Sale reports / Texas / Tulia Livestock Auction / 2022-06-09

Tulia Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Tulia, Texas · Thu, Jun 9
● Final46 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1954
Feeder Cattle receipts
646 head
178 vs last sale 824 836 vs year ago 1,482 · 56.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
14 head
151 vs last sale 165 1 vs year ago 15 · 6.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold 5.00 to 8.00 higher on limited comparable sales. Demand was very good for yearling cattle in the offering with sharp increases during the week on the CME feeder cattle index. Slaughter cows and bulls were steady to 3.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $155.34/cwt on 217 head.
Average price
$155.34
217 head · 582 lb average
Value per head Derived
$904
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$271
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 1
$9.84/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.26
vs TX average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2404164.0466225
Medium and Large 1605154.20934192
One grade step is worth $9.84/cwt here — about −$271 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 sale217 hd
155.34
TX average4 barns · 1,365 hd
153.07
+2.26
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
BullsAverage1,73894.171,6366thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,31587.501,1511thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,23184.861,0454thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,11376.918563thin

Every lot, as filed

46 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
HeifersMedium and Large 1616160.59/cwt157.50–161.5098953
SteersMedium and Large 1214224.00/cwt224.00–224.004798
SteersMedium and Large 1647176.00/cwt176.00–176.001,1396
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Unweaned645135.00/cwt135.00–135.008715
HeifersMedium and Large 1269177.79/cwt172.00–180.0047820
SteersMedium and Large 1-2530165.00/cwt165.00–165.008753
SteersMedium and Large 1518195.37/cwt195.00–196.001,01230
SteersMedium and Large 1851153.00/cwt153.00–153.001,30217
SteersMedium and Large 1412194.61/cwt194.00–195.0080213
SteersMedium and Large 1-2304204.00/cwt204.00–204.0062015
SteersMedium and Large 1975139.00/cwt139.00–139.001,35514
SteersMedium and Large 1Unweaned779132.00/cwt132.00–132.001,0287
SteersMedium and Large 1583167.85/cwt162.00–175.009799
SteersMedium and Large 1455185.00/cwt185.00–185.008422
SteersMedium and Large 1802159.50/cwt159.50–159.501,27921
SteersMedium and Large 1Unweaned719141.00/cwt141.00–141.001,0145
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Unweaned634144.00/cwt144.00–144.009134
BullsMedium and Large 1-2904122.00/cwt122.00–122.001,10319
BullsMedium and Large 1-2528155.00/cwt155.00–155.008182
BullsMedium and Large 1260200.00/cwt200.00–200.005204
BullsMedium and Large 1423172.00/cwt172.00–172.007282
BullsMedium and Large 1573150.00/cwt150.00–150.008605
BullsMedium and Large 1539176.00/cwt176.00–176.009494
SteersMedium and Large 1263230.00/cwt230.00–230.0060514
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2256186.00/cwt186.00–186.004767
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2335164.00/cwt164.00–164.005494
SteersMedium and Large 3605121.00/cwt121.00–121.007326
SteersMedium and Large 1777157.32/cwt155.00–159.751,22224
HeifersMedium and Large 1518159.00/cwt159.00–159.008245
HeifersMedium and Large 1421168.00/cwt168.00–168.007079
HeifersMedium and Large 1727149.00/cwt149.00–149.001,0839
HeifersMedium and Large 1694149.50/cwt149.50–149.501,03814
HeifersMedium and Large 1906129.50/cwt129.50–129.501,17321
HeifersMedium and Large 1496160.50/cwt160.50–160.5079628
HeifersMedium and Large 1759145.50/cwt145.50–145.501,10414
HeifersMedium and Large 1Unweaned650129.00/cwt129.00–129.008396
HeifersMedium and Large 1Unweaned626136.50/cwt136.50–136.5085413
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2397164.00/cwt164.00–164.006515
BullsMedium and Large 1-2425175.00/cwt175.00–175.007442
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2438162.00/cwt162.00–162.007104
Bulls1,74890.00/cwt90.00–90.001,5732
Bulls1,795100.00/cwt100.00–100.001,7953
CowsBoner 80-85%1,23184.86/cwt84.50–85.001,0454
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,31587.50/cwt87.50–87.501,1511
Bulls1,54585.00/cwt85.00–85.001,3131
CowsLean 85-90%1,11376.91/cwt75.00–80.008563

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.