Sale reports / Texas / Tulia Livestock Auction / 2022-10-06

Tulia Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Tulia, Texas · Thu, Oct 6
● Final48 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1954
Feeder Cattle receipts
986 head
310 vs last sale 676 47 vs year ago 939 · +5.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
41 head
31 vs last sale 10 31 vs year ago 10 · +310.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week's light test: Not enough comparable sales of steers or heifers for a market trend; however, a much lower undertone was noted on calves. Trade activity and demand were moderate. Rain in the area brought cooler temperatures, and caused a wide price gap between weaned and non-weaned. Slaughter cows were steady to 2.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $167.92/cwt on 536 head.
Average price
$167.92
536 head · 672 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,129
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$170
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2-3
$22.57/cwt at this weight
vs the market
3.83
vs TX average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1675171.571,158436
Medium and Large 1-2659152.191,00394
Medium and Large 2-3663149.009886thin
One grade step is worth $22.57/cwt here — about $170 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 sale536 hd
167.92
TX average3 barns · 3,303 hd
171.75
−3.83
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
BullsHigh1,74382.561,43911
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,62868.921,1223thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,19767.898126thin
CowsLean 85-90%High1,12858.5066016

Every lot, as filed

48 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
SteersMedium and Large 2-3663149.00/cwt149.00–149.009886
SteersMedium and Large 1457191.00/cwt191.00–191.008739
SteersMedium and Large 1524166.00/cwt166.00–166.0087011
SteersMedium and Large 1-2358163.00/cwt163.00–163.005844
SteersMedium and Large 1-2332187.00/cwt187.00–187.006215
SteersMedium and Large 1797173.25/cwt173.25–173.251,381132
SteersMedium and Large 1803164.00/cwt164.00–164.001,31719
SteersMedium and Large 1-2492165.00/cwt165.00–165.008129
SteersMedium and Large 1-2665160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,06411
SteersMedium and Large 1653176.00/cwt176.00–176.001,149102
SteersMedium and Large 1-2531151.20/cwt149.50–158.5080336
HeifersMedium and Large 1332158.00/cwt158.00–158.005256
HeifersMedium and Large 1Unweaned627140.00/cwt140.00–140.0087813
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2383147.00/cwt147.00–147.0056312
SteersMedium and Large 1325195.39/cwt190.00–203.0063524
SteersMedium and Large 1732170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,24437
SteersMedium and Large 1567166.40/cwt159.00–174.0094343
HeifersMedium and Large 1494150.05/cwt146.50–153.0074122
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2477146.00/cwt146.00–146.0069620
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2617145.00/cwt145.00–145.008958
HeifersMedium and Large 1564141.67/cwt139.00–146.0079929
HeifersMedium and Large 2480115.00/cwt115.00–115.0055210
HeifersMedium and Large 1527150.00/cwt150.00–150.007915
BullsMedium and Large 1669148.00/cwt148.00–148.0099010
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy554135.00/cwt135.00–135.007487
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy545137.00/cwt137.00–137.0074712
HeifersMedium and Large 1Full760142.00/cwt142.00–142.001,0795
HeifersMedium and Large 1685150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,02811
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2344155.00/cwt155.00–155.005339
Bulls1,94393.67/cwt93.00–95.001,8203
Bulls1,61176.19/cwt75.00–80.001,2276
Bulls1,83885.00/cwt85.00–85.001,5622
CowsBoner 80-85%1,21562.50/cwt62.50–62.507591
CowsLean 85-90%1,31075.00/cwt75.00–75.009831
CowsLean 85-90%1,12156.99/cwt55.00–60.0063911
CowsLean 85-90%1,01850.00/cwt50.00–50.005092
CowsBoner 80-85%1,19368.97/cwt65.00–70.008235
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,62868.92/cwt67.00–70.001,1223
CowsLean 85-90%1,18567.07/cwt65.00–70.007952
SteersMedium and Large 1-2966139.00/cwt139.00–139.001,34329
SteersMedium and Large 1Unweaned607159.00/cwt159.00–159.0096522
SteersMedium and Large 1Unweaned670153.79/cwt148.00–159.501,03037
BullsMedium and Large 1-2382168.50/cwt168.50–168.5064417
BullsMedium and Large 2416131.00/cwt131.00–131.005455
BullsMedium and Large 1-2491155.00/cwt155.00–155.0076119
BullsMedium and Large 1461165.51/cwt164.00–167.0076318
BullsMedium and Large 1439168.35/cwt166.00–169.0073914
BullsMedium and Large 1589159.00/cwt159.00–159.009374

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.