Name: Tulia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-09-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-09-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers were steady on limited comparable sales. Trade activity was light to moderate on good demand. Slaughter cows and bulls were steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $194.72/cwt on 333 head.

Average price

$194.72

333 head · 599 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,167

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$92

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

$50.97/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+12.80

vs TX average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	594	199.76	1,186	296
Medium and Large 1-2	594	164.00	974	7thin
Medium and Large 2-3	519	158.00	819	11thin
Medium and Large 2	736	148.79	1,095	19thin

One grade step is worth $50.97/cwt here — about $92 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 sale333 hd

194.72

—

TX average4 barns · 1,935 hd

181.92

+12.80

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	1,541	90.00	1,387	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,465	85.00	1,245	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,280	81.89	1,048	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,036	69.84	724	19

Every lot, as filed

37 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 1-2	—	402	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	744	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	566	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	968	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	430	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	826	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	782	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,103	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	316	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	667	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	767	34
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	613	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	969	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,133	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	341	253.76/cwt	245.00–255.00	865	51
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	909	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	451	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	713	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	783	176.50/cwt	176.50–176.50	1,382	134
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	238	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	588	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	285	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	675	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	995	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	594	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	974	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	634	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,078	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	214	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	449	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	637	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	987	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	352	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	651	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	907	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	511	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	613	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	882	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	813	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	596	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	882	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	542	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	802	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	271	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	542	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	456	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	720	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	946	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,258	7
Bulls	—	—	1,895	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,611	1
Bulls	—	—	1,423	91.66/cwt	90.00–95.00	1,304	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,270	80.85/cwt	80.00–82.50	1,027	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,310	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,114	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,465	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,245	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,101	75.82/cwt	75.00–80.00	835	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,150	82.50/cwt	82.50–82.50	949	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	994	65.79/cwt	65.00–70.00	654	12

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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