Name: Tulia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-03-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold mostly steady to instances 4.00 higher. Trade activity and demand were moderate to good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $154.36/cwt on 841 head.

Average price

$154.36

841 head · 772 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,192

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$478

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

$24.94/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.29

vs TX average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	336	177.00	595	8thin
Medium and Large 1	793	154.63	1,226	675
Medium and Large 1-2	705	152.06	1,073	158

One grade step is worth $24.94/cwt here — about −$478 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 sale841 hd

154.36

—

TX average4 barns · 2,144 hd

156.64

−2.29

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	1,588	99.59	1,582	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,165	79.83	930	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,038	74.79	776	6thin

Every lot, as filed

49 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 1-2	—	509	160.50/cwt	160.50–160.50	817	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	437	178.24/cwt	172.00–182.00	779	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	615	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	867	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	674	150.19/cwt	145.00–151.00	1,012	120
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	839	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,133	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	148.61/cwt	143.00–150.00	697	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	182.05/cwt	176.00–185.00	679	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	620	153.03/cwt	151.00–155.00	949	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	549	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	889	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	904	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	1,125	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	829	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,152	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	637	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	892	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	159.93/cwt	150.00–164.00	904	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	434	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	816	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	150.46/cwt	145.50–153.00	937	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	852	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,150	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	734	154.50/cwt	154.50–154.50	1,134	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	185.34/cwt	183.00–191.00	875	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	908	147.40/cwt	144.00–149.00	1,338	116
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	176.52/cwt	173.00–177.00	1,015	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	875	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,155	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	683	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	994	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	600	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	960	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	355	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	738	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	824	150.63/cwt	150.00–151.25	1,241	88
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,047	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,330	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	185.05/cwt	180.00–190.00	979	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	165.35/cwt	161.00–177.00	885	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	865	149.71/cwt	149.50–150.50	1,295	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	984	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,348	35
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	336	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	595	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	157.02/cwt	155.00–160.00	1,135	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	906	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	821	153.49/cwt	151.00–154.00	1,260	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	163.02/cwt	159.00–164.50	1,097	112
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	787	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,236	156
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	695	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	980	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	943	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,037	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	806	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	859	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	497	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	875	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	661	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	958	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	740	141.42/cwt	140.00–142.25	1,047	264
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	591	139.21/cwt	135.00–156.00	823	19
Bulls	—	—	1,440	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,368	3
Bulls	—	—	1,810	106.48/cwt	105.00–108.00	1,927	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,165	79.83/cwt	77.00–82.50	930	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,065	76.75/cwt	75.00–80.00	817	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	900	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	585	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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