Name: Tulia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-04-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Trade activity and demand were moderate. Slaughter cows and bulls were steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $160.77/cwt on 937 head.

Average price

$160.77

937 head · 678 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,090

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$189

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

$30.87/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.94

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	500	170.59	853	132
Medium and Large 1	705	160.56	1,131	751
Medium and Large 2	746	139.72	1,042	54

One grade step is worth $30.87/cwt here — about −$189 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 sale937 hd

160.77

—

TX average4 barns · 1,746 hd

163.71

−2.94

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	1,824	88.61	1,617	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,243	78.21	972	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,480	72.50	1,073	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	978	61.73	603	16

Every lot, as filed

67 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 2	—	494	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	736	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	673	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,077	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	548	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	871	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	661	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	866	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	592	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	811	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	629	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	862	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	341	164.53/cwt	162.00–167.00	561	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	455	152.78/cwt	152.50–153.00	695	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	588	152.19/cwt	149.00–153.00	895	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	457	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	823	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	366	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	677	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	561	172.94/cwt	166.00–180.00	970	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	543	172.10/cwt	171.75–182.00	935	135
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	840	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,168	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	653	174.75/cwt	174.75–174.75	1,141	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	434	174.26/cwt	171.00–176.00	756	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	584	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,034	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	709	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,007	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	681	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,124	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	168.87/cwt	168.50–175.00	1,049	154
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	745	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,118	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	799	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,079	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	691	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	981	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	687	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,031	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	711	138.53/cwt	135.00–139.50	985	161
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	662	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	927	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	175.76/cwt	167.00–178.00	817	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	864	145.36/cwt	143.25–147.00	1,256	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	159.50/cwt	159.50–159.50	1,069	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	189.86/cwt	188.00–192.00	699	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	817	147.62/cwt	145.00–148.50	1,206	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	968	139.91/cwt	132.00–142.25	1,354	135
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	762	153.95/cwt	153.00–157.00	1,173	87
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	725	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	872	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	293	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	539	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	926	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	503	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	815	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	601	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	986	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,560	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	1,092	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,097	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	768	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,150	76.14/cwt	75.00–80.00	876	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,078	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	647	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,400	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	1,050	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,258	77.49/cwt	75.00–80.00	975	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	799	50.45/cwt	50.00–53.00	403	7
Bulls	—	—	1,806	87.55/cwt	85.00–90.00	1,581	6
Bulls	—	—	1,935	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,838	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,150	82.50/cwt	82.50–82.50	949	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,120	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	157.55/cwt	155.00–159.00	660	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	653	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	875	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	739	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	998	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	405	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	684	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	324	157.12/cwt	150.00–165.00	509	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	145.75/cwt	140.00–148.50	772	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	813	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,049	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	762	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,105	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	500	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	735	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	136.89/cwt	135.00–140.00	845	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	737	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	984	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	154.05/cwt	150.00–163.00	670	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	613	138.64/cwt	137.00–141.00	850	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	441	173.67/cwt	170.00–192.00	766	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	645	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	938	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	777	133.62/cwt	130.00–137.50	1,038	101
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	152.42/cwt	151.00–154.00	722	14

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.

Texas feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →