Sale reports / Texas / Tulia Livestock Auction / 2022-09-15

Tulia Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Tulia, Texas · Thu, Sep 15
● Final42 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1954
Feeder Cattle receipts
844 head
321 vs last sale 1,165 347 vs year ago 1,191 · 29.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
13 head
95 vs last sale 108 7 vs year ago 20 · 35.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
18 head
18 vs last sale 0 1 vs year ago 19 · 5.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Not enough comparable sales of feeders for a market trend; however, a lower undertone was noted on the calves. Trade activity was light on light to moderate demand. Slaughter cows and bulls were steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $156.75/cwt on 328 head.
Average price
$156.75
328 head · 572 lb average
Value per head Derived
$896
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$286
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$12.38/cwt at this weight
vs the market
11.75
vs TX average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1601159.71960240
Medium and Large 1-2532150.2880040
Medium and Large 2458147.3367448
One grade step is worth $12.38/cwt here — about $286 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 sale328 hd
156.75
TX average4 barns · 1,415 hd
168.50
−11.75
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsLow1,65892.001,5263thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,27575.009561thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,02268.316989thin

Every lot, as filed

42 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
CowsLean 85-90%1,00663.62/cwt60.00–66.006404
CowsLean 85-90%1,03472.07/cwt70.00–75.007455
CowsBoner 80-85%1,27575.00/cwt75.00–75.009561
Bulls1,47580.00/cwt80.00–80.001,1801
Bulls1,970100.00/cwt100.00–100.001,9701
Bulls1,53096.00/cwt96.00–96.001,4691
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2804105.00/cwt105.00–105.0084418
HeifersMedium and Large 1675168.00/cwt168.00–168.001,13468
HeifersMedium and Large 1309207.00/cwt207.00–207.006407
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2493153.50/cwt153.50–153.5075710
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2724141.00/cwt141.00–141.001,02116
HeifersMedium and Large 1480156.27/cwt150.00–167.0075012
HeifersMedium and Large 1530157.50/cwt157.50–157.5083520
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2264180.00/cwt180.00–180.004754
SteersMedium and Large 2384157.00/cwt157.00–157.006038
HeifersMedium and Large 1Unweaned658140.50/cwt140.50–140.5092431
HeifersMedium and Large 2385161.00/cwt161.00–161.006207
HeifersMedium and Large 1758143.00/cwt143.00–143.001,08426
HeifersMedium and Large 1352185.00/cwt185.00–185.006516
HeifersMedium and Large 1702146.00/cwt146.00–146.001,0255
SteersMedium and Large 1501193.00/cwt193.00–193.009678
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Full743150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,11525
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Full884139.50/cwt139.50–139.501,23318
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Full578150.00/cwt150.00–150.008679
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy743150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,1156
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2372150.00/cwt150.00–150.0055810
SteersMedium and Large 1378210.00/cwt210.00–210.007942
SteersMedium and Large 2505159.87/cwt158.00–160.0080748
SteersMedium and Large 1-2381190.00/cwt190.00–190.007244
SteersMedium and Large 1485184.87/cwt183.00–190.008977
SteersMedium and Large 1431191.84/cwt185.00–193.0082734
SteersMedium and Large 1Unweaned704154.00/cwt154.00–154.001,08442
SteersMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed719164.00/cwt164.00–164.001,17941
SteersMedium and Large 1586173.50/cwt173.50–173.501,01744
SteersMedium and Large 1-2622172.00/cwt172.00–172.001,07022
SteersMedium and Large 1295219.00/cwt219.00–219.006467
HeifersMedium and Large 1412175.00/cwt175.00–175.0072120
HeifersMedium and Large 2470145.00/cwt145.00–145.0068241
HeifersMedium and Large 1575155.97/cwt152.00–157.5089745
BullsMedium and Large 1-2258190.00/cwt190.00–190.004907
BullsMedium and Large 1553176.50/cwt176.50–176.5097620
BullsMedium and Large 1536156.00/cwt156.00–156.008365

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.