Sale reports / Texas / Tulia Livestock Auction / 2024-02-15

Tulia Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Tulia, Texas · Thu, Feb 15
● Final32 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1954
Feeder Cattle receipts
599 head
427 vs last sale 1,026 657 vs year ago 1,256 · 52.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
20 head
22 vs last sale 42 10 vs year ago 10 · +100.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Not enough comparable sales of feeder steers or heifers for a market trend. Trade activity was light on moderate to good demand. Receipts were curbed due to heavy snow the area received last weekend causing muddy conditions. 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 $264.51/cwt on 252 head.
Average price
$264.51
252 head · 653 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,728
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$679
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$53.10/cwt at this weight
vs the market
8.78
vs TX average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1704273.101,922116
Medium and Large 1-2616261.791,611121
Medium and Large 2565220.001,24315thin
One grade step is worth $53.10/cwt here — about $679 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 sale252 hd
264.51
TX average5 barns · 908 hd
273.29
−8.78
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsAverage1,670119.932,00215
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,555110.001,7111thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,180108.331,2783thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,03090.009271thin

Every lot, as filed

32 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
BullsMedium and Large 1-2613220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,3495
HeifersMedium and Large 1313350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,0964
HeifersMedium and Large 1738224.00/cwt224.00–224.001,65316
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2546245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,33811
HeifersMedium and Large 1800210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,68015
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Full724185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,33915
SteersMedium and Large 2565220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,24315
SteersMedium and Large 1288400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,1522
SteersMedium and Large 1-2570263.00/cwt263.00–263.001,49915
SteersMedium and Large 1535317.00/cwt317.00–317.001,69611
SteersMedium and Large 1-2655253.00/cwt253.00–253.001,65730
SteersMedium and Large 1-2424290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,23013
SteersMedium and Large 1779252.50/cwt252.50–252.501,96779
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2459267.00/cwt267.00–267.001,22625
SteersMedium and Large 1367382.00/cwt382.00–382.001,4025
SteersMedium and Large 1Unweaned738225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,6615
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2686210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,44161
SteersMedium and Large 1-2526292.00/cwt292.00–292.001,5368
SteersMedium and Large 1-2720247.50/cwt247.50–247.501,78242
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Full777190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,4767
SteersMedium and Large 1580315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,82714
SteersMedium and Large 1-2486280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,36113
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2606240.50/cwt240.50–240.501,45725
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2738210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,5508
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2562236.00/cwt236.00–236.001,32617
Bulls1,732121.09/cwt120.00–125.002,09710
Bulls1,800130.00/cwt130.00–130.002,3401
Bulls1,481114.50/cwt110.00–117.501,6964
CowsBoner 80-85%1,130105.00/cwt105.00–105.001,1871
CowsLean 85-90%1,03090.00/cwt90.00–90.009271
CowsBoner 80-85%1,205110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,3262
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,555110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,7111

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.