Name: Tulia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-02-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-02-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 4.00 lower. Trade activity was moderate on moderate to good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $152.51/cwt on 607 head.

Average price

$152.51

607 head · 777 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,186

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$594

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

$30.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.03

vs TX average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1-2	336	169.00	568	9thin
Medium and Large 1	782	152.70	1,195	580
Medium and Large 1-2	840	138.33	1,162	18thin

One grade step is worth $30.67/cwt here — about −$594 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 sale607 hd

152.51

—

TX average4 barns · 1,793 hd

160.54

−8.03

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	—	Average	1,808	98.08	1,773	2thin

Every lot, as filed

27 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	524	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	933	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	653	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	504	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	806	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	153.50/cwt	153.50–153.50	953	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	462	160.50/cwt	160.50–160.50	742	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	741	145.65/cwt	144.75–146.50	1,079	134
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	439	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	970	5
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	336	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	568	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	772	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,119	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	810	155.06/cwt	150.00–156.50	1,256	120
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	696	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,079	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,031	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,320	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	502	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	934	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	592	175.13/cwt	175.00–177.00	1,037	91
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	438	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	775	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	618	149.50/cwt	145.00–152.00	924	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	936	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,348	82
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	161.39/cwt	160.00–162.00	1,081	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	891	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,256	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	743	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,115	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	587	157.25/cwt	153.50–157.50	923	97
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	865	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,176	164
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	638	164.97/cwt	164.00–167.00	1,053	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	889	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	457	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	727	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,013	14
Bulls	—	—	1,808	98.08/cwt	96.00–100.00	1,773	2

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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