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Tulia Livestock Auction Market Report

Tulia, Texas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, November 19, 2020

1,910 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $125.88/cwt -7.69 vs last sale · ≈ $913/hd at 725 lb · 179 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $121.14/cwt -15.60 vs last sale · ≈ $867/hd at 716 lb · 118 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $125.69/cwt -2.37 vs last sale · ≈ $651/hd at 518 lb · 111 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,910 2,400 2,230
Feeder cattle 1,880 2,400 2,155
Slaughter cattle 30 — 75

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold 2.00 to 8.00 lower. Trade was fairly active on moderate demand. Unseasonable warm temperatures for this time of the year, but a cold front pushing through this weekend with a slight chance of much needed moisture.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 2 164.00 $164.00 $599 -6.00
410–411 411 15 164.00–168.00 $166.40 $684 +12.40
465–474 468 23 154.00–159.00 $155.54 $728 +2.66
500–541 518 90 136.50–156.50 $146.93 $761 -0.46
576–599 584 35 134.50–137.50 $135.50 $791 -6.34
602–624 610 36 137.00–138.00 $137.63 $840 +12.63
606–625 unweaned 618 43 133.50–136.50 $135.09 $835 +2.78
650–660 unweaned 653 44 121.50–127.00 $123.27 $805 -6.60
701 unweaned 701 26 125.00 $125.00 $876 —
705 705 53 112.00 $112.00 $790 -14.00
740 740 39 131.00 $131.00 $969 -6.52
750–772 757 96 127.00–133.75 $131.53 $996 -3.47
804–836 812 44 130.00–131.50 $130.39 $1,059 +0.39
818 unweaned 818 32 117.00 $117.00 $957 —
999 999 7 105.00 $105.00 $1,049 —
1001 1001 8 100.00 $100.00 $1,001 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
481 481 9 127.50 $127.50 $613 —
553 553 46 107.00 $107.00 $592 -27.00
626 626 14 133.50 $133.50 $836 —
679 679 23 100.25 $100.25 $681 —
799 799 9 108.50 $108.50 $867 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
696 unweaned 696 14 98.50 $98.50 $686 —
849 849 8 107.00 $107.00 $908 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
421 421 7 90.00 $90.00 $379 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
389 389 14 145.00 $145.00 $564 -12.00
405–443 431 28 140.00–144.00 $141.55 $610 -0.46
459–486 479 39 130.50–133.50 $131.40 $629 +5.90
502–535 518 107 125.00–127.50 $126.35 $654 -1.71
521 521 4 108.00 $108.00 $563 -20.06
586 586 7 110.00 $110.00 $645 -14.63
610–624 unweaned 614 31 120.00–121.00 $120.70 $741 +5.79
603–647 620 46 125.00–129.00 $127.37 $790 +2.37
641 641 5 109.50 $109.50 $702 -6.50
655–696 665 63 100.00–107.00 $103.92 $691 -28.58
682 unweaned 682 12 120.00 $120.00 $818 +1.99
701 701 33 124.00 $124.00 $869 -10.28
721–737 731 146 124.75–128.50 $126.30 $923 +0.30
765 unweaned 765 22 110.00 $110.00 $842 —
806 806 8 111.00 $111.00 $895 —
863 863 9 117.00 $117.00 $1,010 +22.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
391 391 8 125.00 $125.00 $489 —
445 445 9 108.00 $108.00 $481 —
449 449 7 128.00 $128.00 $575 —
478 478 6 121.50 $121.50 $581 +0.50
544 544 15 124.00 $124.00 $675 +1.00
575 575 10 118.00 $118.00 $678 -0.68
580 580 44 100.00 $100.00 $580 -18.68
614 unweaned 614 6 114.00 $114.00 $700 +9.00
643 643 15 115.00 $115.00 $739 —
662 unweaned 662 3 104.00 $104.00 $688 -7.88
722 722 5 124.50 $124.50 $899 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
765 765 13 90.00 $90.00 $688 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
434 434 9 103.00 $103.00 $447 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415 415 18 137.00 $137.00 $569 —
529 529 6 123.00 $123.00 $651 —
570 570 12 119.50 $119.50 $681 -0.50
781 781 8 95.00 $95.00 $742 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
451–488 470 14 139.00–146.00 $142.64 $670 —
597 597 5 133.00 $133.00 $794 —
631 631 13 122.00 $122.00 $770 +0.65

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1215–1255 1235 80-85% 2 40.00 $40.00 $494 —
1215–1335 1280 80-85% 13 45.00–47.50 $46.49 $595 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
950–1195 1056 85-90% 5 42.50 $42.50 $449 —
1025–1100 1063 85-90% 2 45.00 $45.00 $478 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1400 1400 75-80% 1 42.50 $42.50 $595 —
1465–1660 1556 75-80% 5 45.00 $45.00 $700 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1810 1810 1 70.00 $70.00 $1,267 —

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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.