Name: Tulia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-01-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last sale on 12/15/22: Feeder steers and heifers sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Trade was active on good demand. Slaughter cows and bulls 3.00 to 5.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $189.55/cwt on 833 head.

Average price

$189.55

833 head · 680 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,289

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$101

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

$40.34/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.03

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	192.34	1,319	687
Medium and Large 1-2	626	180.76	1,132	124
Medium and Large 2	801	152.00	1,218	22

One grade step is worth $40.34/cwt here — about $101 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 sale833 hd

189.55

—

TX average3 barns · 2,164 hd

191.57

−2.03

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	1,875	90.00	1,688	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,231	73.46	904	39
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,429	70.47	1,007	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,080	70.00	756	1thin

Every lot, as filed

62 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	—	826	180.80/cwt	178.00–181.75	1,493	187
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	770	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,355	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	673	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,104	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	324	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	881	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	821	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,470	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	390	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	749	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	731	185.08/cwt	180.00–186.00	1,353	210
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,048	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	898	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,428	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	382	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	886	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	921	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,529	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	217.31/cwt	207.00–225.00	1,143	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	263	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	684	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	726	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	801	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,218	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	558	215.05/cwt	204.00–220.00	1,200	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	647	164.50/cwt	164.50–164.50	1,064	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	439	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	878	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	639	183.42/cwt	180.00–188.00	1,172	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	454	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	976	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	239	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	574	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	619	168.50/cwt	168.50–168.50	1,043	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	674	174.62/cwt	172.00–178.00	1,177	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	779	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,348	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	681	183.98/cwt	180.00–185.00	1,253	50
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	721	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,110	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	595	154.42/cwt	150.00–158.00	919	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	957	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,302	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	152.55/cwt	151.00–154.00	1,037	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	752	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,188	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	596	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	995	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	186.60/cwt	175.00–193.00	804	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	706	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,130	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	187.35/cwt	184.00–189.00	978	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	632	165.49/cwt	160.00–169.50	1,046	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	767	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,335	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	179.76/cwt	173.00–184.00	850	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	667	171.06/cwt	170.00–172.00	1,141	77
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	175.42/cwt	173.00–177.00	912	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	741	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,037	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	808	161.90/cwt	160.00–164.50	1,308	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	546	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	171.74/cwt	171.00–172.50	1,048	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	750	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,200	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	299	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	670	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	867	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,309	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	500	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	755	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	446	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	794	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	156.71/cwt	150.00–174.00	914	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	693	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	929	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	170.80/cwt	154.00–179.00	986	48
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	608	163.55/cwt	160.00–167.00	994	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	548	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,107	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	729	171.14/cwt	163.00–171.50	1,248	71
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	217	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	456	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,080	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	756	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,255	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	816	1
Bulls	—	—	1,875	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,688	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,230	73.61/cwt	70.00–74.00	905	36
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,230	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	923	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,423	70.23/cwt	70.00–72.00	999	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,550	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	1,163	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.

Texas feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →