Name: Tulia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-11-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-11-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer and heifer calves sold 1.00 to 7.00 lower. Yearling steers and heifers were steady on limited comparable sales. Trade activity and demand were moderate to good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $182.58/cwt on 587 head.

Average price

$182.58

587 head · 597 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,091

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$936

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 4

$151.43/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.17

vs TX average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	597	187.43	1,119	467
Medium and Large 1-2	596	174.29	1,039	102
Medium and Large 2-3	679	146.50	995	11thin
Small 4	509	36.00	183	7thin

One grade step is worth $151.43/cwt here — about $936 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 sale587 hd

182.58

—

TX average4 barns · 2,829 hd

182.40

+0.17

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	—	Low	1,650	78.00	1,287	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,375	72.00	990	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,173	71.07	834	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,133	66.25	750	2thin

Every lot, as filed

47 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,133	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	681	172.19/cwt	170.00–182.00	1,173	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	204.58/cwt	201.00–210.00	974	37
Steers	Small 4	—	509	36.00/cwt	36.00–36.00	183	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	679	146.50/cwt	146.50–146.50	995	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	702	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,243	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	438	225.05/cwt	219.00–228.50	986	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	883	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	334	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	858	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	176.80/cwt	165.00–186.00	1,017	74
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	462	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	721	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	542	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,014	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	729	173.17/cwt	171.00–176.50	1,262	102
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	641	171.96/cwt	169.00–174.00	1,102	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	674	163.23/cwt	160.00–169.00	1,100	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	708	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,154	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	394	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	961	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	867	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,127	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	523	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	706	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	524	173.20/cwt	170.00–175.00	908	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	823	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	662	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	953	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	736	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,016	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	154.64/cwt	148.00–160.00	886	99
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	622	150.63/cwt	147.00–160.00	937	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	575	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	920	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	773	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,237	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	281	256.64/cwt	255.00–259.00	721	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	203.15/cwt	196.00–204.50	1,054	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	314	203.52/cwt	190.00–212.00	639	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	169.41/cwt	160.00–192.00	727	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	546	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	717	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,147	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	613	167.88/cwt	167.00–168.50	1,029	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	165.75/cwt	155.00–179.00	786	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	395	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	778	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	965	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,177	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	757	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,196	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	161.71/cwt	159.50–163.50	852	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	442	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	601	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	669	162.51/cwt	160.50–166.00	1,087	67
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	298	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	596	3
Bulls	—	—	1,650	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	1,287	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,375	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	990	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,173	71.07/cwt	70.00–72.50	834	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,045	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	732	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,220	62.50/cwt	62.50–62.50	763	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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