Name: Tulia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-04-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers were mostly steady. Trade was active on good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $207.05/cwt on 1,444 head.

Average price

$207.05

1,444 head · 727 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,505

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

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

$56.80/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.46

vs TX average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	708	211.80	1,499	1,168
Medium and Large 1-2	793	189.84	1,506	253
Medium and Large 2	962	155.00	1,491	23

One grade step is worth $56.80/cwt here — about $8 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 sale1,444 hd

207.05

—

TX average4 barns · 2,799 hd

203.59

+3.46

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,087	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	658	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,224	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	481	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,116	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	901	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,532	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	191.97/cwt	190.50–193.00	1,488	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	405	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	810	26
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	962	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,491	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	874	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,669	315
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	231.27/cwt	220.00–234.00	1,337	196
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	761	198.50/cwt	198.50–198.50	1,511	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	742	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,462	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	634	218.94/cwt	214.00–224.00	1,388	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	342	257.82/cwt	247.00–260.00	882	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	892	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,650	139
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	502	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,140	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	657	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,215	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,026	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,631	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	359	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	923	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	253.43/cwt	238.00–255.00	1,224	148
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	806	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,531	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	814	193.68/cwt	191.75–196.00	1,577	114
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	746	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,246	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	965	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,361	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	839	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,342	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	526	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	989	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	769	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,330	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	656	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,207	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	624	188.47/cwt	188.00–189.00	1,176	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	642	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,143	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	690	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,139	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	855	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,539	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	685	212.45/cwt	210.50–213.00	1,455	157
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	459	212.64/cwt	212.00–215.00	976	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	562	200.30/cwt	189.00–209.00	1,126	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	820	176.50/cwt	175.50–177.00	1,447	77
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	764	179.75/cwt	179.75–179.75	1,373	147
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	716	184.68/cwt	182.00–186.50	1,322	161
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	871	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	197.46/cwt	193.50–205.00	938	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	691	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,140	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	194.40/cwt	190.00–198.00	1,215	82
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	899	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,483	85
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	632	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,176	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	740	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,332	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	305	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	662	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	406	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	796	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,275	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	538	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	995	10

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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