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Tulia Livestock Auction

Name: Tulia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-06-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-06-03

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Tulia, Texas · Thu, Jun 3

● Final23 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1954

← May 27Jun 3Jun 10 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

551 head

▼ 1,121 vs last sale 1,672▼ 2,482 vs year ago 3,033 · −81.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

8 head

▼ 12 vs last sale 20▲ 8 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 steady to 2.00 higher on limited comparable sales. Trade activity was light to moderate on moderate to good demand. Rain throughout the last several weeks and unseasonably cooler temperatures hampered cattle movement due to muddy conditions.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $124.85/cwt on 259 head.

Average price

$124.85

259 head · 702 lb average

Value per head Derived

$877

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$132

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

$0.19/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.04

vs TX average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	641	124.96	801	111
Medium and Large 1	748	124.77	933	148

One grade step is worth $0.19/cwt here — about −$132 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 sale259 hd

124.85

—

TX average3 barns · 538 hd

125.89

−1.04

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	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,140	63.10	719	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,093	57.50	628	2thin

Every lot

23 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 · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	625	140.22/cwt	140.00–141.00	876	33
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Full	645	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	806	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	686	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,012	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	769	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,057	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	772	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,011	39
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	881	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	1,167	37
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	420	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	546	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	484	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	649	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	567	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	737	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	615	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	781	42
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	622	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	778	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	694	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	895	68
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	725	127.21/cwt	125.50–128.00	922	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	737	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	881	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	755	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	906	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	852	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	937	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	863	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,010	47
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	457	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	512	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	540	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	810	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	740	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	799	26
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,000	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	550	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,140	63.10/cwt	60.00–65.00	719	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,185	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	711	1

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 Jun 3, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 551Last week 1,672Year ago 3,033

Slaughter CattleReceipts 8Last week 20Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,185	60.00	60.00
1	—	1,000	55.00	55.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,140	60.00–65.00	63.10

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	540	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	457	112.00	112.00
26	—	740	108.00	108.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
47	—	863	117.00	117.00
68	—	694	129.00	129.00
3	—	567	130.00	130.00
25	—	725	125.50–128.00	127.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	420	130.00	130.00
20	—	484	134.00	134.00
26	—	737	119.50	119.50
42	—	615	127.00	127.00
5	—	852	110.00	110.00
14	—	755	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	622	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	772	131.00	131.00
33	—	625	140.00–141.00	140.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	769	137.50	137.50
8	—	686	147.50	147.50
37	—	881	132.50	132.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	645	125.00	125.00

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.