Name: Tulia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-04-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $144.39/cwt on 747 head.

Average price

$144.39

747 head · 653 lb average

Value per head Derived

$943

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$280

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

$26.16/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.44

vs TX average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	650	146.16	950	601
Medium and Large 1-2	675	138.48	934	135
Medium and Large 2	559	120.00	671	11thin

One grade step is worth $26.16/cwt here — about $280 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 sale747 hd

144.39

—

TX average4 barns · 2,008 hd

147.83

−3.44

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	1,905	95.00	1,810	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,279	81.30	1,040	78
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,600	81.18	1,299	2thin

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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	977	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	634	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	799	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	181.25/cwt	171.00–183.00	961	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	658	168.10/cwt	166.00–172.50	1,106	120
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	617	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	932	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	694	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,062	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	905	45
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	474	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	664	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	802	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	857	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,071	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	559	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	671	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	409	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	654	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	965	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,110	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	804	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	1,081	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	855	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	1,150	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	489	158.79/cwt	155.50–163.00	776	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	151.77/cwt	151.00–152.50	936	34
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	710	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,047	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	720	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	809	153.71/cwt	153.50–154.00	1,244	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	603	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	790	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	664	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	896	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	753	141.25/cwt	137.50–144.00	1,064	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	893	144.25/cwt	144.25–144.25	1,288	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	633	173.67/cwt	169.00–176.00	1,099	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	388	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	698	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	794	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,207	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	695	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	698	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	974	74
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	768	155.89/cwt	153.00–157.25	1,197	197
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	872	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	1,216	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	821	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,207	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	201.10/cwt	190.00–213.00	949	45
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,600	81.18/cwt	80.00–82.50	1,299	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,124	77.40/cwt	75.00–77.50	870	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,352	83.14/cwt	80.00–83.25	1,124	53
Bulls	—	—	1,905	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,810	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,207	968.69/cwt	885.00–1,060.00	11,692	86
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	445	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	681	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	151.10/cwt	147.00–156.50	796	94
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	903	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	739	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	491	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	732	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	672	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	988	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	142.92/cwt	142.00–144.75	1,043	204
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	582	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	585	151.98/cwt	149.00–154.50	889	57

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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