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Tulia Livestock Auction

Name: Tulia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-05-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-21

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Tulia, Texas · Thu, May 21

● Final60 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1954

← May 14May 21May 28 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

2,598 head

▲ 71 vs last sale 2,527▲ 1,170 vs year ago 1,428 · +81.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

55 head

▲ 40 vs last sale 15▲ 43 vs year ago 12 · +358.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

12 head

▲ 12 vs last sale 0▲ 12 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 with instances 2.00 higher. Trade was active on good demand. Thunderstorms moved across the area bringing much needed moisture for those fortunate enough to get it. Slaughter cows and bulls were steady to 3.00 higher.

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 $117.27/cwt on 1,476 head.

Average price

$117.27

1,476 head · 813 lb average

Value per head Derived

$953

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$102

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

$19.94/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.57

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	726	122.39	889	271
Medium and Large 1	838	117.31	983	1,109
Medium and Large 2	768	102.45	787	96

One grade step is worth $19.94/cwt here — about $102 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 sale1,476 hd

117.27

—

TX average4 barns · 2,470 hd

119.84

−2.57

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	1,960	88.02	1,725	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,391	66.50	925	41
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,206	62.41	753	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,119	58.60	656	6thin

Every lot

60 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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	390	188.03/cwt	184.00–190.00	733	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	391	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	575	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	433	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	732	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	476	154.29/cwt	152.00–154.50	734	34
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	501	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	664	34
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	519	145.55/cwt	133.50–157.00	755	105
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	574	139.36/cwt	136.00–141.50	800	38
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	598	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	807	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	638	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	858	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	657	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	867	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	673	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	835	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	686	125.71/cwt	125.00–127.00	862	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	696	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	766	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	721	125.25/cwt	124.00–126.00	903	44
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	739	110.40/cwt	107.00–115.00	816	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	753	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	791	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	778	117.73/cwt	117.00–119.00	916	58
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	783	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	783	73
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	820	115.76/cwt	114.00–117.00	949	170
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	830	115.31/cwt	114.50–119.00	957	49
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	875	113.31/cwt	109.00–118.00	991	320
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	932	110.15/cwt	110.00–110.50	1,027	45
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	972	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,050	35
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,020	104.77/cwt	102.00–105.25	1,069	268
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,050	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	919	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,138	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	967	17
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	362	143.86/cwt	140.00–146.00	521	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	448	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	627	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	479	133.94/cwt	131.50–139.50	642	56
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	507	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	659	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	527	127.92/cwt	127.50–128.50	674	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	555	126.82/cwt	120.00–129.00	704	96
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	597	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	693	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	664	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	697	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	682	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	750	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	726	112.73/cwt	107.50–115.00	818	124
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	732	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	732	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	733	110.50/cwt	110.50–110.50	810	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	761	110.75/cwt	110.00–113.50	843	70
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	763	90.25/cwt	90.25–90.25	689	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	794	104.50/cwt	104.50–104.50	830	119
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	817	109.27/cwt	107.50–109.50	893	60
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	877	103.89/cwt	101.00–106.00	911	57
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	891	90.50/cwt	90.50–90.50	806	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	892	96.50/cwt	96.50–96.50	861	31
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	907	99.50/cwt	99.50–99.50	902	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	930	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	744	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	993	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	874	16
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	629	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	761	24
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	635	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	845	19
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,960	88.02/cwt	85.00–90.00	1,725	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,025	57.50/cwt	57.50–57.50	589	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,080	54.69/cwt	54.00–55.00	591	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,125	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	731	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,225	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	796	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,233	61.55/cwt	60.00–62.50	759	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,391	66.50/cwt	66.50–66.50	925	41
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	7,000	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,055	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	7,385	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,456	1,087.40/cwt	950.00–1,100.00	15,833	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 May 21, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,598Last week 2,527Year ago 1,428

Slaughter CattleReceipts 55Last week 15Year ago 12

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last 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
57	—	877	101.00–106.00	103.89
12	—	527	127.50–128.50	127.92
7	—	448	140.00	140.00
124	—	726	107.50–115.00	112.73
96	—	555	120.00–129.00	126.82
70	—	761	110.00–113.50	110.75
60	—	817	107.50–109.50	109.27
56	—	479	131.50–139.50	133.94
17	—	907	99.50	99.50
17	—	362	140.00–146.00	143.86
16	—	993	88.00	88.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	891	90.50	90.50
10	—	930	80.00	80.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	732	100.00	100.00
25	—	763	90.25	90.25
6	—	664	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
119	—	794	104.50	104.50
31	—	892	96.50	96.50
11	—	733	110.50	110.50
7	—	597	116.00	116.00
7	—	507	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	682	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	673	124.00	124.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
170	—	820	114.00–117.00	115.76
34	—	501	132.50	132.50
27	—	657	132.00	132.00
23	—	598	135.00	135.00
9	—	391	147.00	147.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	753	105.00	105.00
14	—	686	125.00–127.00	125.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	696	110.00	110.00
73	—	783	100.00	100.00
14	—	739	107.00–115.00	110.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
320	—	875	109.00–118.00	113.31
268	—	1,020	102.00–105.25	104.77
105	—	519	133.50–157.00	145.55
58	—	778	117.00–119.00	117.73
49	—	830	114.50–119.00	115.31
45	—	932	110.00–110.50	110.15
44	—	721	124.00–126.00	125.25
38	—	574	136.00–141.50	139.36
35	—	972	108.00	108.00
34	—	476	152.00–154.50	154.29
24	—	1,050	87.50	87.50
23	—	638	134.50	134.50
17	—	1,138	85.00	85.00
9	—	390	184.00–190.00	188.03
6	—	433	169.00	169.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	629	121.00	121.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	635	133.00	133.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,080	54.00–55.00	54.69
2	—	1,225	65.00	65.00
1	—	1,025	57.50	57.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	1,391	66.50	66.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,233	60.00–62.50	61.55
1	—	1,125	65.00	65.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,960	85.00–90.00	88.02

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)	1	—	1,055	700.00	700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,000	700.00	700.00

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	—	1,456	950.00–1,100.00	1,087.40

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.