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Tulia Livestock Auction

Name: Tulia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-04-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-22

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Tulia, Texas · Thu, Apr 22

● Final57 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1954

← Apr 15Apr 22Apr 29 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

2,417 head

▲ 303 vs last sale 2,114▼ 784 vs year ago 3,201 · −24.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

90 head

▲ 21 vs last sale 69▲ 38 vs year ago 52 · +73.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Yearling steers and heifers sold mostly 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Trade was active on moderate to good demand. Cattle futures continued to drop as corn futures were well above 6.00.

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 $139.62/cwt on 1,137 head.

Average price

$139.62

1,137 head · 707 lb average

Value per head Derived

$987

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$24

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

$10.70/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.75

vs TX average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	702	141.16	990	974
Medium and Large 1-2	741	130.46	966	163

One grade step is worth $10.70/cwt here — about $24 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 sale1,137 hd

139.62

—

TX average4 barns · 2,231 hd

141.38

−1.75

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	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,395	67.50	942	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,273	65.50	834	7thin

Every lot

57 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	436	176.49/cwt	171.00–185.00	769	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	458	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	774	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	537	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	800	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	541	158.78/cwt	147.00–163.00	859	35
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	578	152.28/cwt	148.00–154.50	880	106
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	581	141.50/cwt	141.50–141.50	822	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	632	146.46/cwt	145.00–148.00	926	136
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	640	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	851	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	673	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	828	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	680	141.13/cwt	139.50–142.50	960	146
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Full	698	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	900	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	699	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	944	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	713	133.87/cwt	132.50–134.50	954	34
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	716	139.50/cwt	135.00–141.00	999	229
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	756	133.69/cwt	132.50–134.50	1,011	49
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	782	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	954	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	818	131.68/cwt	125.00–132.25	1,077	191
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	860	128.92/cwt	123.00–130.00	1,109	47
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	880	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	1,087	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	918	119.14/cwt	117.00–123.00	1,094	33
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	957	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,120	9
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	230	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	313	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	281	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	365	42
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	397	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	588	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	429	138.67/cwt	138.50–139.00	595	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	497	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	663	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	499	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	681	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	505	131.73/cwt	131.00–133.00	665	33
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	523	135.26/cwt	135.00–135.50	707	39
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	559	131.66/cwt	131.00–132.00	736	50
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	567	128.42/cwt	122.00–131.00	728	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	595	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	684	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	611	127.35/cwt	127.00–128.00	778	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	620	121.33/cwt	120.00–124.00	752	36
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	659	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	791	38
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	662	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	755	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	697	125.84/cwt	124.50–130.50	877	116
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	720	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	850	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	723	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	795	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	729	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	897	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	737	115.36/cwt	115.00–115.50	850	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	755	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	849	36
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	781	119.26/cwt	117.00–121.00	931	38
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	786	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	747	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	825	115.20/cwt	111.50–116.00	950	67
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	876	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	986	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	889	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	951	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,189	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	1,094	34
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	461	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	687	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	473	148.50/cwt	148.50–148.50	702	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	548	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	784	21
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	601	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	802	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	618	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	828	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	703	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	801	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	793	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	809	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,273	65.50/cwt	65.50–65.50	834	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,395	67.50/cwt	67.50–67.50	942	7

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 Apr 22, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,417Last week 2,114Year ago 3,201

Slaughter CattleReceipts 90Last week 69Year ago 52

Compared to last week: Yearling steers and heifers sold mostly 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Trade was active on moderate to good demand. Cattle futures continued to drop as corn futures were well above 6.00.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	918	117.00–123.00	119.14
17	—	581	141.50	141.50
8	—	699	135.00	135.00
18	—	537	149.00	149.00
34	—	713	132.50–134.50	133.87
19	—	880	123.50	123.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	458	169.00	169.00
9	—	957	117.00	117.00
136	—	632	145.00–148.00	146.46
229	—	716	135.00–141.00	139.50
15	—	436	171.00–185.00	176.49
106	—	578	148.00–154.50	152.28
47	—	860	123.00–130.00	128.92
35	—	541	147.00–163.00	158.78
49	—	756	132.50–134.50	133.69
191	—	818	125.00–132.25	131.68
146	—	680	139.50–142.50	141.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	698	129.00	129.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	673	123.00	123.00
13	—	782	122.00	122.00
5	—	640	133.00	133.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
116	—	697	124.50–130.50	125.84
19	—	429	138.50–139.00	138.67
9	—	876	112.50	112.50
11	—	729	123.00	123.00
34	—	1,189	92.00	92.00
17	—	611	127.00–128.00	127.35
39	—	523	135.00–135.50	135.26
10	—	397	148.00	148.00
6	—	499	136.50	136.50
50	—	559	131.00–132.00	131.66
38	—	781	117.00–121.00	119.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	595	115.00	115.00
7	—	723	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	889	107.00	107.00
14	—	737	115.00–115.50	115.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	620	120.00–124.00	121.33
36	—	755	112.50	112.50
67	—	825	111.50–116.00	115.20
38	—	659	120.00	120.00
17	—	497	133.50	133.50
10	—	720	118.00	118.00
33	—	505	131.00–133.00	131.73
11	—	567	122.00–131.00	128.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	230	136.00	136.00
42	—	281	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	662	114.00	114.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	786	95.00	95.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	601	133.50	133.50
21	—	548	143.00	143.00
6	—	461	149.00	149.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	473	148.50	148.50
15	—	618	134.00	134.00
6	—	703	114.00	114.00
3	—	793	102.00	102.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,395	67.50	67.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,273	65.50	65.50

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.