Tulia Livestock Auction Market Report

Tulia, Texas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, December 10, 2020

2,221 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $129.12/cwt -6.19 vs last sale · ≈ $980/hd at 759 lb · 210 head

light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $134.14/cwt +3.91 vs last sale · ≈ $970/hd at 723 lb · 144 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $125.92/cwt +5.59 vs last sale · ≈ $801/hd at 636 lb · 133 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,221	1,671	1,458
Feeder cattle	2,121	1,540	1,371
Slaughter cattle	100	131	87

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Steer and heifer calves sold 1.00 to 5.00 higher. Yearling steers and heifers were steady to instances 4 higher. Trade was fairly active on moderate to good demand. After several days of temperatures near the 70's, the area braces for a cold front with hopefully some moisture. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 3.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
287	287	8	197.00	$197.00	$565	—
329	329	6	201.00	$201.00	$661	—
379	379	7	190.00	$190.00	$720	—
408–425	416	23	163.00–176.00	$169.65	$706	—
495–497	497	70	144.50–158.00	$147.77	$734	-10.75
507–548	511	113	149.00–160.00	$154.00	$787	+1.00
574	574	12	146.00	$146.00	$838	+1.48
624 unweaned	624	17	133.50	$133.50	$833	-3.50
603–643	641	106	143.00	$143.00	$917	—
651 unweaned	651	64	129.00	$129.00	$840	+5.00
685	685	23	135.50	$135.50	$928	+0.50
697	697	6	130.00	$130.00	$906	-5.00
700–742	723	144	133.00–135.00	$134.14	$970	+3.15
752–761 unweaned	753	80	119.00–123.50	$122.82	$925	—
763	763	130	133.00	$133.00	$1,015	-4.50
807–841	827	47	129.00–130.75	$129.80	$1,073	-4.20
939	939	7	119.50	$119.50	$1,122	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
416–440	430	54	132.50–148.00	$137.31	$590	—
484	484	4	148.00	$148.00	$716	—
565	565	31	130.00	$130.00	$734	—
620	620	11	137.00	$137.00	$849	—
705 unweaned	705	12	121.50	$121.50	$857	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360–368	363	39	150.00–153.00	$151.25	$549	—
407–439	432	64	130.00–148.50	$140.92	$609	+6.42
473–488	475	47	125.00–145.50	$142.81	$678	+7.33
511–543	534	92	129.50–135.50	$131.00	$700	+2.67
554–594	574	45	120.00–129.00	$122.65	$704	-0.85
629 unweaned	629	25	119.50	$119.50	$752	+0.94
603–648	638	108	126.00–135.00	$127.41	$813	+1.41
668	668	12	124.00	$124.00	$828	+0.84
659–699 unweaned	678	48	113.00–116.00	$114.09	$774	—
749	749	23	130.00	$130.00	$974	—
835–841	840	20	116.00–118.00	$117.70	$989	—
991	991	8	115.00	$115.00	$1,140	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
333	333	8	130.00	$130.00	$433	—
421–428	423	59	129.00–135.00	$130.34	$551	-15.16
492–496	494	13	130.00–131.00	$130.54	$645	+5.04
531–546	536	76	118.50–131.50	$122.01	$654	—
584–585	585	13	110.00–120.00	$113.84	$666	-3.05
692 unweaned	692	6	114.00	$114.00	$789	—
715 unweaned	715	14	107.00	$107.00	$765	—
840	840	5	105.00	$105.00	$882	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
611	611	6	112.00	$112.00	$684	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400	400	3	115.00	$115.00	$460	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
473–495	476	39	130.00–132.00	$130.27	$620	—
528	528	8	126.00	$126.00	$665	—
613	613	36	117.00	$117.00	$717	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
488	488	8	138.50	$138.50	$676	—
695	695	11	109.00	$109.00	$758	+1.00

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
970–1115	1037	85-90%	10	45.00–50.50	$48.84	$506	+8.90
975–1075	1066	85-90%	24	40.00–43.00	$42.26	$450	—
1075–1115	1095	85-90%	2	51.50–52.50	$52.01	$570	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1035–1300	1207	80-85%	15	47.50–53.00	$49.25	$594	+7.37
1105–1375	1235	80-85%	3	45.00	$45.00	$556	+3.12
1270–1345	1300	80-85%	3	54.00–54.50	$54.16	$704	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1425–1455	1440	75-80%	2	42.50–45.00	$43.76	$630	-2.73
1365–1725	1519	75-80%	4	47.50–50.00	$48.80	$741	—
1815	1815	75-80%	1	52.50	$52.50	$953	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1350–1390	1370	2	65.00	$65.00	$890	—
1465–1805	1638	3	73.50–75.50	$74.47	$1,220	—
1720	1720	1	76.50	$76.50	$1,316	—

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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.