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Tulia Livestock Auction

Name: Tulia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-12-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-12-17

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Tulia, Texas · Thu, Dec 17

● Final40 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1954

← Dec 10Dec 17Jan 7 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

952 head

▼ 1,169 vs last sale 2,121▲ 108 vs year ago 844 · +12.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

20 head

▼ 80 vs last sale 100▼ 47 vs year ago 67 · −70.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Stocker steers and heifers sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher. Yearling steers and heifers were steady on limited comparable sales. Trade activity was fairly active on good demand. Local wheat pastures benefitted from several inches of snow earlier in the week. Slaughter cows and bulls were steady 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 $146.50/cwt on 600 head.

Average price

$146.50

600 head · 607 lb average

Value per head Derived

$889

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$6

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

$17.27/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.99

vs TX average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	600	147.91	887	551
Medium and Large 1-2	684	130.64	894	49

One grade step is worth $17.27/cwt here — about −$6 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 sale600 hd

146.50

—

TX average4 barns · 2,008 hd

142.51

+3.99

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	1,253	42.39	531	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,017	41.38	421	7thin

Every lot

40 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	359	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	625	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	427	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	747	33
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	474	163.46/cwt	157.00–167.00	775	66
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	503	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	659	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	518	156.45/cwt	156.00–156.50	810	171
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	578	148.28/cwt	137.00–151.00	857	32
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	620	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	828	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	622	142.91/cwt	140.00–145.00	889	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	623	131.13/cwt	128.50–137.00	817	41
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	628	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	798	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	669	137.90/cwt	137.00–139.00	923	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	685	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	887	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	690	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	890	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	719	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	960	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	739	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	968	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	750	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,013	130
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	766	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	908	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	812	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	974	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	880	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,012	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	895	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,119	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,016	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,118	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	333	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	519	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	392	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	525	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	464	144.35/cwt	141.50–147.50	670	52
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	477	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	596	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	565	133.68/cwt	128.00–135.50	755	58
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	604	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	809	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	607	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	795	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	643	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	791	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	652	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	769	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	722	122.83/cwt	122.00–124.50	887	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	858	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	858	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	891	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	936	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	935	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	991	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	450	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	630	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	523	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	654	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,001	40.78/cwt	40.00–42.50	408	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,115	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	502	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,222	41.10/cwt	40.00–42.50	502	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,345	46.25/cwt	45.00–47.50	622	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 Dec 17, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 952Last week 2,121Year ago 844

Slaughter CattleReceipts 20Last week 100Year ago 67

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,345	45.00–47.50	46.25
6	—	1,222	40.00–42.50	41.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,115	45.00	45.00
6	—	1,001	40.00–42.50	40.78

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	880	115.00	115.00
7	—	766	118.50	118.50
3	—	812	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,016	110.00	110.00
66	—	474	157.00–167.00	163.46
130	—	750	135.00	135.00
171	—	518	156.00–156.50	156.45
33	—	427	175.00	175.00
8	—	895	125.00	125.00
19	—	622	140.00–145.00	142.91
7	—	359	174.00	174.00
32	—	578	137.00–151.00	148.28
11	—	669	137.00–139.00	137.90
11	—	719	133.50	133.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	685	129.50	129.50
4	—	503	131.00	131.00
6	—	620	133.50	133.50
24	—	739	131.00	131.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	623	128.50–137.00	131.13
3	—	690	129.00	129.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	628	127.00	127.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	858	100.00	100.00
10	—	477	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	604	134.00	134.00
4	—	891	105.00	105.00
8	—	333	156.00	156.00
12	—	722	122.00–124.50	122.83
52	—	464	141.50–147.50	144.35
58	—	565	128.00–135.50	133.68
2	—	935	106.00	106.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	643	123.00	123.00
7	—	652	118.00	118.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	392	134.00	134.00
24	—	607	131.00	131.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	450	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	523	125.00	125.00

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.