Tulia Livestock Auction Market Report

Tulia, Texas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, April 22, 2021

2,507 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $139.50/cwt -2.32 vs last sale · ≈ $999/hd at 716 lb · 229 head

light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $131.68/cwt -0.13 vs last sale · ≈ $1,077/hd at 818 lb · 191 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $141.13/cwt -6.35 vs last sale · ≈ $960/hd at 680 lb · 146 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,507	2,198	3,253
Feeder cattle	2,417	2,114	3,201
Slaughter cattle	90	69	52
Replacement cattle	—	15	—

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Yearling steers and heifers sold mostly 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Trade was active on moderate to good demand. Cattle futures continued to drop as corn futures were well above 6.00.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
428–442	436	15	171.00–185.00	$176.49	$769	-7.51
458	458	11	169.00	$169.00	$774	-12.00
521–549	541	35	147.00–163.00	$158.78	$859	-15.27
551–590	578	106	148.00–154.50	$152.28	$880	+2.28
632–633	632	136	145.00–148.00	$146.46	$926	-16.28
674–686	680	146	139.50–142.50	$141.13	$960	-6.81
713–722	716	229	135.00–141.00	$139.50	$999	-2.32
750–760	756	49	132.50–134.50	$133.69	$1,011	-7.31
809–823	818	191	125.00–132.25	$131.68	$1,077	+1.68
855–889	860	47	123.00–130.00	$128.92	$1,109	-1.58
957	957	9	117.00	$117.00	$1,120	-2.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
537	537	18	149.00	$149.00	$800	—
581	581	17	141.50	$141.50	$822	+7.50
640 unweaned	640	5	133.00	$133.00	$851	—
673 unweaned	673	8	123.00	$123.00	$828	—
698	698	8	129.00	$129.00	$900	-9.31
699	699	8	135.00	$135.00	$944	-3.31
700–715	713	34	132.50–134.50	$133.87	$954	—
782 unweaned	782	13	122.00	$122.00	$954	—
880	880	19	123.50	$123.50	$1,087	-4.00
902–927	918	33	117.00–123.00	$119.14	$1,094	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
397	397	10	148.00	$148.00	$588	-10.08
403–444	429	19	138.50–139.00	$138.67	$595	-6.60
499	499	6	136.50	$136.50	$681	—
511–537	523	39	135.00–135.50	$135.26	$707	-0.86
552–562	559	50	131.00–132.00	$131.66	$736	-3.63
606–613	611	17	127.00–128.00	$127.35	$778	-7.79
693–698	697	116	124.50–130.50	$125.84	$877	+1.15
729	729	11	123.00	$123.00	$897	-1.37
718–744	737	14	115.00–115.50	$115.36	$850	-9.01
758–799	781	38	117.00–121.00	$119.26	$931	+2.26
876	876	9	112.50	$112.50	$986	—
889	889	4	107.00	$107.00	$951	—
1189	1189	34	92.00	$92.00	$1,094	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
497	497	17	133.50	$133.50	$663	-1.50
505–506	505	33	131.00–133.00	$131.73	$665	—
556–597	567	11	122.00–131.00	$128.42	$728	+0.92
595	595	15	115.00	$115.00	$684	-12.50
617–622	620	36	120.00–124.00	$121.33	$752	-5.17
659	659	38	120.00	$120.00	$791	—
662 unweaned	662	11	114.00	$114.00	$755	—
720	720	10	118.00	$118.00	$850	+3.00
723	723	7	110.00	$110.00	$795	-5.00
755	755	36	112.50	$112.50	$849	-8.73
814–840	825	67	111.50–116.00	$115.20	$950	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230	230	21	136.00	$136.00	$313	—
281	281	42	130.00	$130.00	$365	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
786	786	14	95.00	$95.00	$747	—

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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	473	11	148.50	$148.50	$702	—
618	618	15	134.00	$134.00	$828	—
703	703	6	114.00	$114.00	$801	—
793	793	3	102.00	$102.00	$809	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
461	461	6	149.00	$149.00	$687	—
548	548	21	143.00	$143.00	$784	—
601	601	6	133.50	$133.50	$802	-9.50

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1273	1273	80-85%	7	65.50	$65.50	$834	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1395	1395	75-80%	7	67.50	$67.50	$942	—

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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.