Name: Tulia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-03-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Yearling steers and heifers sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Stocker calves were steady on a light test. Trade was fairly active on moderate to good demand. Rain was a much needed sight, but bringing along colder temperatures and chance of snow.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $186.44/cwt on 1,196 head.

Average price

$186.44

1,196 head · 752 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,403

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$613

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

$10.70/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.57

vs TX average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	767	186.70	1,432	1,023
Medium and Large 1-2	674	185.24	1,249	167
Medium and Large 2	465	176.00	818	6thin

One grade step is worth $10.70/cwt here — about $613 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 sale1,196 hd

186.44

—

TX average3 barns · 2,523 hd

192.02

−5.57

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	—	Low	1,774	100.37	1,781	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,597	86.67	1,384	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,175	84.16	989	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,023	80.00	818	3thin

Every lot, as filed

52 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	817	170.81/cwt	170.00–172.50	1,396	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	192.41/cwt	185.00–202.00	929	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,003	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	769	187.13/cwt	184.00–188.00	1,439	161
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,104	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,081	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	718	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,257	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	414	189.50/cwt	189.50–189.50	785	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	608	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,180	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	818	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	205.81/cwt	202.00–216.00	1,188	106
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	823	180.22/cwt	177.00–183.00	1,483	401
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	201.34/cwt	197.00–206.00	1,248	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	210.65/cwt	204.00–217.00	1,106	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	654	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,216	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	716	191.50/cwt	191.50–191.50	1,371	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,274	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	916	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,580	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	889	176.20/cwt	174.50–177.75	1,566	97
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	732	188.69/cwt	185.00–192.00	1,381	77
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	813	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,301	68
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	745	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,248	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	724	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,267	33
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	827	161.25/cwt	161.25–161.25	1,334	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	478	198.71/cwt	195.00–210.00	950	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	600	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,170	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,633	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,388	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,175	84.16/cwt	82.50–85.00	989	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,023	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	818	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,525	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,373	1
Bulls	—	—	1,933	92.90/cwt	90.00–95.00	1,796	2
Bulls	—	—	1,695	104.10/cwt	101.00–105.00	1,764	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	387	211.51/cwt	198.00–220.00	819	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	171.54/cwt	165.00–174.00	1,156	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	180.48/cwt	179.00–184.00	1,020	69
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	177.88/cwt	170.00–189.00	946	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	449	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	727	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	414	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	824	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	177.74/cwt	172.00–182.00	1,205	177
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	639	179.63/cwt	178.50–183.50	1,148	69
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	819	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	743	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,248	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	188.58/cwt	184.00–193.00	999	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	731	175.88/cwt	171.50–177.50	1,286	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	777	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,321	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	728	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,310	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	997	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	637	176.34/cwt	176.00–177.00	1,123	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	766	171.94/cwt	168.25–177.00	1,317	181
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	674	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,146	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	284	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	625	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	439	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	944	4

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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