Name: Tulia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-08-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers were mostly steady on limited comparable sales. Trade was fairly active on moderate to good demand. Slaughter cows and bulls were steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $217.80/cwt on 507 head.

Average price

$217.80

507 head · 594 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,293

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$46

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

$42.05/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.72

vs TX average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	599	227.05	1,360	292
Medium and Large 1-2	556	210.30	1,169	172
Medium and Large 2	710	185.00	1,314	43

One grade step is worth $42.05/cwt here — about $46 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 sale507 hd

217.80

—

TX average4 barns · 1,427 hd

227.52

−9.72

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	1,923	125.74	2,418	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,040	99.82	1,038	58
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,245	98.77	1,230	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,500	97.50	1,463	2thin

Every lot, as filed

49 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 2	—	673	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,366	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	686	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,667	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	287.27/cwt	270.00–304.00	1,505	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	244.73/cwt	234.00–246.25	1,884	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	836	234.67/cwt	234.00–235.00	1,962	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	681	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,519	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	590	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,351	72
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	922	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,881	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,209	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	546	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,338	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	840	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	597	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,284	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	633	229.62/cwt	229.00–230.00	1,453	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,276	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	554	260.63/cwt	240.00–266.00	1,444	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	678	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,600	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	647	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,618	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	306	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	949	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	538	231.94/cwt	226.00–232.50	1,248	45
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,268	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	550	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,293	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	648	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,400	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	204.35/cwt	204.00–205.00	1,381	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	514	247.53/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,272	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,040	104.73/cwt	100.00–105.00	1,089	38
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,410	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,410	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,590	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,511	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,211	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,215	102.54/cwt	100.00–105.00	1,246	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,040	90.49/cwt	90.00–95.00	941	20
Bulls	—	—	1,923	125.74/cwt	125.00–128.00	2,418	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,188	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,663	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	711	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,351	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	710	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,314	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	487	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,159	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,509	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	719	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,424	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	709	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,553	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	679	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,351	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,153	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,144	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	216.81/cwt	215.00–229.00	1,112	101
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	233.36/cwt	227.00–236.00	1,073	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	334	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	902	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,030	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	220.55/cwt	218.00–228.00	1,400	97
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	661	183.31/cwt	180.00–196.00	1,212	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	232.74/cwt	232.00–237.00	1,292	69
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	792	208.03/cwt	200.00–211.00	1,648	30

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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