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Tulia Livestock Auction

Name: Tulia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-05-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-20

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Tulia, Texas · Thu, May 20

● Final46 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1954

← May 13May 20May 27 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

736 head

▼ 268 vs last sale 1,004▼ 1,862 vs year ago 2,598 · −71.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

15 head

▼ 13 vs last sale 28▼ 40 vs year ago 55 · −72.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

9 head

▼ 6 vs last sale 15▼ 3 vs year ago 12 · −25.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher on a light test. Trade activity was light to moderate on moderate demand. Thunderstorms throughout the first part of the week, dumped several inches of much needed rain, but hampered cattle movement. Slaughter cows 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 $146.92/cwt on 358 head.

Average price

$146.92

358 head · 635 lb average

Value per head Derived

$933

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$653

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

$76.06/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.85

vs TX average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	635	150.06	954	334
Medium and Large 2	720	125.00	900	5thin
Medium and Large 1-2	839	123.50	1,036	9thin
Small and Medium 3-4	406	74.00	300	10thin

One grade step is worth $76.06/cwt here — about $653 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 sale358 hd

146.92

—

TX average4 barns · 1,476 hd

141.06

+5.85

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%	High	1,165	63.13	735	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,350	58.75	793	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	978	52.08	509	6thin

Every lot

46 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	229	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	437	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	261	190.38/cwt	185.00–194.00	497	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	311	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	575	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	397	175.19/cwt	175.00–176.00	696	26
Steers	—	Small and Medium 3-4	406	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	300	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	469	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	732	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	500	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	775	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	591	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	875	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	613	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	920	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	668	147.84/cwt	147.00–148.25	988	104
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	677	136.50/cwt	136.00–137.00	924	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	718	141.77/cwt	137.50–144.00	1,018	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	720	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	900	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	767	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	1,001	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	839	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	1,036	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	874	129.11/cwt	126.50–129.50	1,128	69
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	233	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	394	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	326	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	512	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	424	146.61/cwt	144.00–149.50	622	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	443	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	651	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	464	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	677	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	489	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	567	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	496	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	687	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	569	138.51/cwt	138.00–139.00	788	22
Heifers	—	Medium 2	575	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	661	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Full	593	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	712	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	599	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	752	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	634	128.26/cwt	128.00–130.00	813	30
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	657	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	861	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	686	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	823	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	726	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	849	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	729	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	926	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	753	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	904	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	798	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	918	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	939	116.50/cwt	116.50–116.50	1,094	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	964	114.50/cwt	114.50–114.50	1,104	6
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	456	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	716	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	574	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	861	21
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	589	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	872	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	774	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	851	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	978	52.08/cwt	50.00–55.00	509	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,060	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	689	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,200	62.50/cwt	62.50–62.50	750	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,300	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	715	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,400	62.50/cwt	62.50–62.50	875	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,144	859.08/cwt	850.00–935.00	9,828	9

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 May 20, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 736Last week 1,004Year ago 2,598

Slaughter CattleReceipts 15Last week 28Year ago 55

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 15Year ago 12

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,060	65.00	65.00
3	—	1,200	62.50	62.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,400	62.50	62.50
1	—	1,300	55.00	55.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	978	50.00–55.00	52.08

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	575	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	964	114.50	114.50
4	—	464	146.00	146.00
8	—	753	120.00	120.00
17	—	657	131.00	131.00
22	—	569	138.00–139.00	138.51
23	—	424	144.00–149.50	146.61
9	—	233	169.00	169.00
21	—	729	127.00	127.00
11	—	326	157.00	157.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	634	128.00–130.00	128.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	599	125.50	125.50
6	—	443	147.00	147.00
11	—	939	116.50	116.50
18	—	496	138.50	138.50
14	—	686	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	593	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	798	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	489	116.00	116.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	726	117.00	117.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	406	74.00	74.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	311	185.00	185.00
16	—	261	185.00–194.00	190.38
6	—	500	155.00	155.00
26	—	397	175.00–176.00	175.19
14	—	613	150.00	150.00
104	—	668	147.00–148.25	147.84
23	—	767	130.50	130.50
8	—	469	156.00	156.00
7	—	591	148.00	148.00
24	—	718	137.50–144.00	141.77
10	—	229	191.00	191.00
69	—	874	126.50–129.50	129.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	720	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	677	136.00–137.00	136.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	839	123.50	123.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	774	110.00	110.00
21	—	574	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	589	148.00	148.00
11	—	456	157.00	157.00

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/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,144	850.00–935.00	859.08

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.