Name: Tulia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-03-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 4.00 higher. Trade was active on good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $184.90/cwt on 1,383 head.

Average price

$184.90

1,383 head · 820 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,516

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$529

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

$10.03/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.32

vs TX average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	833	185.94	1,548	1,199
Medium and Large 1-2	771	178.66	1,377	151
Medium and Large 2	579	175.91	1,019	33

One grade step is worth $10.03/cwt here — about $529 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 sale1,383 hd

184.90

—

TX average4 barns · 2,919 hd

190.22

−5.32

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,157	85.00	983	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,255	80.00	1,004	1thin

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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,108	$1,217	3thin

Every lot, as filed

55 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	—	518	212.69/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,102	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	873	171.85/cwt	170.00–173.50	1,500	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	614	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,081	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	333	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	733	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	666	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,166	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	888	180.84/cwt	175.50–182.50	1,606	319
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	958	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	155.25/cwt	155.25–155.25	1,506	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	254.96/cwt	252.00–257.00	1,219	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	679	201.81/cwt	196.00–206.50	1,370	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	761	183.77/cwt	180.50–187.50	1,398	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	223.50/cwt	223.50–223.50	1,252	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	592	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,154	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	996	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,026	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	619	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,052	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,024	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	921	178.90/cwt	174.00–180.25	1,648	250
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,008	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,673	101
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	842	178.22/cwt	177.00–180.50	1,501	95
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	739	195.85/cwt	194.00–196.85	1,447	212
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,149	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	464	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	951	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	613	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,244	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	509	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,028	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	404	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	970	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	467	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,051	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,157	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	983	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,255	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,004	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,108	1,216.54/head	1,200.00–1,250.00	1,217	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	719	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,186	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	861	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,188	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	849	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,324	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	646	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,227	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	691	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,175	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	710	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,207	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	683	183.35/cwt	182.75–188.00	1,252	67
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	623	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,059	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	690	170.31/cwt	169.00–173.00	1,175	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	763	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,267	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	637	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,077	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	962	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,356	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	614	208.72/cwt	207.00–210.00	1,282	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	809	175.56/cwt	172.00–176.75	1,420	211
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	197.40/cwt	193.00–201.00	1,036	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,036	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	794	175.91/cwt	173.75–176.75	1,397	220
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	559	191.67/cwt	191.00–192.00	1,071	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	861	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,412	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	187.41/cwt	185.00–189.00	1,164	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	416	206.23/cwt	203.00–215.00	858	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	194.35/cwt	186.00–201.00	925	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	872	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	407	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	672	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	976	33

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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