Sale reports / Texas / Tulia Livestock Auction / 2023-05-25

Tulia Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Tulia, Texas · Thu, May 25
● Final35 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1954
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,111 head
▼ 206 vs last sale 1,317▲ 39 vs year ago 1,072 · +3.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
70 head
▲ 40 vs last sale 30▲ 6 vs year ago 64 · +9.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Trade was fairly active on very good demand. Recent rains have made for muddy conditions, but benefitted local pastures.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $229.98/cwt on 586 head.
Average price
$229.98
586 head · 661 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,519
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$319
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 1
$58.23/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.57
vs TX average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2463271.511,258168
Medium and Large 1740213.291,578418
One grade step is worth $58.23/cwt here — about −$319 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 sale586 hd
229.98
—
TX average4 barns · 1,312 hd
226.41
+3.57
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,543109.861,6954thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,54796.031,4865thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,28793.531,2047thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,02790.2192653

Every lot, as filed

35 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
BullsMedium and Large 1—296292.00/cwt292.00–292.008648
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—474253.00/cwt253.00–253.001,19910
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—662181.00/cwt181.00–181.001,19811
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—505229.00/cwt229.00–229.001,1569
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy—776183.50/cwt183.50–183.501,4248
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—319245.66/cwt237.00–254.0078417
SteersMedium and Large 1—822203.50/cwt200.00–204.001,673214
SteersMedium and Large 1—444287.00/cwt287.00–287.001,27410
SteersMedium and Large 1—610227.00/cwt227.00–227.001,38510
SteersMedium and Large 1—706211.00/cwt211.00–211.001,4907
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—419287.18/cwt265.00–290.001,20391
HeifersMedium and Large 1—547212.00/cwt212.00–212.001,1609
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—516253.00/cwt253.00–253.001,30577
SteersMedium and Large 1—682221.71/cwt215.00–234.001,51251
SteersMedium and Large 1Unweaned—657201.00/cwt201.00–201.001,32121
HeifersMedium and Large 1Unweaned—616175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,0785
SteersMedium and Large 1Fleshy—655209.00/cwt209.00–209.001,3695
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy—715184.00/cwt184.00–184.001,31611
SteersMedium and Large 1—478255.51/cwt246.00–270.001,22121
SteersMedium and Large 1—591236.00/cwt236.00–236.001,39521
SteersMedium and Large 1—750208.50/cwt208.50–208.501,56458
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—372249.00/cwt249.00–249.0092632
HeifersMedium and Large 1—627200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,2548
HeifersMedium and Large 1—441229.65/cwt220.00–243.001,01324
HeifersMedium and Large 1—562213.02/cwt210.00–214.001,19717
HeifersMedium and Large 1—758193.50/cwt193.50–193.501,46791
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—454246.00/cwt246.00–246.001,11763
Bulls——1,513109.72/cwt109.50–110.001,6602
Bulls——1,48095.00/cwt95.00–95.001,4061
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,53093.79/cwt90.00–95.001,4354
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,615105.00/cwt105.00–105.001,6961
CowsLean 85-90%—1,02790.21/cwt90.00–95.0092653
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,28892.45/cwt90.00–95.001,1916
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,280100.00/cwt100.00–100.001,2801
Bulls——1,665125.00/cwt125.00–125.002,0811

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.