Name: Tulia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-09-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-09-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $176.46/cwt on 294 head.

Average price

$176.46

294 head · 659 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,162

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$20

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

$8.73/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.62

vs TX average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	657	176.73	1,161	285
Medium and Large 1-2	703	168.00	1,181	9thin

One grade step is worth $8.73/cwt here — about −$20 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 sale294 hd

176.46

—

TX average3 barns · 1,999 hd

173.84

+2.62

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	2,205	92.50	2,040	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,230	72.50	892	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,825	67.00	1,223	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,095	66.03	723	3thin

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,175	$1,250	2thin

Every lot, as filed

33 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	—	458	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	824	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	593	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	741	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	675	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	891	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	521	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	722	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	534	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	908	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	618	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	927	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	856	159.50/cwt	159.50–159.50	1,365	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	624	166.59/cwt	166.00–167.00	1,040	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	703	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,181	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	708	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,175	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	826	143.12/cwt	140.00–149.00	1,182	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	644	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	966	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	810	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	956	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	189.15/cwt	187.00–190.00	982	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	181.98/cwt	178.00–183.00	1,041	112
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	964	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	628	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	835	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	750	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	156.05/cwt	150.00–159.00	810	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	838	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,349	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	755	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,336	74
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	133.57/cwt	131.00–145.00	768	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	666	157.64/cwt	155.00–159.00	1,050	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	594	158.06/cwt	151.00–159.50	939	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	162.49/cwt	150.00–168.00	674	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	610	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	650	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	969	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,825	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	1,223	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,135	71.54/cwt	70.00–72.50	812	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,015	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	558	1
Bulls	—	—	2,205	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	2,040	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,230	72.50/cwt	72.50–72.50	892	1

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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