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Tulia Livestock Auction

Name: Tulia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-08-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-12

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Tulia, Texas · Thu, Aug 12

● Final47 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1954

← Aug 5Aug 12Aug 19 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,252 head

▼ 491 vs last sale 1,743▲ 27 vs year ago 1,225 · +2.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

18 head

▼ 13 vs last sale 31▲ 0 vs year ago 18 · +0.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

5 head

▼ 5 vs last sale 10▲ 0 vs year ago 5 · +0.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 4.00 higher on limited comparable sales. Trade activity was moderate on moderate to good demand. The area has been hot and dry this week.

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 $147.11/cwt on 506 head.

Average price

$147.11

506 head · 624 lb average

Value per head Derived

$917

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$131

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

$3.01/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.18

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	533	149.85	798	47
Medium and Large 1	633	146.83	929	459

One grade step is worth $3.01/cwt here — about −$131 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 sale506 hd

147.11

—

TX average4 barns · 1,606 hd

140.94

+6.18

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	—	High	1,905	96.50	1,838	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,196	71.43	854	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,019	68.38	697	8thin

Every lot

47 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 2	406	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	568	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	444	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	830	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	485	179.50/cwt	179.50–179.50	871	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	498	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	697	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	509	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	937	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	566	170.57/cwt	165.50–173.00	965	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	605	171.69/cwt	165.00–173.00	1,039	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	625	159.75/cwt	159.00–161.00	998	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	632	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	999	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	704	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,140	41
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	755	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,049	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	772	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,058	35
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	778	148.61/cwt	148.00–150.00	1,156	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	792	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,228	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	802	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,203	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	802	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,179	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	806	157.75/cwt	157.75–157.75	1,271	192
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	385	176.40/cwt	175.00–179.00	679	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	391	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	692	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	437	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	725	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	445	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	723	30
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	473	154.12/cwt	147.00–159.50	729	31
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	514	146.76/cwt	146.00–148.00	754	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	562	140.67/cwt	137.00–142.00	791	28
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	571	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	845	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	620	131.56/cwt	130.00–133.50	816	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	635	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	797	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	647	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	925	44
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	688	147.36/cwt	146.75–151.50	1,014	241
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	702	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	867	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	720	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	932	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	754	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,033	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	771	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,002	6
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	321	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	581	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	368	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	681	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	463	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	799	41
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	589	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	889	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	626	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	920	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	803	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,028	15
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,905	96.50/cwt	96.50–96.50	1,838	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	845	58.50/cwt	58.50–58.50	494	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,015	63.01/cwt	61.00–65.00	640	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,051	72.13/cwt	69.50–73.50	758	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,070	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	792	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,196	71.43/cwt	68.00–74.50	854	8
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	1,175.00/cwt	1,175.00–1,175.00	12,925	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,138	824.18/cwt	750.00–900.00	9,379	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 Aug 12, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,252Last week 1,743Year ago 1,225

Slaughter CattleReceipts 18Last week 31Year ago 18

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 10Year ago 5

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	444	187.00	187.00
9	—	485	179.50	179.50
4	—	509	184.00	184.00
25	—	605	165.00–173.00	171.69
8	—	802	150.00	150.00
21	—	566	165.50–173.00	170.57
10	—	792	155.00	155.00
41	—	704	162.00	162.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	625	159.00–161.00	159.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	772	137.00	137.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
192	—	806	157.75	157.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	632	158.00	158.00
5	—	802	147.00	147.00
16	—	778	148.00–150.00	148.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	498	140.00	140.00
8	—	406	140.00	140.00
10	—	755	139.00	139.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	589	151.00	151.00
15	—	803	128.00	128.00
6	—	368	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	321	181.00	181.00
4	—	626	147.00	147.00
41	—	463	172.50	172.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	445	162.50	162.50
10	—	571	148.00	148.00
16	—	514	146.00–148.00	146.76
241	—	688	146.75–151.50	147.36
20	—	385	175.00–179.00	176.40
31	—	473	147.00–159.50	154.12
44	—	647	143.00	143.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	635	125.50	125.50
6	—	771	130.00	130.00
25	—	720	129.50	129.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	437	166.00	166.00
28	—	562	137.00–142.00	140.67
6	—	391	177.00	177.00
4	—	754	137.00	137.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	702	123.50	123.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	620	130.00–133.50	131.56

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	845	58.50	58.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,051	69.50–73.50	72.13
2	—	1,015	61.00–65.00	63.01
1	—	1,070	74.00	74.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,196	68.00–74.50	71.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,905	96.50	96.50

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,138	750.00–900.00	824.18
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	1,175.00	1,175.00

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.