Name: Tulia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-09-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-09-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week's light test: Not enough comparable sales of feeder steers or heifers for a trend. Trade activity was moderate on good demand. Slaughter cows and bulls were mostly steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $185.78/cwt on 518 head.

Average price

$185.78

518 head · 645 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,199

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$39

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

$14.91/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.60

vs TX average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	610	193.09	1,177	264
Medium and Large 1-2	682	178.18	1,216	254

One grade step is worth $14.91/cwt here — about −$39 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 sale518 hd

185.78

—

TX average4 barns · 1,933 hd

189.38

−3.60

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	High	1,990	100.00	1,990	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,190	87.50	1,041	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	994	70.35	699	106

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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	462	209.54/cwt	204.00–214.00	968	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	186.28/cwt	186.00–187.00	1,174	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	557	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	912	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,368	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	612	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,120	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	170.66/cwt	158.00–179.00	790	30
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	335	49.00/cwt	49.00–49.00	164	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	773	171.03/cwt	169.00–172.00	1,322	147
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	331	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	778	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	716	180.44/cwt	180.00–182.00	1,292	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	731	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,250	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	551	190.83/cwt	185.00–192.00	1,051	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,072	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,214	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	808	178.50/cwt	178.50–178.50	1,442	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	389	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	910	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	322	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	480	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	748	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,212	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	881	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,189	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	539	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	911	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	374	233.87/cwt	231.00–236.00	875	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	491	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	820	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	384	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	722	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	837	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,172	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	645	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,006	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	732	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,208	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	486	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	914	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	213.19/cwt	208.00–221.00	895	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	771	163.25/cwt	163.00–164.00	1,259	98
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	167.52/cwt	164.00–175.00	638	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	637	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,077	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	235	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	470	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	332	248.29/cwt	243.00–260.00	824	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,237	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	484	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	726	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	779	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,013	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	612	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	949	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	439	172.95/cwt	165.00–180.00	759	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	166.02/cwt	155.00–174.00	963	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	169.50/cwt	169.50–169.50	988	29
Bulls	—	—	1,990	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,990	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	991	70.19/cwt	65.00–70.50	696	100
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,190	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	1,041	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,043	73.04/cwt	72.00–75.00	762	6

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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