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Tulia Livestock Auction Market Report

Tulia, Texas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, October 15, 2020

1,849 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $135.85/cwt -0.92 vs last sale · ≈ $1,078/hd at 794 lb · 119 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $118.43/cwt -4.73 vs last sale · ≈ $679/hd at 573 lb · 112 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $110.35/cwt ≈ $752/hd at 681 lb · 89 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,849 1,769 2,727
Feeder cattle 1,599 1,619 2,627
Slaughter cattle 250 146 100
Replacement cattle — 4 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold 1.00 to 4.00 lower. Trade was fairly active on moderate to good demand. Unweaned or fleshy calves were heavily discounted as we head into colder forecasted weather and the drought continues to plague wheat pastures. Slaughter cows and bulls were 5.00 to 7.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
409 409 25 142.00 $142.00 $581 —
462 462 18 134.50 $134.50 $621 -2.51
505 505 12 142.75 $142.75 $721 —
561–597 580 65 129.50–136.00 $133.24 $773 +0.94
613–645 unweaned 630 40 131.00–133.50 $132.04 $832 +3.04
658 658 24 132.00 $132.00 $869 -11.50
679–694 691 31 114.50–119.50 $115.61 $799 -2.89
691 691 20 137.50 $137.50 $950 +19.00
710 unweaned 710 8 124.00 $124.00 $880 —
701–736 713 35 130.00 $130.00 $927 —
717 717 16 110.00 $110.00 $789 —
764 764 5 114.50 $114.50 $875 -0.50
795–797 795 114 135.50–137.10 $136.79 $1,087 -1.71
808–818 unweaned 809 15 120.00–121.00 $120.87 $978 —
907 907 11 125.50 $125.50 $1,138 -8.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
379 379 8 140.00 $140.00 $531 —
470 470 11 141.00 $141.00 $663 —
586 unweaned 586 7 110.00 $110.00 $645 —
622 unweaned 622 5 129.00 $129.00 $802 —
739 unweaned 739 20 104.00 $104.00 $769 -22.00
787 unweaned 787 9 111.00 $111.00 $874 —
835 835 8 126.00 $126.00 $1,052 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
700 700 11 95.00 $95.00 $665 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
772 772 10 112.00 $112.00 $865 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
373 373 2 139.00 $139.00 $518 -3.00
404–426 415 30 126.50–131.00 $129.50 $537 -7.86
471–474 471 37 125.00–127.50 $127.08 $599 -6.64
505–546 534 88 122.00–126.50 $125.01 $668 -8.79
556–589 569 86 117.50–130.00 $121.49 $691 -1.67
579–590 586 26 105.00–110.00 $108.29 $635 -14.87
624–630 unweaned 627 7 122.00–125.00 $123.29 $773 -0.85
630 630 19 107.00 $107.00 $674 -27.76
634 634 31 130.50 $130.50 $827 -4.26
656 unweaned 656 11 115.00 $115.00 $754 —
675–688 682 27 125.00–132.00 $128.92 $879 —
675–698 686 51 95.00–103.00 $99.52 $683 —
714–734 717 32 122.50–127.50 $126.86 $910 +26.86
751 751 4 123.50 $123.50 $927 -5.73
785 785 5 104.00 $104.00 $816 -25.23
839 839 19 121.50 $121.50 $1,019 -4.12
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 7 130.00 $130.00 $474 —
471 471 4 125.00 $125.00 $589 -5.15
546 546 13 116.00 $116.00 $633 —
593 unweaned 593 5 112.00 $112.00 $664 —
612 612 29 127.75 $127.75 $782 -10.25
717 unweaned 717 5 114.00 $114.00 $817 —
740 740 5 120.00 $120.00 $888 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
678 678 16 89.50 $89.50 $607 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
516 516 5 99.00 $99.00 $511 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
498 498 26 120.00 $120.00 $598 -9.68
559 559 5 126.00 $126.00 $704 +5.00
673 673 14 90.00 $90.00 $606 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
589 589 7 121.00 $121.00 $713 —
703–740 712 8 85.00–90.00 $86.30 $614 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
582 582 6 79.00 $79.00 $460 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
955–1125 1079 85-90% 4 40.00 $40.00 $432 —
1130 1130 85-90% 1 30.00 $30.00 $339 -22.51
970–1202 1156 85-90% 65 37.50–38.00 $37.95 $439 -5.52
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1360 1162 80-85% 8 35.00–40.00 $38.87 $452 -2.77
1150–1378 1301 80-85% 57 42.50 $42.50 $553 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1300–1545 1322 75-80% 25 42.50 $42.50 $562 —
1300–1690 1413 75-80% 4 40.00 $40.00 $565 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1400 1400 1 55.00 $55.00 $770 —
1575–1885 1772 3 65.00–67.50 $65.89 $1,168 —

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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.