Sale reports / Texas / Tulia Livestock Auction / 2022-05-26

Tulia Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Tulia, Texas · Thu, May 26
● Final47 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1954
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,072 head
▲ 71 vs last sale 1,001▼ 600 vs year ago 1,672 · −35.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
64 head
▼ 11 vs last sale 75▲ 44 vs year ago 20 · +220.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
36 head
▲ 21 vs last sale 15▲ 33 vs year ago 3 · +1,100.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Yearling steers and heifers sold steady to 2.00 higher on limited comparable sales. Calves sold with a higher undertone on good demand. Most of the trading area received over an inch of rain to benefit local summer pastures that are suffering from the drought. Slaughter cows and bulls were steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $157.87/cwt on 606 head.
Average price
$157.87
606 head · 660 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,041
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$411
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium 2
$37.78/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−4.76
vs TX average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2565166.78942262
Medium and Large 1745152.021,133330
Medium 2412129.0053114thin
One grade step is worth $37.78/cwt here — about $411 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 sale606 hd
157.87
—
TX average4 barns · 1,771 hd
162.62
−4.76
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,68090.001,5123thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,50775.021,13125
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,17974.408777thin
CowsLean 85-90%High1,04072.1775129

Every lot, as filed

47 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
BullsMedium and Large 1—346190.00/cwt190.00–190.006575
BullsMedium and Large 1—453175.00/cwt175.00–175.0079311
BullsMedium and Large 1—501167.32/cwt165.00–168.0083822
HeifersMedium and Large 1Full—693129.00/cwt129.00–129.008946
HeifersMedium and Large 1Full—592137.00/cwt137.00–137.0081144
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—551147.00/cwt147.00–147.008108
SteersMedium and Large 1—540174.00/cwt174.00–174.009408
Dairy HeifersMedium and Large 2-3—645112.00/cwt112.00–112.007225
SteersMedium and Large 1—715153.35/cwt152.00–156.001,09698
SteersMedium and Large 1—340207.00/cwt207.00–207.007046
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—709150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,06411
SteersMedium and Large 1—423180.00/cwt180.00–180.0076111
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—593153.00/cwt153.00–153.009078
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—472184.00/cwt184.00–184.0086875
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Unweaned—752135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,0158
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—521173.00/cwt173.00–173.009015
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—384187.50/cwt187.50–187.5072076
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—916120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,0997
SteersMedium and Large 1Full—714141.00/cwt141.00–141.001,0075
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—822133.00/cwt133.00–133.001,09316
SteersMedium and Large 1—494173.64/cwt173.00–174.0085817
SteersMedium and Large 1—284198.00/cwt198.00–198.0056212
SteersMedium and Large 1—940136.00/cwt136.00–136.001,278142
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—677148.86/cwt147.00–150.501,00840
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—702133.94/cwt131.00–135.0094019
SteersMedium 2—412129.00/cwt129.00–129.0053114
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—978119.00/cwt119.00–119.001,16416
HeifersMedium and Large 1—668145.50/cwt145.50–145.5097227
HeifersMedium and Large 1—248175.00/cwt175.00–175.004343
HeifersMedium and Large 1—380160.00/cwt160.00–160.006086
HeifersMedium and Large 1Full—499133.00/cwt133.00–133.006648
SteersMedium and Large 1Full—446156.00/cwt156.00–156.0069613
SteersMedium and Large 1—568175.00/cwt175.00–175.0099418
HeifersMedium and Large 1—441145.00/cwt145.00–145.006398
HeifersMedium and Large 1—332166.95/cwt163.00–170.0055412
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—415163.27/cwt161.00–163.5067868
HeifersMedium and Large 1—508151.00/cwt151.00–151.007676
HeifersMedium and Large 1—582150.00/cwt150.00–150.0087312
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—304156.00/cwt156.00–156.0047416
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2—93583.54/cwt82.50–85.0078136
Bulls——1,68090.00/cwt90.00–90.001,5123
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,16077.00/cwt77.00–77.008931
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,50775.02/cwt75.00–75.501,13125
CowsLean 85-90%—1,02376.00/cwt76.00–76.007773
CowsLean 85-90%—89366.74/cwt65.00–69.005963
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,18273.97/cwt70.00–75.008746
CowsLean 85-90%—1,06272.38/cwt70.00–75.0076923

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.