Sale reports / Texas / Tulia Livestock Auction / 2022-10-27

Tulia Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Tulia, Texas · Thu, Oct 27
● Final44 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1954
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,111 head
161 vs last sale 950 153 vs year ago 958 · +16.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
42 head
12 vs last sale 30 17 vs year ago 25 · +68.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
2 head
2 vs last sale 0 25 vs year ago 27 · 92.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold steady to instances 4.00 higher. Trade activity was moderate on moderate to good demand. Winter wheat pastures are turning green after recent rain, which is a relief after the summer drought. Slaughter cows and bulls were steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $177.57/cwt on 519 head.
Average price
$177.57
519 head · 657 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,167
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$391
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 1-2
$32.23/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.01
vs TX average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1662178.231,179493
Medium and Large 1-2585173.701,01618thin
Medium 1-2540146.007888thin
One grade step is worth $32.23/cwt here — about $391 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 sale519 hd
177.57
TX average4 barns · 2,635 hd
175.57
+2.01
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
BullsAverage1,82285.001,5483thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,47565.639684thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,29963.4182426
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,04560.056279thin

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,188$1,1502thin

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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,44765.00/cwt65.00–65.009413
BullsMedium and Large 1-2568150.00/cwt150.00–150.008529
BullsMedium and Large 1570149.00/cwt149.00–149.008495
BullsMedium and Large 1-2698141.50/cwt141.50–141.5098811
BullsMedium and Large 1-2731141.00/cwt141.00–141.001,0314
BullsMedium and Large 1468168.00/cwt168.00–168.007866
HeifersMedium and Large 1Full536140.00/cwt140.00–140.007509
SteersMedium and Large 1705173.50/cwt173.50–173.501,22370
SteersMedium and Large 1379238.44/cwt232.00–240.0090419
SteersMedium 1-2540146.00/cwt146.00–146.007888
SteersMedium and Large 1800169.50/cwt169.50–169.501,3565
SteersMedium and Large 1Unweaned720168.48/cwt168.00–169.001,21317
SteersMedium and Large 1510178.23/cwt175.50–186.0090952
SteersMedium and Large 1-2761165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,2565
SteersMedium and Large 1-2517177.04/cwt174.00–178.0091513
SteersMedium and Large 1482180.90/cwt174.00–189.0087222
SteersMedium and Large 1Unweaned771150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,1577
SteersMedium and Large 1568179.58/cwt166.50–187.501,02061
HeifersMedium and Large 1743162.50/cwt162.50–162.501,20770
HeifersMedium and Large 1396191.00/cwt191.00–191.0075620
HeifersMedium and Large 1Unweaned612152.99/cwt148.00–155.0093614
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Unweaned619135.00/cwt135.00–135.0083610
SteersMedium and Large 1Unweaned674168.14/cwt160.00–173.001,13356
SteersMedium and Large 1686174.88/cwt169.50–176.001,20047
HeifersMedium and Large 1651158.50/cwt158.50–158.501,03232
HeifersMedium and Large 1423172.00/cwt172.00–172.007287
HeifersMedium and Large 1476161.92/cwt154.50–167.0077140
HeifersMedium and Large 1549159.43/cwt147.00–161.5087549
SteersMedium and Large 1775179.50/cwt179.50–179.501,391137
HeifersMedium and Large 1938135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,26612
BullsMedium and Large 1-2847124.00/cwt124.00–124.001,05016
BullsMedium and Large 2523130.00/cwt130.00–130.0068011
HeifersMedium and Large 1Unweaned655151.41/cwt148.00–152.0099257
HeifersMedium and Large 1586153.93/cwt150.00–161.0090217
HeifersMedium and Large 1Unweaned706150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,0598
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1881,150.26/head1,125.00–1,175.001,1502
Bulls1,88585.00/cwt85.00–85.001,6021
CowsLean 85-90%1,06055.81/cwt55.00–57.505923
CowsBoner 80-85%1,30162.86/cwt62.00–65.0081824
Bulls2,28090.00/cwt90.00–90.002,0521
Bulls1,30080.00/cwt80.00–80.001,0401
CowsBoner 80-85%1,27370.00/cwt70.00–70.008912
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,56067.50/cwt67.50–67.501,0531
CowsLean 85-90%1,03762.17/cwt60.00–65.006456

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.