Sale reports / Texas / Tulia Livestock Auction / 2021-12-09

Tulia Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Tulia, Texas · Thu, Dec 9
● Final49 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1954
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,294 head
▼ 90 vs last sale 1,384▼ 827 vs year ago 2,121 · −39.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
40 head
▲ 28 vs last sale 12▼ 60 vs year ago 100 · −60.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers were unevenly steady on limited comparable sales. Trade activity was moderate on moderate to good demand. The area remains dry with high winds. Slaughter cows were steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $146.80/cwt on 503 head.
Average price
$146.80
503 head · 624 lb average
Value per head Derived
$916
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$20
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$17.62/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.68
vs TX average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2629148.1293255
Medium and Large 1622147.08914436
Medium and Large 2699130.5091212thin
One grade step is worth $17.62/cwt here — about $20 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 sale503 hd
146.80
—
TX average4 barns · 2,820 hd
149.48
−2.68
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Low1,70586.001,4674thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,26964.6282012
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,65264.291,0627thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,14360.3769011

Every lot

49 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1296199.00/cwt199.00–199.005897
Steers—Medium and Large 1478176.42/cwt168.00–190.0084318
Steers—Medium and Large 1535169.61/cwt165.00–175.5090735
Steers—Medium and Large 1579155.77/cwt151.50–160.0090222
Steers—Medium and Large 1634160.86/cwt159.50–164.001,02045
Steers—Medium and Large 1654160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,04622
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy664137.00/cwt137.00–137.0091011
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2673156.86/cwt155.00–159.001,05632
Steers—Medium and Large 2673140.00/cwt140.00–140.0094239
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned682144.49/cwt144.00–145.0098516
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned704135.00/cwt135.00–135.0095038
Steers—Medium and Large 1717158.53/cwt154.50–160.001,13743
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2732156.00/cwt156.00–156.001,14220
Steers—Medium and Large 1777153.14/cwt150.00–155.001,19029
Steers—Medium and Large 2821136.00/cwt136.00–136.001,11718
Steers—Medium and Large 1827152.00/cwt152.00–152.001,2575
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2989133.00/cwt133.00–133.001,31514
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,187112.00/cwt112.00–112.001,32911
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2353150.00/cwt150.00–150.005304
Heifers—Medium and Large 1372161.80/cwt150.00–170.0060222
Heifers—Medium and Large 1440156.00/cwt156.00–156.006865
Heifers—Medium and Large 1472149.01/cwt145.00–154.0070334
Heifers—Medium and Large 1525157.36/cwt152.50–159.5082616
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2544144.00/cwt144.00–144.007836
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy565133.00/cwt133.00–133.0075111
Heifers—Medium and Large 1568143.57/cwt140.00–152.0081546
Heifers—Medium and Large 1604150.54/cwt147.00–152.5090944
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned658129.50/cwt128.00–132.0085254
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2665148.50/cwt148.50–148.5098845
Heifers—Medium and Large 1671151.75/cwt146.50–154.001,018133
Heifers—Medium and Large 2686126.00/cwt126.00–126.008646
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Full710140.00/cwt140.00–140.0099413
Heifers—Medium and Large 2711135.00/cwt135.00–135.009606
Heifers—Medium and Large 1727148.93/cwt144.00–152.001,08347
Heifers—Medium and Large 1823138.00/cwt138.00–138.001,13611
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1540160.00/cwt160.00–160.008644
Bulls—Medium and Large 1638137.00/cwt137.00–137.008748
Bulls—Medium and Large 1680135.00/cwt135.00–135.0091811
Bulls—Medium and Large 1712134.00/cwt134.00–134.009546
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,55392.00/cwt92.00–92.001,4292
Bulls——1,60575.00/cwt75.00–75.001,2041
Bulls——2,11085.00/cwt85.00–85.001,7941
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06353.65/cwt50.00–55.005704
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,10861.01/cwt60.00–62.006762
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,22065.50/cwt65.00–67.507995
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25963.54/cwt60.00–65.0080010
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,31870.00/cwt70.00–70.009232
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,51560.00/cwt60.00–60.009091
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,67565.00/cwt65.00–65.001,0896

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.