Name: Tulia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-10-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold 1.00 to 6.00 lower. Trade activity was moderate on moderate to good demand. Slaughter cows were steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $222.65/cwt on 469 head.

Average price

$222.65

469 head · 684 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,524

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$330

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

$25.26/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.77

vs TX average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	694	224.26	1,557	308
Medium and Large 1-2	670	221.82	1,487	145
Medium and Large 2	617	199.00	1,228	16thin

One grade step is worth $25.26/cwt here — about $330 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 sale469 hd

222.65

—

TX average4 barns · 1,213 hd

225.42

−2.77

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	1,404	93.33	1,310	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,238	91.92	1,138	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,133	86.43	979	7thin

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,200	$1,700	1thin

Every lot, as filed

36 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 1	—	526	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,447	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	741	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,704	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	794	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,906	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	616	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,583	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	675	232.66/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,570	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	447	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,274	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	876	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,015	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	583	257.12/cwt	250.00–264.00	1,499	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	511	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,252	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	901	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,352	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,020	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,217	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	761	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,530	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	760	220.16/cwt	220.00–221.00	1,673	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	744	240.76/cwt	240.00–247.00	1,791	79
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	762	250.72/cwt	248.50–253.25	1,910	68
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	438	300.07/cwt	291.00–305.00	1,314	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,494	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	449	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,118	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	267.52/cwt	257.00–274.00	1,148	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	507	236.11/cwt	229.00–239.50	1,197	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	491	284.42/cwt	275.00–294.00	1,397	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	803	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,967	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	617	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,228	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	873	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,833	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,355	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	713	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,569	151
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,144	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,649	54
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,216	90.12/cwt	90.00–91.00	1,096	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,335	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,335	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,355	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,220	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,428	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,357	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,175	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,058	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,116	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	949	5

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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