Name: Tulia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-05-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Not enough comparable sales of feeder steers or heifers for a market trend; however, a lower undertone was noted. Trade activity was light to moderate on moderate demand. Slaughter cows were 2.00 to 3.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $154.60/cwt on 415 head.

Average price

$154.60

415 head · 632 lb average

Value per head Derived

$977

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$345

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

$7.98/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.21

vs TX average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	654	157.20	1,029	213
Medium and Large 1-2	653	152.64	997	156
Medium and Large 2	458	149.23	684	46

One grade step is worth $7.98/cwt here — about $345 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 sale415 hd

154.60

—

TX average4 barns · 1,820 hd

151.40

+3.21

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	1,796	83.72	1,504	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,308	70.06	916	41
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,563	69.46	1,085	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,094	64.21	702	4thin

Every lot, as filed

55 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	—	404	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	723	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	176.92/cwt	175.00–179.00	855	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	647	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,016	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	666	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	886	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	641	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	891	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	606	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	927	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	903	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,174	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	379	190.50/cwt	190.50–190.50	722	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	154.50/cwt	154.50–154.50	661	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	509	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	723	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	399	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	595	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	762	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,135	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,095	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	656	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	159.60/cwt	158.00–162.00	764	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	166.09/cwt	164.00–172.00	930	25
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	602	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	855	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	711	154.50/cwt	154.50–154.50	1,098	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	687	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,051	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	822	135.83/cwt	135.00–138.00	1,117	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	603	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	905	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	310	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	465	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	244	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	500	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	595	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	845	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	797	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	964	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	643	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	907	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	428	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	740	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,702	64.14/cwt	62.50–65.00	1,092	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,280	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	832	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,147	62.28/cwt	61.00–65.00	714	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	935	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	655	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,400	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	1,050	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,306	70.06/cwt	70.00–72.50	915	39
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,538	70.40/cwt	70.00–75.00	1,083	17
Bulls	—	—	1,796	83.72/cwt	80.00–85.00	1,504	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	999	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	909	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	562	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	857	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	901	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	991	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	647	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	696	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	870	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	550	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	770	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	491	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	717	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	886	133.00/cwt	132.50–135.00	1,178	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	483	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	676	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	151.88/cwt	150.00–154.00	656	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	800	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,000	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	148.94/cwt	130.00–154.00	791	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	387	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	600	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	592	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	947	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	615	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	800	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	498	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	772	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	504	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	766	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	268	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	415	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	798	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,021	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	165.20/cwt	155.00–173.00	856	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.

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