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Tulia Livestock Auction

Name: Tulia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-09-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-17

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Tulia, Texas · Thu, Sep 17

● Final65 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1954

← Sep 10Sep 17Sep 24 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

2,100 head

▲ 1,374 vs last sale 726▲ 675 vs year ago 1,425 · +47.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

285 head

▲ 260 vs last sale 25▲ 244 vs year ago 41 · +595.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

60 head

▼ 60 vs last sale 120▲ 54 vs year ago 6 · +900.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week's light test: Yearling steers and heifers were steady to firm; calves sold with a lower undertone. Trade was active on moderate to good demand. Slaughter cows and bulls were 3.00 to 5.00 lower.

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 $137.52/cwt on 972 head.

Average price

$137.52

972 head · 672 lb average

Value per head Derived

$925

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$313

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2-3

$27.37/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.03

vs TX average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	675	139.49	942	823
Medium and Large 1-2	736	132.73	977	84
Medium and Large 2	555	121.21	672	48
Medium and Large 2-3	560	112.12	628	17thin

One grade step is worth $27.37/cwt here — about $313 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 sale972 hd

137.52

—

TX average4 barns · 2,628 hd

139.56

−2.03

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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,490	52.39	780	60
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,275	51.36	655	117
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,121	49.09	550	31

Every lot

65 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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	289	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	483	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	362	159.50/cwt	159.50–159.50	577	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	382	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	558	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	441	140.66/cwt	136.00–147.00	620	61
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	468	141.44/cwt	136.50–144.50	662	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	494	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	558	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	505	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	606	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	529	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	672	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	546	136.90/cwt	131.00–145.00	747	58
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	554	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	670	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	556	135.02/cwt	127.00–142.50	751	95
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	638	128.18/cwt	125.00–135.00	818	37
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	647	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	906	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	672	128.18/cwt	120.00–132.50	861	92
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	694	140.75/cwt	140.75–140.75	977	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	699	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	874	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	708	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	984	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	716	141.50/cwt	141.50–141.50	1,013	30
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	720	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	792	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	775	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	1,035	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	776	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	1,090	63
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	804	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,045	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	812	143.51/cwt	139.00–144.00	1,165	288
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	859	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	1,190	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	930	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	1,195	27
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	256	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	371	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	314	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	377	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	340	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	483	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	367	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	495	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	399	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	559	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	421	129.56/cwt	127.00–132.00	545	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	423	130.57/cwt	125.00–133.00	552	38
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	460	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	580	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	471	129.50/cwt	124.00–133.50	610	83
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	474	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	517	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	496	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	556	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	513	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	590	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	515	124.35/cwt	123.50–125.50	640	80
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	516	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	619	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	558	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	558	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	572	124.40/cwt	115.00–129.50	712	85
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	592	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	651	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	642	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	854	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	656	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	787	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	672	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	773	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	704	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	845	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	717	129.77/cwt	127.00–130.75	930	91
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	757	121.92/cwt	120.00–123.50	923	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	804	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	933	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	844	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	962	9
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	408	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	526	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	440	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	594	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	475	123.33/cwt	120.00–128.50	586	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	520	120.54/cwt	109.00–125.00	627	18
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	564	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	592	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	674	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	748	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	685	112.62/cwt	106.00–115.00	771	18
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,121	49.09/cwt	45.00–49.25	550	31
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,275	51.39/cwt	50.00–52.50	655	116
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,275	47.50/cwt	47.50–47.50	606	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,418	47.73/cwt	47.50–48.00	677	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,492	52.55/cwt	50.00–53.00	784	58
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,160	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	7,830	38
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,125	957.78/cwt	900.00–1,000.00	10,775	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,309	871.90/cwt	800.00–1,000.00	11,413	8

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 17, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,100Last week 726Year ago 1,425

Slaughter CattleReceipts 285Last week 25Year ago 41

Replacement CattleReceipts 60Last week 120Year ago 6

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	474	109.00	109.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	558	100.00	100.00
8	—	496	112.00	112.00
7	—	314	120.00	120.00
3	—	513	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	672	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	804	116.00	116.00
12	—	367	135.00	135.00
10	—	592	110.00	110.00
10	—	421	127.00–132.00	129.56
8	—	704	120.00	120.00
7	—	516	120.00	120.00
2	—	460	126.00	126.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	656	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
91	—	717	127.00–130.75	129.77
85	—	572	115.00–129.50	124.40
83	—	471	124.00–133.50	129.50
80	—	515	123.50–125.50	124.35
38	—	423	125.00–133.00	130.57
22	—	340	142.00	142.00
15	—	399	140.00	140.00
11	—	757	120.00–123.50	121.92
10	—	642	133.00	133.00
10	—	256	145.00	145.00
9	—	844	114.00	114.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	685	106.00–115.00	112.62
18	—	520	109.00–125.00	120.54
8	—	564	105.00	105.00
5	—	408	129.00	129.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	475	120.00–128.50	123.33
11	—	674	111.00	111.00
2	—	440	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	494	113.00	113.00
5	—	720	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	505	120.00	120.00
13	—	554	121.00	121.00
9	—	699	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	804	130.00	130.00
27	—	930	128.50	128.50
15	—	382	146.00	146.00
8	—	529	127.00	127.00
6	—	708	139.00	139.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
92	—	672	120.00–132.50	128.18
37	—	638	125.00–135.00	128.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
288	—	812	139.00–144.00	143.51
95	—	556	127.00–142.50	135.02
63	—	776	140.50	140.50
61	—	441	136.00–147.00	140.66
58	—	546	131.00–145.00	136.90
30	—	716	141.50	141.50
26	—	468	136.50–144.50	141.44
20	—	362	159.50	159.50
15	—	694	140.75	140.75
13	—	859	138.50	138.50
11	—	647	140.00	140.00
9	—	289	167.00	167.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	775	133.50	133.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	1,121	45.00–49.25	49.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
58	—	1,492	50.00–53.00	52.55
2	—	1,418	47.50–48.00	47.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
116	—	1,275	50.00–52.50	51.39
1	—	1,275	47.50	47.50

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	38	—	1,160	675.00	675.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,125	900.00–1,000.00	957.78
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,309	800.00–1,000.00	871.90

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.