Name: Tulia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-04-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold 3.00 to 7.00 higher, instances as much as 10.00 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 $208.09/cwt on 1,096 head.

Average price

$208.09

1,096 head · 718 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,493

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$83

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

$29.66/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.00

vs TX average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	677	217.28	1,471	746
Medium and Large 2	622	194.93	1,213	41
Medium and Large 1-2	828	187.63	1,554	309

One grade step is worth $29.66/cwt here — about −$83 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 sale1,096 hd

208.09

—

TX average4 barns · 2,083 hd

209.08

−1.00

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	—	High	1,560	108.33	1,690	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,266	89.99	1,139	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,026	82.75	849	8thin

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	—	481	220.44/cwt	218.00–226.00	1,060	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,695	151
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	873	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,467	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	632	186.31/cwt	185.50–188.00	1,177	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	211.42/cwt	208.00–217.00	1,114	122
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	249	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	623	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	679	188.70/cwt	187.50–194.50	1,281	90
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,140	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	713	208.98/cwt	206.00–210.00	1,490	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	778	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,517	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	982	154.50/cwt	154.50–154.50	1,517	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	200.10/cwt	194.00–205.00	1,135	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	754	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,327	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	582	221.94/cwt	219.00–224.00	1,292	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	210.19/cwt	204.50–216.00	1,217	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	848	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,620	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	177.54/cwt	175.00–179.00	1,624	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,190	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	257.38/cwt	250.00–278.00	1,104	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	541	219.99/cwt	219.00–221.00	1,190	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	205.50/cwt	205.50–205.50	1,346	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	709	199.88/cwt	199.00–202.00	1,417	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	384	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,152	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	889	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,671	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	704	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,316	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	927	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,622	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,074	156.50/cwt	156.50–156.50	1,681	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	685	215.16/cwt	210.00–219.00	1,474	122
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	217.87/cwt	217.00–221.00	1,346	68
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	754	207.61/cwt	197.00–211.00	1,565	264
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	436	228.44/cwt	228.00–229.00	996	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	496	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	893	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	649	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,220	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	341	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	904	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	410	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,128	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	578	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,277	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,165	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	990	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	964	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	771	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,055	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	971	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,304	83.74/cwt	80.00–85.00	1,092	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,200	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,200	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,261	91.24/cwt	90.00–92.50	1,151	4
Bulls	—	—	1,680	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	2,100	1
Bulls	—	—	1,500	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,500	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	746	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,313	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	190.39/cwt	187.00–195.50	1,097	123
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	509	193.50/cwt	193.50–193.50	985	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	631	200.04/cwt	198.00–200.50	1,262	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	361	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	910	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	671	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,241	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	532	239.72/cwt	225.00–246.00	1,275	128
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	319	264.58/cwt	255.00–275.00	844	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	970	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	489	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,032	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,321	15

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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