Name: Tulia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-01-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Trade activity and demand were moderate.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $183.88/cwt on 894 head.

Average price

$183.88

894 head · 676 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,242

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$316

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

$28.54/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.95

vs TX average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	685	185.54	1,271	800
Medium 1-2	376	171.00	643	8thin
Medium and Large 1-2	617	170.65	1,053	80
Medium and Large 2	608	157.00	955	6thin

One grade step is worth $28.54/cwt here — about $316 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 sale894 hd

183.88

—

TX average4 barns · 2,804 hd

186.84

−2.95

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	1,617	86.67	1,401	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,228	72.89	895	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,280	70.00	896	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,028	66.94	688	19

Every lot, as filed

56 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	—	659	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,054	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	518	191.76/cwt	183.00–201.00	993	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	734	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,123	34
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	493	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	917	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	958	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,022	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	614	172.27/cwt	171.00–172.50	1,058	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	679	160.42/cwt	159.00–165.00	1,089	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	391	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	942	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	880	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,496	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	983	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,524	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	207.00/cwt	206.00–211.00	1,170	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	969	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	705	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,163	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	629	185.46/cwt	179.00–186.00	1,167	207
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	237.64/cwt	232.00–240.00	981	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	913	164.72/cwt	160.00–169.00	1,504	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	790	178.09/cwt	176.00–179.00	1,407	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,024	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	222.77/cwt	208.00–234.00	1,060	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	214.53/cwt	202.00–215.50	1,143	96
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	179.05/cwt	175.00–182.00	1,209	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	300	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	711	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	456	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	848	5
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	376	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	643	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	846	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,438	132
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	166.61/cwt	164.50–168.50	1,191	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	674	165.72/cwt	164.00–167.50	1,117	62
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,220	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	793	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,333	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,066	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,027	63.31/cwt	60.00–65.00	650	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,029	70.20/cwt	70.00–72.00	722	10
Bulls	—	—	1,725	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,553	1
Bulls	—	—	1,563	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,329	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,280	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	896	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,206	73.07/cwt	70.00–75.00	881	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	488	166.84/cwt	166.50–167.50	814	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	558	161.75/cwt	154.00–164.00	903	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	496	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,086	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	160.38/cwt	159.00–163.00	913	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	690	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,097	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	620	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,004	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	429	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	674	8
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	364	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	582	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	619	160.91/cwt	160.00–162.00	996	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	777	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,166	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	584	171.13/cwt	167.00–180.00	999	142
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	396	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	634	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	456	175.15/cwt	175.00–176.00	799	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	819	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,331	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	602	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,066	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	843	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	608	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	955	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	742	176.42/cwt	175.00–176.75	1,309	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	723	168.86/cwt	165.00–172.00	1,221	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	625	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,019	45

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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