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Tulia Livestock Auction Market Report

Tulia, Texas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, January 14, 2021

2,667 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $132.28/cwt -0.22 vs last sale · ≈ $1,025/hd at 775 lb · 274 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $137.20/cwt +3.88 vs last sale · ≈ $920/hd at 671 lb · 254 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $122.76/cwt -3.88 vs last sale · ≈ $878/hd at 715 lb · 194 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,667 3,214 1,855
Feeder cattle 2,520 3,214 1,814
Slaughter cattle 54 — 36
Replacement cattle 93 — 5

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers traded steady to 2.00 lower. Trade was active on moderate to good demand. Feedyards were hesitant to buy cattle as corn prices have increased throughout the week. The area received several inches of much needed moisture with the snow that swept across last weekend.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
383–392 390 12 191.00–200.00 $193.21 $754 -12.82
414 414 10 170.00 $170.00 $704 -9.67
489 489 5 165.00 $165.00 $807 -4.00
503–545 526 74 152.00–164.00 $158.96 $836 -1.93
583 583 16 145.00 $145.00 $845 -6.03
615–644 634 134 137.00–145.50 $141.62 $898 -2.28
650–698 667 206 133.50–142.50 $138.70 $925 -2.67
650–681 unweaned 671 18 125.00–131.00 $128.69 $864 +1.81
695 695 30 132.00 $132.00 $917 -9.37
724 724 7 131.00 $131.00 $948 -6.73
700–749 729 129 133.00–136.75 $134.34 $979 -3.39
733 733 5 129.00 $129.00 $946 -8.73
771 771 9 126.00 $126.00 $971 -0.09
750–789 775 265 130.50–137.50 $132.49 $1,027 +6.40
812–847 834 149 125.00–132.00 $128.27 $1,070 -1.45
851–872 863 36 122.50–128.00 $125.59 $1,084 -3.41
939 939 12 122.00 $122.00 $1,146 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
364 364 24 180.00 $180.00 $655 —
420 420 13 161.00 $161.00 $676 —
481–489 483 17 143.00–149.00 $144.43 $698 —
638 638 16 131.50 $131.50 $839 —
786–792 786 99 124.50–130.50 $124.93 $982 +0.93
820 820 10 120.00 $120.00 $984 —
858–884 865 52 117.50–118.50 $118.22 $1,023 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
719 719 5 117.00 $117.00 $841 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 5 152.00 $152.00 $448 +1.00
336 336 8 154.00 $154.00 $517 +5.00
393–398 396 20 152.00–153.00 $152.40 $604 -0.49
454–482 465 32 136.00–144.00 $140.19 $652 +2.05
500–549 533 49 128.00–139.00 $132.93 $709 -5.09
552–594 571 26 121.00–130.00 $126.36 $722 -0.54
609–640 626 110 126.00–130.50 $129.24 $809 +0.24
629 unweaned 629 33 118.00–125.00 $123.94 $780 +2.38
638 638 11 115.00 $115.00 $734 -14.00
654 unweaned 654 17 121.00 $121.00 $791 ±0.00
654–660 658 25 125.50–130.50 $129.11 $850 +0.80
695 695 13 122.00 $122.00 $848 -6.31
702–736 708 140 122.50–132.50 $123.97 $878 +3.97
709–748 734 54 119.00–121.50 $119.61 $878 -7.78
774 774 11 115.00 $115.00 $890 -10.63
770–791 786 99 123.00–124.50 $123.39 $970 -2.24
815 815 23 116.50 $116.50 $949 -9.50
851 851 5 116.00 $116.00 $987 —
887 887 21 105.00 $105.00 $931 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
319 319 9 149.00 $149.00 $475 —
386 386 32 149.00 $149.00 $575 —
445 445 9 133.50 $133.50 $594 —
528 528 24 122.50 $122.50 $647 -2.88
577 577 11 123.00 $123.00 $710 —
675 675 48 120.00 $120.00 $810 -5.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
806 806 19 101.00 $101.00 $814 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
453 453 2 158.00 $158.00 $716 —
526 526 5 143.00 $143.00 $752 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1390 1390 75-80% 1 53.50 $53.50 $744 —
1412–1645 1438 75-80% 16 51.25–52.50 $51.77 $744 —
1315–1680 1498 75-80% 2 47.50 $47.50 $712 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
985–1050 1019 85-90% 4 50.00–52.00 $50.50 $515 —
1025–1215 1098 85-90% 4 45.00–47.50 $45.69 $502 —
1210 1210 85-90% 1 58.00 $58.00 $702 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1175–1350 1290 80-85% 3 50.00–52.50 $50.76 $655 —
1115–1470 1372 80-85% 5 45.00–47.50 $45.92 $630 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1575–1820 1715 3 70.00–70.50 $70.17 $1,203 —
1710–2065 1915 3 75.00–77.50 $75.86 $1,453 —
1960–2115 2038 2 79.50–84.00 $81.84 $1,668 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1386 1386 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 22 785.00 $785.00
1398–1403 1400 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 71 925.00–1,100.00 $981.83

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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.