Name: Tulia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-06-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-06-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers were steady on limited comparable sales. Trade activity was light to moderate on moderate demand. Extreme heat plagues the already drought stricken area with triple digit temperatures.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $152.60/cwt on 440 head.

Average price

$152.60

440 head · 575 lb average

Value per head Derived

$878

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$372

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$43.69/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.84

vs TX average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	573	158.69	909	346
Medium and Large 1-2	640	140.92	902	37
Medium and Large 2	603	129.17	779	33
Medium and Large 3	467	115.00	537	24

One grade step is worth $43.69/cwt here — about $372 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 sale440 hd

152.60

—

TX average4 barns · 1,203 hd

153.44

−0.84

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,403	90.56	1,271	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,440	90.50	1,303	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,055	67.63	713	4thin

Every lot, as filed

38 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	550	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	880	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	625	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	367	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	422	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	752	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,015	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	464	162.59/cwt	159.00–166.00	754	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	717	149.69/cwt	145.00–150.50	1,073	153
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	852	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,133	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	459	182.32/cwt	181.00–185.00	837	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,015	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	161.48/cwt	158.00–168.00	1,022	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	868	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	547	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,017	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	776	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,180	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	437	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	795	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	540	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	726	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	618	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	915	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	553	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	901	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	605	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	938	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	750	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,181	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	501	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	817	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	597	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,015	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	644	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	902	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	685	127.98/cwt	127.50–130.00	877	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	167.89/cwt	160.00–175.00	722	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	437	213.52/cwt	210.00–229.00	933	39
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	414	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	559	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	993	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	532	156.90/cwt	156.00–159.00	835	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	178.71/cwt	177.00–181.00	672	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	672	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	341	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	781	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	721	169.50/cwt	169.50–169.50	1,222	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	517	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	595	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,075	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	753	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,403	90.56/cwt	89.00–92.50	1,271	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,440	90.50/cwt	90.50–90.50	1,303	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,015	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	609	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,115	80.50/cwt	80.50–80.50	898	1

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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