Tulia Livestock Auction Market Report

Tulia, Texas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, March 4, 2021

2,943 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $122.76/cwt +0.72 vs last sale · ≈ $944/hd at 769 lb · 271 head

heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $130.55/cwt -5.30 vs last sale · ≈ $1,020/hd at 781 lb · 249 head

light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $137.28/cwt -0.72 vs last sale · ≈ $976/hd at 711 lb · 202 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,943	2,273	1,383
Feeder cattle	2,733	2,248	1,352
Slaughter cattle	191	25	31
Replacement cattle	19	—	0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold 1.00 to 4.00 lower. Trade was active on moderate to good demand. Spring-like temperatures this week, but moisture is much needed with winds drying out the soil.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
377–390	385	19	179.00–182.00	$180.24	$694	-12.76
460–487	472	101	165.00–176.00	$169.60	$801	+3.75
513–541	534	35	145.00–165.00	$158.60	$847	+14.60
564–594	583	168	143.00–158.50	$154.95	$903	+0.32
627–649	640	85	144.00–150.00	$146.20	$936	-4.20
651–683	669	181	138.00–144.50	$140.32	$939	-8.34
680–686 unweaned	683	13	135.00–136.00	$135.54	$926	+0.54
700–749	711	202	131.00–139.50	$137.28	$976	-0.72
753–796	781	249	127.00–134.50	$130.55	$1,020	-5.30
807–825	815	187	127.50–132.50	$130.75	$1,066	-2.00
863–880	870	52	127.00–131.50	$129.57	$1,127	—
906	906	7	126.50	$126.50	$1,146	-0.26
973–974	974	41	119.00–120.50	$119.95	$1,168	—
1029	1029	5	107.00	$107.00	$1,101	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
304–305	305	9	183.00–190.00	$186.89	$570	—
642	642	6	138.50	$138.50	$889	-7.50
659 unweaned	659	20	125.00	$125.00	$824	—
694–696	695	15	128.00–135.00	$131.26	$912	—
737	737	16	126.50	$126.50	$932	—
787	787	10	128.00	$128.00	$1,007	-2.00
819	819	65	128.50	$128.50	$1,052	—
840	840	19	120.00	$120.00	$1,008	—
866	866	4	120.00	$120.00	$1,039	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
313	313	3	172.00	$172.00	$538	—
389–398	394	11	156.00–167.00	$160.94	$634	+6.69
412–446	434	50	150.00–170.00	$156.60	$680	+1.94
467–497	491	28	139.00–148.00	$143.06	$702	-2.73
503–533	511	31	136.00–140.50	$139.16	$711	-3.12
551–590	575	90	132.00–137.00	$133.69	$769	-2.86
605–647	611	115	128.00–134.50	$131.01	$800	-5.31
614 unweaned	614	5	126.00	$126.00	$774	-7.50
650–691	671	127	125.00–130.00	$128.04	$859	-3.13
701–748	725	159	125.00–128.00	$126.85	$920	-0.20
750–787	769	271	120.75–124.50	$122.76	$944	-0.12
820	820	16	120.00	$120.00	$984	-2.72
856–885	863	44	114.50–119.50	$118.22	$1,020	+2.22

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
307	307	3	159.00	$159.00	$488	—
351	351	8	150.00	$150.00	$526	—
584–592	587	23	127.00–128.50	$127.91	$751	-1.59
611	611	8	127.50	$127.50	$779	—
655	655	6	126.50	$126.50	$829	—
740	740	19	120.00	$120.00	$888	—
828	828	27	110.00	$110.00	$911	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
698	698	4	115.00	$115.00	$803	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1030	1030	85-90%	1	50.00	$50.00	$515	—
1090–1215	1139	85-90%	4	55.00	$55.00	$626	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1100	1100	80-85%	1	50.00	$50.00	$550	—
1115–1225	1188	80-85%	3	55.00–57.50	$56.72	$674	-3.28

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1071	1071	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	17	850.00	$850.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1000–1050	1025	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	900.00–1,025.00	$964.02	—

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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.