Name: Tulia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-12-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-12-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Yearling steers and heifers sold steady on limited comparable sales. Steer and heifer calves sold 4.00 to 8.00 lower. Trade activity and demand were moderate. Slaughter cows were steady to 5.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $212.10/cwt on 603 head.

Average price

$212.10

603 head · 617 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,309

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$261

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

$35.57/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.39

vs TX average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	619	213.57	1,322	564
Medium and Large 1-2	596	193.57	1,154	32
Medium and Large 2	596	178.00	1,061	7thin

One grade step is worth $35.57/cwt here — about $261 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 sale603 hd

212.10

—

TX average4 barns · 1,878 hd

214.49

−2.39

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	1,610	95.00	1,530	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,253	89.07	1,116	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,565	87.91	1,376	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,123	80.15	900	10

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	—	547	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,280	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	223.06/cwt	216.00–228.00	1,267	93
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	208.35/cwt	208.00–211.00	1,308	73
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	464	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,081	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	394	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,143	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	636	230.29/cwt	230.00–231.00	1,465	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	724	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,332	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	774	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,641	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	619	194.96/cwt	191.00–200.00	1,207	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	803	215.50/cwt	215.50–215.50	1,730	131
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	453	272.50/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,234	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	290.88/cwt	287.00–292.00	1,265	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	584	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,133	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	684	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,306	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	507	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,354	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	657	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,380	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	512	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,418	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	705	223.03/cwt	218.00–224.00	1,572	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	681	226.80/cwt	225.00–240.00	1,545	72
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	253.53/cwt	240.00–261.00	1,445	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	386	310.81/cwt	305.00–317.00	1,200	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	678	219.25/cwt	216.00–221.50	1,487	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	715	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,359	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	580	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,148	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	490	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,181	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	605	229.65/cwt	215.00–234.00	1,389	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	685	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,302	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	380	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,087	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,160	78.45/cwt	75.00–80.00	910	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,038	84.10/cwt	82.50–85.00	873	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,327	102.65/cwt	100.00–104.00	1,362	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,246	86.90/cwt	85.00–90.00	1,083	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,565	87.91/cwt	85.00–90.00	1,376	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,173	77.39/cwt	75.00–80.00	908	2
Bulls	—	—	1,705	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,535	1
Bulls	—	—	1,515	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,515	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,032	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,414	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	503	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,107	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	406	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	918	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	727	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,403	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	586	220.83/cwt	204.00–230.00	1,294	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	686	177.85/cwt	171.00–182.00	1,220	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	823	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,399	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	596	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,061	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	436	239.62/cwt	238.00–241.00	1,045	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	396	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,010	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	462	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,063	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	346	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	955	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	776	199.50/cwt	199.50–199.50	1,548	151
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	505	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,050	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	484	218.63/cwt	214.00–223.00	1,058	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	231.96/cwt	224.00–245.00	1,222	69
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	673	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,184	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	674	195.50/cwt	195.50–195.50	1,318	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	444	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	999	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	658	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,224	4

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.

Texas feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →