Name: Tulia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-04-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold 4.00 to 9.00 higher. Trade was fairly active on good demand. Slaughter cows and bulls were steady to 5.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $205.71/cwt on 1,116 head.

Average price

$205.71

1,116 head · 728 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,498

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$129

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

$36.19/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.23

vs TX average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	606	206.19	1,250	47
Medium and Large 1	733	205.82	1,509	1,065
Medium and Large 2	811	170.00	1,379	4thin

One grade step is worth $36.19/cwt here — about −$129 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 sale1,116 hd

205.71

—

TX average4 barns · 2,133 hd

206.93

−1.23

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	1,740	104.38	1,816	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,464	90.22	1,321	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,287	90.00	1,158	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,090	81.53	889	33

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	411	210.69/cwt	206.00–212.50	866	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	853	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	349	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	810	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	768	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,367	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	716	201.36/cwt	197.00–204.50	1,442	130
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	815	196.69/cwt	194.00–197.50	1,603	216
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	612	220.48/cwt	217.00–223.00	1,349	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	245.05/cwt	237.00–246.00	1,166	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	678	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,288	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	846	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,481	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	682	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,344	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	273.34/cwt	252.00–276.00	1,134	78
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	748	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,421	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	858	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,536	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	203.36/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,186	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,068	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,666	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	938	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,660	108
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	219.63/cwt	215.00–222.00	1,138	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	274	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	718	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	215.64/cwt	214.00–218.00	1,225	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	752	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,481	135
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	363	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	951	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,058	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	920	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,189	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	455	222.11/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,011	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	538	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,151	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,287	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,158	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,178	91.34/cwt	90.00–95.00	1,076	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,478	92.33/cwt	90.00–95.00	1,365	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,435	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	1,234	1
Bulls	—	—	1,700	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,785	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,078	80.18/cwt	80.00–85.00	864	29
Bulls	—	—	1,680	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,596	1
Bulls	—	—	1,880	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	2,115	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	363	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	860	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	829	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,368	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	309	219.08/cwt	210.00–231.00	677	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	612	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,077	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	799	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,318	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	205.86/cwt	190.00–213.00	1,075	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	700	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,512	115
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,158	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,271	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,318	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,149	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	591	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	981	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	888	183.58/cwt	181.50–184.25	1,630	102
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	543	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	999	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	741	176.75/cwt	176.75–176.75	1,310	72
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	202.19/cwt	200.50–209.00	950	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	585	198.66/cwt	191.00–205.00	1,162	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	964	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	811	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,379	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	638	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,257	28

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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