Name: Tulia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-09-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-09-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers were mostly steady on limited comparable sales. Trade activity and demand were light to moderate. Record breaking heat with temperatures reaching triple digits.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $225.80/cwt on 339 head.

Average price

$225.80

339 head · 638 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,440

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$129

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

$23.79/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.74

vs TX average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	635	231.69	1,472	255
Medium and Large 1-2	646	207.90	1,343	84

One grade step is worth $23.79/cwt here — about $129 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 sale339 hd

225.80

—

TX average4 barns · 1,753 hd

230.54

−4.74

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	—	Low	1,505	108.76	1,637	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,170	100.00	1,170	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,223	96.36	1,178	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,515	95.44	1,446	13

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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,150	$1,400	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,113	$1,200	2thin

Every lot, as filed

48 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	—	574	212.93/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,222	63
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	493	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,065	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	684	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,642	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	728	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,543	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	1,414	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	562	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,495	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	545	265.63/cwt	262.00–268.00	1,448	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	825	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,931	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	606	258.59/cwt	257.00–260.00	1,567	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	303.87/cwt	280.00–306.00	1,298	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	709	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,787	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,504	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,230	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	629	238.01/cwt	236.00–239.00	1,497	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	690	238.02/cwt	236.00–240.00	1,642	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	743	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,560	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	731	243.30/cwt	241.00–245.00	1,779	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	628	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,539	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	946	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,703	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	580	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,259	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	686	218.85/cwt	218.00–219.00	1,501	33
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	552	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,275	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	519	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,235	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	647	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,605	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	600	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,260	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	669	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,204	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	326	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	919	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	637	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,401	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	878	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,932	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	484	252.28/cwt	248.00–254.00	1,221	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	238.27/cwt	236.00–240.00	1,487	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	604	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,377	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	855	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,872	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,047	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	693	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,490	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	628	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,451	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	628	216.52/cwt	214.00–222.00	1,360	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	561	226.44/cwt	222.50–230.00	1,270	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,456	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	975	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	683	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,571	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,113	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bulls	—	—	1,505	108.76/cwt	105.00–111.00	1,637	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,508	95.89/cwt	95.00–100.00	1,446	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,605	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,445	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,170	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,170	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,223	96.36/cwt	95.00–100.00	1,178	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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