Name: Tulia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-10-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Weaned and vaccinated steers and heifers sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Fleshy calves sold with a lower undertone. Trade activity was light on moderate demand. First chance of freezing temperatures in the forecast for the weekend. Slaughter cows and bulls were steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $212.17/cwt on 139 head.

Average price

$212.17

139 head · 567 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,203

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$195

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

$15.32/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.85

vs TX average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	526	213.32	1,121	38
Medium and Large 1	591	212.76	1,258	94
Medium and Large 2	468	198.00	927	7thin

One grade step is worth $15.32/cwt here — about $195 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 sale139 hd

212.17

—

TX average4 barns · 1,178 hd

222.02

−9.85

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	1,468	100.00	1,468	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,650	90.00	1,485	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,322	86.93	1,149	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,093	85.06	930	11

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/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,292	$1,473	31
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,302	$1,350	22
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,198	$1,437	4thin

Every lot, as filed

38 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Full	—	451	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	911	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Full	—	693	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,109	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	354	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	949	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,432	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	726	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,583	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	497	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,123	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	508	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	975	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	265.04/cwt	264.50–267.00	1,511	46
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	471	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	942	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	631	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,508	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	331	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	884	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	620	197.17/cwt	195.00–208.00	1,222	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	367	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	918	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,428	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	754	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,629	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	586	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,313	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	589	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,060	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	647	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,236	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,238	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,095	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	353	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	865	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	927	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	522	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,221	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	574	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,148	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	490	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,201	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	569	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,263	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	480	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,008	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	531	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	993	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	1,273.40/head	1,250.00–1,300.00	1,273	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,220	1,599.80/head	1,550.00–1,650.00	1,600	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,302	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	22
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,292	1,473.48/head	1,450.00–1,525.00	1,473	31
Bulls	—	—	1,540	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,463	1
Bulls	—	—	1,395	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,465	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,091	86.46/cwt	85.00–90.00	943	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,100	81.32/cwt	80.00–83.50	895	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,322	86.93/cwt	85.00–90.00	1,149	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,650	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,485	1

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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