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Tulia Livestock Auction

Name: Tulia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-06-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-06-17

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Tulia, Texas · Thu, Jun 17

● Final56 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1954

← Jun 10Jun 17Jun 24 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,230 head

▼ 252 vs last sale 1,482▼ 914 vs year ago 2,144 · −42.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

35 head

▲ 20 vs last sale 15▲ 13 vs year ago 22 · +59.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher on limited comparable sales. Trade activity was moderate on good demand. The area has returned to hot and dry, as temperatures hover around the triple digit mark. Slaughter cows and bulls were mostly steady.

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 $134.42/cwt on 543 head.

Average price

$134.42

543 head · 658 lb average

Value per head Derived

$884

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$187

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

$10.61/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.98

vs TX average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	662	135.61	897	418
Medium and Large 1-2	645	130.59	843	122
Medium and Large 2	568	125.00	710	3thin

One grade step is worth $10.61/cwt here — about $187 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 sale543 hd

134.42

—

TX average4 barns · 1,558 hd

137.40

−2.98

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	—	Low	1,676	79.14	1,327	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,418	73.00	1,035	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,238	70.00	867	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,058	66.12	699	7thin

Every lot

56 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	394	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	780	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	425	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	842	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	515	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	891	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	560	168.84/cwt	163.00–170.00	946	42
Steers	—	Medium 1-2	591	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	816	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	595	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	922	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	631	151.38/cwt	149.00–153.50	955	46
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	662	151.16/cwt	150.50–152.50	1,001	46
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	746	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	1,018	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	764	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,085	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	766	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,072	106
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	788	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,084	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	800	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,120	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	803	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,148	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	814	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,058	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	868	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,085	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	876	133.33/cwt	132.50–135.00	1,168	51
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	960	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,219	13
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	204	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	351	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	294	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	459	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	394	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	552	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	409	155.06/cwt	154.00–157.00	634	34
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	468	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	622	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	495	141.39/cwt	140.00–144.50	700	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	526	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	736	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	568	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	710	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	591	131.69/cwt	128.00–132.50	778	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	616	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	844	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	686	134.14/cwt	134.00–134.50	920	45
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	691	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	926	274
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	692	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	858	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	720	131.99/cwt	130.50–133.00	950	46
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	775	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	911	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Full	776	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	892	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	783	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,010	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	809	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	963	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	826	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,024	10
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	258	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	477	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	318	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	658	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	370	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	548	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	376	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	669	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	386	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	656	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	471	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	805	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	550	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	853	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	692	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	886	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,602	72.88/cwt	65.00–80.00	1,168	6
Bulls	—	—	1,800	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,620	2
Bulls	—	—	1,875	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,781	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	805	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	523	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,015	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	761	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,100	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	770	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,115	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	725	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,121	63.21/cwt	60.00–65.50	709	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,225	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	919	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,375	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	963	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,418	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	1,035	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 Jun 17, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,230Last week 1,482Year ago 2,144

Slaughter CattleReceipts 35Last week 15Year ago 22

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,418	73.00	73.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	805	65.00	65.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,015	75.00	75.00
1	—	1,100	70.00	70.00
4	—	1,121	60.00–65.50	63.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,375	70.00	70.00
1	—	1,225	75.00	75.00
1	—	1,115	65.00	65.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,602	65.00–80.00	72.88
2	—	1,800	90.00	90.00
1	—	1,875	95.00	95.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	775	117.50	117.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	616	137.00	137.00
7	—	204	172.00	172.00
6	—	526	140.00	140.00
13	—	495	140.00–144.50	141.39
10	—	783	129.00	129.00
34	—	409	154.00–157.00	155.06
46	—	720	130.50–133.00	131.99
274	—	691	134.00	134.00
10	—	826	124.00	124.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	568	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	809	119.00	119.00
8	—	468	133.00	133.00
6	—	394	140.00	140.00
27	—	591	128.00–132.50	131.69
5	—	294	156.00	156.00
45	—	686	134.00–134.50	134.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	776	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	692	124.00	124.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	960	127.00	127.00
42	—	560	163.00–170.00	168.84
10	—	764	142.00	142.00
2	—	515	173.00	173.00
12	—	425	198.00	198.00
9	—	803	143.00	143.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	591	138.00	138.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	788	137.50	137.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	814	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	868	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	662	150.50–152.50	151.16
46	—	631	149.00–153.50	151.38
12	—	595	155.00	155.00
106	—	766	140.00	140.00
5	—	800	140.00	140.00
9	—	394	198.00	198.00
51	—	876	132.50–135.00	133.33
23	—	746	136.50	136.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	370	148.00	148.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	318	207.00	207.00
5	—	376	178.00	178.00
11	—	550	155.00	155.00
7	—	471	171.00	171.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	258	185.00	185.00
8	—	386	170.00	170.00
2	—	692	128.00	128.00

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.