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Tulia Livestock Auction

Name: Tulia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-09-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-03

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Tulia, Texas · Thu, Sep 3

● Final54 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1954

← Aug 27Sep 3Sep 10 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,160 head

▼ 927 vs last sale 2,087▲ 152 vs year ago 1,008 · +15.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

41 head

▼ 53 vs last sale 94▼ 40 vs year ago 81 · −49.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

10 head

▲ 10 vs last sale 0▲ 9 vs year ago 1 · +900.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 2.00 lower. Trade activity was moderate on moderate to good demand. The area is enjoying some cooler temperatures in anticipation of Fall. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 2.00 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 $138.39/cwt on 456 head.

Average price

$138.39

456 head · 642 lb average

Value per head Derived

$888

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$720

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 4

$107.62/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.96

vs TX average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	646	142.62	921	388
Medium and Large 1-2	604	130.61	789	36
Medium and Large 2	682	116.24	792	21
Medium 2	447	115.00	514	3thin
Small 4	574	35.00	201	8thin

One grade step is worth $107.62/cwt here — about $720 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 sale456 hd

138.39

—

TX average3 barns · 1,191 hd

133.43

+4.96

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	1,738	80.00	1,390	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,235	54.45	672	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,153	52.47	605	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,448	51.24	742	6thin

Every lot

54 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	417	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	605	8
Steers	—	Medium 2	447	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	514	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	487	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	657	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	490	147.70/cwt	142.00–149.00	724	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	517	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	646	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	528	147.09/cwt	135.00–153.00	777	22
Steers	—	Small 4	574	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	201	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	583	140.74/cwt	136.00–145.00	821	53
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	589	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	807	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	628	146.29/cwt	143.00–147.00	919	97
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	641	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	814	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	689	141.22/cwt	134.50–142.00	973	104
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	708	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,009	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	710	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	888	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	733	113.50/cwt	113.50–113.50	832	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	759	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,044	33
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	808	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,099	30
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	305	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	412	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	333	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	466	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	379	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	474	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	392	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	408	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	425	134.12/cwt	127.50–140.00	570	32
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	431	132.80/cwt	132.00–135.00	572	30
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	463	131.54/cwt	125.00–135.00	609	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	473	137.92/cwt	135.00–140.00	652	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	479	113.14/cwt	105.00–116.00	542	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	530	130.32/cwt	130.00–133.00	691	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	537	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	644	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	563	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	704	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	578	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	670	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	621	131.03/cwt	130.00–131.50	814	35
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	646	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	678	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	677	131.35/cwt	129.00–132.00	889	50
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	679	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	740	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	716	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	927	31
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	911	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	902	20
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	321	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	465	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	331	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	437	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	366	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	531	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	366	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	527	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	488	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	581	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	491	134.50/cwt	134.00–136.00	660	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	518	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	658	22
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	579	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	750	9
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,350	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	945	1
Bulls	—	—	1,740	82.50/cwt	82.50–82.50	1,436	2
Bulls	—	—	2,120	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,802	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,151	50.39/cwt	47.50–52.50	580	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,158	57.32/cwt	57.00–57.50	664	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,170	51.50/cwt	50.00–52.50	603	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,235	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	679	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,395	59.31/cwt	58.50–60.00	827	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,448	51.24/cwt	50.00–52.50	742	6
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,056	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	803	10

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 Sep 3, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,160Last week 2,087Year ago 1,008

Slaughter CattleReceipts 41Last week 94Year ago 81

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 0Year ago 1

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	537	120.00	120.00
9	—	463	125.00–135.00	131.54
8	—	578	116.00	116.00
30	—	431	132.00–135.00	132.80
13	—	305	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	679	109.00	109.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
50	—	677	129.00–132.00	131.35
35	—	621	130.00–131.50	131.03
32	—	425	127.50–140.00	134.12
31	—	716	129.50	129.50
27	—	530	130.00–133.00	130.32
20	—	911	99.00	99.00
17	—	473	135.00–140.00	137.92
9	—	563	125.00	125.00
2	—	333	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	392	104.00	104.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	479	105.00–116.00	113.14
15	—	646	105.00	105.00
5	—	379	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	518	127.00	127.00
11	—	366	144.00	144.00
9	—	579	129.50	129.50
5	—	331	132.00	132.00
4	—	488	119.00	119.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	491	134.00–136.00	134.50
8	—	321	145.00	145.00
6	—	366	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 4$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	574	35.00	35.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	733	113.50	113.50
5	—	517	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	641	127.00	127.00
6	—	710	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	487	135.00	135.00
7	—	589	137.00	137.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
104	—	689	134.50–142.00	141.22
97	—	628	143.00–147.00	146.29
53	—	583	136.00–145.00	140.74
33	—	759	137.50	137.50
30	—	808	136.00	136.00
28	—	490	142.00–149.00	147.70
22	—	528	135.00–153.00	147.09
13	—	708	142.50	142.50
8	—	417	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	447	115.00	115.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,151	47.50–52.50	50.39
3	—	1,158	57.00–57.50	57.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,448	50.00–52.50	51.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,235	55.00	55.00
5	—	1,170	50.00–52.50	51.50
2	—	1,395	58.50–60.00	59.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,740	82.50	82.50
1	—	2,120	85.00	85.00
1	—	1,350	70.00	70.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	—	1,056	76.00	76.00

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.