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Tulia Livestock Auction

Name: Tulia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-08-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-19

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Tulia, Texas · Thu, Aug 19

● Final41 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1954

← Aug 12Aug 19Aug 26 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

694 head

▼ 558 vs last sale 1,252▼ 1,669 vs year ago 2,363 · −70.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

10 head

▼ 8 vs last sale 18▼ 152 vs year ago 162 · −93.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

5 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 5▼ 62 vs year ago 67 · −92.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers were steady to weak on a limited test. Trade activity and demand were light to moderate. Slaughter cows and bulls were steady to 2.00 lower.

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 $152.05/cwt on 347 head.

Average price

$152.05

347 head · 689 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,048

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$100

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

$4.44/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.64

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	626	155.39	972	86
Medium and Large 1	710	150.95	1,072	261

One grade step is worth $4.44/cwt here — about −$100 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 sale347 hd

152.05

—

TX average4 barns · 1,657 hd

153.69

−1.64

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	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,208	70.00	846	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,039	64.17	666	3thin

Every lot

41 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	280	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	566	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	353	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	688	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	393	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	747	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	465	173.08/cwt	172.50–174.00	805	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	517	176.03/cwt	172.00–180.00	910	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	520	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	832	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	602	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	891	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	626	157.39/cwt	156.00–158.00	985	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	644	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	934	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	671	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	892	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	682	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	992	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	683	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,059	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	730	151.06/cwt	150.00–154.00	1,103	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	730	148.50/cwt	148.50–148.50	1,084	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	751	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,149	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	755	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,049	81
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	770	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	1,120	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	784	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,082	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	826	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,165	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	842	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,263	35
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	321	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	514	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	438	159.73/cwt	159.00–162.00	700	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	512	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	742	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	540	146.30/cwt	146.00–147.00	790	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	569	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	797	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	600	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	864	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	619	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	857	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	631	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	830	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	637	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	825	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	652	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	815	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	669	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	826	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	681	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	919	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	705	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	811	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	724	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	930	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	743	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	973	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	791	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,060	7
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,038	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	623	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,040	72.50/cwt	72.50–72.50	754	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,208	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	846	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,025	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	8,713	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,280	965.48/cwt	910.00–1,025.00	12,358	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 19, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 694Last week 1,252Year ago 2,363

Slaughter CattleReceipts 10Last week 18Year ago 162

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 5Year ago 67

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers were steady to weak on a limited test. Trade activity and demand were light to moderate. Slaughter cows and bulls were steady to 2.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	743	131.00	131.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	637	129.50	129.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	600	144.00	144.00
10	—	569	140.00	140.00
25	—	438	159.00–162.00	159.73
10	—	540	146.00–147.00	146.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	512	145.00	145.00
7	—	791	134.00	134.00
7	—	321	160.00	160.00
5	—	619	138.50	138.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	652	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	724	128.50	128.50
8	—	631	131.50	131.50
9	—	681	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	669	123.50	123.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	705	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	784	138.00	138.00
4	—	644	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	730	148.50	148.50
3	—	280	202.00	202.00
4	—	770	145.50	145.50
13	—	393	190.00	190.00
5	—	602	148.00	148.00
8	—	826	141.00	141.00
11	—	520	160.00	160.00
17	—	682	145.50	145.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	671	133.00	133.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	517	172.00–180.00	176.03
35	—	842	150.00	150.00
8	—	683	155.00	155.00
24	—	730	150.00–154.00	151.06
29	—	751	153.00	153.00
20	—	626	156.00–158.00	157.39
13	—	465	172.50–174.00	173.08
3	—	353	195.00	195.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
81	—	755	139.00	139.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,025	850.00	850.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,280	910.00–1,025.00	965.48

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,208	70.00	70.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,040	72.50	72.50
2	—	1,038	60.00	60.00

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.