Name: Tulia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-02-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week's light test: Feeder steers and heifers sold mostly steady on limited comparable sales. Trade was active on good demand. Slaughter cows and bulls were 5.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $169.30/cwt on 942 head.

Average price

$169.30

942 head · 728 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,233

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$151

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

$14.55/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.15

vs TX average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	758	169.55	1,286	828
Medium and Large 1-2	489	168.69	825	104
Medium and Large 2	732	155.00	1,135	10thin

One grade step is worth $14.55/cwt here — about $151 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 sale942 hd

169.30

—

TX average4 barns · 2,370 hd

176.45

−7.15

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	1,970	100.00	1,970	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,552	85.00	1,319	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,227	78.71	965	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,049	75.14	788	42

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,310	$1,250	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,016	$1,375	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,154	$1,271	6

Every lot, as filed

60 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 1-2	—	910	163.71/cwt	161.00–164.00	1,490	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	202.56/cwt	200.00–204.50	950	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	182.61/cwt	180.00–186.50	1,147	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	509	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	896	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	823	173.41/cwt	171.50–177.50	1,427	193
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	848	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,357	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	303	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	758	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	600	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	918	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,099	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	192.01/cwt	186.00–207.00	797	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	929	172.84/cwt	172.00–173.00	1,606	97
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	708	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,232	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	598	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,100	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	503	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,137	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	745	186.50/cwt	186.50–186.50	1,389	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	654	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,275	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,060	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,473	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	179.50/cwt	179.50–179.50	1,230	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	858	174.57/cwt	174.00–175.00	1,498	143
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	759	179.50/cwt	179.50–179.50	1,362	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,213	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	229.34/cwt	220.00–244.00	966	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	844	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,498	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	581	197.50/cwt	193.00–203.00	1,147	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	501	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	792	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	538	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,054	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	785	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,335	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	664	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,162	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,211	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	749	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,221	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,045	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	732	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,040	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	884	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,049	75.29/cwt	75.00–80.00	790	38
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,473	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,178	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,630	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,467	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,199	73.64/cwt	70.00–75.00	883	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,225	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,041	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,255	80.63/cwt	80.00–82.50	1,012	4
Bulls	—	—	1,970	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,970	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	828	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,151	35
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,310	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,016	1,375.28/head	1,300.00–1,450.00	1,375	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,154	1,271.21/head	1,250.00–1,300.00	1,271	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	898	166.50/cwt	166.50–166.50	1,495	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	663	172.45/cwt	169.50–175.00	1,143	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	711	172.69/cwt	172.50–173.00	1,228	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	667	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,101	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	643	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,016	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	963	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	714	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	732	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,135	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	167.34/cwt	164.50–170.50	1,297	354
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	267	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	507	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	818	167.81/cwt	164.00–169.00	1,373	243
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	391	197.95/cwt	183.00–206.00	774	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	998	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	842	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	166.80/cwt	162.00–170.00	944	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	497	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	815	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	361	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	617	16

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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