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Tulia Livestock Auction

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

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Tulia, Texas · Thu, Sep 9

● Final35 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1954

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Feeder Cattle receipts

964 head

▲ 318 vs last sale 646▲ 238 vs year ago 726 · +32.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

30 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 30▲ 5 vs year ago 25 · +20.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week's light test: Not enough comparable sales of feeders for a market trend. Trade activity was moderate on good demand. Temperatures remain in the 90's despite going into Fall; pastures are in good condition.

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 $149.82/cwt on 441 head.

Average price

$149.82

441 head · 767 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,149

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$72

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

$4.79/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.99

vs TX average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	774	151.25	1,171	309
Medium and Large 1-2	750	146.46	1,099	132

One grade step is worth $4.79/cwt here — about $72 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 sale441 hd

149.82

—

TX average4 barns · 1,481 hd

150.81

−0.99

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	—	Average	1,915	90.00	1,724	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,313	73.24	961	27

Every lot

35 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 1-2	383	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	705	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	510	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	872	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	567	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	924	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	640	149.50/cwt	149.50–149.50	957	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	673	154.50/cwt	154.50–154.50	1,040	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	678	142.27/cwt	140.00–145.00	965	70
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	703	154.50/cwt	154.50–154.50	1,086	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	724	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,050	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	745	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,006	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Full	761	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	989	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	781	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,086	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	787	146.84/cwt	146.00–149.00	1,156	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	808	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,204	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	861	154.25/cwt	154.25–154.25	1,328	137
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	864	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,218	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	898	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	1,172	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	908	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,344	28
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	417	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	680	12
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 3-4	511	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	639	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	526	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	757	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	565	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	785	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	571	141.46/cwt	137.00–145.50	808	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	666	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	852	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	671	149.50/cwt	149.50–149.50	1,003	71
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	723	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	911	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	724	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	1,010	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	809	141.50/cwt	141.50–141.50	1,145	122
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	820	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	1,062	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	850	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	1,118	13
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	583	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	816	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	649	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	798	6
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,915	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,724	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,190	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	774	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,264	72.50/cwt	72.50–72.50	916	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,410	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	1,072	10

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 9, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 964Last week 646Year ago 726

Slaughter CattleReceipts 30Last week 30Year ago 25

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	583	140.00	140.00
6	—	649	123.00	123.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	417	163.00	163.00
122	—	809	141.50	141.50
26	—	571	137.00–145.50	141.46
7	—	526	144.00	144.00
13	—	850	131.50	131.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	565	139.00	139.00
14	—	724	139.50	139.50
71	—	671	149.50	149.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	723	126.00	126.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	820	129.50	129.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	511	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	666	128.00	128.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	510	171.00	171.00
9	—	567	163.00	163.00
28	—	908	148.00	148.00
137	—	861	154.25	154.25
15	—	808	149.00	149.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	898	130.50	130.50
7	—	745	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	864	141.00	141.00
8	—	383	184.00	184.00
20	—	673	154.50	154.50
28	—	703	154.50	154.50
28	—	787	146.00–149.00	146.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	640	149.50	149.50
10	—	781	139.00	139.00
70	—	678	140.00–145.00	142.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	724	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	761	130.00	130.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,915	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,264	72.50	72.50
2	—	1,190	65.00	65.00
10	—	1,410	76.00	76.00

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.