Tulia Livestock Auction Market Report

Tulia, Texas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, December 3, 2020

1,671 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $117.38/cwt -8.50 vs last sale · ≈ $834/hd at 710 lb · 156 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $127.22/cwt +3.95 vs last sale · ≈ $849/hd at 667 lb · 116 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $120.33/cwt -3.43 vs last sale · ≈ $767/hd at 637 lb · 113 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,671	1,910	1,472
Feeder cattle	1,540	1,880	1,428
Slaughter cattle	131	30	44

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 4.00 higher. Trade was fairly active on moderate to good demand. The area received very little amount of moisture from the winter storm earlier in the week. Slaughter cows and bulls traded steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
473–481	479	12	154.00–160.00	$158.52	$759	+2.98
511–537	521	50	140.00–166.00	$153.00	$797	+6.07
566–595	581	46	138.00–147.50	$144.52	$840	+9.02
636 unweaned	636	9	137.00	$137.00	$871	+1.91
663–674 unweaned	664	82	120.00–124.50	$124.00	$823	+0.73
656–697	675	34	131.00–137.50	$135.00	$911	—
703–747	724	98	126.50–134.00	$130.99	$948	-0.01
729	729	13	124.50	$124.50	$908	-6.50
753	753	70	137.50	$137.50	$1,035	+5.97
782	782	10	120.00	$120.00	$938	-11.53
817	817	9	134.00	$134.00	$1,095	+3.61

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
331	331	12	142.00	$142.00	$470	—
633 unweaned	633	21	132.50	$132.50	$839	—
906	906	59	128.75	$128.75	$1,166	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
446	446	10	134.50	$134.50	$600	-7.05
454–485	477	27	125.00–139.00	$135.48	$646	+4.08
511–549	536	62	124.50–135.50	$128.33	$688	+20.33
564	564	15	114.00	$114.00	$643	+4.00
576	576	23	123.50	$123.50	$711	+13.50
627	627	19	115.00	$115.00	$721	-12.37
617–641 unweaned	638	58	118.00–121.50	$118.56	$756	-2.14
642	642	36	126.00	$126.00	$809	+16.50
668–680	676	84	119.00–125.00	$123.16	$833	+19.24
708–714	710	46	95.00–111.00	$101.74	$722	-22.26
710–711	710	103	122.00–126.00	$124.52	$884	+0.52
713 unweaned	713	7	115.00	$115.00	$820	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
404	404	9	145.50	$145.50	$588	—
492	492	9	125.50	$125.50	$617	+4.00
584–586	584	28	111.00–118.50	$116.89	$683	+16.89
786	786	9	106.00	$106.00	$833	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
327	327	3	148.00	$148.00	$484	—
525	525	20	129.00	$129.00	$677	—
551–598	588	34	123.00–127.50	$123.87	$728	-9.13
686	686	22	108.00	$108.00	$741	—
723–734	727	27	100.00–119.00	$112.60	$819	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
965–1175	1009	85-90%	22	39.50–42.50	$39.94	$403	—
1200–1385	1206	85-90%	31	45.00–50.25	$49.89	$602	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1120–1330	1229	80-85%	8	40.00–42.50	$41.88	$515	+1.88
1115–1460	1260	80-85%	15	45.00–47.50	$45.51	$573	-0.98

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1430–1455	1442	75-80%	3	45.00–49.50	$46.49	$670	—
1425–1475	1450	75-80%	4	40.00–42.50	$41.89	$607	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1300–1820	1473	3	65.00–70.00	$66.47	$979	—

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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.