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Tulia Livestock Auction

Name: Tulia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-12-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-12-03

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Tulia, Texas · Thu, Dec 3

● Final42 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1954

← Nov 19Dec 3Dec 10 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,540 head

▼ 340 vs last sale 1,880▲ 112 vs year ago 1,428 · +7.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

131 head

▲ 101 vs last sale 30▲ 87 vs year ago 44 · +197.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 4.00 higher. Trade was fairly active on moderate to good demand. The area received very little amount of moisture from the winter storm earlier in the week. Slaughter cows and bulls traded 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 $121.89/cwt on 545 head.

Average price

$121.89

545 head · 630 lb average

Value per head Derived

$768

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$82

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

$0.77/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.89

vs TX average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	636	121.97	776	490
Medium and Large 1-2	573	121.20	694	55

One grade step is worth $0.77/cwt here — about $82 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 sale545 hd

121.89

—

TX average4 barns · 1,580 hd

124.78

−2.89

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	—	Low	1,473	66.47	979	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,124	45.76	514	53
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,249	44.25	553	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,447	43.86	634	7thin

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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	331	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	470	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	479	158.52/cwt	154.00–160.00	759	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	521	153.00/cwt	140.00–166.00	797	50
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	581	144.52/cwt	138.00–147.50	840	46
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	633	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	839	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	636	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	871	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	664	124.00/cwt	120.00–124.50	823	82
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	675	135.00/cwt	131.00–137.50	911	34
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	724	130.99/cwt	126.50–134.00	948	98
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	729	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	908	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	753	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,035	70
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	782	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	938	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	817	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,095	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	906	128.75/cwt	128.75–128.75	1,166	59
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	404	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	588	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	446	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	600	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	477	135.48/cwt	125.00–139.00	646	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	492	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	617	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	536	128.33/cwt	124.50–135.50	688	62
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	564	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	643	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	576	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	711	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	584	116.89/cwt	111.00–118.50	683	28
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	627	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	721	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	638	118.56/cwt	118.00–121.50	756	58
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	642	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	809	36
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	676	123.16/cwt	119.00–125.00	833	84
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	710	124.52/cwt	122.00–126.00	884	103
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	710	101.74/cwt	95.00–111.00	722	46
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	713	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	820	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Full	786	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	833	9
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	327	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	484	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	525	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	677	20
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	588	123.87/cwt	123.00–127.50	728	34
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	686	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	741	22
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	727	112.60/cwt	100.00–119.00	819	27
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,473	66.47/cwt	65.00–70.00	979	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,009	39.94/cwt	39.50–42.50	403	22
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,206	49.89/cwt	45.00–50.25	602	31
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,229	41.88/cwt	40.00–42.50	515	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,260	45.51/cwt	45.00–47.50	573	15
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,442	46.49/cwt	45.00–49.50	670	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,450	41.89/cwt	40.00–42.50	607	4

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 Dec 3, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,540Last week 1,880Year ago 1,428

Slaughter CattleReceipts 131Last week 30Year ago 44

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
82	—	664	120.00–124.50	124.00
9	—	636	137.00	137.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
50	—	521	140.00–166.00	153.00
70	—	753	137.50	137.50
98	—	724	126.50–134.00	130.99
9	—	817	134.00	134.00
12	—	479	154.00–160.00	158.52
34	—	675	131.00–137.50	135.00
46	—	581	138.00–147.50	144.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	331	142.00	142.00
59	—	906	128.75	128.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	633	132.50	132.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	782	120.00	120.00
13	—	729	124.50	124.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
58	—	638	118.00–121.50	118.56
7	—	713	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
62	—	536	124.50–135.50	128.33
10	—	446	134.50	134.50
23	—	576	123.50	123.50
27	—	477	125.00–139.00	135.48
36	—	642	126.00	126.00
84	—	676	119.00–125.00	123.16
103	—	710	122.00–126.00	124.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	786	106.00	106.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	404	145.50	145.50
9	—	492	125.50	125.50
28	—	584	111.00–118.50	116.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	627	115.00	115.00
15	—	564	114.00	114.00
46	—	710	95.00–111.00	101.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	327	148.00	148.00
22	—	686	108.00	108.00
27	—	727	100.00–119.00	112.60
34	—	588	123.00–127.50	123.87
20	—	525	129.00	129.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,473	65.00–70.00	66.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,260	45.00–47.50	45.51
8	—	1,229	40.00–42.50	41.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,442	45.00–49.50	46.49
4	—	1,450	40.00–42.50	41.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,009	39.50–42.50	39.94
31	—	1,206	45.00–50.25	49.89

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.