	148.00–154.00	654	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	484	144.47/cwt	144.00–145.00	699	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	493	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	693	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	513	139.66/cwt	132.50–143.00	716	43
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	535	128.46/cwt	121.00–134.00	687	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	581	132.39/cwt	130.00–133.00	769	29
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	584	126.45/cwt	119.00–131.75	738	44
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	602	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	692	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	614	130.45/cwt	127.00–134.50	801	81
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	621	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	786	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	691	120.58/cwt	118.00–123.25	833	90
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	696	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	752	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	727	116.68/cwt	114.50–119.50	848	97
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	733	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	850	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	763	115.13/cwt	115.00–115.50	878	124
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	782	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	829	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	808	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	945	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	856	99.50/cwt	99.50–99.50	852	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	858	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	944	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	872	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	959	7
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	383	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	594	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	579	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	863	17
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	651	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	801	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	700	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	875	5
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,410	66.25/cwt	64.50–69.50	934	3
Bulls	—	—	1,575	77.50/cwt	77.50–77.50	1,221	1
Bulls	—	—	1,965	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,867	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,115	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	669	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,165	55.87/cwt	55.00–57.50	651	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,188	51.35/cwt	50.00–52.50	610	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,223	58.14/cwt	57.00–59.50	711	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,450	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	914	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,590	57.50/cwt	57.50–57.50	914	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,005	887.69/cwt	850.00–925.00	8,921	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,238	730.20/cwt	710.00–750.00	9,040	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 27, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,643Last week 2,852Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 34Last week 49Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 0Year 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	—	344	171.00–179.00	173.52
12	—	522	160.00	160.00
7	—	660	144.00	144.00
152	—	624	149.00–157.50	152.52
89	—	719	132.00–138.00	135.05
64	—	930	120.50–123.00	122.30
53	—	808	124.50–125.00	124.66
48	—	773	127.50–131.00	129.70
29	—	892	120.00	120.00
28	—	409	173.00–188.00	181.44
24	—	590	154.00–162.00	157.39
19	—	487	161.00–162.50	161.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	787	122.00	122.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	640	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	616	133.00	133.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	842	122.00	122.00
14	—	856	114.50	114.50
13	—	426	163.00	163.00
10	—	624	136.00	136.00
5	—	931	115.00	115.00
4	—	506	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
47	—	683	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	602	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	696	108.00	108.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	584	119.00–131.75	126.45
22	—	621	126.50	126.50
17	—	493	140.50	140.50
12	—	535	121.00–134.00	128.46
7	—	872	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	733	116.00	116.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
124	—	763	115.00–115.50	115.13
97	—	727	114.50–119.50	116.68
90	—	691	118.00–123.25	120.58
81	—	614	127.00–134.50	130.45
43	—	513	132.50–143.00	139.66
29	—	581	130.00–133.00	132.39
21	—	858	110.00	110.00
16	—	433	148.00–154.00	150.97
15	—	484	144.00–145.00	144.47
12	—	808	117.00	117.00
3	—	347	149.00	149.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	856	99.50	99.50
5	—	782	106.00	106.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	651	123.00	123.00
3	—	383	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	579	149.00	149.00
5	—	700	125.00	125.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,165	55.00–57.50	55.87
2	—	1,188	50.00–52.50	51.35
1	—	1,115	60.00	60.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,590	57.50	57.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,223	57.00–59.50	58.14
1	—	1,450	63.00	63.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,410	64.50–69.50	66.25
2	—	1,965	95.00	95.00
1	—	1,575	77.50	77.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,005	850.00–925.00	887.69
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,238	710.00–750.00	730.20

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.