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Tulia Livestock Auction

Name: Tulia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-03-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-04

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

● Final50 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1954

← Feb 25Mar 4Mar 11 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

2,733 head

▲ 485 vs last sale 2,248▲ 1,381 vs year ago 1,352 · +102.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

191 head

▲ 166 vs last sale 25▲ 160 vs year ago 31 · +516.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

19 head

▲ 19 vs last sale 0▲ 19 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 1.00 to 4.00 lower. Trade was active on moderate to good demand. Spring-like temperatures this week, but moisture is much needed with winds drying out the soil.

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 $139.75/cwt on 1,509 head.

Average price

$139.75

1,509 head · 706 lb average

Value per head Derived

$987

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$13

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

$10.40/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.43

vs TX average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	701	140.88	988	1,345
Medium and Large 1-2	747	130.48	975	164

One grade step is worth $10.40/cwt here — about $13 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 sale1,509 hd

139.75

—

TX average4 barns · 3,307 hd

142.19

−2.43

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%	Low	1,166	55.04	642	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,117	54.00	603	5thin

Every lot

50 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	305	186.89/cwt	183.00–190.00	570	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	385	180.24/cwt	179.00–182.00	694	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	472	169.60/cwt	165.00–176.00	801	101
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	534	158.60/cwt	145.00–165.00	847	35
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	583	154.95/cwt	143.00–158.50	903	168
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	640	146.20/cwt	144.00–150.00	936	85
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	642	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	889	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	659	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	824	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	669	140.32/cwt	138.00–144.50	939	181
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	683	135.54/cwt	135.00–136.00	926	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	695	131.26/cwt	128.00–135.00	912	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	711	137.28/cwt	131.00–139.50	976	202
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	737	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	932	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	781	130.55/cwt	127.00–134.50	1,020	249
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	787	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,007	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	815	130.75/cwt	127.50–132.50	1,066	187
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	819	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	1,052	65
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	840	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,008	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	866	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,039	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	870	129.57/cwt	127.00–131.50	1,127	52
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	906	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	1,146	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	974	119.95/cwt	119.00–120.50	1,168	41
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,029	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,101	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	307	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	488	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	313	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	538	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	351	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	527	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	394	160.94/cwt	156.00–167.00	634	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	434	156.60/cwt	150.00–170.00	680	50
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	491	143.06/cwt	139.00–148.00	702	28
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	511	139.16/cwt	136.00–140.50	711	31
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	575	133.69/cwt	132.00–137.00	769	90
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	587	127.91/cwt	127.00–128.50	751	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	611	131.01/cwt	128.00–134.50	800	115
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	611	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	779	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	614	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	774	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	655	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	829	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	671	128.04/cwt	125.00–130.00	859	127
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	725	126.85/cwt	125.00–128.00	920	159
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	740	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	888	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	769	122.76/cwt	120.75–124.50	944	271
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	820	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	984	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	828	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	911	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	863	118.22/cwt	114.50–119.50	1,020	44
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	698	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	803	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,030	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	515	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,100	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	550	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,139	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	626	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,188	56.72/cwt	55.00–57.50	674	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,071	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	9,104	17
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,025	964.02/cwt	900.00–1,025.00	9,881	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 Mar 4, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,733Last week 2,248Year ago 1,352

Slaughter CattleReceipts 191Last week 25Year ago 31

Replacement CattleReceipts 19Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
187	—	815	127.50–132.50	130.75
7	—	906	126.50	126.50
5	—	1,029	107.00	107.00
168	—	583	143.00–158.50	154.95
202	—	711	131.00–139.50	137.28
85	—	640	144.00–150.00	146.20
41	—	974	119.00–120.50	119.95
181	—	669	138.00–144.50	140.32
35	—	534	145.00–165.00	158.60
101	—	472	165.00–176.00	169.60
19	—	385	179.00–182.00	180.24
52	—	870	127.00–131.50	129.57
249	—	781	127.00–134.50	130.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	683	135.00–136.00	135.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	659	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	642	138.50	138.50
9	—	305	183.00–190.00	186.89
16	—	737	126.50	126.50
15	—	695	128.00–135.00	131.26
4	—	866	120.00	120.00
65	—	819	128.50	128.50
10	—	787	128.00	128.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	840	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
159	—	725	125.00–128.00	126.85
11	—	394	156.00–167.00	160.94
115	—	611	128.00–134.50	131.01
44	—	863	114.50–119.50	118.22
31	—	511	136.00–140.50	139.16
28	—	491	139.00–148.00	143.06
16	—	820	120.00	120.00
90	—	575	132.00–137.00	133.69
50	—	434	150.00–170.00	156.60
3	—	313	172.00	172.00
271	—	769	120.75–124.50	122.76
127	—	671	125.00–130.00	128.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	614	126.00	126.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	740	120.00	120.00
8	—	351	150.00	150.00
23	—	587	127.00–128.50	127.91
6	—	655	126.50	126.50
8	—	611	127.50	127.50
3	—	307	159.00	159.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	828	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	698	115.00	115.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,030	50.00	50.00
4	—	1,139	55.00	55.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,100	50.00	50.00
3	—	1,188	55.00–57.50	56.72

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	17	—	1,071	850.00	850.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,025	900.00–1,025.00	964.02

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.