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Tulia Livestock Auction

Name: Tulia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-09-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-02

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Tulia, Texas · Thu, Sep 2

● Final40 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1954

← Aug 26Sep 2Sep 9 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

646 head

▼ 90 vs last sale 736▼ 514 vs year ago 1,160 · −44.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

30 head

▼ 20 vs last sale 50▼ 11 vs year ago 41 · −26.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Not enough comparable sales of feeders for a market trend. Trade activity was light to moderate on moderate demand. Rain scattered around the area has pastures in good shape as we head into the Fall months. Slaughter cows sold with a higher undertone.

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 $152.17/cwt on 290 head.

Average price

$152.17

290 head · 709 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,079

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$25

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

$8.35/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.06

vs TX average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	688	155.22	1,068	184
Medium and Large 1-2	745	146.87	1,094	106

One grade step is worth $8.35/cwt here — about −$25 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 sale290 hd

152.17

—

TX average3 barns · 1,199 hd

157.23

−5.06

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	2,120	85.00	1,802	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,396	77.34	1,080	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,665	72.40	1,205	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,098	67.52	741	2thin

Every lot

40 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	499	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	918	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	522	182.83/cwt	174.00–189.00	954	37
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	576	157.67/cwt	157.00–158.00	908	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	619	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	975	32
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	657	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,025	36
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	701	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,052	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	702	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,095	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	729	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,050	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	765	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,186	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	774	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,037	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	790	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	1,063	37
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	797	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,164	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	805	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,127	34
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	854	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,110	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	862	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,155	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	985	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,349	13
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	328	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	558	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	451	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	722	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	460	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	529	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	521	148.25/cwt	148.00–149.00	772	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	558	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	781	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	580	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	829	39
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	618	139.12/cwt	138.00–139.50	860	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	622	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	871	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	698	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	879	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	722	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,025	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	722	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	913	36
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	759	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	987	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	792	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	990	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	811	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,006	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	910	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,092	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	998	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	1,223	16
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	643	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	868	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	2,120	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,802	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,090	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	654	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,098	67.52/cwt	65.00–70.00	741	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,410	78.96/cwt	76.00–81.00	1,113	14
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,492	65.31/cwt	65.00–66.00	974	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,505	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	1,084	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,768	76.65/cwt	75.00–78.50	1,355	5

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 Sep 2, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 646Last week 736Year ago 1,160

Slaughter CattleReceipts 30Last week 50Year ago 41

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	643	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	759	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	910	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	521	148.00–149.00	148.25
8	—	451	160.00	160.00
16	—	998	122.50	122.50
39	—	580	143.00	143.00
2	—	328	170.00	170.00
14	—	622	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	558	140.00	140.00
19	—	811	124.00	124.00
23	—	722	142.00	142.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	460	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	—	698	126.00	126.00
10	—	792	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	722	126.50	126.50
25	—	618	138.00–139.50	139.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	790	134.50	134.50
32	—	619	157.50	157.50
10	—	701	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	499	184.00	184.00
34	—	805	140.00	140.00
12	—	576	157.00–158.00	157.67
20	—	797	146.00	146.00
13	—	702	156.00	156.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	765	155.00	155.00
36	—	657	156.00	156.00
37	—	522	174.00–189.00	182.83
13	—	985	137.00	137.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	729	144.00	144.00
6	—	774	134.00	134.00
10	—	854	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	862	134.00	134.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,120	85.00	85.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,090	60.00	60.00
1	—	1,505	72.00	72.00
14	—	1,410	76.00–81.00	78.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,492	65.00–66.00	65.31
5	—	1,768	75.00–78.50	76.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,098	65.00–70.00	67.52

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.