Name: Tulia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-12-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-12-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers and heifers were steady on limited comparable sales. Trade activity was moderate on moderate to good demand. Slaughter cows and bulls were steady to 2.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $161.79/cwt on 459 head.

Average price

$161.79

459 head · 565 lb average

Value per head Derived

$915

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$172

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

$10.59/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.18

vs TX average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	579	163.98	949	363
Medium and Large 2	635	155.00	984	7thin
Medium and Large 1-2	506	153.39	776	89

One grade step is worth $10.59/cwt here — about $172 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 sale459 hd

161.79

—

TX average4 barns · 1,769 hd

165.97

−4.18

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	—	Average	2,095	85.00	1,781	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,200	65.97	792	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,580	65.00	1,027	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,112	63.91	711	11

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.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	900	$975	1thin

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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	571	164.78/cwt	160.00–169.00	941	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	623	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	966	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	375	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	769	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	696	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,030	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	524	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	933	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	682	143.87/cwt	143.00–145.00	981	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	605	150.50/cwt	150.50–150.50	911	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	661	155.50/cwt	155.50–155.50	1,028	73
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	693	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,033	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	735	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,169	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	382	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	829	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	562	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,130	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	667	164.53/cwt	163.00–165.00	1,097	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	634	173.77/cwt	171.00–175.00	1,102	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	591	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	963	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	557	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	891	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	203.81/cwt	201.00–205.00	960	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	735	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	703	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	993	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,331	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	459	163.00/cwt	155.00–170.50	748	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	631	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	698	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,117	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	662	173.72/cwt	171.00–180.00	1,150	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,068	61.61/cwt	60.00–62.50	658	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,130	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	791	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,152	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	749	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,580	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	1,027	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,245	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	747	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,195	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	837	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,198	65.85/cwt	65.00–67.50	789	18
Bulls	—	—	2,095	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,781	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	106.51/cwt	91.00–115.00	964	30
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,208	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	633	170.50/cwt	170.50–170.50	1,079	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	534	147.65/cwt	140.00–153.00	788	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	984	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	170.97/cwt	166.00–172.25	1,240	82
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	616	159.37/cwt	155.00–167.00	982	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	846	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	1,214	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	334	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	635	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	166.91/cwt	162.00–169.50	961	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	404	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	606	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	409	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	654	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	163.67/cwt	154.00–178.50	849	98
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	512	201.73/cwt	188.00–207.00	1,033	68
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	200.66/cwt	199.00–207.00	845	34

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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