Sale reports / Texas / Tulia Livestock Auction / 2020-07-09

Tulia Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Tulia, Texas · Thu, Jul 9
● Final71 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1954
Feeder Cattle receipts
2,074 head
▲ 882 vs last sale 1,192▲ 578 vs year ago 1,496 · +38.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
98 head
▲ 86 vs last sale 12▲ 61 vs year ago 37 · +164.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
10 head
▲ 7 vs last sale 3▼ 1 vs year ago 11 · −9.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder steers and heifer sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Trade was fairly active on good demand. Triple digit temperatures predicted for the rest of the week with no rain in sight. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to weak.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $132.21/cwt on 919 head.
Average price
$132.21
919 head · 704 lb average
Value per head Derived
$931
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$395
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$74.39/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.48
vs TX average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1713134.39959692
Medium and Large 1-2665130.83870186
Medium and Large 2610124.2175719thin
Medium 2-3721104.0075011thin
Medium and Large 393960.0056311thin
One grade step is worth $74.39/cwt here — about $395 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 sale919 hd
132.21
—
TX average3 barns · 1,599 hd
129.72
+2.48
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,64277.571,2746thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,45957.0783246
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,24456.6270522

Every lot

71 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers31 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1399164.00/cwt164.00–164.0065412
Steers—Medium and Large 1441150.38/cwt149.00–154.0066311
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2458142.00/cwt142.00–142.0065010
Steers—Medium and Large 1491143.90/cwt140.00–149.0070730
Steers—Medium and Large 2521130.00/cwt130.00–130.006778
Steers—Medium and Large 1526144.77/cwt140.00–146.0076126
Steers—Medium and Large 1Full532135.50/cwt135.50–135.5072111
Steers—Medium and Large 1585141.00/cwt141.00–141.0082518
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2590132.50/cwt132.50–132.5078269
Steers—Medium and Large 1611142.43/cwt141.00–143.0087022
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned635130.13/cwt130.00–135.0082678
Steers—Medium and Large 2674120.00/cwt120.00–120.0080911
Steers—Medium and Large 1678143.50/cwt143.50–143.5097369
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2685135.50/cwt135.50–135.5092813
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned687121.00/cwt121.00–121.008318
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned691125.06/cwt121.00–134.5086445
Steers—Medium and Large 1706143.00/cwt143.00–143.001,01019
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Full707126.00/cwt126.00–126.008916
Steers—Medium 2-3721104.00/cwt104.00–104.0075011
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned727125.00/cwt125.00–125.009098
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2728129.13/cwt128.00–133.0094045
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2758127.86/cwt123.50–131.0096926
Steers—Medium and Large 1770133.65/cwt130.00–136.501,02972
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned794122.00/cwt122.00–122.0096917
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy802134.50/cwt134.50–134.501,079145
Steers—Medium and Large 1816130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,06156
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2817128.00/cwt128.00–128.001,0469
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned824116.00/cwt116.00–116.009568
Steers—Medium and Large 1878124.02/cwt123.50–125.001,08927
Steers—Medium and Large 393960.00/cwt60.00–60.0056311
Steers—Medium and Large 1993110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,09218
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1371153.00/cwt153.00–153.0056812
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2378151.00/cwt151.00–151.005714
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2430130.00/cwt130.00–130.0055918
Heifers—Medium and Large 1446136.00/cwt136.00–136.006078
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2463130.00/cwt130.00–130.006022
Heifers—Medium and Large 1475137.09/cwt130.00–142.0065142
Heifers—Medium and Large 1511134.07/cwt133.00–134.5068521
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2546125.00/cwt125.00–125.0068358
Heifers—Medium and Large 2577129.50/cwt129.50–129.5074721
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Full616119.00/cwt119.00–119.007338
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned618121.29/cwt117.75–124.50750138
Heifers—Medium and Large 2630117.00/cwt117.00–117.007373
Heifers—Medium and Large 1636125.34/cwt124.50–127.0079734
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2642124.50/cwt124.50–124.5079925
Heifers—Medium and Large 1650127.00/cwt127.00–127.008267
Heifers—Medium and Large 2660118.00/cwt118.00–118.007795
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned669119.98/cwt116.00–122.0080315
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Full695104.00/cwt104.00–104.007235
Heifers—Medium and Large 2709105.59/cwt105.00–106.0074922
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2719122.00/cwt122.00–122.0087736
Heifers—Medium and Large 1726127.00/cwt127.00–127.0092231
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3730101.00/cwt101.00–101.0073711
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Full743111.00/cwt111.00–111.0082528
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned761106.70/cwt105.00–107.5081222
Heifers—Medium and Large 280193.50/cwt93.50–93.5074920
Heifers—Medium and Large 1846108.50/cwt108.50–108.5091830
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-294890.00/cwt90.00–90.0085314
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1518130.00/cwt130.00–130.0067310
Bulls—Medium and Large 1599124.00/cwt124.00–124.007438
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-268495.00/cwt95.00–95.0065018
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Light Weight1,21577.00/cwt77.00–77.009361
Bulls——1,69175.98/cwt70.00–78.001,2854
Bulls——1,87584.50/cwt84.50–84.501,5841
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20560.00/cwt60.00–60.007235
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25655.63/cwt55.00–55.7569917
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,44954.00/cwt54.00–54.0078223
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,46860.13/cwt58.00–62.0088323
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-2800750.00/cwt750.00–750.006,0001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,150735.00/cwt735.00–735.008,4531
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,175650.00/cwt650.00–650.007,6381

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.