Name: Tulia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-11-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-11-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Yearling steers and heifers were steady to 2.00 lower. A higher undertone was noted on the stocker calves. Trade was fairly active on moderate to good 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 $239.17/cwt on 484 head.

Average price

$239.17

484 head · 637 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,522

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$253

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

$46.72/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.73

vs TX average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	645	244.97	1,580	422
Medium and Large 2	510	200.71	1,023	35
Medium and Large 1-2	669	198.26	1,327	27

One grade step is worth $46.72/cwt here — about $253 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 sale484 hd

239.17

—

TX average4 barns · 1,484 hd

243.90

−4.73

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	1,820	98.99	1,802	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,301	88.00	1,145	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,516	87.26	1,323	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,120	83.33	933	3thin

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)	1,297	$2,619	82
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,150	$2,600	17
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,358	$1,750	33
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,250	$3,000	24
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,293	$2,533	14

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
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	712	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,566	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	431	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	927	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	279.54/cwt	270.00–289.00	1,314	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	251.65/cwt	249.00–254.00	1,548	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	658	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,355	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	216.65/cwt	206.00–224.00	1,254	81
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,668	84
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	541	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,055	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	653	231.33/cwt	224.00–235.00	1,511	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	786	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,525	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	780	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,677	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	766	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,743	71
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,228	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	659	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,575	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	622	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,437	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	541	270.96/cwt	264.00–278.00	1,466	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	579	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,413	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	697	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,248	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	559	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,476	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,244	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	634	241.50/cwt	241.50–241.50	1,531	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	513	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,329	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	557	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,164	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	645	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,277	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	432	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,166	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	482	269.66/cwt	265.00–271.00	1,300	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	552	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,435	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	532	235.74/cwt	215.00–246.00	1,254	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,195	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,016	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,301	88.00/cwt	85.00–90.00	1,145	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,720	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,376	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,570	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,492	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	970	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	776	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,479	87.19/cwt	85.00–90.00	1,290	7
Bulls	—	—	1,800	97.15/cwt	95.00–100.00	1,749	6
Bulls	—	—	1,940	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	2,134	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	24
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,293	2,533.43/head	2,300.00–2,550.00	2,533	14
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,024	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,403	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	17
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,297	2,618.70/head	2,600.00–2,650.00	2,619	82
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,358	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	241.21/cwt	233.00–247.00	1,245	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,044	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,132	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	510	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	918	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	671	198.19/cwt	195.00–201.00	1,330	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,336	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	918	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	436	249.23/cwt	245.00–252.00	1,087	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	457	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,174	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	560	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,120	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	712	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,381	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	461	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,060	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	598	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,196	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	495	241.00/cwt	235.00–242.00	1,193	20

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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