Name: Tulia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-12-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-12-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 3.00 higher on limited comparable sales. Trade activity was moderate on moderate to good demand. Slaughter cows and bulls were steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $167.62/cwt on 446 head.

Average price

$167.62

446 head · 568 lb average

Value per head Derived

$952

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$195

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

$15.74/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.84

vs TX average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	573	168.82	968	412
Medium and Large 1-2	504	153.08	772	34

One grade step is worth $15.74/cwt here — about $195 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 sale446 hd

167.62

—

TX average4 barns · 1,691 hd

170.46

−2.84

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	1,660	83.68	1,389	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,460	70.00	1,022	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,158	63.13	731	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,082	61.06	661	59

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
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,330	$1,125	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	940	$610	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	920	$850	1thin

Every lot, as filed

49 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	—	381	199.74/cwt	195.00–203.00	761	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	949	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	624	165.66/cwt	158.00–170.00	1,034	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	542	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	916	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	597	158.75/cwt	158.75–158.75	948	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	575	164.30/cwt	160.00–170.00	945	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	732	167.86/cwt	163.00–170.00	1,229	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	212.95/cwt	210.00–215.00	788	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,134	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	697	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,171	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	644	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,095	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,190	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	409	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	818	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	491	211.95/cwt	211.50–213.00	1,041	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	814	175.50/cwt	175.50–175.50	1,429	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	459	181.30/cwt	180.00–187.00	832	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	761	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,309	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	678	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	983	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	902	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,209	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	167.83/cwt	161.50–173.50	947	124
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	171.71/cwt	170.00–177.00	996	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	592	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,006	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	588	183.40/cwt	181.00–185.00	1,078	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	166.53/cwt	165.00–170.00	781	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,104	65.15/cwt	65.00–67.50	719	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,060	54.75/cwt	50.00–55.00	580	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,113	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	612	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,055	58.49/cwt	57.50–60.00	617	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,090	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	763	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,460	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	1,022	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,135	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	738	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,218	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	853	3
Bulls	—	—	1,595	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,276	2
Bulls	—	—	1,693	85.52/cwt	85.00–87.00	1,448	4
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	940	610.00/head	610.00–610.00	610	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,330	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	984	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,082	7
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	391	190.23/cwt	180.00–196.00	744	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	727	167.35/cwt	167.00–167.50	1,217	67
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	637	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	975	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	602	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	903	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	512	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	768	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	329	187.80/cwt	180.00–198.00	618	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	156.95/cwt	154.00–160.00	656	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	442	182.43/cwt	179.00–188.00	806	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	735	175.50/cwt	175.50–175.50	1,290	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	151.89/cwt	150.00–155.00	807	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	511	177.24/cwt	174.00–181.50	906	64

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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