Name: Tulia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-08-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifer calves sold steady to 4.00 higher. Yearlings were not well tested. Trade was fairly active on moderate to good demand. More rain chances in the area has buyer's in high spirits for stocker calves. Slaughter cows and bulls were 3.00 to 5.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $170.29/cwt on 595 head.

Average price

$170.29

595 head · 517 lb average

Value per head Derived

$880

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$95

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

$39.89/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	534	170.89	912	497
Medium and Large 1-2	408	170.73	697	85
Large 1	541	160.00	866	6thin
Medium and Large 2	624	131.00	817	7thin

One grade step is worth $39.89/cwt here — about $95 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 sale595 hd

170.29

—

TX average4 barns · 1,563 hd

169.45

+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
Bulls	—	Low	1,482	80.39	1,191	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,424	76.92	1,096	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,251	74.54	933	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,003	59.72	599	14

Every lot, as filed

57 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	605	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	974	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	703	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,174	121
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	173.16/cwt	168.00–178.00	817	111
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	218.94/cwt	210.00–240.00	817	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	341	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	805	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	595	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	994	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	337	171.51/cwt	171.00–172.00	578	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	388	167.64/cwt	167.00–170.00	650	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	327	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	654	9
Steers	Small 4	—	414	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	248	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,044	30
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	758	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,084	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	334	186.78/cwt	174.00–194.00	624	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	170.61/cwt	168.00–175.00	737	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	538	187.06/cwt	181.00–195.00	1,006	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	185.82/cwt	185.50–188.00	1,070	108
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	932	160.50/cwt	160.50–160.50	1,496	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	614	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,044	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	884	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	196.21/cwt	190.00–199.00	932	143
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	200.19/cwt	188.00–205.00	839	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	387	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	809	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	603	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	935	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	565	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	938	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	335	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	730	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	356	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	783	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	405	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	786	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	285	205.63/cwt	200.00–211.00	586	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,433	78.31/cwt	77.00–80.00	1,122	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,407	74.13/cwt	72.50–75.00	1,043	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	904	49.00/cwt	45.00–51.00	443	4
Bulls	—	—	1,649	81.50/cwt	80.00–85.00	1,344	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,019	57.97/cwt	55.00–65.00	591	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,170	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	878	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,040	68.80/cwt	65.00–70.00	716	4
Bulls	—	—	1,705	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	1,637	1
Bulls	—	—	2,008	89.21/cwt	87.50–91.00	1,791	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,215	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	790	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,290	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,032	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,242	73.60/cwt	70.00–75.00	914	13
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,204	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	903	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	624	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	817	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	681	148.50/cwt	148.50–148.50	1,011	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	669	154.93/cwt	151.00–159.00	1,036	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	282	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	536	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	391	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	723	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	438	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	793	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	898	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,185	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	387	176.17/cwt	170.00–193.00	682	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	734	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	263	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	473	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	165.50/cwt	165.50–165.50	794	15
Heifers	Large 1	—	541	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	866	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	537	169.97/cwt	169.00–171.00	913	94
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	666	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,239	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	278	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	639	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	999	14

How this sale compares

Texas weighted averages

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