Name: Tulia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-02-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-02-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Not enough comparable sales from last week's light test for an adequate market trend. Trade was fairly active on good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $254.29/cwt on 938 head.

Average price

$254.29

938 head · 748 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,902

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$186

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

$60.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.61

vs TX average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	521	275.00	1,433	7thin
Medium and Large 1	750	254.39	1,907	925
Medium and Large 2	753	215.00	1,619	6thin

One grade step is worth $60.00/cwt here — about −$186 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 sale938 hd

254.29

—

TX average5 barns · 3,731 hd

267.90

−13.61

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	—	High	1,625	127.14	2,066	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,537	105.75	1,626	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,228	102.53	1,259	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,108	97.29	1,078	13

Every lot, as filed

52 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	941	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,750	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	679	230.63/cwt	227.00–236.00	1,566	108
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	401	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	982	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	831	230.70/cwt	226.00–232.50	1,917	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	702	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,615	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	370.85/cwt	370.00–372.00	1,187	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	881	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,824	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	810	241.54/cwt	236.00–244.00	1,956	290
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	282.08/cwt	280.00–289.00	1,348	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	696	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,427	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	267.98/cwt	266.00–272.00	1,782	119
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	880	226.93/cwt	225.00–229.50	1,997	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	411	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,623	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	787	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,653	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	764	241.06/cwt	240.00–242.00	1,842	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	969	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	2,035	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	753	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,619	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	582	302.42/cwt	290.00–312.00	1,760	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	322	379.81/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,223	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	642	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,412	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	293.65/cwt	292.00–295.00	1,844	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	923	224.50/cwt	224.50–224.50	2,072	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	512	318.01/cwt	292.00–330.00	1,628	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	455	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,820	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	748	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,855	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	756	248.13/cwt	248.00–250.00	1,876	263
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,433	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	782	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,642	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	845	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,648	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	505	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,439	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	603	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,586	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	663	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,571	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	414	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,573	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,553	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,631	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,260	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,386	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,490	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,609	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,238	103.79/cwt	100.00–105.00	1,285	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,155	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,040	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,107	102.07/cwt	100.00–105.00	1,130	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,109	94.31/cwt	90.00–95.00	1,046	8
Bulls	—	—	2,035	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	2,849	1
Bulls	—	—	1,523	123.92/cwt	120.00–125.00	1,887	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	741	231.17/cwt	230.00–231.50	1,713	104
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	586	243.92/cwt	237.00–248.00	1,429	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,360	32
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	752	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,647	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	350	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,190	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	400	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,300	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	242.05/cwt	235.00–247.00	1,518	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	275.49/cwt	267.00–280.00	1,444	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	816	218.36/cwt	215.00–219.00	1,782	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	763	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,709	11

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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