Name: Tulia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-11-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-11-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer and heifer calves under 600 lbs sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher. Yearling steers and heifers were steady. Trade activity was moderate on moderate to good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $162.11/cwt on 427 head.

Average price

$162.11

427 head · 573 lb average

Value per head Derived

$929

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$126

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

$49.06/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.98

vs TX average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	575	165.06	948	355
Medium and Large 1-2	578	151.61	877	52
Medium and Large 2	443	148.54	659	13thin
Medium 1-2	709	116.00	822	7thin

One grade step is worth $49.06/cwt here — about $126 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 sale427 hd

162.11

—

TX average4 barns · 1,686 hd

165.09

−2.98

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,385	77.22	1,069	44

Every lot, as filed

46 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	654	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	922	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	620	151.97/cwt	150.00–161.00	942	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	803	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,164	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,268	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,281	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	836	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,045	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	691	153.30/cwt	152.00–156.00	1,059	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	168.45/cwt	163.00–176.00	802	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	436	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	772	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	844	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	558	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	815	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	263	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	408	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	712	173.05/cwt	170.00–175.00	1,232	77
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	505	170.39/cwt	170.00–171.00	860	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	288	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	547	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	737	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,076	12
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	709	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	822	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	340	208.63/cwt	206.00–212.00	709	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	685	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,199	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	542	189.01/cwt	188.00–189.50	1,024	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	561	179.82/cwt	170.00–184.00	1,009	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	777	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	158.73/cwt	158.00–160.00	897	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	648	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,063	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	704	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,133	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	742	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,224	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	833	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,349	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,051	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	658	168.50/cwt	168.50–168.50	1,109	76
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	242.68/cwt	227.00–252.00	903	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	740	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,243	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	270	224.58/cwt	220.00–227.00	606	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	404	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	889	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	459	195.46/cwt	185.00–204.00	897	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	943	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	674	164.80/cwt	160.00–166.00	1,111	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	809	168.11/cwt	156.00–170.00	1,360	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	403	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	713	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	633	165.27/cwt	163.50–170.00	1,046	34
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,062	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	399	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	595	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	557	168.45/cwt	165.00–172.00	938	41
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	784	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,113	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	458	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	884	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	373	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	746	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	413	161.63/cwt	150.00–165.50	668	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,385	77.22/cwt	77.00–77.50	1,069	44

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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