Name: Tulia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-03-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold 1.00 to 4.00 lower. Trade was fairly active on moderate to good demand. The area remains dry with spring-like temperatures.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $154.39/cwt on 977 head.

Average price

$154.39

977 head · 765 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,181

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$203

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

$25.60/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.37

vs TX average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	766	156.00	1,195	909
Medium and Large 2	707	143.00	1,011	13thin
Medium and Large 1-2	761	130.40	992	55

One grade step is worth $25.60/cwt here — about $203 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 sale977 hd

154.39

—

TX average4 barns · 2,676 hd

157.75

−3.37

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	1,710	96.50	1,650	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,299	80.34	1,044	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,049	75.75	794	14

Every lot, as filed

57 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 1	—	479	164.56/cwt	161.50–168.00	788	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	631	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	795	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	467	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	565	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	183.28/cwt	160.00–190.00	786	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	153.45/cwt	153.00–153.75	944	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	346	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	720	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	147.99/cwt	141.00–150.00	852	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	459	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	615	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	640	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	867	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	820	121.50/cwt	121.50–121.50	996	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	699	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,174	138
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	754	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	973	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	594	143.63/cwt	143.00–146.00	853	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	634	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	919	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	786	148.38/cwt	147.50–151.00	1,166	78
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	634	163.34/cwt	162.00–164.00	1,036	37
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	707	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,011	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	825	133.89/cwt	130.00–135.00	1,105	78
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	514	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	828	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	496	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	799	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	990	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,366	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	439	198.41/cwt	183.00–210.00	871	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	844	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,245	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	688	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	669	144.13/cwt	142.00–146.25	964	88
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	142.92/cwt	141.00–144.50	1,036	114
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	696	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,058	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	881	143.16/cwt	137.00–145.00	1,261	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	678	168.50/cwt	168.50–168.50	1,142	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	186.96/cwt	185.00–189.00	903	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	338	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	710	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	732	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,127	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	688	158.85/cwt	158.00–163.50	1,093	121
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	627	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	941	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	737	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,069	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	690	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	791	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,010	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	503	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	900	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	905	143.41/cwt	143.00–143.50	1,298	297
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	770	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	963	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	731	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	983	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	141.57/cwt	135.00–143.00	864	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	864	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,089	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	697	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	919	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	558	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	917	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,192	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	504	142.60/cwt	142.50–143.00	719	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	783	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	1,061	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	11,000	1
Bulls	—	—	1,645	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,645	1
Bulls	—	—	1,743	94.75/cwt	94.50–95.00	1,651	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,018	72.77/cwt	70.00–75.00	741	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,245	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	934	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,313	81.68/cwt	80.00–84.75	1,072	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,104	81.11/cwt	80.00–83.00	895	5

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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