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Tulia Livestock Auction

Name: Tulia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-02-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-02-04

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Tulia, Texas · Thu, Feb 4

● Final49 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1954

← Jan 28Feb 4Feb 11 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,640 head

▼ 1,111 vs last sale 2,751▲ 1,257 vs year ago 383 · +328.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

45 head

▲ 29 vs last sale 16▲ 43 vs year ago 2 · +2,150.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

5 head

▼ 3 vs last sale 8▲ 5 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold mostly steady. Trade activity was moderate on moderate to good demand. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher.

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 $141.41/cwt on 929 head.

Average price

$141.41

929 head · 694 lb average

Value per head Derived

$981

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$566

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small and Medium 3-4

$103.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.16

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	576	147.50	850	23
Medium and Large 1	698	142.85	996	887
Medium and Large 2	703	116.00	815	6thin
Small and Medium 3-4	644	44.00	283	13thin

One grade step is worth $103.50/cwt here — about $566 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 sale929 hd

141.41

—

TX average4 barns · 2,837 hd

149.56

−8.16

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	1,258	54.81	690	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,141	54.10	617	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,467	54.07	793	7thin

Every lot

49 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	332	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	691	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	411	179.66/cwt	163.00–183.00	738	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	414	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	795	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	495	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	817	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	510	173.50/cwt	173.50–173.50	885	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	541	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	903	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	576	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	850	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	581	151.96/cwt	145.00–168.00	883	173
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	592	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	764	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	640	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	934	19
Steers	—	Small and Medium 3-4	644	44.00/cwt	44.00–44.00	283	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	677	139.72/cwt	139.00–141.00	946	76
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	703	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	815	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	721	135.25/cwt	134.00–136.00	975	119
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	734	129.83/cwt	128.00–131.00	953	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	784	132.32/cwt	130.00–137.00	1,037	229
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	835	130.40/cwt	129.00–132.50	1,089	36
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	858	132.84/cwt	129.50–133.25	1,140	65
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	910	129.99/cwt	128.50–131.00	1,183	49
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	369	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	638	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	389	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	525	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	396	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	610	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	430	148.58/cwt	148.00–149.00	639	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	498	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	697	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	514	147.42/cwt	144.50–151.00	758	31
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	529	141.29/cwt	137.00–144.00	747	34
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	570	130.49/cwt	128.50–136.00	744	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	589	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	751	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	630	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	813	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	679	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	835	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	684	127.25/cwt	125.00–130.00	870	105
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	697	121.50/cwt	121.50–121.50	847	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	729	126.26/cwt	125.00–129.00	920	56
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	773	127.47/cwt	127.00–128.00	985	37
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	823	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	971	35
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	823	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	823	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	830	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	1,042	29
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	905	114.55/cwt	110.00–116.50	1,037	40
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	306	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	560	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	581	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	784	7
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,115	58.75/cwt	57.50–60.00	655	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,129	50.65/cwt	50.00–52.50	572	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,160	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	638	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,234	52.14/cwt	50.00–52.50	643	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,246	55.28/cwt	53.00–57.50	689	16
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,375	56.00/cwt	55.00–58.00	770	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,388	59.39/cwt	58.50–60.00	824	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,536	52.62/cwt	52.50–53.00	808	4
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,325	887.97/cwt	850.00–900.00	11,766	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 Feb 4, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,640Last week 2,751Year ago 383

Slaughter CattleReceipts 45Last week 16Year ago 2

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 8Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold mostly steady. Trade activity was moderate on moderate to good demand. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
65	—	858	129.50–133.25	132.84
229	—	784	130.00–137.00	132.32
17	—	541	167.00	167.00
8	—	495	165.00	165.00
76	—	677	139.00–141.00	139.72
49	—	910	128.50–131.00	129.99
36	—	835	129.00–132.50	130.40
173	—	581	145.00–168.00	151.96
19	—	640	146.00	146.00
27	—	411	163.00–183.00	179.66
119	—	721	134.00–136.00	135.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	332	208.00	208.00
11	—	414	192.00	192.00
29	—	510	173.50	173.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	734	128.00–131.00	129.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	644	44.00	44.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	576	147.50	147.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	703	116.00	116.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	592	129.00	129.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	773	127.00–128.00	127.47
105	—	684	125.00–130.00	127.25
40	—	905	110.00–116.50	114.55
56	—	729	125.00–129.00	126.26
27	—	570	128.50–136.00	130.49
10	—	498	140.00	140.00
7	—	396	154.00	154.00
34	—	529	137.00–144.00	141.29
29	—	830	125.50	125.50
4	—	630	129.00	129.00
7	—	430	148.00–149.00	148.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	514	144.50–151.00	147.42
18	—	369	173.00	173.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	679	123.00	123.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	389	135.00	135.00
35	—	823	118.00	118.00
4	—	589	127.50	127.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	823	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	697	121.50	121.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	581	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	306	183.00	183.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,375	55.00–58.00	56.00
4	—	1,536	52.50–53.00	52.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,246	53.00–57.50	55.28
8	—	1,234	50.00–52.50	52.14
3	—	1,388	58.50–60.00	59.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,115	57.50–60.00	58.75
5	—	1,160	55.00	55.00
4	—	1,129	50.00–52.50	50.65

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,325	850.00–900.00	887.97

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.