Name: Tulia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-08-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Yearlings were not well tested, heifers were 1.00 to 3.00 higher on limited comparable sales. Calves were steady. Trade activity was moderate on moderate to good demand. Slaughter cows were 3.00 to 5.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $166.67/cwt on 498 head.

Average price

$166.67

498 head · 495 lb average

Value per head Derived

$825

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$254

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$35.76/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.51

vs TX average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	468	169.61	794	444
Medium and Large 1-2	648	150.46	975	28
Medium and Large 2	783	133.85	1,048	26

One grade step is worth $35.76/cwt here — about −$254 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 sale498 hd

166.67

—

TX average4 barns · 1,599 hd

167.18

−0.51

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	1,350	85.00	1,147	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,381	75.28	1,040	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,266	74.41	942	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,046	70.05	733	28

Every lot, as filed

47 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	—	260	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	533	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	348	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	745	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	469	183.44/cwt	168.00–190.00	860	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	614	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	884	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	534	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	870	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	162.95/cwt	153.50–173.50	854	46
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	594	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	737	15
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	742	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	890	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	193.86/cwt	184.00–200.00	826	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	314	205.37/cwt	202.00–207.00	645	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	190.62/cwt	188.00–191.00	982	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	187.12/cwt	183.00–188.50	1,057	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	182.80/cwt	178.00–185.00	972	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	314	221.21/cwt	220.00–226.00	695	22
Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	674	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	809	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	678	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,085	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,042	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	706	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,144	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	352	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	774	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	911	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	382	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	817	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	214.87/cwt	208.00–220.00	928	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	192.55/cwt	192.00–193.00	892	39
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,071	71.56/cwt	70.00–75.00	766	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	983	66.28/cwt	65.00–70.00	652	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,435	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,148	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,378	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	1,034	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,270	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	953	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,200	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	780	1
Bulls	—	—	1,398	88.33/cwt	85.00–90.00	1,235	3
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,205	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	904	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	441	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	662	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	664	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	996	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	410	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	832	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	339	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	509	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	382	166.80/cwt	160.00–171.00	637	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	889	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,156	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	657	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,077	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	286	174.70/cwt	170.00–185.00	500	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	584	164.73/cwt	161.00–166.00	962	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	165.82/cwt	160.00–173.50	773	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	767	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,158	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	172.39/cwt	160.00–179.00	731	157
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	794	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,159	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	227	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	477	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	268	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	590	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	314	186.57/cwt	170.00–191.00	586	31

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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