Name: Tulia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-08-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Stocker calves sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Yearlings were not well tested last week. Demand was good for yearlings and stockers as pastures are green with chances for more rain into the weekend. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $181.69/cwt on 443 head.

Average price

$181.69

443 head · 611 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,110

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$540

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

$30.79/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.94

vs TX average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	634	185.88	1,179	323
Medium and Large 1-2	626	179.26	1,123	76
Medium and Large 2	412	155.09	639	44

One grade step is worth $30.79/cwt here — about $540 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 sale443 hd

181.69

—

TX average3 barns · 887 hd

186.63

−4.94

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	1,450	88.69	1,286	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,508	85.00	1,282	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,192	81.57	972	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	972	76.05	739	31

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	—	614	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,154	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	760	175.69/cwt	175.50–176.50	1,335	155
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	553	192.79/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,066	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	756	160.50/cwt	160.50–160.50	1,213	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	185.39/cwt	170.00–193.00	792	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	545	172.09/cwt	165.00–175.00	938	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	688	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,232	39
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	361	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	592	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	876	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,358	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	441	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	662	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	321	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	713	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	396	222.71/cwt	220.00–237.00	882	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	546	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	994	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	815	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	913	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	309	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	646	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	507	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	892	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	450	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	918	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	676	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,115	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	708	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,204	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	722	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,264	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	759	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	885	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	597	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,003	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	642	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,027	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	418	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	899	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	249	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	560	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,108	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	886	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,048	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	681	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	950	76.44/cwt	75.00–76.50	726	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,508	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,282	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,240	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,054	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,168	79.86/cwt	79.00–80.00	933	6
Bulls	—	—	1,375	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,100	1
Bulls	—	—	1,475	91.58/cwt	90.00–95.00	1,351	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	708	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	551	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	684	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	834	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	346	157.39/cwt	155.00–159.00	545	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	291	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	579	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	603	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	947	3
Bulls	Small 4	—	506	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	380	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	561	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	920	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	817	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	972	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	407	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	549	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	446	160.41/cwt	158.00–170.00	715	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	203	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	365	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	637	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	924	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	822	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	509	148.83/cwt	145.00–150.00	758	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	399	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	778	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	876	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	491	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	805	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	659	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,087	8

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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