Name: Tulia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-03-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Trade was active on good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $154.12/cwt on 1,212 head.

Average price

$154.12

1,212 head · 762 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,175

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$90

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

$20.09/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.48

vs TX average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	744	160.09	1,191	792
Medium and Large 1-2	797	142.91	1,139	412
Medium and Large 2	786	140.00	1,100	8thin

One grade step is worth $20.09/cwt here — about $90 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 sale1,212 hd

154.12

—

TX average4 barns · 2,070 hd

159.60

−5.48

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

Every lot, as filed

44 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	—	613	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	950	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	492	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	787	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	868	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	803	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,084	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	707	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	919	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	284	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	486	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	629	169.03/cwt	165.50–176.00	1,063	111
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,119	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	534	182.70/cwt	177.00–192.00	976	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	175.48/cwt	168.25–190.00	1,013	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,188	199
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	656	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,082	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	786	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,100	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	762	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,173	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	745	159.71/cwt	159.00–159.75	1,190	180
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	636	157.75/cwt	156.00–162.00	1,003	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	910	148.64/cwt	143.50–149.00	1,353	106
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	778	157.95/cwt	156.50–159.00	1,229	207
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	818	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,145	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	663	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	961	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	829	140.44/cwt	140.00–150.50	1,164	94
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	441	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	913	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	643	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	971	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	674	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,045	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	608	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	845	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	711	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	491	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	737	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	864	149.72/cwt	146.00–152.50	1,294	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	162.59/cwt	158.00–164.00	855	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	161.17/cwt	154.00–162.00	920	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	715	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	908	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	717	147.27/cwt	145.00–148.00	1,056	334
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	627	150.68/cwt	150.50–151.00	945	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	584	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	899	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	159.00/cwt	155.00–168.00	671	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	859	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	1,190	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	547	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	853	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	125.32/cwt	125.00–130.00	1,040	139
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	154.21/cwt	153.50–155.00	948	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	752	144.61/cwt	143.50–145.50	1,087	271
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	766	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,042	123
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	695	149.50/cwt	149.50–149.50	1,039	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	1,300.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,300.00	13,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	1,032.35/cwt	950.00–1,125.00	8,775	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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