Name: Tulia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-06-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-06-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 3.00 higher on comparable sales. Trade was fairly active on good demand. Slaughter cows and bulls were 3.00 to 5.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $228.19/cwt on 701 head.

Average price

$228.19

701 head · 738 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,684

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$9

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3

$31.04/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.50

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	550	244.60	1,345	43
Medium and Large 1	757	227.92	1,726	621
Medium and Large 2-3	634	213.57	1,354	37

One grade step is worth $31.04/cwt here — about −$9 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 sale701 hd

228.19

—

TX average4 barns · 1,311 hd

225.69

+2.50

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	1,789	116.07	2,077	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,455	101.48	1,477	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,256	100.42	1,262	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,106	99.00	1,095	5thin

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,300	$1,750	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,188	$1,687	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,258	$1,601	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,250	$1,325	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,100	$1,250	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,200	$2,604	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,195	$2,447	5

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	932	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,631	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	247.10/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,557	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,373	87
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,632	23
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	796	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,481	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,413	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	502	224.80/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,128	132
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,056	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	773	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,569	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	213.21/cwt	208.00–221.00	1,226	72
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	844	194.75/cwt	194.75–194.75	1,644	104
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,195	2,447.28/head	2,300.00–2,650.00	2,447	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	2,604.17/head	2,550.00–2,650.00	2,604	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,188	1,687.11/head	1,650.00–1,725.00	1,687	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,258	1,600.65/head	1,500.00–1,750.00	1,601	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Bulls	—	—	1,960	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	2,352	1
Bulls	—	—	2,185	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	2,731	1
Bulls	—	—	1,600	111.79/cwt	105.00–115.00	1,789	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,285	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,349	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,370	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,302	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,455	101.48/cwt	100.00–103.00	1,477	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,100	97.50/cwt	95.00–100.00	1,073	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,130	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,187	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,249	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,249	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	345	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	932	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	493	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,213	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	562	246.28/cwt	245.00–247.00	1,384	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	596	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,311	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,606	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	735	208.81/cwt	207.50–209.00	1,535	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	546	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,452	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	903	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,851	138
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	646	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,408	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	800	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,720	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	798	219.18/cwt	218.00–226.00	1,749	192
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	883	216.50/cwt	216.50–216.50	1,912	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,452	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	363	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	1,205	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	659	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,219	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	595	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,238	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,151	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	219.73/cwt	218.00–220.00	1,380	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	834	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,501	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	541	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,353	7

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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