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Tulia Livestock Auction

Name: Tulia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-05-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-14

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Tulia, Texas · Thu, May 14

● Final58 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1954

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Feeder Cattle receipts

2,527 head

▼ 366 vs last sale 2,893▲ 2,527 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

15 head

▲ 15 vs last sale 0▲ 15 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 steady to 2.00 higher. Trade was active on good demand. Thunderstorms kicked off the week, bringing some much needed moisture to the area.

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 $117.90/cwt on 1,369 head.

Average price

$117.90

1,369 head · 814 lb average

Value per head Derived

$959

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$183

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

$38.98/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.65

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	696	127.48	888	256
Medium and Large 2	572	118.58	678	19thin
Medium and Large 1	846	116.05	982	1,078
Medium 2	796	88.50	704	16thin

One grade step is worth $38.98/cwt here — about $183 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 sale1,369 hd

117.90

—

TX average3 barns · 2,190 hd

120.55

−2.65

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	—	High	1,903	95.00	1,808	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,050	62.50	656	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,563	61.27	958	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,238	61.25	758	4thin

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 · Steers28 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	445	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	668	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	465	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	688	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	472	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	708	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	496	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	618	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	512	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	773	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	533	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	842	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	578	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	815	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	593	140.75/cwt	140.00–141.50	835	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	617	135.96/cwt	130.00–137.00	839	53
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	639	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	856	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	640	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	870	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	664	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	817	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	683	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	854	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	694	130.39/cwt	129.00–133.00	905	57
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	741	124.38/cwt	124.00–124.50	922	178
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	764	121.22/cwt	116.00–122.00	926	62
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	784	120.34/cwt	116.00–122.00	943	121
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	784	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	800	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Full	792	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	840	14
Steers	—	Medium 2	796	88.50/cwt	88.50–88.50	704	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	811	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	941	41
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	819	117.71/cwt	116.00–119.00	964	71
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	869	115.15/cwt	110.00–116.00	1,001	195
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	924	110.43/cwt	109.00–114.00	1,020	180
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	949	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	996	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	974	103.77/cwt	100.00–109.00	1,011	50
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,025	99.89/cwt	99.00–100.50	1,024	154
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,053	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	895	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	380	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	486	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	428	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	514	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	454	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	649	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	477	130.53/cwt	129.00–139.50	623	60
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	522	131.28/cwt	128.00–138.00	685	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	527	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	648	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	540	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	705	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	557	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	585	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	564	126.25/cwt	124.50–127.50	712	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	576	119.70/cwt	116.00–124.00	689	50
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	601	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	733	47
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	626	121.91/cwt	120.00–124.50	763	101
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	629	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	730	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	679	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	747	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	683	115.87/cwt	110.00–119.75	791	84
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	725	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	783	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	753	111.85/cwt	110.50–112.00	842	59
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	763	109.15/cwt	104.50–111.50	833	151
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	778	101.19/cwt	100.00–101.50	787	28
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	810	103.35/cwt	99.00–104.50	837	48
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	812	104.50/cwt	104.50–104.50	849	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	858	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	832	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	937	89.50/cwt	89.50–89.50	839	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	961	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	817	10
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	579	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	747	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	785	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	785	12
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,903	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,808	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,050	62.50/cwt	62.50–62.50	656	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,238	61.25/cwt	60.00–62.50	758	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,563	61.27/cwt	60.00–62.50	958	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 May 14, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,527Last week 2,893Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 15Last week 0Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 2.00 higher. Trade was active on good demand. Thunderstorms kicked off the week, bringing some much needed moisture to the area.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	527	123.00	123.00
28	—	778	100.00–101.50	101.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
48	—	810	99.00–104.50	103.35
18	—	522	128.00–138.00	131.28
151	—	763	104.50–111.50	109.15
84	—	683	110.00–119.75	115.87
19	—	564	124.50–127.50	126.25
101	—	626	120.00–124.50	121.91
23	—	937	89.50	89.50
14	—	454	143.00	143.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	557	105.00	105.00
7	—	428	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
59	—	753	110.50–112.00	111.85
14	—	679	110.00	110.00
7	—	725	108.00	108.00
60	—	477	129.00–139.50	130.53
47	—	601	122.00	122.00
10	—	540	130.50	130.50
50	—	576	116.00–124.00	119.70
12	—	858	97.00	97.00
5	—	812	104.50	104.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	629	116.00	116.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	380	128.00	128.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	961	85.00	85.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	579	129.00	129.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	785	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
62	—	764	116.00–122.00	121.22
23	—	578	141.00	141.00
14	—	465	148.00	148.00
53	—	617	130.00–137.00	135.96
19	—	512	151.00	151.00
8	—	683	125.00	125.00
41	—	811	116.00	116.00
18	—	949	105.00	105.00
4	—	445	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	792	106.00	106.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
180	—	924	109.00–114.00	110.43
121	—	784	116.00–122.00	120.34
50	—	974	100.00–109.00	103.77
10	—	472	150.00	150.00
178	—	741	124.00–124.50	124.38
71	—	819	116.00–119.00	117.71
14	—	593	140.00–141.50	140.75
7	—	533	158.00	158.00
195	—	869	110.00–116.00	115.15
154	—	1,025	99.00–100.50	99.89
57	—	694	129.00–133.00	130.39
12	—	640	136.00	136.00
5	—	1,053	85.00	85.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	664	123.00	123.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	496	124.50	124.50
5	—	784	102.00	102.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	639	134.00	134.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	796	88.50	88.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,050	62.50	62.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,238	60.00–62.50	61.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,563	60.00–62.50	61.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,903	95.00	95.00

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.