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Tulia Livestock Auction

Name: Tulia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-01-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-06

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Tulia, Texas · Thu, Jan 6

● Final50 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1954

← Dec 16Jan 6Jan 13 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

2,029 head

▲ 851 vs last sale 1,178▲ 2,029 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

15 head

▼ 10 vs last sale 25▲ 15 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

12 head

▲ 12 vs last sale 0▲ 12 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last sale (12/16/21): Feeder steers and heifer sold steady to 2.00 higher on limited comparable sales. Trade was active on good demand. Freezing temperatures hit the area, but brought little to no moisture. Slaughter cows and bulls were 1.00 to 3.00 higher.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $159.85/cwt on 1,210 head.

Average price

$159.85

1,210 head · 755 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,207

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$448

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

$20.02/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.18

vs TX average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	764	161.02	1,231	1,122
Medium and Large 1-2	684	147.25	1,007	56
Medium and Large 2	555	141.00	783	32

One grade step is worth $20.02/cwt here — about $448 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 sale1,210 hd

159.85

—

TX average4 barns · 2,663 hd

162.03

−2.18

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	2,280	88.50	2,018	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,252	66.89	838	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,095	66.61	729	4thin

Every lot

50 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	484	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	799	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	490	182.62/cwt	178.00–194.00	895	31
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	521	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	860	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	541	156.50/cwt	156.50–156.50	847	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	555	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	783	32
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	573	164.70/cwt	161.00–180.00	944	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	593	159.50/cwt	159.50–159.50	946	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	664	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	976	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	674	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	984	31
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	692	169.10/cwt	161.50–170.25	1,170	191
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	705	161.50/cwt	161.50–161.50	1,139	34
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	710	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,058	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	719	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,100	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	746	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,044	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	760	162.56/cwt	157.75–163.00	1,235	286
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	772	152.64/cwt	150.00–154.50	1,178	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	794	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,191	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	813	162.99/cwt	162.00–165.00	1,325	280
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	837	147.56/cwt	147.00–148.00	1,235	56
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	854	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,272	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	922	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,383	34
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,017	146.50/cwt	146.50–146.50	1,490	43
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,108	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	1,479	19
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	430	158.13/cwt	150.00–163.50	680	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	452	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	624	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	512	144.65/cwt	144.50–145.00	741	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	558	143.22/cwt	142.00–145.00	799	30
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	598	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	810	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	612	138.41/cwt	138.00–140.00	847	43
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	629	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	912	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	674	148.50/cwt	148.50–148.50	1,001	30
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	708	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	935	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	733	148.58/cwt	143.50–150.00	1,089	174
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	780	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,061	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	784	136.22/cwt	129.00–139.00	1,068	36
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	832	137.08/cwt	136.50–137.50	1,141	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	867	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	1,183	35
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	560	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	829	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	564	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	914	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	637	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	956	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	671	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	936	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	731	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	969	6
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	2,280	88.50/cwt	88.50–88.50	2,018	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	990	70.50/cwt	70.50–70.50	698	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,123	72.67/cwt	70.00–75.50	816	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,130	65.31/cwt	64.00–68.00	738	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,283	66.11/cwt	65.00–68.00	848	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,325	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	795	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,015	1,125.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,125.00	11,419	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,211	891.74/cwt	850.00–950.00	10,799	10

This sale against other markets

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 →

Tulia Livestock Auction - Tulia, TX

Thu Jan 6, 2022

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Amarillo, TX (LS-AM)

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,029Last week 1,178Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 15Last week 25Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	637	150.00	150.00
5	—	564	162.00	162.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	731	132.50	132.50
7	—	671	139.50	139.50
10	—	560	148.00	148.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	708	132.00	132.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	512	144.50–145.00	144.65
24	—	629	145.00	145.00
174	—	733	143.50–150.00	148.58
17	—	780	136.00	136.00
30	—	674	148.50	148.50
35	—	867	136.50	136.50
30	—	558	142.00–145.00	143.22
19	—	832	136.50–137.50	137.08
22	—	430	150.00–163.50	158.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	612	138.00–140.00	138.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	784	129.00–139.00	136.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	598	135.50	135.50
24	—	452	138.00	138.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	490	178.00–194.00	182.62
19	—	1,108	133.50	133.50
26	—	573	161.00–180.00	164.70
191	—	692	161.50–170.25	169.10
280	—	813	162.00–165.00	162.99
34	—	705	161.50	161.50
14	—	521	165.00	165.00
17	—	854	149.00	149.00
34	—	922	150.00	150.00
43	—	1,017	146.50	146.50
286	—	760	157.75–163.00	162.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	794	150.00	150.00
6	—	484	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	719	153.00	153.00
29	—	664	147.00	147.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	746	140.00	140.00
31	—	674	146.00	146.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	555	141.00	141.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	772	150.00–154.50	152.64
4	—	593	159.50	159.50
16	—	710	149.00	149.00
16	—	541	156.50	156.50
56	—	837	147.00–148.00	147.56

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,015	1,125.00	1,125.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	1,211	850.00–950.00	891.74

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,280	88.50	88.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	990	70.50	70.50
3	—	1,130	64.00–68.00	65.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,123	70.00–75.50	72.67
1	—	1,325	60.00	60.00
6	—	1,283	65.00–68.00	66.11

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.