Name: Tulia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-02-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers were steady to firm on limited comparable sales. Trade activity was moderate on good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $188.74/cwt on 413 head.

Average price

$188.74

413 head · 751 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,417

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−5.09

vs TX average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	751	188.74	1,417	413

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale413 hd

188.74

—

TX average3 barns · 1,071 hd

193.83

−5.09

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	—	High	1,734	101.67	1,763	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,243	78.50	975	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	895	65.00	582	1thin

Every lot, as filed

32 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	—	521	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,037	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	252	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	580	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	741	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,141	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	385	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	889	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	585	183.50/cwt	183.50–183.50	1,073	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	247	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	469	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	629	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,145	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	408	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	991	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	902	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,524	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	559	176.08/cwt	175.00–177.50	984	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	641	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,026	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	704	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,056	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,131	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	814	180.10/cwt	178.00–182.00	1,466	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	754	182.31/cwt	178.00–183.50	1,375	84
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	176.32/cwt	176.00–177.00	931	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,137	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,058	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	217.16/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,129	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	867	177.84/cwt	177.00–178.00	1,542	149
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	185.07/cwt	181.00–187.00	885	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	732	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	791	165.99/cwt	165.00–169.00	1,313	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	744	171.64/cwt	171.50–171.75	1,277	123
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	697	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,039	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	639	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,189	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	681	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,056	7
Bulls	—	—	1,878	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,972	2
Bulls	—	—	1,445	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,373	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	1,046	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,210	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	908	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	895	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	582	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.

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