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Tulia Livestock Auction Market Report

Tulia, Texas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, November 5, 2020

1,780 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $131.33/cwt +13.40 vs last sale · ≈ $948/hd at 722 lb · 144 head
light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $128.27/cwt ≈ $1,048/hd at 817 lb · 129 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $128.89/cwt +16.81 vs last sale · ≈ $733/hd at 569 lb · 120 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,780 1,612 2,413
Feeder cattle 1,763 1,477 2,310
Slaughter cattle 16 100 103
Replacement cattle 1 35 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to the last sale two weeks ago: Feeder steers and heifers traded mostly 5.00 to 8.00 higher, with instances as much as 15 higher. Trade activity was moderate to good on good demand. Last week brought some much need moisture with the ice and snow storm, this week it has warmed back up to the 70's. Slaughter cows and bulls were steady to 2.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
418–441 426 18 155.00–170.00 $164.91 $703 +22.88
458–498 487 73 146.00–165.00 $152.41 $742 +17.04
507–546 532 32 134.00–153.00 $145.97 $777 +16.97
568–591 586 69 134.50–139.50 $135.52 $794 +11.93
600–634 620 35 140.50–143.50 $142.34 $883 +28.34
629–633 unweaned 631 35 133.25–133.50 $133.39 $842 +9.47
655–682 unweaned 667 11 126.00 $126.00 $840 +4.62
712 unweaned 712 29 116.50 $116.50 $829 +9.50
713 value added 713 38 144.50 $144.50 $1,030 —
709–733 730 77 130.00–133.00 $130.42 $952 +4.92
759–761 759 30 128.25–131.50 $131.07 $995 +15.07
911–934 928 25 119.00–126.00 $124.35 $1,154 +8.85
957 957 32 117.00 $117.00 $1,120 +17.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
473 473 8 129.00 $129.00 $610 +8.50
561 561 62 130.50 $130.50 $732 +10.50
631 631 17 132.50 $132.50 $836 +22.50
676 unweaned 676 9 121.00 $121.00 $818 +0.03
727 727 6 133.00 $133.00 $967 —
774 774 31 124.75 $124.75 $966 —
815–822 817 129 125.00–129.50 $128.27 $1,048 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
396 396 5 126.00 $126.00 $499 —
619 619 9 125.00 $125.00 $774 —
659 659 29 122.50 $122.50 $807 —
693 unweaned 693 19 90.00 $90.00 $624 —
796 796 6 107.00 $107.00 $852 —
842 842 11 105.50 $105.50 $888 —
906 906 9 103.00 $103.00 $933 —
Small 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
494 494 4 27.00 $27.00 $133 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
371–397 379 16 138.00–145.00 $142.68 $541 +10.68
416–438 426 26 138.50–144.00 $141.39 $602 +16.66
459–486 470 32 133.50–135.50 $134.29 $631 +12.35
500–522 507 58 126.50–133.50 $127.64 $647 +32.64
561–590 569 120 125.00–133.75 $128.89 $733 +16.81
603–614 610 27 125.00–127.50 $125.82 $768 +24.03
620–645 unweaned 632 16 110.00–112.00 $110.77 $700 +3.81
682 682 62 132.50 $132.50 $904 —
690 unweaned 690 30 120.50 $120.50 $831 +10.50
708 708 27 129.00 $129.00 $913 +15.21
731 unweaned 731 15 112.00 $112.00 $819 +14.75
793 793 56 120.00 $120.00 $952 +6.50
911 911 8 104.00 $104.00 $947 +21.53
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
391 391 19 133.00 $133.00 $520 +13.00
493 493 13 124.00 $124.00 $611 —
542 542 3 127.50 $127.50 $691 +15.14
701 701 5 116.00 $116.00 $813 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
402 402 5 116.00 $116.00 $466 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
388 388 13 145.00 $145.00 $563 —
528 528 16 120.00 $120.00 $634 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
472 472 3 140.50 $140.50 $663 +16.09
676 676 6 122.00 $122.00 $825 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1110–1395 1215 80-85% 3 42.50 $42.50 $516 —
1275 1275 80-85% 1 50.00 $50.00 $638 +5.93
1375 1375 80-85% 1 46.00 $46.00 $632 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1390–1590 1490 75-80% 2 42.50–44.00 $43.20 $644 —
1625 1625 75-80% 1 45.00 $45.00 $731 +5.00

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1555 1555 1 70.00 $70.00 $1,088 —
1703 1703 6 81.00 $81.00 $1,379 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1300 1300 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 700.00 $700.00

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 5 29.00 $29.00 $104 —

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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.