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Tulia Livestock Auction Market Report

Tulia, Texas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, June 10, 2021

1,497 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $130.76/cwt ≈ $1,207/hd at 923 lb · 226 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $132.79/cwt +3.79 vs last sale · ≈ $888/hd at 669 lb · 151 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $150.44/cwt ≈ $967/hd at 643 lb · 100 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,497 559 1,756
Feeder cattle 1,482 551 1,726
Slaughter cattle 15 8 30

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week's light test: Feeder steers and heifers sold 3.00 to 4.00 higher on limited comparable sales. Trade was fairly active on good demand. Temperatures hitting triple digits for the first time this summer, but recent rains at least improved drought conditions.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
554–565 562 26 160.00–163.00 $162.20 $912 —
618 unweaned 618 4 146.00 $146.00 $902 —
644–645 644 96 150.50–152.00 $150.63 $970 —
704–746 719 98 142.00–146.75 $144.67 $1,040 —
753–775 766 36 140.00–143.00 $141.38 $1,083 +3.88
815–819 817 90 139.00–141.00 $139.70 $1,141 —
893 893 35 135.00 $135.00 $1,206 +2.50
908–926 923 226 130.25–133.50 $130.76 $1,207 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
511 511 5 145.50 $145.50 $744 —
543 543 4 143.00 $143.00 $776 —
581 581 40 139.50 $139.50 $810 —
616 616 7 150.00 $150.00 $924 +9.78
743 743 56 132.50 $132.50 $984 —
802 802 7 135.00 $135.00 $1,083 —
859 859 12 125.00 $125.00 $1,074 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
653–668 661 12 120.00–125.00 $122.47 $810 —
778 778 3 124.00 $124.00 $965 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
524–538 532 23 131.00–147.00 $143.66 $764 —
559–585 566 36 136.00–146.00 $143.42 $812 +13.42
634 unweaned 634 7 135.50 $135.50 $859 +10.50
660–685 669 151 128.00–135.00 $132.79 $888 +3.79
741–744 742 49 128.00–128.50 $128.20 $951 +0.99
765–766 765 19 125.00 $125.00 $956 —
766 766 7 116.00 $116.00 $889 —
834 834 12 120.00 $120.00 $1,001 —
852 852 22 120.00 $120.00 $1,022 +3.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
444 444 4 145.00 $145.00 $644 +15.00
508–538 531 52 128.00–129.00 $128.24 $681 —
648 648 14 125.00 $125.00 $810 -2.00
653 653 74 123.00 $123.00 $803 —
791 791 20 114.00 $114.00 $902 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
606 606 5 116.00 $116.00 $703 —
681 681 6 120.00 $120.00 $817 —
760 760 3 110.00 $110.00 $836 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
715 715 6 109.00 $109.00 $779 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
336 336 7 211.00 $211.00 $709 —
413 413 10 200.00 $200.00 $826 —
606–641 633 17 133.00–134.00 $133.23 $843 —
833 833 2 119.00 $119.00 $991 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
598 598 4 138.00 $138.00 $825 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1495–1505 1500 75-80% 2 72.00–72.50 $72.25 $1,084 —
1605–1650 1635 75-80% 3 73.00–77.00 $74.31 $1,215 —
1655 1655 75-80% 1 65.00 $65.00 $1,076 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1250–1305 1278 80-85% 2 75.00–76.00 $75.51 $965 —
1525 1525 80-85% 1 60.00 $60.00 $915 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1075 1075 85-90% 1 70.00 $70.00 $752 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1125 1125 1 80.00 $80.00 $900 —
1315–1770 1543 2 80.00–85.00 $82.87 $1,279 —

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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.