Name: Tulia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-03-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold 2.00 to 7.00 higher. Trade was fairly active on good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $187.69/cwt on 694 head.

Average price

$187.69

694 head · 658 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,234

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$36

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

$13.54/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.43

vs TX average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	653	189.70	1,239	591
Medium and Large 1-2	683	176.17	1,204	103

One grade step is worth $13.54/cwt here — about $36 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 sale694 hd

187.69

—

TX average4 barns · 1,538 hd

193.13

−5.43

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	1,214	90.00	1,093	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,052	79.11	832	17

Every lot, as filed

51 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	—	463	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,097	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	643	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,132	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	782	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,173	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	571	204.48/cwt	195.00–210.00	1,168	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	879	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,362	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	200.40/cwt	195.00–204.00	1,144	76
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	628	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,181	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	787	189.44/cwt	189.00–195.00	1,491	116
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	531	228.15/cwt	224.00–246.00	1,211	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	658	203.08/cwt	196.00–206.00	1,336	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	215.34/cwt	213.50–217.00	1,333	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	639	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,214	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	978	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,614	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	253	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	756	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	809	187.50/cwt	186.00–188.00	1,517	94
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	496	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,042	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	767	186.89/cwt	185.50–188.00	1,433	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	599	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,204	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	249.16/cwt	240.00–257.00	1,054	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	234.61/cwt	232.00–237.00	1,112	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	614	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,203	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	712	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,299	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	816	167.09/cwt	165.00–170.00	1,363	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	884	178.92/cwt	178.50–179.50	1,582	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	827	175.50/cwt	175.50–175.50	1,451	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,062	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	743	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,041	89.35/cwt	85.00–90.00	930	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,214	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,093	14
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,052	105.50/cwt	105.50–105.50	1,110	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	653	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,045	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	628	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,118	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	210.79/cwt	208.00–220.00	970	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	836	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,346	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	413	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	938	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,309	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,034	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	219.99/cwt	217.00–223.00	946	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	322	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	708	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	601	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,118	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	202.99/cwt	195.00–205.00	1,074	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	748	180.75/cwt	180.75–180.75	1,352	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	387	223.51/cwt	223.00–224.00	865	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,253	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,302	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	673	191.04/cwt	185.00–194.00	1,286	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	601	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,142	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	685	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,192	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	614	191.89/cwt	190.00–199.00	1,178	104
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	767	175.42/cwt	171.50–177.50	1,345	90
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	828	172.17/cwt	166.00–174.25	1,426	79
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	864	181.50/cwt	181.50–181.50	1,568	26

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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