Sale reports / Texas / Tulia Livestock Auction / 2023-07-20

Tulia Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Tulia, Texas · Thu, Jul 20
● Final44 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1954
Feeder Cattle receipts
827 head
▼ 550 vs last sale 1,377▼ 488 vs year ago 1,315 · −37.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
20 head
▲ 6 vs last sale 14▼ 2 vs year ago 22 · −9.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold with a higher undertone on limited comparable sales. Trade activity was light to moderate on good demand. Slaughter cows and bulls were 2.00 to 5.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $237.15/cwt on 440 head.
Average price
$237.15
440 head · 698 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,655
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$896
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2-3
$73.73/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−6.56
vs TX average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1738248.731,835189
Medium and Large 1-2695238.281,65674
Medium and Large 2667228.891,526162
Medium 2-3537175.0094015thin
One grade step is worth $73.73/cwt here — about $896 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 sale440 hd
237.15
—
TX average4 barns · 1,766 hd
243.71
−6.56
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—High1,907121.122,3094thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,300110.551,4374thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,706105.951,80810
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,080105.941,1442thin

Every lot, as filed

44 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
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—665245.73/cwt245.00–247.001,63420
SteersMedium and Large 2—638232.00/cwt232.00–232.001,480126
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—599251.00/cwt251.00–251.001,5036
BullsMedium and Large 1—420290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,2184
BullsMedium and Large 1—652230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,5006
BullsMedium and Large 1—549249.00/cwt249.00–249.001,36722
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—673208.00/cwt208.00–208.001,4003
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—501260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,3034
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—487265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,2917
SteersMedium and Large 1—883221.00/cwt221.00–221.001,9516
SteersMedium and Large 1—471275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,2954
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—866206.00/cwt206.00–206.001,78417
SteersMedium and Large 1—662258.39/cwt257.00–259.001,71123
SteersMedium and Large 1Unweaned—635247.00/cwt247.00–247.001,5682
SteersMedium 2-3—537175.00/cwt175.00–175.0094015
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—620260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,61210
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—789236.00/cwt236.00–236.001,86210
SteersMedium and Large 2—768218.00/cwt218.00–218.001,67436
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—531233.07/cwt232.00–237.001,2389
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—676206.00/cwt206.00–206.001,39310
HeifersMedium and Large 1—567238.93/cwt231.00–244.001,35525
SteersMedium and Large 1Fancy—769247.75/cwt247.75–247.751,905117
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—520250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,30011
SteersMedium and Large 1—521281.79/cwt275.00–286.001,46811
HeifersMedium and Large 1—526247.90/cwt225.00–255.001,30426
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—624229.00/cwt229.00–229.001,4294
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—781213.00/cwt213.00–213.001,6646
HeifersMedium and Large 2—678207.50/cwt207.50–207.501,40737
SteersMedium and Large 1—571260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,4856
HeifersMedium and Large 2—537198.00/cwt198.00–198.001,06340
HeifersMedium and Large 1—367272.00/cwt272.00–272.009988
HeifersMedium and Large 1—716222.00/cwt222.00–222.001,59017
HeifersMedium and Large 1—468259.00/cwt259.00–259.001,2123
HeifersMedium and Large 1—802210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,6849
SteersMedium and Large 1Fleshy—833225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,87420
CowsLean 85-90%—1,080105.94/cwt105.00–107.001,1442
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,360122.00/cwt122.00–122.001,6591
Bulls——1,913128.23/cwt127.50–129.002,4532
Bulls——1,650110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,8151
Bulls——2,150118.00/cwt118.00–118.002,5371
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,280106.74/cwt105.00–110.001,3663
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,590104.20/cwt102.00–109.001,6574
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,837112.01/cwt110.00–115.002,0584
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,67897.34/cwt95.00–100.001,6332

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.