Name: Tulia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-08-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Not enough comparable sales of feeder steers or heifers for a market trend. Trade was fairly active on good demand. Slaughter cows were steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $236.93/cwt on 495 head.

Average price

$236.93

495 head · 743 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,760

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$558

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2-3

$22.86/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.06

vs TX average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	743	242.86	1,804	288
Medium and Large 1-2	673	241.07	1,623	71
Medium and Large 2	804	222.47	1,789	122
Medium and Large 2-3	566	220.00	1,245	14thin

One grade step is worth $22.86/cwt here — about $558 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 sale495 hd

236.93

—

TX average4 barns · 1,345 hd

241.99

−5.06

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	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,537	100.25	1,541	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,252	96.67	1,210	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,115	92.50	1,031	2thin

Every lot, as filed

52 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 1	—	465	235.81/cwt	232.00–252.00	1,097	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	496	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	962	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	860	236.50/cwt	236.50–236.50	2,034	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	659	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,608	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	721	241.93/cwt	240.00–244.00	1,744	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	708	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,664	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	599	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,503	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	887	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,916	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	798	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,947	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	604	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,280	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	678	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,600	32
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	866	226.50/cwt	226.50–226.50	1,961	98
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	451	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,227	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,064	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	2,234	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,185	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	658	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,711	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	591	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,507	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	923	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	2,132	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	256.57/cwt	252.50–259.00	1,480	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	285.24/cwt	280.00–287.00	1,478	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	716	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,332	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	209.27/cwt	205.00–214.00	1,191	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	679	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,222	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	624	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,404	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	680	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,292	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	478	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	1,353	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,530	98.66/cwt	95.00–100.00	1,509	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,265	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,139	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,558	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,636	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,245	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,245	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,070	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	963	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,160	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,102	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	503	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,232	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	607	202.52/cwt	192.00–212.00	1,229	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	579	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,106	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	722	231.67/cwt	229.00–235.00	1,673	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	651	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,400	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	753	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,280	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	600	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,398	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	241.01/cwt	239.00–244.00	1,362	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	551	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,322	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	980	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,003	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	706	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,546	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	575	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,438	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	545	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,373	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	657	233.50/cwt	233.50–233.50	1,534	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	539	241.12/cwt	232.00–244.00	1,300	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	652	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,434	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	754	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,719	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	464	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	909	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	566	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,245	14

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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