Name: Tulia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-07-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-07-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 2.00 lower. Trade activity was moderate on moderate to good demand. Slaughter cows and bulls were 5.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $158.79/cwt on 500 head.

Average price

$158.79

500 head · 576 lb average

Value per head Derived

$914

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$479

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

$44.91/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.32

vs TX average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	586	159.91	937	452
Medium and Large 1-2	491	153.85	756	41
Medium and Large 3	398	115.00	458	7thin

One grade step is worth $44.91/cwt here — about $479 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 sale500 hd

158.79

—

TX average4 barns · 1,687 hd

162.11

−3.32

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	1,800	83.25	1,499	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,428	66.25	946	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,284	65.04	835	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,058	56.56	598	14

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,163	$1,225	2thin

Every lot, as filed

54 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	—	483	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,005	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	722	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,213	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	923	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	919	162.25/cwt	162.25–162.25	1,491	87
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	629	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,019	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	813	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,260	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	706	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	988	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	233	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	384	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	166.52/cwt	162.00–171.00	624	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	703	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,181	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Mexican Origin	—	535	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	685	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	672	173.03/cwt	169.00–176.50	1,163	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	514	195.08/cwt	193.00–199.00	1,003	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	201.37/cwt	198.00–209.00	856	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	657	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,018	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	908	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,053	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	176.98/cwt	172.50–182.50	1,019	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	584	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,016	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	534	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	929	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	755	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,268	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	805	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	571	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	788	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	184.60/cwt	168.00–201.00	779	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	247	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	556	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	311	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	687	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	435	196.63/cwt	196.00–200.00	855	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	543	171.22/cwt	160.00–180.00	930	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,041	52.77/cwt	50.00–55.00	549	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,075	60.34/cwt	60.00–62.50	649	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,300	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	910	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,555	62.50/cwt	62.50–62.50	972	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,370	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	959	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,255	63.39/cwt	60.00–65.00	796	3
Bulls	—	—	1,580	76.50/cwt	76.50–76.50	1,209	1
Bulls	—	—	2,020	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,818	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,163	1,224.73/head	1,200.00–1,250.00	1,225	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	781	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,015	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	503	166.25/cwt	163.00–169.00	836	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	595	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	857	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	786	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,100	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	728	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,056	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	638	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	957	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	722	156.50/cwt	156.50–156.50	1,130	67
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	663	159.47/cwt	152.50–160.75	1,057	154
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	162.38/cwt	159.00–166.00	857	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	398	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	458	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	165.49/cwt	150.00–170.00	784	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	601	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	877	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	437	158.90/cwt	150.00–163.00	694	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	331	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	526	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	559	163.33/cwt	160.00–164.00	913	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	321	168.17/cwt	165.00–170.00	540	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	638	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	995	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	673	3

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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