Name: Tulia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-04-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. 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 $161.14/cwt on 773 head.

Average price

$161.14

773 head · 711 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,145

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$105

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

$28.03/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.08

vs TX average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	545	170.90	931	73
Medium and Large 1	728	160.74	1,170	676
Medium and Large 2	725	142.88	1,036	24

One grade step is worth $28.03/cwt here — about −$105 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 sale773 hd

161.14

—

TX average4 barns · 1,785 hd

164.22

−3.08

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	—	Low	1,705	92.43	1,575	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,301	81.30	1,058	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,092	74.00	808	5thin

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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	547	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	908	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	592	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	587	151.50/cwt	151.50–151.50	889	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	539	154.11/cwt	148.50–156.50	831	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	605	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	899	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	165.74/cwt	164.50–169.00	1,124	80
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	175.37/cwt	173.00–179.00	1,070	40
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	682	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	989	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,049	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	951	144.75/cwt	144.75–144.75	1,377	27
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	713	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,041	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,209	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	919	137.31/cwt	137.00–138.00	1,262	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	619	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,040	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	716	164.26/cwt	162.00–166.00	1,176	75
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	808	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,091	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	733	154.71/cwt	153.00–155.00	1,134	149
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	641	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,000	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	176.48/cwt	164.00–179.00	1,018	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	852	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	541	177.27/cwt	171.00–179.00	959	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	997	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	698	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,235	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	988	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,301	81.30/cwt	80.00–85.00	1,058	4
Bulls	—	—	1,419	88.73/cwt	85.00–90.00	1,259	4
Bulls	—	—	1,990	96.12/cwt	95.00–100.00	1,913	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	704	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,003	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	657	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	890	7
Heifers	Medium 1Full	—	805	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,022	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	863	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	1,126	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	834	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,084	69
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	464	157.38/cwt	153.00–161.00	730	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	786	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,250	129
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	804	153.03/cwt	151.50–155.00	1,230	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	272	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	457	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	711	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	487	133.59/cwt	131.00–134.50	651	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	796	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,174	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	823	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	812	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	624	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	874	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	722	143.18/cwt	139.00–144.00	1,034	197
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	141.65/cwt	141.00–142.00	829	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	903	8

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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