Name: Tulia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-01-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Yearling steers and heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Trade was active on moderate demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $157.59/cwt on 923 head.

Average price

$157.59

923 head · 728 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,147

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$74

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2

$7.73/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.49

vs TX average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	729	158.36	1,155	831
Medium and Large 1-2	717	150.63	1,081	92

One grade step is worth $7.73/cwt here — about $74 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale923 hd

157.59

—

TX average4 barns · 2,558 hd

163.08

−5.49

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,367	63.04	862	49

Every lot, as filed

53 lots · USDA AMS · Tulia Livestock Auction - Tulia, TX

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	554	178.50/cwt	178.50–178.50	989	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	149.67/cwt	147.50–158.00	1,006	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	664	161.46/cwt	158.50–167.00	1,072	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	192.96/cwt	189.00–196.00	913	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	439	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	659	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,022	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,278	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	866	151.24/cwt	150.00–152.00	1,310	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	545	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	899	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	188.54/cwt	188.00–189.00	805	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	807	153.07/cwt	150.00–153.50	1,235	84
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	734	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	969	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	741	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,134	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	636	154.00/cwt	151.50–157.00	979	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	725	148.87/cwt	148.00–150.00	1,079	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	923	146.22/cwt	144.00–147.50	1,350	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	153.50/cwt	153.50–153.50	944	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	768	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,121	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	780	155.12/cwt	153.00–157.00	1,210	294
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	736	154.50/cwt	154.50–154.50	1,137	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	165.05/cwt	163.00–169.50	1,022	72
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	930	104.50/cwt	104.50–104.50	972	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	717	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	968	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	846	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,066	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	1,055	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	644	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	805	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	662	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	940	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,395	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	865	42
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,196	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	837	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,205	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	783	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,339	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	11,382	33
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,335	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	12,349	47
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,289	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	13,535	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	681	142.76/cwt	140.50–145.00	972	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	152.36/cwt	145.50–155.50	957	154
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	765	140.78/cwt	135.00–144.50	1,077	99
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	487	155.34/cwt	154.00–156.50	757	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	631	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	909	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	154.95/cwt	140.00–157.00	807	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	755	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	944	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	655	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	819	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	581	156.57/cwt	156.00–157.00	910	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	151.40/cwt	151.00–152.00	793	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	861	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	990	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	717	146.39/cwt	141.50–149.00	1,050	272
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	684	153.95/cwt	153.00–155.00	1,053	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	937	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,312	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	161.73/cwt	150.00–163.50	692	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	672	147.40/cwt	146.00–149.00	991	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	313	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	470	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	631	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	811	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	824	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,236	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	814	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	434	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	846	26

How this sale compares

Texas weighted averages

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