Tulia Livestock Auction Market Report

Tulia, Texas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, October 8, 2020

1,769 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $123.16/cwt ≈ $708/hd at 575 lb · 103 head

light 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $125.62/cwt ≈ $1,035/hd at 824 lb · 73 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $127.19/cwt ≈ $810/hd at 637 lb · 72 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,769	2,439	1,408
Feeder cattle	1,619	—	1,388
Slaughter cattle	146	—	20
Replacement cattle	4	—	0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers traded steady. Trade was fairly active on good demand. The Texas Panhandle remains in a drought, with temperatures back around the 90s. Slaughter cows and bulls were steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
468–478	475	55	135.00–142.50	$137.01	$651
530–546	541	12	131.00–137.00	$135.04	$731
554–590	574	52	129.50–142.00	$132.30	$759
626 unweaned	626	32	129.00	$129.00	$808
635	635	7	143.00	$143.00	$908
653	653	17	143.50	$143.50	$937
686	686	23	118.50	$118.50	$813
757	757	5	115.00	$115.00	$871
775	775	63	138.50	$138.50	$1,073
842	842	11	125.00	$125.00	$1,052
888	888	6	124.50	$124.50	$1,106
919	919	27	133.50	$133.50	$1,227

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
433	433	12	130.00	$130.00	$563
518–522	521	34	130.50–139.00	$133.49	$695
656	656	12	138.00	$138.00	$905
683 unweaned	683	23	117.00–123.00	$118.57	$810
712 unweaned	712	23	126.00	$126.00	$897
739	739	31	137.25	$137.25	$1,014
791	791	7	134.50	$134.50	$1,064
875	875	13	120.00	$120.00	$1,050
1056	1056	5	94.00	$94.00	$993

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
588	588	14	119.50	$119.50	$703
671	671	19	115.00	$115.00	$772

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
315	315	2	136.00	$136.00	$428
391	391	19	142.00	$142.00	$555
438–446	441	38	135.00–139.50	$137.36	$606
453–495	478	50	127.00–137.50	$133.72	$639
511–545	525	41	132.00–134.50	$133.80	$702
552–598	575	103	118.00–129.00	$123.16	$708
614–615 unweaned	614	21	123.00–125.00	$124.14	$762
645–647	646	38	130.00–138.75	$134.76	$871
647	647	13	110.00	$110.00	$712
706	706	9	100.00	$100.00	$706
725 unweaned	725	11	125.00	$125.00	$906
759–781	770	16	127.50–131.00	$129.23	$995
815–846	824	73	122.00–129.00	$125.62	$1,035
961	961	7	85.00	$85.00	$817
1002	1002	13	90.00	$90.00	$902
1086	1086	6	80.00	$80.00	$869

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
404–432	413	9	127.00–136.00	$130.14	$537
461–497	488	41	124.00–133.00	$130.15	$635
605	605	6	138.00	$138.00	$835
645	645	22	110.00	$110.00	$710
648 unweaned	648	23	126.00	$126.00	$816
695	695	14	131.50	$131.50	$914
695 unweaned	695	7	118.00	$118.00	$820
700	700	8	110.00	$110.00	$770
767	767	23	128.00	$128.00	$982
815	815	3	106.00	$106.00	$864

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
315	315	2	143.00	$143.00	$450
454–496	471	18	122.00–135.00	$129.68	$611
579	579	8	121.00	$121.00	$701
591	591	19	105.00	$105.00	$621

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
472–495	481	15	120.00–122.00	$121.18	$583
763	763	13	90.00	$90.00	$687

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1125–1310	1179	80-85%	74	40.50–45.00	$41.64	$491
1175–1275	1242	80-85%	3	47.50–50.00	$48.36	$601

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1567	1567	75-80%	27	51.50	$51.50	$807
1345–1639	1577	75-80%	9	45.00	$45.00	$710

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1100–1150	1125	85-90%	2	52.00–53.00	$52.51	$591
1100–1225	1160	85-90%	5	40.00–45.00	$43.47	$504
1225	1225	85-90%	1	50.00	$50.00	$612

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1395	1395	1	65.00	$65.00	$907
1605–2047	1952	9	70.00–75.00	$72.80	$1,421

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1050–1100	1075	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	2	675.00–700.00	$687.21

Small 4 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
750–800	775	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	360.00–500.00	$432.26

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.