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Tulia Livestock Auction

Name: Tulia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-10-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-01

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Tulia, Texas · Thu, Oct 1

● Final59 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1954

← Sep 24Oct 1Oct 8 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

2,334 head

▼ 344 vs last sale 2,678▲ 633 vs year ago 1,701 · +37.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

95 head

▼ 15 vs last sale 110▲ 57 vs year ago 38 · +150.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

10 head

▲ 5 vs last sale 5▲ 7 vs year ago 3 · +233.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 3.00 higher. Trade was active on good demand. The area remains very dry, but some relief of cooler temperatures is in the forecast. Slaughter cows and bulls were 2.00 to 3.00 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 $139.06/cwt on 1,084 head.

Average price

$139.06

1,084 head · 709 lb average

Value per head Derived

$986

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$545

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

$22.79/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.62

vs TX average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	781	139.79	1,092	583
Medium and Large 1	627	138.42	867	496
Medium and Large 2-3	468	117.00	548	5thin

One grade step is worth $22.79/cwt here — about $545 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 sale1,084 hd

139.06

—

TX average4 barns · 2,489 hd

141.68

−2.62

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	1,859	71.93	1,338	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,410	48.30	681	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,230	47.58	585	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,087	44.40	483	12

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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	327	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	540	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	360	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	558	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	438	154.54/cwt	149.00–159.00	677	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	468	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	548	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	477	154.33/cwt	148.00–156.00	736	53
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	564	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	699	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	568	132.30/cwt	129.50–136.50	751	91
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	575	143.67/cwt	137.00–146.00	826	41
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	633	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	918	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	642	130.49/cwt	125.00–135.00	838	120
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	669	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	896	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	684	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	978	65
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	684	141.87/cwt	139.00–144.00	970	106
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	690	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	818	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	709	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	922	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	730	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,022	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	743	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,033	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	776	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,079	32
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	817	140.78/cwt	136.50–141.85	1,150	312
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	822	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,118	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	854	133.75/cwt	133.75–133.75	1,142	112
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	908	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,217	29
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	391	142.12/cwt	139.00–147.00	556	47
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	424	138.13/cwt	135.50–142.00	586	50
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	443	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	487	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	488	132.07/cwt	129.00–134.00	645	39
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	518	133.75/cwt	129.00–137.50	693	72
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	582	129.50/cwt	121.00–140.00	754	171
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	604	122.57/cwt	122.50–123.00	740	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	614	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	761	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	647	139.75/cwt	139.75–139.75	904	76
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	676	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	811	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	681	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	919	62
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	684	132.88/cwt	131.50–134.00	909	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	706	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	770	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	711	134.45/cwt	132.75–136.50	956	48
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	814	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	1,054	60
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	883	116.20/cwt	113.50–119.00	1,026	28
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	971	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	971	13
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	335	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	442	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	340	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	474	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	435	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	624	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	476	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	666	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	511	124.75/cwt	120.00–135.50	637	29
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	569	123.74/cwt	123.50–124.50	704	25
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	607	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	719	20
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	738	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	664	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	768	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	699	5
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,773	68.64/cwt	65.00–70.00	1,217	4
Bulls	—	—	1,917	74.13/cwt	72.50–75.00	1,421	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,085	43.36/cwt	40.00–45.00	470	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,093	47.50/cwt	47.50–47.50	519	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,218	44.81/cwt	42.50–45.00	546	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,229	48.81/cwt	47.50–50.00	600	23
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,370	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	712	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,400	52.50/cwt	52.50–52.50	735	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,415	48.10/cwt	47.00–50.00	681	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,455	42.50/cwt	42.50–42.50	618	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,275	761.27/cwt	750.00–775.00	9,706	2

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 Oct 1, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,334Last week 2,678Year ago 1,701

Slaughter CattleReceipts 95Last week 110Year ago 38

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 5Year ago 3

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	768	91.00	91.00
2	—	335	132.00	132.00
6	—	738	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	607	118.50	118.50
25	—	569	123.50–124.50	123.74
29	—	511	120.00–135.50	124.75
5	—	476	140.00	140.00
3	—	340	139.50	139.50
11	—	435	143.50	143.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	730	140.00	140.00
91	—	568	129.50–136.50	132.30
53	—	477	148.00–156.00	154.33
12	—	360	155.00	155.00
25	—	438	149.00–159.00	154.54
11	—	633	145.00	145.00
29	—	908	134.00	134.00
65	—	684	143.00	143.00
6	—	327	165.00	165.00
13	—	822	136.00	136.00
32	—	776	139.00	139.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	709	130.00	130.00
9	—	669	134.00	134.00
120	—	642	125.00–135.00	130.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
106	—	684	139.00–144.00	141.87
41	—	575	137.00–146.00	143.67
312	—	817	136.50–141.85	140.78
12	—	743	139.00	139.00
112	—	854	133.75	133.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	468	117.00	117.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	690	118.50	118.50
7	—	564	124.00	124.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	684	131.50–134.00	132.88
72	—	518	129.00–137.50	133.75
50	—	424	135.50–142.00	138.13
47	—	391	139.00–147.00	142.12
39	—	488	129.00–134.00	132.07
48	—	711	132.75–136.50	134.45
13	—	971	100.00	100.00
171	—	582	121.00–140.00	129.50
28	—	883	113.50–119.00	116.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	614	124.00	124.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
60	—	814	129.50	129.50
76	—	647	139.75	139.75
62	—	681	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	676	120.00	120.00
21	—	604	122.50–123.00	122.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	706	109.00	109.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	443	110.00	110.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,370	52.00	52.00
8	—	1,415	47.00–50.00	48.10
1	—	1,455	42.50	42.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,093	47.50	47.50
9	—	1,085	40.00–45.00	43.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,229	47.50–50.00	48.81
12	—	1,218	42.50–45.00	44.81
1	—	1,400	52.50	52.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,917	72.50–75.00	74.13
4	—	1,773	65.00–70.00	68.64

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)	2	—	1,275	750.00–775.00	761.27

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.