Name: Tulia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-05-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Yearling steers and heifers sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher. Steer and heifer calves sold with a much higher undertone. Trade activity was moderate on good demand. Slaughter cows and bulls were steady to 5.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $164.88/cwt on 570 head.

Average price

$164.88

570 head · 689 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,136

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$74

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

$47.69/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.19

vs TX average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	686	167.69	1,151	465
Medium and Large 1-2	661	163.94	1,083	65
Medium 1-2	555	156.50	869	15thin
Medium and Large 2	897	120.00	1,076	25

One grade step is worth $47.69/cwt here — about $74 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 sale570 hd

164.88

—

TX average4 barns · 1,475 hd

158.69

+6.19

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	1,680	88.33	1,484	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,275	75.00	956	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,588	74.15	1,178	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,233	66.25	817	4thin

Every lot, as filed

51 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	631	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	972	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	749	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	1,142	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	175.48/cwt	165.00–179.00	728	33
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	555	156.50/cwt	156.50–156.50	869	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,009	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	659	169.50/cwt	169.50–169.50	1,117	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	502	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	879	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	897	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,076	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	663	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,074	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	873	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,275	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	339	205.50/cwt	205.50–205.50	697	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	883	138.32/cwt	137.50–140.00	1,221	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	190.72/cwt	190.00–192.00	992	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	741	155.50/cwt	155.50–155.50	1,152	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	741	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	754	162.68/cwt	159.00–163.50	1,227	185
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	602	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,023	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	199.61/cwt	197.00–205.00	838	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	684	161.85/cwt	161.00–162.50	1,107	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	717	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	968	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	383	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	659	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	450	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	882	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	541	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	920	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	587	167.85/cwt	164.00–169.00	985	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	646	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,014	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,105	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	774	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,475	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,180	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,235	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	926	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,588	74.15/cwt	72.50–75.00	1,178	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,155	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	809	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,275	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	829	3
Bulls	—	—	1,440	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,224	1
Bulls	—	—	1,800	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,620	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	878	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,010	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	832	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,065	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	536	166.77/cwt	164.00–167.50	894	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	781	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	539	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	868	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	593	155.50/cwt	155.50–155.50	922	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	889	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	848	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	967	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	719	139.89/cwt	137.00–143.00	1,006	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	163.73/cwt	160.50–165.50	930	83
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	884	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,105	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	349	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	576	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	462	169.02/cwt	165.00–171.00	781	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	952	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	612	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,083	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	590	179.61/cwt	176.00–192.00	1,060	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	728	165.41/cwt	162.50–166.50	1,204	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	145.63/cwt	145.00–146.00	980	26

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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