Tulia Livestock Auction Market Report

Tulia, Texas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, September 23, 2021

1,227 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $143.03/cwt +13.03 vs last sale · ≈ $1,016/hd at 710 lb · 163 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $138.74/cwt +0.68 vs last sale · ≈ $724/hd at 522 lb · 88 head

light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $152.24/cwt -5.55 vs last sale · ≈ $1,106/hd at 727 lb · 70 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,227	1,230	2,788
Feeder cattle	1,207	1,191	2,678
Slaughter cattle	20	20	110
Replacement cattle	—	19	—

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Not enough comparable sales of feeder cattle for a market trend. Trade activity and demand were moderate to good. Fall is in the air with cooler temperatures in the mornings. Calves that are weaned and vaccinated are heavily sought after to turn out on winter wheat pastures. Slaughter cows were 3.00 to 5.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
392	392	16	178.00	$178.00	$698	—
473	473	14	181.00	$181.00	$856	—
535–541	540	23	155.00–157.50	$157.07	$848	-14.48
561	561	24	168.50	$168.50	$945	+16.96
598	598	10	144.00	$144.00	$861	-7.54
605–636 unweaned	618	56	141.00–148.50	$146.67	$906	—
651 unweaned	651	13	142.00	$142.00	$924	—
659–696	677	45	154.00–156.00	$154.83	$1,048	—
709–744 unweaned	725	17	144.00–146.00	$145.03	$1,051	+7.82
717–735	727	53	154.00–155.00	$154.55	$1,124	—
773	773	6	142.00	$142.00	$1,098	—
755–795 unweaned	779	37	133.50–137.50	$135.07	$1,052	—
847	847	34	146.00	$146.00	$1,237	—
897	897	16	143.00	$143.00	$1,283	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
604	604	15	142.00	$142.00	$858	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
641	641	5	120.00	$120.00	$769	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
403–443	420	62	143.00–158.00	$150.51	$632	+0.51
503–540	522	88	132.50–144.50	$138.74	$724	+0.68
550–558	553	17	130.00–132.00	$131.29	$726	-3.59
563 unweaned	563	11	125.00	$125.00	$704	—
591	591	4	125.00	$125.00	$739	-9.88
621–625 unweaned	624	42	124.50–127.00	$126.35	$788	—
665–676	669	37	142.50–143.50	$143.09	$957	—
692 unweaned	692	11	123.00	$123.00	$851	—
703 unweaned	703	4	131.00	$131.00	$921	+1.00
707	707	140	146.50	$146.50	$1,036	—
737–740	737	19	120.00	$120.00	$884	—
764–787 unweaned	779	25	124.00–127.50	$125.24	$976	+6.24
794	794	17	130.00	$130.00	$1,032	—
810–823	815	8	123.00–127.00	$124.51	$1,015	-1.49

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
636	636	10	141.00	$141.00	$897	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
425	425	10	160.00	$160.00	$680	—
529	529	27	142.50	$142.50	$754	—
554	554	10	136.00	$136.00	$753	-2.29
629	629	6	128.00	$128.00	$805	—
815	815	4	122.00	$122.00	$994	—
898	898	4	111.00	$111.00	$997	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
610	610	10	133.50	$133.50	$814	+6.50

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1075–1375	1225	80-85%	2	52.50–55.00	$53.60	$657	-15.10
1105–1390	1235	80-85%	6	60.00–62.50	$61.21	$756	-7.49
1345	1345	80-85%	1	65.00	$65.00	$874	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1455–1540	1496	75-80%	4	60.00–62.50	$61.89	$926	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1050	1050	85-90%	1	55.00	$55.00	$578	—
1165	1165	85-90%	1	60.00	$60.00	$699	-6.72

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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.