Name: Tulia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-04-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold steady. 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 $156.98/cwt on 488 head.

Average price

$156.98

488 head · 720 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,131

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$45

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

$29.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.15

vs TX average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	719	159.00	1,143	400
Medium and Large 1-2	709	150.37	1,066	77
Medium 1-2	845	130.00	1,099	11thin

One grade step is worth $29.00/cwt here — about $45 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 sale488 hd

156.98

—

TX average4 barns · 1,145 hd

164.13

−7.15

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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,455	81.73	1,189	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,215	80.00	972	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,070	78.33	838	3thin

Every lot, as filed

45 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	—	786	155.26/cwt	155.00–155.50	1,220	130
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	814	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,188	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	744	163.50/cwt	163.50–163.50	1,216	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	838	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,080	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	867	142.79/cwt	141.00–143.50	1,238	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	728	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,092	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	754	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,131	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	584	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	823	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,063	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,169	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	541	171.40/cwt	160.00–178.00	927	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	959	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,304	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	561	156.50/cwt	156.50–156.50	878	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	499	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	724	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	726	141.98/cwt	141.75–142.50	1,031	45
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	845	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,099	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	742	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,054	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	656	151.06/cwt	147.00–153.50	991	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	364	162.80/cwt	160.00–166.00	593	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	778	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,050	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	636	148.76/cwt	147.00–149.00	946	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	930	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,256	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	613	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	748	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	442	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	694	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	161.38/cwt	159.00–162.00	855	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	495	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	767	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	805	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	693	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	991	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	592	173.44/cwt	172.50–177.00	1,027	84
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	676	166.50/cwt	166.50–166.50	1,126	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	354	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	634	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	673	146.50/cwt	146.50–146.50	986	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	602	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,005	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	461	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	738	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	772	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,065	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	813	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,081	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	980	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	766	148.16/cwt	145.00–152.00	1,135	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	437	183.82/cwt	169.00–188.00	803	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	155.59/cwt	155.00–157.00	878	18
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,350	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	12,150	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,215	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	972	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	900	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	675	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,455	81.73/cwt	80.00–84.00	1,189	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,155	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	924	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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