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Tulia Livestock Auction

Name: Tulia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-07-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-07-16

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Tulia, Texas · Thu, Jul 16

● Final42 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1954

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Feeder Cattle receipts

1,143 head

▼ 931 vs last sale 2,074▼ 1,189 vs year ago 2,332 · −51.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

31 head

▼ 67 vs last sale 98▼ 1 vs year ago 32 · −3.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher. Trade activity was moderate on good demand. Cattle futures have been steadily climbing this week, encouraging the markets. The area remains mostly dry with the northern panhandle receiving all the rain this week, and hot temperatures continued. Slaughter cows and bulls were steady. Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers traded mostly steady. Trade was active on good demand. Temperatures reached the tripe digit mark with relief of cooler temperatures insight for the weekend. Slaughter cows and bulls were steady.

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 $131.50/cwt on 462 head.

Average price

$131.50

462 head · 641 lb average

Value per head Derived

$843

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$95

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

$27.37/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.77

vs TX average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	628	133.76	840	411
Medium and Large 1-2	776	119.00	923	28
Medium and Large 2	701	106.39	745	23

One grade step is worth $27.37/cwt here — about $95 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 sale462 hd

131.50

—

TX average4 barns · 1,560 hd

127.73

+3.77

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	1,734	86.03	1,491	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,565	60.00	939	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,214	58.33	708	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,165	54.37	634	11

Every lot

42 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	392	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	741	42
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	471	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	749	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	523	150.49/cwt	150.00–151.00	787	57
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	653	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	908	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	664	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	916	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	670	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	958	30
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	710	137.24/cwt	136.00–138.00	974	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	730	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	989	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	751	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,014	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	776	138.82/cwt	137.00–141.00	1,077	88
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	798	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,037	33
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	821	128.14/cwt	125.00–129.50	1,052	33
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	822	136.00/cwt	135.00–137.00	1,118	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	915	124.12/cwt	119.00–125.00	1,136	34
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,004	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,165	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,074	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,085	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,080	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	994	10
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	328	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	505	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	435	149.80/cwt	148.00–150.50	652	29
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	520	138.30/cwt	133.50–140.00	719	58
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	594	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	784	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	768	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	614	138.58/cwt	130.00–139.00	851	112
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	634	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	704	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	681	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	770	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	688	131.68/cwt	129.00–133.25	906	76
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	698	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	852	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	701	129.44/cwt	127.50–131.50	907	31
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	776	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	923	28
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	781	119.44/cwt	118.50–121.00	933	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	811	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	730	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	835	117.55/cwt	115.00–118.50	982	29
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	975	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	829	7
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,540	77.50/cwt	77.50–77.50	1,194	1
Bulls	—	—	1,707	84.90/cwt	82.50–87.50	1,449	3
Bulls	—	—	1,825	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,643	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,160	59.39/cwt	57.50–61.00	689	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,167	51.06/cwt	50.00–52.50	596	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,170	62.50/cwt	62.50–62.50	731	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,175	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	646	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,233	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	740	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,565	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	939	1

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 Jul 16, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,143Last week 2,074Year ago 2,332

Slaughter CattleReceipts 31Last week 98Year ago 32

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,167	50.00–52.50	51.06
3	—	1,160	57.50–61.00	59.39
1	—	1,170	62.50	62.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,565	60.00	60.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,233	60.00	60.00
1	—	1,175	55.00	55.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,825	90.00	90.00
3	—	1,707	82.50–87.50	84.90
1	—	1,540	77.50	77.50

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	821	125.00–129.50	128.14
33	—	798	130.00	130.00
10	—	1,080	92.00	92.00
5	—	664	138.00	138.00
4	—	730	135.50	135.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	710	136.00–138.00	137.24
7	—	653	139.00	139.00
4	—	751	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
88	—	776	137.00–141.00	138.82
57	—	523	150.00–151.00	150.49
42	—	392	189.00	189.00
34	—	915	119.00–125.00	124.12
30	—	670	143.00	143.00
16	—	1,004	116.00	116.00
16	—	822	135.00–137.00	136.00
9	—	471	159.00	159.00
7	—	1,074	101.00	101.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	681	113.00	113.00
7	—	634	111.00	111.00
6	—	811	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	776	119.00	119.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	600	128.00	128.00
9	—	698	122.00	122.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
112	—	614	130.00–139.00	138.58
76	—	688	129.00–133.25	131.68
58	—	520	133.50–140.00	138.30
31	—	701	127.50–131.50	129.44
29	—	835	115.00–118.50	117.55
29	—	435	148.00–150.50	149.80
22	—	781	118.50–121.00	119.44
17	—	328	154.00	154.00
8	—	594	132.00	132.00
7	—	975	85.00	85.00

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.