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Tulia Livestock Auction

Name: Tulia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-03-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-11

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Tulia, Texas · Thu, Mar 11

● Final45 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1954

← Mar 4Mar 11Mar 18 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

2,319 head

▼ 414 vs last sale 2,733▲ 594 vs year ago 1,725 · +34.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

63 head

▼ 128 vs last sale 191▲ 50 vs year ago 13 · +384.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold steady to instances 2.00 higher. Trade was active on good demand. Supply consisted mostly of yearlings coming off of wheat pasture. Chance of much needed rain going into the weekend. Slaughter cows and bulls were 3.00 to 5.00 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 $133.32/cwt on 1,112 head.

Average price

$133.32

1,112 head · 788 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,051

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$262

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

$9.39/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.73

vs TX average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	794	133.69	1,061	1,040
Medium and Large 1-2	728	129.40	942	52
Medium and Large 2	643	124.30	799	20

One grade step is worth $9.39/cwt here — about $262 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 sale1,112 hd

133.32

—

TX average4 barns · 4,010 hd

134.05

−0.73

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	1,707	78.36	1,338	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,200	53.69	644	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,113	47.11	524	8thin

Every lot

45 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	418	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	669	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	525	149.68/cwt	145.00–155.00	786	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	560	152.81/cwt	147.00–156.00	856	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	590	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	738	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	594	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	766	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	625	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	750	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	646	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	917	39
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	662	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	894	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	667	142.72/cwt	139.50–147.00	952	60
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	691	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	926	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	711	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	867	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	718	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	919	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	722	137.82/cwt	135.00–138.75	995	171
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	774	134.53/cwt	133.50–136.00	1,041	82
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	790	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	972	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	812	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,015	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	815	130.88/cwt	128.50–132.50	1,067	234
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	886	129.90/cwt	126.25–133.00	1,151	312
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	944	123.22/cwt	122.00–124.00	1,163	59
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	958	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,169	16
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	214	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	351	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	352	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	493	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	482	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	668	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	528	137.05/cwt	135.00–139.00	724	56
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	531	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	712	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	583	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	775	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	612	126.19/cwt	126.00–126.50	772	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	643	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	791	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	662	126.82/cwt	124.00–127.50	840	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	663	128.37/cwt	126.50–129.00	851	159
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	720	125.55/cwt	121.00–126.00	904	249
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	779	121.40/cwt	120.00–125.00	946	115
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	814	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	912	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	829	118.31/cwt	118.00–120.00	981	87
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	858	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	952	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	909	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,027	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	566	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	764	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	721	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	858	5
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,704	80.71/cwt	77.50–82.50	1,375	5
Bulls	—	—	1,715	72.50/cwt	72.50–72.50	1,243	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,081	42.49/cwt	40.00–45.00	459	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,115	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	446	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,144	51.72/cwt	50.00–55.00	592	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,205	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	663	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,228	57.24/cwt	57.00–57.50	703	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 11, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,319Last week 2,733Year ago 1,725

Slaughter CattleReceipts 63Last week 191Year ago 13

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,704	77.50–82.50	80.71
2	—	1,715	72.50	72.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,115	40.00	40.00
5	—	1,205	55.00	55.00
2	—	1,228	57.00–57.50	57.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,144	50.00–55.00	51.72
4	—	1,081	40.00–45.00	42.49

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
59	—	944	122.00–124.00	123.22
60	—	667	139.50–147.00	142.72
171	—	722	135.00–138.75	137.82
17	—	560	147.00–156.00	152.81
19	—	525	145.00–155.00	149.68
39	—	646	142.00	142.00
17	—	418	160.00	160.00
82	—	774	133.50–136.00	134.53
234	—	815	128.50–132.50	130.88
312	—	886	126.25–133.00	129.90
16	—	958	122.00	122.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	790	123.00	123.00
18	—	718	128.00	128.00
21	—	691	134.00	134.00
6	—	812	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	590	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	625	120.00	120.00
7	—	711	122.00	122.00
8	—	594	129.00	129.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	662	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	531	134.00	134.00
10	—	482	138.50	138.50
13	—	643	123.00	123.00
18	—	814	112.00	112.00
21	—	662	124.00–127.50	126.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
87	—	829	118.00–120.00	118.31
7	—	858	111.00	111.00
12	—	214	164.00	164.00
56	—	528	135.00–139.00	137.05
115	—	779	120.00–125.00	121.40
19	—	583	133.00	133.00
4	—	909	113.00	113.00
159	—	663	126.50–129.00	128.37
7	—	352	140.00	140.00
249	—	720	121.00–126.00	125.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	612	126.00–126.50	126.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	721	119.00	119.00
10	—	566	135.00	135.00

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.