Name: Tulia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-04-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold 1.00 to 4.00 higher. Trade was fairly active on good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $209.54/cwt on 907 head.

Average price

$209.54

907 head · 737 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,545

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$278

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

$5.35/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.18

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	608	214.20	1,302	116
Medium and Large 1	756	208.85	1,579	791

One grade step is worth $5.35/cwt here — about −$278 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 sale907 hd

209.54

—

TX average4 barns · 1,822 hd

211.71

−2.18

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	—	Low	1,810	103.79	1,879	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,540	90.00	1,386	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,269	86.28	1,095	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,010	77.16	779	37

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,408	$2,000	2thin

Every lot, as filed

47 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	828	199.42/cwt	196.50–199.75	1,651	165
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	248	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	756	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	744	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,540	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	405	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,053	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,175	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	229.51/cwt	220.00–236.00	1,223	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,161	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	588	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,235	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	769	202.22/cwt	198.50–203.50	1,555	105
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	491	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,080	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	459	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,019	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	601	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,322	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	360	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	997	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	883	192.72/cwt	189.50–195.00	1,702	273
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	679	214.60/cwt	212.00–215.00	1,457	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	287	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	867	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	609	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,194	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	445	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	961	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	974	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	829	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,368	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	773	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,345	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	867	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,422	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	689	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,247	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	824	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,590	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,349	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,170	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	552	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	977	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	214.63/cwt	209.50–217.00	1,095	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	888	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	700	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,127	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	716	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,289	75
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	890	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,620	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	241	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	677	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	346	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	834	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,091	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	761	173.31/cwt	170.00–175.00	1,319	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	594	203.25/cwt	203.25–203.25	1,207	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	684	195.07/cwt	187.00–195.50	1,334	78
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,408	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	931	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,089	9
Bulls	—	—	1,920	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,824	1
Bulls	—	—	1,833	102.00/cwt	100.00–105.00	1,870	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,269	86.28/cwt	85.00–90.00	1,095	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,540	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,386	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,160	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	986	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,001	76.71/cwt	75.00–80.00	768	35
Bulls	—	—	1,735	109.70/cwt	108.50–112.00	1,903	3

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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