Name: Tulia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-07-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-07-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder steers and heifers sold 2.00 to 8.00 higher. 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 $236.25/cwt on 714 head.

Average price

$236.25

714 head · 745 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,760

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$29

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

$31.28/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.86

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	633	247.76	1,568	38
Medium and Large 1	753	238.28	1,795	593
Medium and Large 2	737	216.48	1,596	83

One grade step is worth $31.28/cwt here — about −$29 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 sale714 hd

236.25

—

TX average4 barns · 1,976 hd

238.11

−1.86

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	2,005	125.00	2,506	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,550	106.03	1,643	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,120	105.00	1,176	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,258	102.56	1,290	2thin

Every lot, as filed

46 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 1Fleshy	—	737	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,474	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	636	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,374	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	421	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,183	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	587	236.49/cwt	231.00–245.00	1,388	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,120	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,176	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,545	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,700	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,553	103.38/cwt	100.00–105.00	1,605	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,258	102.56/cwt	100.00–105.00	1,290	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	396	313.00/cwt	313.00–313.00	1,239	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	736	238.50/cwt	238.50–238.50	1,755	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	238.41/cwt	235.00–239.00	1,466	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	729	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,494	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,545	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	711	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,742	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,514	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	633	243.15/cwt	237.00–245.00	1,539	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	761	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,769	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	676	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,555	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,560	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	333	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	1,122	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	796	227.25/cwt	227.25–227.25	1,809	143
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	542	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,382	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	501	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	1,558	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	669	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,656	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	811	226.35/cwt	224.50–234.00	1,836	83
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	717	220.21/cwt	219.00–220.50	1,579	86
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	733	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,429	18
Bulls	—	—	2,005	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	2,506	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,129	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,344	19
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	638	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,199	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	661	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,289	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,004	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	627	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,254	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,217	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	505	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,247	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	892	218.39/cwt	218.25–220.00	1,948	148
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	562	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,236	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	214.95/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,236	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	622	218.18/cwt	210.00–219.00	1,357	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,247	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	391	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,024	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	751	213.50/cwt	213.50–213.50	1,603	68
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	321	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	899	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,374	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	283.37/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,355	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	638	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,665	45

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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