Name: Tulia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-05-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 3.00 lower on limited comparable sales. Trade activity and demand were moderate to good. Slaughter cows were steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $184.77/cwt on 746 head.

Average price

$184.77

746 head · 719 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,329

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$20

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

$29.24/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.57

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	643	186.24	1,198	258
Medium and Large 1	758	185.70	1,408	459
Medium and Large 2	776	157.00	1,218	29

One grade step is worth $29.24/cwt here — about −$20 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 sale746 hd

184.77

—

TX average4 barns · 1,587 hd

189.34

−4.57

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	1,763	105.00	1,851	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,590	90.72	1,443	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,266	88.34	1,119	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,057	84.00	888	10

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
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	925	$1,000	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,100	$1,300	1thin

Every lot, as filed

42 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 1-2	—	589	195.80/cwt	195.00–197.00	1,153	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	220.13/cwt	210.00–221.00	1,167	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	670	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,159	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	776	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,218	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	899	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,528	261
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	318	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	849	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,169	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	776	191.97/cwt	189.50–195.00	1,490	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	211.58/cwt	208.00–216.00	1,305	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	864	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,620	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	684	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,368	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	462	255.46/cwt	252.00–256.00	1,180	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,418	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	837	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,507	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	517	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,179	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	647	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,359	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	789	193.50/cwt	193.50–193.50	1,527	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	393	279.77/cwt	279.00–280.00	1,099	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	442	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,145	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	486	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,001	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,283	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,301	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	202.81/cwt	201.00–204.00	1,063	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	757	177.78/cwt	177.50–179.00	1,346	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	411	243.91/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,002	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	461	199.42/cwt	196.00–218.00	919	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	782	168.73/cwt	168.50–170.00	1,319	85
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	262	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	686	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	603	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,194	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	801	168.41/cwt	165.00–170.00	1,349	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	586	190.87/cwt	187.00–192.00	1,118	48
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	3
Bulls	—	—	2,185	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	2,404	1
Bulls	—	—	1,340	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,340	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,248	87.64/cwt	85.00–90.00	1,094	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,270	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	1,175	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,295	81.40/cwt	80.00–83.00	1,054	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,345	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,278	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,672	89.29/cwt	87.50–90.00	1,493	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,054	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	896	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,068	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	854	2

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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