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Tulia Livestock Auction Market Report

Tulia, Texas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, November 12, 2020

2,400 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $133.56/cwt +10.63 vs last sale · ≈ $944/hd at 707 lb · 173 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $136.74/cwt +5.41 vs last sale · ≈ $1,009/hd at 738 lb · 148 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $141.84/cwt +6.32 vs last sale · ≈ $807/hd at 569 lb · 137 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,400 1,780 2,071
Feeder cattle 2,400 1,763 2,071
Slaughter cattle — 16 —
Replacement cattle — 1 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold 3.00 to 8.00 higher. Trade was active on good demand.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
348 348 10 169.00 $169.00 $588 —
377 377 9 170.00 $170.00 $641 —
438–449 441 17 154.00 $154.00 $679 -10.91
451–494 479 106 148.00–161.00 $152.88 $732 +0.47
511–517 515 23 142.50–149.50 $147.39 $759 +1.42
565–575 569 137 137.00–147.00 $141.84 $807 +6.32
607 607 23 125.00 $125.00 $759 -17.34
609–648 unweaned 625 64 126.50–136.50 $132.31 $827 -1.08
683–695 unweaned 686 69 126.00–132.00 $129.87 $891 +3.87
723 723 10 126.00 $126.00 $911 -4.42
729–745 739 138 133.50–140.00 $137.52 $1,016 +7.10
751 751 15 135.00 $135.00 $1,014 +3.93
764 764 6 125.00 $125.00 $955 -6.07
811 811 17 130.00 $130.00 $1,054 —
915–945 936 28 119.00–125.00 $120.68 $1,130 -3.67
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
438 438 7 143.00 $143.00 $626 —
508 508 10 132.00 $132.00 $671 —
567 567 13 134.00 $134.00 $760 +3.50
692 unweaned 692 7 120.00 $120.00 $830 -1.00
742–748 unweaned 746 26 112.50–113.50 $112.84 $842 —
805 805 14 108.50 $108.50 $873 -19.77
971 971 14 119.00 $119.00 $1,155 —
1005 1005 10 109.00 $109.00 $1,095 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
678 678 10 117.00 $117.00 $793 -5.50

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
284 284 6 140.00 $140.00 $398 —
328 328 8 161.50 $161.50 $530 —
356 356 17 157.00 $157.00 $559 +14.32
435–439 438 12 140.00–143.00 $142.01 $622 +0.62
454–470 462 74 130.00–144.00 $138.14 $638 +3.85
495 495 9 125.50 $125.50 $621 -8.79
504–542 527 85 120.50–135.00 $128.06 $675 +0.42
550–595 570 125 122.50–130.00 $124.63 $710 -4.26
610 610 42 125.00 $125.00 $762 -0.82
607–644 unweaned 626 39 110.00–117.00 $114.91 $719 +4.14
647 647 13 116.00 $116.00 $751 —
658–681 unweaned 677 58 115.00–119.00 $118.01 $799 -2.49
689 689 17 132.50 $132.50 $913 ±0.00
700–734 706 158 130.00–137.00 $134.28 $948 +5.28
719 719 15 126.00 $126.00 $906 -3.00
796 796 60 130.50 $130.50 $1,039 +10.50
853 853 19 127.50 $127.50 $1,088 —
867 867 5 95.00 $95.00 $824 —
891 891 6 96.00 $96.00 $855 —
911 911 7 90.00 $90.00 $820 -14.00
1001 1001 24 107.00 $107.00 $1,071 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
472 472 18 121.00 $121.00 $571 -3.00
539 539 6 123.00 $123.00 $663 -4.50
556–585 570 82 115.00–125.00 $118.68 $676 —
632 unweaned 632 16 105.00 $105.00 $664 —
669 669 14 105.50 $105.50 $706 —
654–689 unweaned 678 23 109.00–115.00 $111.88 $759 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
637 637 12 111.00 $111.00 $707 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
573 573 32 120.00 $120.00 $688 —
662 662 36 107.50 $107.50 $712 —
951 951 18 97.00 $97.00 $922 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
443 443 4 134.00 $134.00 $594 —
626–641 631 15 120.00–124.00 $121.35 $766 —

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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.