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Tulia Livestock Auction

Name: Tulia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-04-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-02

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Tulia, Texas · Thu, Apr 2

● Final44 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1954

← Mar 26Apr 2Apr 9 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,381 head

▲ 373 vs last sale 1,008▲ 1,381 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

35 head

▲ 15 vs last sale 20▲ 35 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

5 head

▼ 1 vs last sale 6▲ 5 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers and heifers weighing over 700 lbs sold 13.00 to instances 20.00 lower. Steer and heifer calves held firm. Trade activity was moderate on moderate to good demand. Feeder and Live cattle futures locked down the limit the last couple of days, causing the the markets to lose their gains from last week. Slaughter cows and bulls were 5.00 to 7.00 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 $122.75/cwt on 816 head.

Average price

$122.75

816 head · 740 lb average

Value per head Derived

$909

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$599

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 3-4

$46.88/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.42

vs TX average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	737	126.88	935	688
Medium and Large 1-2	764	109.60	837	55
Medium and Large 2	790	95.00	751	67
Medium 3-4	419	80.00	335	6thin

One grade step is worth $46.88/cwt here — about $599 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 sale816 hd

122.75

—

TX average4 barns · 2,137 hd

120.33

+2.42

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	1,798	72.62	1,306	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,268	61.22	776	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,106	52.49	580	29

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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	370	174.41/cwt	171.00–176.00	645	44
Steers	—	Medium 3-4	419	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	335	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	434	158.56/cwt	157.00–168.00	688	72
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	493	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	784	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	540	160.59/cwt	157.00–161.00	867	54
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	543	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	820	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	563	151.50/cwt	151.50–151.50	853	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	631	146.49/cwt	141.00–148.25	924	48
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	643	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	881	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	656	143.25/cwt	143.25–143.25	940	63
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	759	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	892	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	790	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	751	67
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	820	103.89/cwt	102.50–104.50	852	64
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Full	827	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	703	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	834	101.50/cwt	101.50–101.50	847	30
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	858	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	867	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	860	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	877	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	929	102.18/cwt	100.00–102.50	949	155
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	957	99.21/cwt	98.00–100.50	949	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,014	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	984	77
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	394	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	583	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	423	145.77/cwt	145.00–149.00	617	37
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	459	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	684	38
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	468	142.15/cwt	137.00–146.00	665	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	517	138.98/cwt	129.00–145.00	719	91
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	555	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	738	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	561	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	746	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	616	127.04/cwt	125.00–128.00	783	76
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	665	106.28/cwt	104.00–109.00	707	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	731	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	673	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	804	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	764	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	807	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	718	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	872	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	763	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	878	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	702	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	984	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	787	10
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	408	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	571	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	507	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	776	20
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	595	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	720	23
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,765	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	1,324	1
Bulls	—	—	1,815	71.43/cwt	70.00–72.50	1,296	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	795	44.00/cwt	44.00–44.00	350	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,117	52.79/cwt	48.50–53.00	590	28
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,268	61.22/cwt	61.00–61.50	776	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,010	800.67/cwt	760.00–850.00	8,087	5

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 Apr 2, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,381Last week 1,008Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 35Last week 20Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 6Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,765	75.00	75.00
2	—	1,815	70.00–72.50	71.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,268	61.00–61.50	61.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	795	44.00	44.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,117	48.50–53.00	52.79

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	408	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	595	121.00	121.00
20	—	507	153.00	153.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
54	—	540	157.00–161.00	160.59
64	—	820	102.50–104.50	103.89
72	—	434	157.00–168.00	158.56
77	—	1,014	97.00	97.00
155	—	929	100.00–102.50	102.18
48	—	631	141.00–148.25	146.49
44	—	370	171.00–176.00	174.41
27	—	957	98.00–100.50	99.21
23	—	860	102.00	102.00
63	—	656	143.25	143.25
26	—	563	151.50	151.50
14	—	493	159.00	159.00
6	—	759	117.50	117.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	834	101.50	101.50
13	—	543	151.00	151.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
67	—	790	95.00	95.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	643	137.00	137.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	419	80.00	80.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	858	101.00	101.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	827	85.00	85.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	872	87.50	87.50
11	—	665	104.00–109.00	106.28
17	—	468	137.00–146.00	142.15
21	—	804	95.00	95.00
2	—	555	133.00	133.00
37	—	423	145.00–149.00	145.77
76	—	616	125.00–128.00	127.04
91	—	517	129.00–145.00	138.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	394	148.00	148.00
8	—	561	133.00	133.00
38	—	459	149.00	149.00
21	—	731	92.00	92.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	984	80.00	80.00
13	—	807	89.00	89.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	878	80.00	80.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,010	760.00–850.00	800.67

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.