Name: Tulia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-02-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Trade was fairly active on moderate to good demand. High winds throughout most of the week hampered movement. Slaughter cows and bulls were steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $184.46/cwt on 591 head.

Average price

$184.46

591 head · 730 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,346

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$159

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2-3

$37.49/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.15

vs TX average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	730	191.43	1,398	386
Medium and Large 1-2	705	178.02	1,255	146
Medium and Large 2	395	170.00	672	3thin
Medium and Large 2-3	805	153.95	1,239	56

One grade step is worth $37.49/cwt here — about $159 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 sale591 hd

184.46

—

TX average4 barns · 2,742 hd

189.61

−5.15

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	1,575	100.00	1,575	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,400	87.65	1,227	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,105	82.43	911	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,064	76.00	809	5thin

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
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,670	$2,000	1thin

Every lot, as filed

39 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	—	552	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,027	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	667	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,021	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	556	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	973	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	742	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,261	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	180.50/cwt	180.50–180.50	1,117	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	203	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	410	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	395	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	672	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	680	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,061	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	852	183.25/cwt	183.25–183.25	1,561	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,252	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	678	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,261	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	512	197.20/cwt	176.00–206.00	1,010	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	791	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,424	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	873	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,318	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	280	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	630	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	667	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,154	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	873	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,419	76
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	220.70/cwt	220.00–223.00	1,148	84
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	845	177.89/cwt	177.25–180.00	1,503	185
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	585	201.16/cwt	194.00–208.00	1,177	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	198.21/cwt	173.00–205.00	1,037	141
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	608	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	815	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	278	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	709	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	203	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	447	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	704	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,267	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	617	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,018	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	181.37/cwt	168.00–191.00	1,048	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	777	173.50/cwt	173.50–173.50	1,348	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	734	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,292	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	971	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,447	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	720	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,159	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	726	172.39/cwt	172.00–172.75	1,252	33
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,670	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bulls	—	—	1,575	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,575	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,105	82.43/cwt	80.00–85.00	911	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,085	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	922	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,060	67.50/cwt	65.00–70.00	716	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,400	87.65/cwt	85.00–90.00	1,227	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,058	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	846	2

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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