Name: Tulia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-10-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold 4.00 to 6.00 lower. Trade activity was moderate on light to moderate demand. Slaughter cows and bulls were steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $228.85/cwt on 546 head.

Average price

$228.85

546 head · 674 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,542

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$263

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

$43.45/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−18.36

vs TX average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	674	242.88	1,638	254
Medium and Large 1-2	668	222.71	1,488	216
Medium and Large 2	690	199.42	1,375	76

One grade step is worth $43.45/cwt here — about $263 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 sale546 hd

228.85

—

TX average4 barns · 2,755 hd

247.21

−18.36

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	1,630	100.88	1,644	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,614	93.33	1,506	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,316	88.76	1,168	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,065	81.36	867	26

Every lot, as filed

56 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	—	340	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,027	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	559	209.75/cwt	206.50–210.00	1,173	149
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,020	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	518	224.34/cwt	223.00–231.00	1,162	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	445	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	979	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	686	208.03/cwt	200.00–213.00	1,427	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	741	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,764	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	1,368	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	752	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,624	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	770	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,463	36
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	703	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,575	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	662	214.04/cwt	204.00–218.00	1,417	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	677	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,564	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	788	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,852	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	788	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,773	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	859	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,959	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	623	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,408	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	688	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,238	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	635	228.50/cwt	228.50–228.50	1,451	79
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	263.01/cwt	260.00–274.00	1,525	86
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	544	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,322	44
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	420	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	365	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,211	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	483	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	918	47
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	207.97/cwt	205.00–210.00	1,194	54
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	572	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,333	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	460	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,219	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	251.95/cwt	247.00–260.00	935	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,195	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,076	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,595	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,436	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,335	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,268	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,296	88.58/cwt	85.00–90.00	1,148	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,360	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,088	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,060	81.01/cwt	80.00–85.00	859	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,623	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,542	2
Bulls	—	—	1,629	99.03/cwt	95.00–105.00	1,613	6
Bulls	—	—	1,635	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,831	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,256	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	653	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,247	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	598	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,076	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	717	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,183	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	639	177.85/cwt	171.00–180.00	1,136	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	739	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,441	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	509	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	998	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	744	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,443	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	526	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,105	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	682	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,214	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	558	241.26/cwt	235.00–251.00	1,346	132
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	584	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,174	72
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	547	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,532	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	500	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	940	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	445	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	890	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	777	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,632	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	728	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,565	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	811	193.38/cwt	190.00–199.00	1,568	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	794	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,667	8

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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