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Tulia Livestock Auction

Name: Tulia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-09-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-24

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Tulia, Texas · Thu, Sep 24

● Final59 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1954

← Sep 17Sep 24Oct 1 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

2,678 head

▲ 578 vs last sale 2,100▲ 1,342 vs year ago 1,336 · +100.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

110 head

▼ 175 vs last sale 285▲ 46 vs year ago 64 · +71.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

5 head

▼ 55 vs last sale 60▼ 6 vs year ago 11 · −54.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Yearling steers and heifers sold steady to 3.00 higher. Steer and heifer calves sold 1 to 5.00 higher. Trade was active on very good demand.

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 $139.42/cwt on 1,262 head.

Average price

$139.42

1,262 head · 665 lb average

Value per head Derived

$928

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$269

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

$9.22/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.84

vs TX average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	595	141.97	845	778
Medium and Large 1-2	762	136.04	1,037	381
Medium and Large 2	839	132.75	1,114	103

One grade step is worth $9.22/cwt here — about −$269 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 sale1,262 hd

139.42

—

TX average4 barns · 3,975 hd

140.27

−0.84

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	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,242	50.99	633	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,193	47.50	566	2thin

Every lot

59 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	266	173.88/cwt	169.00–181.00	463	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	375	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	555	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	390	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	644	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	421	166.03/cwt	144.00–177.00	699	93
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	436	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	650	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	483	146.27/cwt	135.00–154.00	706	72
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	526	139.59/cwt	133.50–148.00	734	115
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	578	134.22/cwt	132.00–136.00	776	111
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	582	137.18/cwt	133.00–139.00	798	40
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	607	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	801	33
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	614	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	789	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	631	147.36/cwt	147.00–147.50	930	55
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	665	127.24/cwt	125.00–127.50	846	57
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	668	137.53/cwt	135.00–139.00	919	50
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	720	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	954	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	721	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	1,006	36
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	730	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	916	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	793	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	1,106	88
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	808	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,115	255
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	808	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,115	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	839	132.75/cwt	132.75–132.75	1,114	103
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	862	130.27/cwt	130.00–131.00	1,123	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,108	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	942	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,163	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	930	6
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	276	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	381	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	310	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	419	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	376	140.04/cwt	133.00–145.00	527	73
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	408	136.76/cwt	134.00–138.00	558	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	428	138.26/cwt	132.00–142.00	592	62
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	468	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	585	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	477	129.79/cwt	125.00–134.50	619	115
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	525	126.04/cwt	120.00–127.00	662	93
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	528	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	607	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	567	139.55/cwt	139.00–140.25	791	30
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	577	124.40/cwt	116.00–136.00	718	33
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	578	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	618	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	609	142.25/cwt	142.25–142.25	866	33
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	619	124.57/cwt	115.00–125.50	771	71
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	633	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	848	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	674	134.17/cwt	130.00–138.00	904	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	679	122.29/cwt	120.00–130.00	830	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	682	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	812	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	713	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	791	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	737	133.25/cwt	133.25–133.25	982	108
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Full	761	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	731	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	776	129.12/cwt	127.00–131.00	1,002	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,072	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	965	7
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	390	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	620	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	428	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	638	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	502	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	607	20
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	524	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	613	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	551	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	680	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	553	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	653	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	656	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	663	21
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	775	87.27/cwt	85.00–90.00	676	15
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,100	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	495	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,242	50.99/cwt	50.00–52.50	633	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,285	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	643	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	7,700	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 Sep 24, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,678Last week 2,100Year ago 1,336

Slaughter CattleReceipts 110Last week 285Year ago 64

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 60Year ago 11

Compared to last week: Yearling steers and heifers sold steady to 3.00 higher. Steer and heifer calves sold 1 to 5.00 higher. Trade was active on very good demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	682	119.00	119.00
71	—	619	115.00–125.50	124.57
8	—	713	111.00	111.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	578	107.00	107.00
20	—	528	115.00	115.00
13	—	408	134.00–138.00	136.76
9	—	633	134.00	134.00
6	—	468	125.00	125.00
5	—	310	135.00	135.00
27	—	679	120.00–130.00	122.29
26	—	776	127.00–131.00	129.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	761	96.00	96.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	567	139.00–140.25	139.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
115	—	477	125.00–134.50	129.79
108	—	737	133.25	133.25
93	—	525	120.00–127.00	126.04
73	—	376	133.00–145.00	140.04
62	—	428	132.00–142.00	138.26
33	—	609	142.25	142.25
33	—	577	116.00–136.00	124.40
27	—	674	130.00–138.00	134.17
14	—	276	138.00	138.00
7	—	1,072	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	656	101.00	101.00
20	—	502	121.00	121.00
15	—	775	85.00–90.00	87.27
5	—	551	123.50	123.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	390	159.00	159.00
8	—	553	118.00	118.00
8	—	428	149.00	149.00
4	—	524	117.00	117.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
103	—	839	132.75	132.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	614	128.50	128.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
255	—	808	138.00	138.00
40	—	582	133.00–139.00	137.18
26	—	862	130.00–131.00	130.27
14	—	720	132.50	132.50
7	—	436	149.00	149.00
6	—	1,108	85.00	85.00
6	—	375	148.00	148.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
57	—	665	125.00–127.50	127.24
33	—	607	132.00	132.00
20	—	730	125.50	125.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
115	—	526	133.50–148.00	139.59
111	—	578	132.00–136.00	134.22
93	—	421	144.00–177.00	166.03
88	—	793	139.50	139.50
72	—	483	135.00–154.00	146.27
55	—	631	147.00–147.50	147.36
50	—	668	135.00–139.00	137.53
36	—	721	139.50	139.50
15	—	808	138.00	138.00
14	—	266	169.00–181.00	173.88
13	—	390	165.00	165.00
6	—	1,163	80.00	80.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,285	50.00	50.00
1	—	1,100	45.00	45.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,242	50.00–52.50	50.99

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,100	700.00	700.00

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.