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Tulia Livestock Auction

Name: Tulia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-08-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-26

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Tulia, Texas · Thu, Aug 26

● Final51 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1954

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Feeder Cattle receipts

736 head

▲ 42 vs last sale 694▼ 1,351 vs year ago 2,087 · −64.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

50 head

▲ 40 vs last sale 10▼ 44 vs year ago 94 · −46.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Not enough comparable sales for a market trend; however a higher undertone was noted on calves. Trade activity was light to moderate on moderate demand.

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 $142.28/cwt on 275 head.

Average price

$142.28

275 head · 601 lb average

Value per head Derived

$856

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$34

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

$10.16/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.44

vs TX average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	590	143.98	849	229
Medium and Large 1-2	660	133.83	883	46

One grade step is worth $10.16/cwt here — about −$34 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 sale275 hd

142.28

—

TX average4 barns · 1,239 hd

145.73

−3.44

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	1,831	91.03	1,667	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,599	70.13	1,121	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,177	65.77	774	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,036	61.12	633	6thin

Every lot

51 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	322	199.22/cwt	196.00–200.00	641	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	384	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	768	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	458	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	838	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	518	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	938	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	527	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	738	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	578	163.58/cwt	163.50–164.00	945	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	597	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	943	5
Steers	—	Medium 2	611	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	779	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	649	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	954	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	662	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	953	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	690	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	949	30
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	770	138.18/cwt	136.50–139.00	1,064	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	817	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,168	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	882	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,252	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	922	140.31/cwt	140.00–141.00	1,294	13
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	326	168.95/cwt	163.00–170.00	551	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	355	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	561	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	431	159.73/cwt	155.00–160.50	688	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	452	160.50/cwt	160.50–160.50	725	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	489	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	699	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	508	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	711	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	534	147.31/cwt	145.25–149.00	787	29
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	561	144.20/cwt	142.50–144.50	809	42
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	571	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	822	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	587	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	728	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	640	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	842	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	644	135.68/cwt	135.50–137.00	874	40
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	694	134.95/cwt	134.00–136.00	937	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	736	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,052	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	774	132.64/cwt	130.50–137.00	1,027	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	828	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,035	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	831	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,047	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	871	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,002	6
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	491	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	869	19
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	523	171.21/cwt	168.00–175.00	895	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	613	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	904	32
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	629	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	818	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	676	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	967	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	747	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,001	5
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,668	94.17/cwt	93.00–95.00	1,571	3
Bulls	—	—	1,838	87.23/cwt	87.00–87.25	1,603	11
Bulls	—	—	1,935	99.13/cwt	97.00–101.50	1,918	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	845	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	465	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,038	61.66/cwt	60.00–63.50	640	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,043	67.68/cwt	66.00–69.00	706	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,075	60.94/cwt	60.00–62.00	655	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,135	54.50/cwt	54.50–54.50	619	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,256	67.55/cwt	65.00–70.00	848	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,275	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	905	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,595	71.50/cwt	71.50–71.50	1,140	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,599	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	1,119	11

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 26, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 736Last week 694Year ago 2,087

Slaughter CattleReceipts 50Last week 10Year ago 94

Compared to last week: Not enough comparable sales for a market trend; however a higher undertone was noted on calves. Trade activity was light to moderate on moderate demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	518	181.00	181.00
5	—	384	200.00	200.00
29	—	458	183.00	183.00
24	—	578	163.50–164.00	163.58
13	—	922	140.00–141.00	140.31
10	—	817	143.00	143.00
20	—	322	196.00–200.00	199.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	662	144.00	144.00
5	—	527	140.00	140.00
9	—	770	136.50–139.00	138.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	690	137.50	137.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	611	127.50	127.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	649	147.00	147.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	597	158.00	158.00
13	—	882	142.00	142.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	489	143.00	143.00
6	—	508	140.00	140.00
5	—	571	144.00	144.00
2	—	355	158.00	158.00
18	—	828	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	326	163.00–170.00	168.95
20	—	431	155.00–160.50	159.73
8	—	736	143.00	143.00
29	—	534	145.25–149.00	147.31
20	—	452	160.50	160.50
42	—	561	142.50–144.50	144.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	640	131.50	131.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	644	135.50–137.00	135.68
20	—	694	134.00–136.00	134.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	774	130.50–137.00	132.64
6	—	871	115.00	115.00
6	—	831	126.00	126.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	587	124.00	124.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	747	134.00	134.00
13	—	523	168.00–175.00	171.21
6	—	676	143.00	143.00
19	—	491	177.00	177.00
32	—	613	147.50	147.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	629	130.00	130.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,043	66.00–69.00	67.68
1	—	1,135	54.50	54.50
2	—	1,075	60.00–62.00	60.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,595	71.50	71.50
11	—	1,599	70.00	70.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,038	60.00–63.50	61.66
1	—	1,275	71.00	71.00
4	—	1,256	65.00–70.00	67.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	845	55.00	55.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,935	97.00–101.50	99.13
3	—	1,668	93.00–95.00	94.17
11	—	1,838	87.00–87.25	87.23

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.