Sale reports / Texas / Tulia Livestock Auction / 2021-07-22

Tulia Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Tulia, Texas · Thu, Jul 22
● Final46 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1954
Feeder Cattle receipts
595 head
▼ 561 vs last sale 1,156▼ 889 vs year ago 1,484 · −59.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
15 head
▼ 65 vs last sale 80▲ 1 vs year ago 14 · +7.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
20 head
▲ 20 vs last sale 0▲ 20 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Not enough comparable sales for a market trend. Trade activity was light on moderate to good demand.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $155.49/cwt on 258 head.
Average price
$155.49
258 head · 686 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,066
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$110
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$28.15/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.85
vs TX average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1669160.461,073156
Medium and Large 1-2707152.691,07978
Medium and Large 2728132.3196324
One grade step is worth $28.15/cwt here — about $110 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 sale258 hd
155.49
—
TX average3 barns · 1,222 hd
157.35
−1.85
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,29371.259212thin
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,95571.001,3885thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,11068.137564thin

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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2330200.00/cwt200.00–200.006604
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2385178.00/cwt178.00–178.0068514
Steers—Medium and Large 1421180.00/cwt180.00–180.007584
Steers—Medium and Large 1475168.00/cwt168.00–168.007982
Steers—Medium and Large 1529179.00/cwt179.00–179.0094732
Steers—Medium and Large 1648163.73/cwt163.50–165.001,06133
Steers—Medium and Large 1673158.50/cwt158.50–158.501,06735
Steers—Medium and Large 1Full676149.00/cwt149.00–149.001,0074
Steers—Medium and Large 2716131.00/cwt131.00–131.0093817
Steers—Medium and Large 1722156.31/cwt153.00–158.001,12917
Steers—Medium and Large 2757135.50/cwt135.50–135.501,0267
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned770140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,0783
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2780147.50/cwt147.50–147.501,15145
Steers—Medium and Large 1828142.00/cwt142.00–142.001,1768
Steers—Medium and Large 1868139.15/cwt138.00–140.001,20814
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2876130.50/cwt130.50–130.501,14310
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2915135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,2355
Steers—Medium and Large 1934135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,2614
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2362166.00/cwt166.00–166.006018
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2402158.00/cwt158.00–158.0063515
Heifers—Medium and Large 1465159.00/cwt159.00–159.007397
Heifers—Medium and Large 1515157.20/cwt156.00–158.0081023
Heifers—Medium and Large 1595149.00/cwt149.00–149.008873
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned625132.00/cwt132.00–132.008253
Heifers—Medium and Large 1676140.98/cwt139.00–142.0095322
Heifers—Medium and Large 1736142.00/cwt142.00–142.001,0455
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Full771125.00/cwt125.00–125.009645
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2772135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,04226
Heifers—Medium and Large 1785136.00/cwt136.00–136.001,0683
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Full851115.00/cwt115.00–115.009794
Heifers—Medium and Large 1913125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,1414
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2403137.00/cwt137.00–137.005524
Bulls—Medium and Large 1438168.00/cwt168.00–168.007362
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2500158.00/cwt158.00–158.007907
Bulls—Medium and Large 1507167.00/cwt167.00–167.0084712
Bulls—Medium and Large 1583154.00/cwt154.00–154.008989
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%91060.00/cwt60.00–60.005461
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,17570.00/cwt70.00–70.008232
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,18072.50/cwt72.50–72.508561
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19570.00/cwt70.00–70.008371
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,39072.50/cwt72.50–72.501,0081
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,95571.00/cwt71.00–71.001,3885
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2995863.25/cwt825.00–900.008,5892
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0001,125.00/cwt1,125.00–1,125.0011,2501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,067966.80/cwt925.00–1,000.0010,3163
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2091,261.62/cwt1,125.00–1,475.0015,25310

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.