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Tulia Livestock Auction Market Report

Tulia, Texas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, November 11, 2021

1,676 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $151.35/cwt -12.65 vs last sale · ≈ $874/hd at 577 lb · 163 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $138.30/cwt -4.11 vs last sale · ≈ $718/hd at 519 lb · 132 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $143.60/cwt +10.77 vs last sale · ≈ $984/hd at 685 lb · 120 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,676 1,379 2,426
Feeder cattle 1,606 1,291 2,400
Slaughter cattle 15 54 26
Replacement cattle 55 34 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 4.00 higher. Trade activity was moderate on moderate to good demand, especially on pre-conditioned yearlings. The area remains unseasonably warm and dry. Slaughter cows and bulls were steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 2 170.00 $170.00 $629 —
449 449 4 176.00 $176.00 $790 +3.24
453–477 466 19 169.50–170.00 $169.73 $791 +4.73
532–547 536 21 156.00–169.50 $165.57 $887 -13.94
554 554 4 145.00 $145.00 $803 -19.00
550–598 578 159 145.00–158.50 $151.51 $876 -12.49
620 unweaned 620 34 144.50 $144.50 $896 -2.25
633–635 633 28 156.00 $156.00 $987 -3.27
651–668 unweaned 665 40 139.00–145.00 $140.18 $932 —
701 701 13 150.50 $150.50 $1,055 -0.50
710–717 714 52 157.00–159.00 $158.24 $1,130 +7.24
720 unweaned 720 4 136.00 $136.00 $979 —
767–786 779 38 150.00–153.00 $151.16 $1,178 —
793 unweaned 793 14 145.50 $145.50 $1,154 —
840 840 4 145.00 $145.00 $1,218 -4.87
850 850 5 140.00 $140.00 $1,190 —
853–892 883 37 143.50–144.00 $143.88 $1,270 —
941 941 12 141.00 $141.00 $1,327 -2.00
959 959 4 125.00 $125.00 $1,199 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
574 unweaned 574 18 135.00 $135.00 $775 —
686 686 10 152.00 $152.00 $1,043 —
708 unweaned 708 51 130.00 $130.00 $920 —
748 748 12 154.00 $154.00 $1,152 +4.31
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
448 448 4 141.00 $141.00 $632 —
528 528 5 137.50 $137.50 $726 +3.50
569 569 5 125.00 $125.00 $711 —
846 846 6 113.00 $113.00 $956 —
876 876 8 135.00 $135.00 $1,183 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
368–379 376 18 155.00–162.00 $159.36 $599 —
428–441 436 12 155.00–156.00 $155.59 $678 +0.59
502–509 506 8 125.00–127.00 $126.26 $639 -17.99
514–516 unweaned 516 34 134.00–135.00 $134.82 $696 —
504–532 522 90 138.00–146.00 $140.68 $734 +10.68
559 unweaned 559 8 125.00 $125.00 $699 —
587 587 9 126.00 $126.00 $740 -7.53
580–594 592 47 135.00–144.00 $141.81 $840 +8.28
603–611 unweaned 604 49 135.00–141.00 $135.74 $820 +6.74
657–674 unweaned 669 11 137.50–139.00 $137.90 $923 +2.26
673–695 686 96 143.50–149.00 $146.77 $1,007 +26.77
692 692 13 125.00 $125.00 $865 +5.00
709 unweaned 709 17 138.50 $138.50 $982 —
713–721 720 92 142.00–150.25 $148.57 $1,070 +7.13
727 727 3 133.00 $133.00 $967 -8.44
755 755 11 137.00 $137.00 $1,034 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
559–596 580 21 133.00–135.00 $134.36 $779 +14.36
630 unweaned 630 6 129.00 $129.00 $813 +5.19
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
456 456 5 125.00 $125.00 $570 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
603–647 634 27 126.00–130.00 $128.87 $817 —
650–682 672 13 124.00–125.00 $124.30 $835 +0.40
754–774 762 26 114.00–119.00 $117.27 $894 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
459 459 5 170.00 $170.00 $780 +16.00
505 505 2 145.00 $145.00 $732 -13.72

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1170–1200 1190 85-90% 3 52.50–55.00 $54.18 $645 —
1190 1190 85-90% 1 60.00 $60.00 $714 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1255–1430 1333 80-85% 3 60.00–62.50 $60.82 $811 -3.14
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1520 1520 75-80% 1 62.50 $62.50 $950 —
1575 1575 75-80% 1 55.00 $55.00 $866 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1400–1445 1423 2 82.50 $82.50 $1,174 —
2355 2355 1 90.00 $90.00 $2,120 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
785 785 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 55 82.50 $82.50 $648

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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.