Name: Tulia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-01-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold mostly steady to instances 2.00 lower. Trade was active on moderate to good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $186.98/cwt on 952 head.

Average price

$186.98

952 head · 660 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,235

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$762

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$74.23/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.02

vs TX average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	678	189.23	1,283	823
Medium and Large 1-2	560	177.03	991	113
Medium and Large 2	476	168.00	800	8thin
Medium 2	453	115.00	521	8thin

One grade step is worth $74.23/cwt here — about $762 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 sale952 hd

186.98

—

TX average4 barns · 3,414 hd

190.00

−3.02

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot, as filed

61 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 2	—	453	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	521	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	721	175.31/cwt	175.00–176.00	1,264	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	586	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,037	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	354	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	910	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	683	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,100	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	220.62/cwt	199.00–223.00	1,037	39
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	800	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	902	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,443	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	411	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	715	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	246	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	571	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	639	195.07/cwt	193.00–196.00	1,246	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	915	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	180.19/cwt	179.00–181.50	1,297	110
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	337	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	876	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	200.53/cwt	193.00–213.00	1,063	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	648	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,153	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	181.61/cwt	181.00–182.00	1,226	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	707	168.34/cwt	167.00–173.00	1,190	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	666	176.22/cwt	176.00–177.00	1,174	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	872	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,500	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	782	183.01/cwt	179.50–184.25	1,431	200
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	684	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,163	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	912	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	625	181.20/cwt	180.00–182.00	1,133	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	466	182.55/cwt	180.00–190.00	851	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	791	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,068	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	502	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	858	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	590	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	979	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	155.74/cwt	155.00–157.00	981	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	447	205.05/cwt	190.00–208.00	917	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	690	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,139	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	543	177.14/cwt	171.00–189.00	962	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	646	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,034	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	558	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	954	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	429	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	558	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	694	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,097	11
Heifers	Medium 2	—	513	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	564	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	622	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	387	190.98/cwt	184.00–200.00	739	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	161.45/cwt	160.00–164.00	928	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	656	171.95/cwt	166.00–174.50	1,128	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	753	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,182	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	456	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	734	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	512	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	814	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	510	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	717	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	673	153.84/cwt	153.00–155.00	1,035	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	564	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	823	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	181.10/cwt	171.00–188.00	777	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	174.83/cwt	170.00–180.00	832	67
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	178.98/cwt	174.00–181.00	945	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	719	166.12/cwt	165.00–167.00	1,194	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	817	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,405	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	160.51/cwt	160.00–166.00	971	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	639	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,042	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	638	151.50/cwt	151.50–151.50	967	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	864	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,331	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	172.00/cwt	163.00–179.00	980	153
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	193.38/cwt	182.00–221.00	926	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	172.34/cwt	168.00–176.00	1,075	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	206.03/cwt	185.00–214.25	1,160	126

How this sale compares

Texas weighted averages

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