Name: Tulia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-02-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-02-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold mostly steady to instances 3.00 lower. Trade was fairy active on good demand. Cold front blew in over night, dropping temperatures and high winds.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $178.34/cwt on 689 head.

Average price

$178.34

689 head · 637 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,136

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$210

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

$8.88/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.07

vs TX average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	646	179.28	1,159	616
Medium and Large 1-2	557	170.39	949	73

One grade step is worth $8.88/cwt here — about $210 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 sale689 hd

178.34

—

TX average4 barns · 2,489 hd

171.27

+7.07

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
Bulls	—	Low	1,775	90.00	1,598	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,560	80.00	1,248	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,258	79.08	995	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,060	73.75	782	4thin

Every lot, as filed

47 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	832	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	998	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	727	149.02/cwt	147.00–149.75	1,083	75
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	409	168.31/cwt	160.00–173.00	688	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	891	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	691	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	441	184.17/cwt	173.00–186.00	812	38
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	855	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	665	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	991	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	772	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	758	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	872	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	545	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	763	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666	130.45/cwt	123.00–137.00	869	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	349	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	841	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	984	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	167.16/cwt	162.00–168.50	1,204	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	514	190.03/cwt	186.00–194.00	977	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,036	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,295	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	389	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	716	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	173.89/cwt	170.00–183.00	909	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	753	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,190	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	652	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,069	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	170.59/cwt	164.00–177.00	962	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	833	154.08/cwt	154.00–154.50	1,283	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	869	152.17/cwt	148.00–154.50	1,322	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	205.63/cwt	187.00–209.50	966	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	669	168.31/cwt	168.00–168.50	1,126	71
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	175.44/cwt	174.00–178.00	1,093	85
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	978	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	160.04/cwt	159.00–162.50	1,240	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	173.89/cwt	172.00–177.00	828	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	541	162.06/cwt	157.00–170.00	877	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	991	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,090	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	618	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	856	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	857	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,226	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	819	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,204	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	590	153.32/cwt	150.00–157.00	905	100
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	667	151.84/cwt	150.00–154.40	1,013	90
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	156.60/cwt	154.00–158.00	969	88
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	503	165.25/cwt	162.50–169.00	831	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	779	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,161	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	767	144.90/cwt	144.50–145.00	1,111	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	157.31/cwt	153.00–164.00	763	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,258	79.08/cwt	75.00–80.00	995	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,560	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,248	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,103	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	882	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	930	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	512	1
Bulls	—	—	1,775	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,598	1

How this sale compares

Texas weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Texas auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

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