Name: Tulia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-11-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-11-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer and heifer calves sold with a higher undertone on limited comparable sales. Yearlings were not tested. Trade activity was light to moderate on moderate demand. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $260.68/cwt on 351 head.

Average price

$260.68

351 head · 570 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,486

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$75

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

$35.22/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.69

vs TX average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	549	267.11	1,466	287
Medium and Large 1-2	665	231.88	1,541	64

One grade step is worth $35.22/cwt here — about −$75 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 sale351 hd

260.68

—

TX average4 barns · 999 hd

254.00

+6.69

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	1,943	106.55	2,070	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,520	91.52	1,391	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,319	90.25	1,190	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,100	85.23	938	6thin

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	918	$1,400	9
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,355	$1,350	1thin

Every lot, as filed

50 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 1-2Unweaned	—	617	224.48/cwt	220.00–232.00	1,385	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,606	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	659	234.72/cwt	228.50–239.00	1,547	70
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	315	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	977	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,435	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,238	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,108	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	496	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,180	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	590	212.79/cwt	212.00–213.00	1,255	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	624	242.24/cwt	234.00–246.00	1,512	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	457	295.81/cwt	295.00–297.00	1,352	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	275.09/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,417	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	256.46/cwt	230.00–272.00	1,462	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	664	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,448	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	726	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,706	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,082	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	268	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	903	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	654	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,485	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	266.66/cwt	253.00–275.00	1,520	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	730	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,460	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,117	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	234.83/cwt	232.00–236.00	1,348	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	489	250.87/cwt	245.00–253.00	1,227	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	359	312.02/cwt	300.00–317.00	1,120	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	763	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,717	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,115	84.28/cwt	82.00–85.00	940	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	923	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,510	90.97/cwt	90.00–95.00	1,374	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,302	91.19/cwt	90.00–95.00	1,187	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,395	86.03/cwt	85.00–87.00	1,200	2
Bulls	—	—	2,450	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	2,450	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,630	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,386	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,495	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	1,540	1
Bulls	—	—	2,565	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	2,950	1
Bulls	—	—	1,661	106.07/cwt	105.00–110.00	1,762	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,190	19
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,355	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	918	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	619	213.34/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,321	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	633	205.35/cwt	189.00–215.00	1,300	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	677	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,381	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	636	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,310	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	228.85/cwt	223.00–238.00	1,295	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	286	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	801	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	740	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,665	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	1,299	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	243.81/cwt	235.00–251.00	1,263	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,219	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	941	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	820	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,632	22

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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