Name: Tulia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-06-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-06-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold mostly 5.00 to 15.00 higher. Trade activity was light to moderate on very good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $215.27/cwt on 324 head.

Average price

$215.27

324 head · 687 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,480

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$698

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

$24.81/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.24

vs TX average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	693	215.81	1,496	317
Medium and Large 1-2	418	191.00	798	7thin

One grade step is worth $24.81/cwt here — about $698 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 sale324 hd

215.27

—

TX average3 barns · 767 hd

211.03

+4.24

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	—	Average	1,571	114.58	1,800	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,254	98.78	1,239	84
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,518	98.50	1,495	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,082	90.48	979	11

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 Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	831	$1,500	17
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,995	$2,750	1thin

Every lot, as filed

34 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	—	701	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,437	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	455	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	933	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	434	273.49/cwt	260.00–293.00	1,187	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	855	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,454	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	706	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,348	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	887	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,588	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	773	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,701	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	899	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	801	227.75/cwt	227.75–227.75	1,824	130
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,523	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	956	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,807	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	341	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,125	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	747	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,636	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	388	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,036	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	729	211.42/cwt	208.75–214.50	1,541	225
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	1,391	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	798	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,127	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	658	209.90/cwt	209.00–211.00	1,381	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	583	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,423	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	326	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	913	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,740	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,995	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	831	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	17
Bulls	—	—	1,633	116.11/cwt	115.00–118.00	1,896	3
Bulls	—	—	1,385	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,524	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,345	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	1,372	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,036	89.31/cwt	85.00–90.00	925	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,045	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	836	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,202	96.69/cwt	95.00–100.00	1,162	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,262	98.88/cwt	98.25–100.00	1,248	78
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,690	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,606	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,195	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,255	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,103	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	993	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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