Tulia Livestock Auction Market Report

Tulia, Texas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, April 8, 2021

3,258 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $131.97/cwt -0.42 vs last sale · ≈ $970/hd at 735 lb · 421 head

light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $144.64/cwt +2.02 vs last sale · ≈ $1,028/hd at 711 lb · 223 head

light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $138.71/cwt -2.18 vs last sale · ≈ $1,157/hd at 834 lb · 184 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	3,258	1,868	1,876
Feeder cattle	3,226	1,813	1,850
Slaughter cattle	32	55	26

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Trade was active on good demand. CME cattle futures continued to climb, which boosted momentum. The area is still in much need of moisture.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
418	418	6	200.00	$200.00	$836	+3.62
529–535	534	40	180.00–181.00	$180.12	$962	+9.14
596	596	5	170.00	$170.00	$1,013	+10.00
602–604	603	26	163.50–164.00	$163.67	$987	+5.45
664–694	683	110	146.25–151.50	$148.11	$1,012	+1.90
703–726	711	223	144.00–145.00	$144.64	$1,028	+2.02
768–797	786	76	138.25–143.50	$140.19	$1,102	+0.29
823–848	834	184	138.50–139.10	$138.71	$1,157	-2.18
860	860	112	136.50	$136.50	$1,174	—
903	903	11	132.50	$132.50	$1,196	+2.86

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
483–490	488	78	145.00–150.50	$146.68	$716	-4.82
537	537	25	158.50	$158.50	$851	—
608	608	5	150.00	$150.00	$912	—
666–667	667	46	143.00–148.00	$146.26	$976	-3.74
763	763	8	133.00	$133.00	$1,015	-3.50
767	767	19	125.00	$125.00	$959	-11.50
835	835	18	134.50	$134.50	$1,123	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
721	721	11	120.00	$120.00	$865	—
798	798	79	130.00	$130.00	$1,037	—
854	854	6	125.00	$125.00	$1,068	—
931	931	13	106.00	$106.00	$987	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
630	630	13	105.00	$105.00	$662	—
765	765	36	124.00	$124.00	$949	—
1175	1175	13	90.00	$90.00	$1,058	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
377	377	20	127.00	$127.00	$479	—
526	526	5	110.00	$110.00	$579	—
630	630	13	105.00	$105.00	$662	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305	305	3	170.00	$170.00	$518	+0.87
435–448	443	12	148.00–160.00	$152.91	$677	-6.59
459–495	477	30	146.00–154.00	$148.51	$708	+0.51
519–527	525	59	142.00–150.00	$147.85	$776	-0.15
571–575	573	38	136.50–141.00	$138.76	$795	-0.24
601–636 unweaned	607	31	129.00–135.00	$133.71	$812	—
601–628	623	44	136.00–143.00	$141.77	$883	+3.47
640	640	8	129.50	$129.50	$829	-8.80
670–698	691	106	134.25–134.50	$134.31	$928	+5.25
713–743	735	415	127.00–135.00	$132.07	$971	-0.32
744	744	6	125.00	$125.00	$930	-7.39
768–771	771	110	125.00–132.00	$128.15	$988	+3.86
801–813	808	152	125.50–128.50	$127.74	$1,032	+4.43
879	879	4	119.00	$119.00	$1,046	+4.50

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
441	441	14	148.00	$148.00	$653	+8.00
461–484	469	69	139.50–140.00	$139.81	$656	+0.81
529–547	535	21	138.00–139.00	$138.66	$742	+6.66
563–598	570	106	127.00–141.00	$139.24	$794	+8.24
604 unweaned	604	18	123.00	$123.00	$743	—
627–630	629	60	132.50–135.00	$134.34	$845	+3.84
691	691	32	129.50	$129.50	$895	+4.50
701–733	709	81	122.50–126.00	$123.25	$874	+1.57
753–786	766	35	113.50–115.00	$114.12	$874	-5.88
904	904	7	109.00	$109.00	$985	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
556	556	24	120.00	$120.00	$667	—
683	683	4	120.00	$120.00	$820	—
748	748	6	116.00	$116.00	$868	—
801	801	46	109.00	$109.00	$873	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
414	414	27	132.50	$132.50	$549	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
347	347	7	172.00	$172.00	$597	—
538–540	539	13	149.00–151.00	$150.38	$811	—
563	563	2	160.00	$160.00	$901	—
635	635	6	145.00	$145.00	$921	—
735	735	10	127.50	$127.50	$937	+4.50

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330	330	3	170.00	$170.00	$561	—
460	460	4	156.00	$156.00	$718	—
645	645	11	130.50	$130.50	$842	—
771	771	8	116.00	$116.00	$894	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1185	1185	80-85%	1	59.00	$59.00	$699	+9.00
1224	1224	80-85%	5	65.00	$65.00	$796	+2.93

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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.