Name: Tulia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-06-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-06-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $220.13/cwt on 372 head.

Average price

$220.13

372 head · 639 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,407

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$606

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

$42.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.32

vs TX average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	648	222.33	1,442	305
Medium and Large 1-2	606	212.02	1,285	63
Medium and Large 2	464	180.00	835	4thin

One grade step is worth $42.33/cwt here — about $606 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 sale372 hd

220.13

—

TX average4 barns · 1,232 hd

219.81

+0.32

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,238	99.30	1,229	28
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,506	99.03	1,491	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,078	90.24	973	21

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,150	$1,550	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,200	$2,300	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,200	$1,900	1thin

Every lot, as filed

36 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 1-2	—	644	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,539	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	388	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	1,191	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,249	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	664	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,434	75
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	705	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,537	130
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	719	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,488	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	558	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,183	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,535	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	273.33/cwt	264.00–293.00	1,462	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	776	208.56/cwt	200.00–213.00	1,618	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	747	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,427	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,766	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	661	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,586	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	260.78/cwt	249.00–278.00	1,385	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	443	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,147	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	436	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,003	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	753	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,529	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	648	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,419	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	827	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,799	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	440	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,223	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	212.53/cwt	211.00–214.00	1,118	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	637	211.80/cwt	211.00–214.00	1,349	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,166	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	464	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	835	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,362	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	557	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,231	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,240	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,116	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,230	98.97/cwt	95.00–100.00	1,217	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,302	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,367	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,500	99.50/cwt	95.00–100.00	1,493	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,610	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,449	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,160	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,102	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,074	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	967	20

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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