Name: Tulia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-12-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-12-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder steers and heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher on comparable sales. Trade activity was moderate to good on good demand. Slaughter cows and bulls were 2.00 to 3.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $179.64/cwt on 442 head.

Average price

$179.64

442 head · 673 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,209

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$482

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2-3

$30.56/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.00

vs TX average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	686	180.56	1,238	413
Medium and Large 1-2	493	171.00	842	23
Medium and Large 2-3	504	150.00	756	6thin

One grade step is worth $30.56/cwt here — about $482 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 sale442 hd

179.64

—

TX average4 barns · 2,143 hd

179.65

−0.00

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	2,038	80.82	1,647	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,512	68.33	1,033	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,294	67.68	876	40
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,073	61.26	657	2thin

Every lot, as filed

41 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	—	424	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	890	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	666	166.35/cwt	160.00–168.50	1,108	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	438	184.63/cwt	183.00–185.00	809	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	539	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	582	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	826	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	722	171.50/cwt	171.50–171.50	1,238	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	206.62/cwt	190.00–217.00	990	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	633	170.95/cwt	168.00–173.50	1,082	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	676	175.85/cwt	175.00–177.00	1,189	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	596	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	894	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	401	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	698	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	451	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	879	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	534	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	662	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	183.34/cwt	171.00–197.00	1,054	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	739	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,293	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	680	170.50/cwt	170.50–170.50	1,159	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	940	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,410	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,063	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	586	172.55/cwt	171.00–172.75	1,011	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	791	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,424	130
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	504	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	756	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	663	154.01/cwt	150.00–158.00	1,021	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	624	154.47/cwt	149.00–159.00	964	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	600	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	888	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	172.56/cwt	171.00–174.00	908	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	725	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,247	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	811	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,289	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	494	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	672	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	155.34/cwt	150.00–164.00	747	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	313	217.54/cwt	210.00–220.00	681	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	696	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	616	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	482	171.38/cwt	165.00–181.00	826	54
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	827	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	935	13
Bulls	—	—	1,995	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	1,397	2
Bulls	—	—	1,775	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,420	1
Bulls	—	—	2,213	92.06/cwt	90.00–94.00	2,037	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,073	61.26/cwt	60.00–62.50	657	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,294	67.68/cwt	67.50–70.00	876	40
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,540	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	1,078	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,455	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	946	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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