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Tulia Livestock Auction

Name: Tulia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-10-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-14

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Tulia, Texas · Thu, Oct 14

● Final44 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1954

← Oct 7Oct 14Oct 21 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,152 head

▲ 213 vs last sale 939▼ 447 vs year ago 1,599 · −28.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

55 head

▲ 45 vs last sale 10▼ 195 vs year ago 250 · −78.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer and heifers calves were steady on limited comparable sales. Yearlings were not well tested. Trade activity was moderate on moderate to good demand. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower.

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 $141.15/cwt on 455 head.

Average price

$141.15

455 head · 597 lb average

Value per head Derived

$843

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$136

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

$4.99/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.94

vs TX average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	601	141.39	850	433
Medium and Large 1-2	524	136.40	714	22

One grade step is worth $4.99/cwt here — about $136 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 sale455 hd

141.15

—

TX average4 barns · 2,002 hd

135.20

+5.94

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	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,455	59.38	864	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,259	57.35	722	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,100	55.00	605	20

Every lot

44 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	379	181.82/cwt	175.00–192.00	689	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	404	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	610	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	419	186.86/cwt	183.00–189.00	783	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	469	172.85/cwt	162.00–180.00	811	91
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	513	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	667	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	529	161.73/cwt	155.00–168.00	856	30
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	582	154.34/cwt	150.00–157.00	898	58
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	617	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	950	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	633	145.44/cwt	141.00–148.00	921	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	669	141.33/cwt	139.50–148.00	945	38
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	708	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	850	58
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	734	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	943	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	753	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	983	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	786	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,120	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	812	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,226	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	965	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,062	13
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	303	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	470	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	373	149.53/cwt	144.00–154.00	558	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	378	156.65/cwt	152.00–160.00	592	28
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	426	150.03/cwt	148.00–152.00	639	65
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	484	144.71/cwt	138.50–148.00	700	33
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	533	140.39/cwt	135.50–144.00	748	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	573	136.28/cwt	133.50–141.00	781	81
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	575	126.85/cwt	125.00–129.00	729	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	617	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	858	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	653	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	882	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	664	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	764	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	833	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	702	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	983	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	710	149.75/cwt	149.75–149.75	1,063	113
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	710	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	959	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	772	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	888	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	837	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	979	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,000	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,100	9
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	312	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	437	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	368	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	640	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	420	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	739	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	484	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	605	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	495	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	767	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	635	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	737	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,100	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	605	20
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,259	57.35/cwt	57.00–60.00	722	30
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,448	58.34/cwt	57.50–60.00	845	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,475	62.50/cwt	62.50–62.50	922	1

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 Oct 14, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,152Last week 939Year ago 1,599

Slaughter CattleReceipts 55Last week 10Year ago 250

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	753	130.50	130.50
58	—	708	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	669	139.50–148.00	141.33
8	—	786	142.50	142.50
25	—	633	141.00–148.00	145.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	379	175.00–192.00	181.82
91	—	469	162.00–180.00	172.85
58	—	582	150.00–157.00	154.34
15	—	419	183.00–189.00	186.86
13	—	812	151.00	151.00
28	—	617	154.00	154.00
30	—	529	155.00–168.00	161.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	965	110.00	110.00
8	—	404	151.00	151.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	734	128.50	128.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	513	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	653	135.00	135.00
6	—	710	135.00	135.00
15	—	575	125.00–129.00	126.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	373	144.00–154.00	149.53
4	—	303	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	484	138.50–148.00	144.71
14	—	617	139.00	139.00
9	—	702	140.00	140.00
14	—	533	135.50–144.00	140.39
81	—	573	133.50–141.00	136.28
65	—	426	148.00–152.00	150.03
9	—	1,000	110.00	110.00
28	—	378	152.00–160.00	156.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	700	119.00	119.00
8	—	664	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
113	—	710	149.75	149.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	837	117.00	117.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	772	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	368	174.00	174.00
5	—	495	155.00	155.00
6	—	420	176.00	176.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	484	125.00	125.00
6	—	635	116.00	116.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	312	140.00	140.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,100	55.00	55.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,448	57.50–60.00	58.34
1	—	1,475	62.50	62.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,259	57.00–60.00	57.35

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.