Sale reports / Texas / Tulia Livestock Auction / 2022-08-04

Tulia Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Tulia, Texas · Thu, Aug 4
● Final44 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1954
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,069 head
391 vs last sale 1,460 674 vs year ago 1,743 · 38.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
58 head
88 vs last sale 146 27 vs year ago 31 · +87.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
38 head
38 vs last sale 0 28 vs year ago 10 · +280.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and steer calves traded mostly 3.00 to 5.00 higher on comparable sales. Feeder heifers were unevenly steady. Not enough comparable sales on heifer calves for a market test, but a lower undertone was noted. Quality was mostly plain to attractive, with several nice load lots of yearlings off the grass on offer. Slaughter cows were mostly firm to 2.00 higher. Trading activity was active on good buyer demand. A portion of the trading region received some long overdue rain last Friday in a range of 2 to 7 inches.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $173.74/cwt on 574 head.
Average price
$173.74
574 head · 766 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,330
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$27
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$17.11/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.60
vs TX average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2689174.111,200237
Medium and Large 1820173.621,424334
Medium and Large 2747157.001,1733thin
One grade step is worth $17.11/cwt here — about $27 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 sale574 hd
173.74
TX average3 barns · 1,656 hd
172.14
+1.60
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
BullsAverage2,00698.391,9745thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,40676.991,0829thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,34072.509722thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,03264.8666925

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,300$1,3354thin

Every lot, as filed

44 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 1522174.87/cwt169.00–180.0091313
BullsMedium and Large 1-2487181.08/cwt172.00–188.008827
BullsMedium and Large 1370216.67/cwt207.00–234.0080222
BullsMedium and Large 1-2448145.00/cwt145.00–145.006503
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy844125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,0557
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy638148.00/cwt148.00–148.0094410
SteersMedium and Large 1513188.00/cwt187.00–193.0096418
SteersMedium and Large 1-2420175.00/cwt175.00–175.007353
SteersMedium and Large 1-2485191.00/cwt191.00–191.009265
SteersMedium and Large 1459222.00/cwt222.00–222.001,0196
SteersMedium and Large 1808159.00/cwt159.00–159.001,2858
SteersMedium and Large 1928167.42/cwt165.75–167.751,554236
SteersMedium and Large 1718170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,2215
SteersMedium and Large 1340220.00/cwt220.00–220.007486
SteersMedium and Large 1608181.26/cwt179.00–182.001,10221
SteersMedium and Large 1565183.24/cwt181.00–184.501,03527
SteersMedium and Large 1-2518185.00/cwt185.00–185.0095817
SteersMedium and Large 1-2748171.51/cwt161.00–172.251,283137
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2426166.14/cwt163.00–167.0070814
HeifersMedium and Large 1531169.74/cwt167.00–171.0090113
SteersMedium and Large 1421219.00/cwt219.00–219.009225
SteersMedium and Large 1-2645175.24/cwt174.00–175.501,13075
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2581158.99/cwt155.00–163.0092424
HeifersMedium and Large 1329165.50/cwt165.50–165.505448
HeifersMedium and Large 1381165.00/cwt165.00–165.006294
HeifersMedium and Large 2350133.00/cwt133.00–133.004664
SteersMedium and Large 1353235.00/cwt235.00–235.008302
SteersMedium and Large 2747157.00/cwt157.00–157.001,1733
HeifersMedium and Large 2534121.00/cwt121.00–121.006469
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2699145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,0148
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2281157.57/cwt155.00–162.0044315
HeifersMedium and Large 1440167.00/cwt167.00–167.007353
HeifersMedium and Large 1601161.00/cwt161.00–161.009687
HeifersMedium and Large 1472166.55/cwt165.00–167.5078616
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Full423154.00/cwt154.00–154.006514
HeifersMedium and Large 1694161.08/cwt161.00–162.001,11880
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,3001,335.00/head1,335.00–1,335.001,3354
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,02978.00/cwt78.00–78.0080334
Bulls1,87896.56/cwt95.00–97.501,8133
Bulls2,198101.13/cwt100.00–102.002,2232
CowsLean 85-90%1,04766.52/cwt65.00–72.5069620
CowsLean 85-90%97158.23/cwt55.00–62.005655
CowsBoner 80-85%1,34072.50/cwt72.50–72.509722
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,40676.99/cwt72.50–77.501,0829

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.