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Tulia Livestock Auction

Name: Tulia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-05-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-27

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Tulia, Texas · Thu, May 27

● Final48 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1954

← May 20May 27Jun 3 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,672 head

▲ 936 vs last sale 736▼ 1,340 vs year ago 3,012 · −44.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

20 head

▲ 5 vs last sale 15▼ 2 vs year ago 22 · −9.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

3 head

▼ 6 vs last sale 9▲ 3 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week's light test: Steers and heifers sold steady to 3.00 higher. Trade was fairly active on good demand. Scattered rain throughout the week has pastures in good shape.

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 $139.13/cwt on 697 head.

Average price

$139.13

697 head · 730 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,016

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$203

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

$8.70/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.19

vs TX average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	745	141.29	1,053	515
Medium and Large 1-2	716	133.26	954	117
Medium and Large 2	641	132.58	849	65

One grade step is worth $8.70/cwt here — about $203 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 sale697 hd

139.13

—

TX average4 barns · 1,334 hd

145.32

−6.19

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	1,731	86.99	1,506	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,089	66.28	721	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,473	65.00	957	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,309	64.39	843	7thin

Every lot

48 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	334	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	578	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	363	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	726	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	423	187.40/cwt	168.00–192.00	793	32
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	478	172.16/cwt	160.00–178.00	823	38
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	534	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	732	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	626	146.20/cwt	145.00–152.00	915	93
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	670	131.37/cwt	128.00–132.50	880	51
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	673	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	902	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	684	145.92/cwt	144.00–150.00	998	33
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	688	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	894	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	728	131.03/cwt	127.50–135.00	954	90
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	773	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,051	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	834	129.44/cwt	128.00–135.00	1,080	175
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	861	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,128	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	881	130.21/cwt	125.00–132.75	1,147	93
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	962	125.25/cwt	125.25–125.25	1,205	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,061	111.50/cwt	111.50–111.50	1,183	14
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	325	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	520	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	417	139.53/cwt	139.00–140.00	582	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	479	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	692	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	483	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	642	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	507	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	593	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	530	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	731	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	563	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	715	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	577	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	744	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	708	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	617	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	827	32
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	641	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	744	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	662	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	808	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	679	127.55/cwt	125.00–133.00	866	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	709	127.84/cwt	127.00–128.00	906	149
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	710	118.43/cwt	115.00–122.00	841	29
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	778	119.59/cwt	119.25–123.50	930	75
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	817	120.03/cwt	118.00–124.25	981	134
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	847	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	974	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	858	121.08/cwt	120.00–122.00	1,039	55
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	945	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,040	50
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,029	108.50/cwt	108.50–108.50	1,116	12
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	427	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	713	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	541	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	806	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	865	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	934	5
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,731	86.99/cwt	85.00–90.00	1,506	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,012	62.56/cwt	60.00–65.00	633	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,165	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	816	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,309	64.39/cwt	60.00–65.00	843	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,473	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	957	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,150	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	12,075	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,300	1,359.62/cwt	1,325.00–1,400.00	17,675	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 May 27, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,672Last week 736Year ago 3,012

Slaughter CattleReceipts 20Last week 15Year ago 22

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 9Year ago 0

Compared to last week's light test: Steers and heifers sold steady to 3.00 higher. Trade was fairly active on good demand. Scattered rain throughout the week has pastures in good shape.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,012	60.00–65.00	62.56
3	—	1,165	70.00	70.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,309	60.00–65.00	64.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,473	65.00	65.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,731	85.00–90.00	86.99

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	427	167.00	167.00
10	—	541	149.00	149.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	865	108.00	108.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
50	—	945	110.00	110.00
5	—	577	129.00	129.00
12	—	1,029	108.50	108.50
20	—	417	139.00–140.00	139.53
55	—	858	120.00–122.00	121.08
20	—	479	144.50	144.50
22	—	679	125.00–133.00	127.55
32	—	617	134.00	134.00
2	—	325	160.00	160.00
10	—	530	138.00	138.00
75	—	778	119.25–123.50	119.59
134	—	817	118.00–124.25	120.03
149	—	709	127.00–128.00	127.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	600	118.00	118.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	847	115.00	115.00
7	—	662	122.00	122.00
4	—	563	127.00	127.00
29	—	710	115.00–122.00	118.43
4	—	483	133.00	133.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	641	116.00	116.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	507	117.00	117.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	423	168.00–192.00	187.40
33	—	684	144.00–150.00	145.92
93	—	881	125.00–132.75	130.21
93	—	626	145.00–152.00	146.20
38	—	478	160.00–178.00	172.16
11	—	363	200.00	200.00
23	—	962	125.25	125.25
175	—	834	128.00–135.00	129.44
14	—	1,061	111.50	111.50
3	—	773	136.00	136.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	334	173.00	173.00
90	—	728	127.50–135.00	131.03
11	—	861	131.00	131.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	534	137.00	137.00
51	—	670	128.00–132.50	131.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	688	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	673	134.00	134.00

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 (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,150	1,050.00	1,050.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,300	1,325.00–1,400.00	1,359.62

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.