Name: Tulia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-01-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-01-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold 1.00 to 4.00 higher. Trade activity was moderate on moderate to good demand. Slaughter cows and bulls were 2.00 to 5.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $235.71/cwt on 343 head.

Average price

$235.71

343 head · 702 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,656

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$2

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

$25.87/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−15.95

vs TX average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	673	245.14	1,650	218
Medium and Large 1-2	754	219.27	1,652	125

One grade step is worth $25.87/cwt here — about −$2 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 sale343 hd

235.71

—

TX average4 barns · 1,762 hd

251.67

−15.95

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	—	Average	1,965	110.00	2,162	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,188	93.73	1,114	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,495	92.38	1,381	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	977	90.00	879	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 Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,051	$1,250	32
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,211	$1,472	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,100	$1,300	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,125	$1,238	2thin

Every lot, as filed

42 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 1	—	630	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,411	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	716	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,368	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	499	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,208	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	392	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,196	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	614	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,185	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	809	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,578	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	824	215.33/cwt	215.00–215.50	1,774	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	500	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,525	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	294.40/cwt	288.00–297.00	1,407	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	674	233.09/cwt	232.00–235.00	1,571	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	272.77/cwt	271.00–274.00	1,568	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	219.18/cwt	219.00–220.00	1,688	97
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	938	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,801	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	641	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,481	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	738	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,557	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	649	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,493	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,596	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	714	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,571	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	396	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	1,335	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	706	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,617	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	859	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,855	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,357	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,260	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	609	224.62/cwt	223.00–225.00	1,368	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	846	204.50/cwt	204.50–204.50	1,730	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	685	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,233	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	794	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,652	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	391	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,114	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	254.55/cwt	237.00–259.00	1,313	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	537	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,181	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,127	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	659	218.11/cwt	215.00–221.00	1,437	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	762	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,543	32
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,211	1,472.25/head	1,300.00–1,600.00	1,472	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	1,237.78/head	1,225.00–1,250.00	1,238	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,051	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	32
Bulls	—	—	1,965	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	2,162	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,493	91.07/cwt	90.00–92.50	1,360	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	977	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	879	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,188	93.73/cwt	90.00–95.00	1,114	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,498	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,423	2

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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