Sale reports / Texas / Tulia Livestock Auction / 2022-07-14

Tulia Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Tulia, Texas · Thu, Jul 14
● Final61 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1954
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,220 head
506 vs last sale 714 64 vs year ago 1,156 · +5.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
20 head
10 vs last sale 30 60 vs year ago 80 · 75.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
12 head
12 vs last sale 0 12 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two week's ago light test: Feeder steers and heifers sold 5.00 to 7.00 higher. Trade was moderate on good demand. Triple digit temperatures most of the week and into the weekend, a few places have been lucky to get a few thunderstorms in the evenings.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $186.12/cwt on 450 head.
Average price
$186.12
450 head · 574 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,068
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$18
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$44.87/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+8.00
vs TX average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1570189.871,082361
Medium and Large 1-2578173.101,00082
Medium and Large 2734145.001,0647thin
One grade step is worth $44.87/cwt here — about $18 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 sale450 hd
186.12
TX average4 barns · 1,934 hd
178.11
+8.00
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
BullsHigh2,00095.001,9002thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,43075.001,0732thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,19168.668178thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,10464.777158thin

Every lot, as filed

61 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
SteersMedium and Large 1Full897139.00/cwt139.00–139.001,2477
SteersMedium and Large 1Full549180.00/cwt180.00–180.009885
SteersMedium and Large 1Fleshy638160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,0214
HeifersMedium and Large 1216189.41/cwt180.00–199.004098
SteersMedium and Large 1506212.00/cwt212.00–212.001,0734
HeifersMedium and Large 1Unweaned631156.00/cwt156.00–156.0098450
SteersMedium and Large 1635179.00/cwt179.00–179.001,13738
SteersMedium and Large 1579183.07/cwt177.00–184.001,06069
SteersMedium and Large 1-2617167.83/cwt165.00–173.001,03652
SteersMedium and Large 1463200.90/cwt193.00–205.0093033
SteersMedium and Large 1-2543170.00/cwt170.00–170.0092310
SteersMedium and Large 1664175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,16214
SteersMedium and Large 1-2436180.00/cwt180.00–180.007855
SteersMedium and Large 2734145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,0647
SteersMedium and Large 1-2223230.00/cwt230.00–230.005132
SteersMedium and Large 1-2753155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,1676
SteersMedium and Large 1Unweaned701159.00/cwt159.00–159.001,11517
SteersMedium and Large 1Full643169.00/cwt169.00–169.001,0878
SteersMedium and Large 1326239.94/cwt234.00–246.0078230
SteersMedium and Large 1816156.00/cwt156.00–156.001,27327
SteersMedium and Large 1279246.05/cwt236.00–251.0068621
SteersMedium and Large 1737170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,25349
SteersMedium and Large 1203240.00/cwt240.00–240.004875
SteersMedium and Large 1-2388211.00/cwt211.00–211.008197
BullsMedium and Large 1-2328182.00/cwt182.00–182.005973
BullsMedium and Large 1475186.00/cwt186.00–186.0088417
BullsMedium and Large 1373215.00/cwt215.00–215.008026
BullsMedium and Large 1522186.50/cwt186.50–186.509745
BullsMedium and Large 1609156.00/cwt156.00–156.009507
BullsMedium and Large 1442210.00/cwt210.00–210.009287
CowsLean 85-90%1,09362.61/cwt60.00–65.006846
CowsLean 85-90%1,13571.23/cwt70.00–72.508082
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,43075.00/cwt75.00–75.001,0732
CowsBoner 80-85%1,23171.79/cwt70.00–75.008844
Bulls2,00095.00/cwt95.00–95.001,9002
CowsBoner 80-85%1,15065.52/cwt65.00–67.007534
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,083100.00/cwt100.00–100.001,08312
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy876121.00/cwt121.00–121.001,0606
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3686110.00/cwt110.00–110.0075512
BullsMedium and Large 1-2630140.00/cwt140.00–140.008823
BullsMedium and Large 1-2587159.00/cwt159.00–159.009337
BullsMedium and Large 1-2359180.00/cwt180.00–180.006464
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy575134.00/cwt134.00–134.007712
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2530165.00/cwt165.00–165.0087512
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2443165.00/cwt165.00–165.007318
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2250179.00/cwt179.00–179.004483
HeifersMedium and Large 1Full660151.00/cwt151.00–151.009977
HeifersMedium and Large 1479169.05/cwt165.00–170.0081038
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy734142.50/cwt142.50–142.501,04616
HeifersMedium and Large 1507170.25/cwt168.00–171.0086324
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2579164.00/cwt164.00–164.0095015
HeifersMedium and Large 1370184.00/cwt184.00–184.006816
HeifersMedium and Large 1613162.00/cwt162.00–162.0099310
HeifersMedium and Large 1253185.00/cwt185.00–185.004683
HeifersMedium and Large 2477141.00/cwt141.00–141.006738
HeifersMedium and Large 1667161.25/cwt161.25–161.251,07680
HeifersMedium and Large 1319190.98/cwt180.00–210.0060953
HeifersMedium and Large 1436172.43/cwt164.00–178.0075228
HeifersMedium and Large 1700155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,08514
SteersMedium and Large 1390216.87/cwt209.00–221.0084630
HeifersMedium and Large 1574158.00/cwt158.00–158.0090740

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.