Name: Tulia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-09-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-09-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week's light test: Not enough comparable sales of steers or heifers for an adequate market trend. Trade activity was 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 $172.75/cwt on 521 head.

Average price

$172.75

521 head · 587 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,015

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$372

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

$11.96/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.47

vs TX average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	660	177.45	1,171	314
Medium and Large 2	358	168.00	601	9thin
Medium and Large 1-2	483	165.50	799	198

One grade step is worth $11.96/cwt here — about $372 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 sale521 hd

172.75

—

TX average3 barns · 1,576 hd

181.22

−8.47

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	—	Average	1,520	95.00	1,444	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,253	73.40	919	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,533	72.11	1,105	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,097	69.03	757	9thin

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	829	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	464	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	803	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	160.50/cwt	160.50–160.50	676	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	457	166.50/cwt	166.50–166.50	761	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	887	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	329	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	595	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	586	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	908	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	162.38/cwt	155.00–169.00	833	117
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	665	164.29/cwt	164.00–164.50	1,093	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	462	175.50/cwt	175.50–175.50	811	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	412	167.63/cwt	163.50–176.00	691	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	734	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,174	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,144	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	247	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	450	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	612	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,059	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	187.56/cwt	187.00–189.00	962	86
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	767	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,151	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	820	175.25/cwt	175.25–175.25	1,437	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	411	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	806	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	171.50/cwt	171.50–171.50	952	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	358	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	601	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	659	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	969	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	616	144.94/cwt	140.00–150.00	893	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	688	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,190	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	626	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,002	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	348	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	828	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	786	178.50/cwt	178.50–178.50	1,403	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	434	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	681	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	750	156.50/cwt	156.50–156.50	1,174	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	545	148.50/cwt	148.50–148.50	809	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	169.52/cwt	169.00–171.00	814	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	169.44/cwt	165.00–174.00	729	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	738	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,033	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	462	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	554	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	369	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	517	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	388	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	582	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	148.35/cwt	140.00–160.50	691	104
Bulls	—	—	1,520	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,444	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,355	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,084	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,525	71.39/cwt	70.00–72.50	1,089	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,565	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	1,174	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,169	72.25/cwt	70.00–75.00	845	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,006	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	654	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,217	73.91/cwt	72.50–75.00	899	7

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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