Name: Tulia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-03-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers traded 2.00-4.00 lower where comparable sales were noted. Grazing cattle and calves sold fully 8.00 higher with very good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $201.26/cwt on 855 head.

Average price

$201.26

855 head · 669 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,346

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$163

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

$39.09/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.30

vs TX average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	638	211.57	1,350	510
Medium and Large 1-2	719	188.53	1,355	291
Medium and Large 2	688	172.48	1,187	54

One grade step is worth $39.09/cwt here — about $163 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 sale855 hd

201.26

—

TX average4 barns · 1,828 hd

208.56

−7.30

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot, as filed

48 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 1-2	—	855	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,317	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	654	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,308	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	959	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,343	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	825	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,196	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	937	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,359	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	790	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,256	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	247.25/cwt	232.00–270.00	1,058	89
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,007	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	922	172.25/cwt	172.25–172.25	1,588	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	309	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	840	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	656	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,233	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	617	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,111	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	640	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,043	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	816	172.81/cwt	161.50–179.00	1,410	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	923	172.71/cwt	165.00–173.75	1,594	78
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	642	195.42/cwt	193.00–211.00	1,255	80
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	871	178.50/cwt	178.50–178.50	1,555	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	190.50/cwt	190.50–190.50	1,286	67
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	403	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	778	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,029	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,626	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	216.85/cwt	212.00–219.00	1,121	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	744	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,414	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	246	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	642	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	612	204.39/cwt	200.00–214.00	1,251	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	546	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,026	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	597	207.97/cwt	205.00–221.00	1,242	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	299	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	697	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	815	180.75/cwt	180.75–180.75	1,473	129
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	808	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,414	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	886	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,347	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	382	224.91/cwt	223.00–227.00	859	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	710	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,136	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	482	245.50/cwt	244.00–255.00	1,183	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	561	224.41/cwt	213.00–230.00	1,259	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,271	47
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	788	162.93/cwt	155.00–164.50	1,284	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	163.75/cwt	155.00–165.00	1,236	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	862	164.51/cwt	159.50–178.00	1,418	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	488	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	991	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	268	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	611	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	206.13/cwt	201.00–212.00	870	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	191.37/cwt	186.00–196.00	1,081	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	652	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	985	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	611	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,222	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	509	199.97/cwt	196.50–210.00	1,018	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,036	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	924	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	182.66/cwt	176.00–187.00	1,043	30

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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