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Tulia Livestock Auction

Name: Tulia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-12-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-12-02

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

● Final58 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1954

← Nov 18Dec 2Dec 9 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,384 head

▼ 149 vs last sale 1,533▼ 156 vs year ago 1,540 · −10.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

12 head

▼ 28 vs last sale 40▼ 119 vs year ago 131 · −90.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers were mostly steady. Trade activity was moderate on moderate to good demand. The area remains dry with unseasonably warm temperatures. Slaughter cows were 2.00 to 5.00 higher on a light test.

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 $155.38/cwt on 538 head.

Average price

$155.38

538 head · 680 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,057

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$294

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2-3

$34.55/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.95

vs TX average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	684	159.55	1,091	450
Medium and Large 1-2	661	136.79	905	60
Medium and Large 2	715	135.00	965	9thin
Medium and Large 2-3	638	125.00	798	19thin

One grade step is worth $34.55/cwt here — about $294 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 sale538 hd

155.38

—

TX average4 barns · 2,880 hd

159.33

−3.95

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	2,040	80.00	1,632	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,313	66.25	870	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,290	65.00	839	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,647	65.00	1,071	5thin

Every lot

58 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	377	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	754	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	449	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	799	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	472	173.65/cwt	162.00–185.00	820	44
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	525	166.12/cwt	165.00–166.50	872	41
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	572	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	904	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	583	152.90/cwt	151.00–157.00	891	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	603	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	911	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	616	153.15/cwt	152.00–155.00	943	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	638	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	798	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	643	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	852	30
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	647	160.50/cwt	160.50–160.50	1,038	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	676	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	973	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	684	153.66/cwt	151.00–157.00	1,051	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	684	146.55/cwt	145.00–148.50	1,002	35
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	709	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,028	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	715	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	965	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	720	158.39/cwt	158.00–158.75	1,140	56
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	722	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	964	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	764	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	993	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	789	156.50/cwt	156.50–156.50	1,235	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	818	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,137	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	831	158.75/cwt	158.75–158.75	1,319	126
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	385	148.65/cwt	145.00–150.00	572	48
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	423	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	520	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	431	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	616	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	469	142.69/cwt	141.50–144.00	669	46
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	477	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	668	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	523	142.66/cwt	140.50–144.00	746	39
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	540	135.71/cwt	135.00–136.00	733	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	563	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	738	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	583	132.16/cwt	130.00–133.50	770	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	603	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	724	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	619	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	799	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	630	145.61/cwt	143.00–148.00	917	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	630	137.24/cwt	135.00–139.00	865	30
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	660	126.13/cwt	119.00–128.50	832	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	682	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	853	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	690	145.25/cwt	144.50–146.50	1,002	46
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	695	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	890	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	717	145.40/cwt	144.50–146.50	1,043	37
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Full	722	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	931	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	839	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,133	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,023	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,228	12
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	385	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	685	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	480	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	763	16
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	549	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	807	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	617	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	851	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	633	132.29/cwt	130.50–134.00	837	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	656	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	879	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	698	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	859	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	712	118.59/cwt	117.00–120.00	844	15
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	638	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	325	10
Dairy Heifers	—	Small 4	777	29.50/cwt	29.50–29.50	229	25
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	2,040	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,632	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,290	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	839	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,290	62.50/cwt	62.50–62.50	806	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,335	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	935	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,647	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	1,071	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 Dec 2, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,384Last week 1,533Year ago 1,540

Slaughter CattleReceipts 12Last week 40Year ago 131

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	572	158.00	158.00
5	—	603	151.00	151.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	638	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
56	—	720	158.00–158.75	158.39
27	—	684	151.00–157.00	153.66
9	—	647	160.50	160.50
41	—	525	165.00–166.50	166.12
20	—	789	156.50	156.50
44	—	472	162.00–185.00	173.65
19	—	377	200.00	200.00
9	—	583	151.00–157.00	152.90
126	—	831	158.75	158.75
4	—	449	178.00	178.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	715	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	616	152.00–155.00	153.15
35	—	684	145.00–148.50	146.55
29	—	709	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	643	132.50	132.50
9	—	764	130.00	130.00
9	—	722	133.50	133.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	818	139.00	139.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	676	144.00	144.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	603	120.00	120.00
16	—	660	119.00–128.50	126.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	630	135.00–139.00	137.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	690	144.50–146.50	145.25
39	—	523	140.50–144.00	142.66
12	—	1,023	120.00	120.00
24	—	839	135.00	135.00
37	—	717	144.50–146.50	145.40
5	—	431	143.00	143.00
48	—	385	145.00–150.00	148.65
23	—	630	143.00–148.00	145.61
46	—	469	141.50–144.00	142.69
8	—	563	131.00	131.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	722	129.00	129.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	695	128.00	128.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	619	129.00	129.00
10	—	682	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	423	123.00	123.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	477	140.00	140.00
26	—	583	130.00–133.50	132.16
17	—	540	135.00–136.00	135.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Small 4$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	777	29.50	29.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	638	51.00	51.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	633	130.50–134.00	132.29
6	—	656	134.00	134.00
15	—	712	117.00–120.00	118.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	480	159.00	159.00
7	—	549	147.00	147.00
3	—	617	138.00	138.00
12	—	698	123.00	123.00
10	—	385	178.00	178.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,335	70.00	70.00
1	—	1,290	62.50	62.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,290	65.00	65.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,647	65.00	65.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,040	80.00	80.00

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.