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Tulia Livestock Auction

Name: Tulia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-04-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-23

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Tulia, Texas · Thu, Apr 23

● Final65 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1954

← Apr 16Apr 23Apr 30 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

3,201 head

▲ 1,800 vs last sale 1,401▲ 3,201 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

52 head

▲ 42 vs last sale 10▲ 52 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

20 head

▲ 20 vs last sale 0▲ 20 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 mostly steady. Trade was active on moderate to good demand. Temperatures were more spring-like with thunderstorms in the north Panhandle. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 3.00 higher.

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 $104.92/cwt on 1,531 head.

Average price

$104.92

1,531 head · 726 lb average

Value per head Derived

$761

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$5

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

$5.69/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.56

vs TX average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	645	108.69	701	146
Medium and Large 1	734	104.53	768	1,379
Medium and Large 2	686	103.00	707	6thin

One grade step is worth $5.69/cwt here — about −$5 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 sale1,531 hd

104.92

—

TX average4 barns · 2,491 hd

105.48

−0.56

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	1,750	87.90	1,538	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,215	56.36	685	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,043	54.83	572	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,499	54.04	810	11

Every lot

65 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	248	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	464	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	321	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	559	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	406	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	735	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	472	139.25/cwt	138.00–144.00	657	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	487	159.45/cwt	154.00–166.00	777	37
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	525	151.17/cwt	147.00–153.00	794	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	598	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	780	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	627	137.43/cwt	137.00–139.00	862	31
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	633	124.21/cwt	120.00–127.00	786	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	658	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	770	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	686	124.09/cwt	118.50–129.75	851	87
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	733	109.50/cwt	109.50–109.50	803	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	735	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	831	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	746	108.50/cwt	108.50–108.50	809	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	760	112.58/cwt	110.00–113.00	856	49
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	789	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	844	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	814	106.32/cwt	105.00–108.00	865	113
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	830	109.64/cwt	107.00–111.50	910	161
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	875	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	831	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	879	103.07/cwt	100.00–105.75	906	310
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	913	101.13/cwt	97.50–103.00	923	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	927	101.12/cwt	97.00–103.50	937	156
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	957	94.92/cwt	94.50–95.00	908	117
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,013	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	912	9
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	200	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	350	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	262	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	459	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	315	151.50/cwt	148.00–163.00	477	29
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	475	132.63/cwt	129.00–140.00	630	31
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	492	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	625	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	527	121.08/cwt	118.00–127.00	638	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	541	126.21/cwt	125.00–126.50	683	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	586	119.90/cwt	115.00–123.00	703	88
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	588	115.24/cwt	115.00–117.00	678	47
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	618	108.25/cwt	108.25–108.25	669	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	620	118.12/cwt	117.50–118.50	732	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	621	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	696	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Full	629	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	598	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	669	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	662	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	670	108.75/cwt	108.75–108.75	729	99
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	686	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	707	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	730	101.11/cwt	97.50–103.75	738	177
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	742	96.19/cwt	94.00–99.00	714	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	757	102.07/cwt	97.00–104.75	773	481
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	768	97.79/cwt	95.00–99.50	751	32
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	787	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	756	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	820	96.64/cwt	94.50–98.50	792	290
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	848	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	797	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	864	92.74/cwt	89.00–96.00	801	37
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	938	91.49/cwt	85.00–92.00	858	53
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	988	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	840	9
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	585	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	737	30
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	617	118.84/cwt	113.00–125.00	733	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	817	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	756	14
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,665	82.50/cwt	82.50–82.50	1,374	1
Bulls	—	—	1,778	89.70/cwt	85.00–92.50	1,595	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,032	54.28/cwt	52.00–57.50	560	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,041	49.37/cwt	47.50–50.00	514	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,072	63.41/cwt	62.50–65.00	680	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,085	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	543	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,200	60.78/cwt	60.00–62.50	729	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,229	55.83/cwt	52.50–57.50	686	13
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,499	54.04/cwt	52.50–55.00	810	11
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,250	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	12,500	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,300	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	10,075	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,231	940.58/cwt	800.00–1,050.00	11,579	9

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 23, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 3,201Last week 1,401Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 52Last week 10Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	864	89.00–96.00	92.74
29	—	315	148.00–163.00	151.50
3	—	200	175.00	175.00
481	—	757	97.00–104.75	102.07
99	—	670	108.75	108.75
31	—	475	129.00–140.00	132.63
9	—	988	85.00	85.00
24	—	620	117.50–118.50	118.12
21	—	541	125.00–126.50	126.21
88	—	586	115.00–123.00	119.90
290	—	820	94.50–98.50	96.64
5	—	262	175.00	175.00
177	—	730	97.50–103.75	101.11
53	—	938	85.00–92.00	91.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	629	95.00	95.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	848	94.00	94.00
10	—	492	127.00	127.00
24	—	527	118.00–127.00	121.08
17	—	742	94.00–99.00	96.19
47	—	588	115.00–117.00	115.24
32	—	768	95.00–99.50	97.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	686	103.00	103.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	621	112.00	112.00
7	—	669	99.00	99.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	618	108.25	108.25
6	—	787	96.00	96.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	321	174.00	174.00
4	—	248	187.00	187.00
37	—	487	154.00–166.00	159.45
49	—	760	110.00–113.00	112.58
27	—	525	147.00–153.00	151.17
31	—	627	137.00–139.00	137.43
161	—	830	107.00–111.50	109.64
87	—	686	118.50–129.75	124.09
156	—	927	97.00–103.50	101.12
15	—	406	181.00	181.00
310	—	879	100.00–105.75	103.07
117	—	957	94.50–95.00	94.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	633	120.00–127.00	124.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	658	117.00	117.00
14	—	598	130.50	130.50
113	—	814	105.00–108.00	106.32
4	—	789	107.00	107.00
9	—	1,013	90.00	90.00
19	—	472	138.00–144.00	139.25
15	—	913	97.50–103.00	101.13
5	—	875	95.00	95.00
6	—	735	113.00	113.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	746	108.50	108.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	733	109.50	109.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	585	126.00	126.00
14	—	817	92.50	92.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	617	113.00–125.00	118.84

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,499	52.50–55.00	54.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,032	52.00–57.50	54.28
3	—	1,072	62.50–65.00	63.41
4	—	1,041	47.50–50.00	49.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,229	52.50–57.50	55.83
3	—	1,200	60.00–62.50	60.78
1	—	1,085	50.00	50.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,665	82.50	82.50
3	—	1,778	85.00–92.50	89.70

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
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,300	775.00	775.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,250	1,000.00	1,000.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,231	800.00–1,050.00	940.58

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.