Name: Tulia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-08-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Not enough comparable sales of steers or heifers for a market trend. Trade activity and demand were light to moderate. Slaughter cows and bulls were steady on a light test.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $226.69/cwt on 273 head.

Average price

$226.69

273 head · 613 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,389

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$268

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

$17.37/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.82

vs TX average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	626	229.87	1,440	223
Medium and Large 1-2	551	212.50	1,172	50

One grade step is worth $17.37/cwt here — about $268 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 sale273 hd

226.69

—

TX average4 barns · 966 hd

229.51

−2.82

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	1,794	119.85	2,150	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,142	106.25	1,213	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,573	105.00	1,651	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,182	95.03	1,123	8thin

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)	1,250	$2,050	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,385	$1,800	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,200	$1,500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,204	$1,983	7

Every lot, as filed

40 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	—	620	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,345	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	813	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,512	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,438	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	453	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,133	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	756	206.05/cwt	200.00–208.00	1,558	75
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	405	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	879	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	675	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,553	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	447	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,341	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,340	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	247.39/cwt	239.00–249.00	1,806	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	225.22/cwt	220.00–228.00	1,396	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	251.01/cwt	240.00–256.00	1,280	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	857	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,928	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	792	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,774	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	743	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,768	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	731	225.81/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,651	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	714	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,571	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	406	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,125	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	774	236.34/cwt	234.00–238.00	1,829	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	582	270.19/cwt	250.00–277.00	1,573	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	500	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,375	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	838	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,802	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	225.93/cwt	222.00–230.00	1,107	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	736	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,428	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	211.95/cwt	199.00–220.00	1,221	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	245.18/cwt	244.00–248.00	1,383	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	689	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,433	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	367	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	807	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,204	1,982.79/head	1,800.00–2,200.00	1,983	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,385	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Bulls	—	—	2,068	127.21/cwt	125.00–130.00	2,631	2
Bulls	—	—	1,520	112.50/cwt	110.00–115.00	1,710	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,075	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	968	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,103	102.49/cwt	100.00–105.00	1,130	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,180	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,298	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,350	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,350	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,795	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,975	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,197	95.75/cwt	95.00–100.00	1,146	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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