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Tulia Livestock Auction

Name: Tulia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-01-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-27

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Tulia, Texas · Thu, Jan 27

● Final38 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1954

← Jan 20Jan 27Feb 10 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

673 head

▼ 715 vs last sale 1,388▼ 2,078 vs year ago 2,751 · −75.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

10 head

▲ 5 vs last sale 5▼ 6 vs year ago 16 · −37.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

20 head

▲ 19 vs last sale 1▲ 12 vs year ago 8 · +150.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Not enough comparable sales for a market trend. Light weight stocker calves sold with a higher undertone. Trade activity was light to moderate on moderate demand. Parts of the panhandle received some much needed snow yesterday, but also hampered cattle movement.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $142.40/cwt on 404 head.

Average price

$142.40

404 head · 726 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,033

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$383

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

$15.74/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.05

vs TX average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	605	150.74	913	113
Medium and Large 1-2	779	139.24	1,085	286
Medium and Large 2	392	135.00	529	5thin

One grade step is worth $15.74/cwt here — about $383 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 sale404 hd

142.40

—

TX average4 barns · 1,736 hd

147.45

−5.05

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	1,800	85.00	1,530	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,178	68.01	801	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,124	64.07	720	3thin

Every lot

38 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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	422	208.62/cwt	190.00–216.00	880	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	524	180.25/cwt	167.00–191.00	945	32
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	571	161.71/cwt	158.00–164.00	923	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	629	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,019	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	648	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,017	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	733	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,063	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	739	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	998	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	761	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,164	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	771	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,118	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	773	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,160	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	847	148.50/cwt	148.50–148.50	1,258	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	881	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	1,264	11
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	391	171.04/cwt	164.00–182.00	669	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	392	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	529	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	405	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	717	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	449	149.50/cwt	149.50–149.50	671	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	498	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	747	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	502	157.62/cwt	141.00–159.00	791	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	543	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	757	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	565	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	802	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	608	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	824	44
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	650	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	845	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	708	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	977	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	734	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,020	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	781	141.54/cwt	140.50–143.00	1,105	42
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	880	139.30/cwt	131.00–139.75	1,226	188
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	397	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	643	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	477	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	830	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	514	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	802	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	578	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	884	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	669	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	923	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,800	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,530	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,063	67.35/cwt	65.00–70.00	716	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,170	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	702	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,175	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	823	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,188	74.02/cwt	73.50–74.50	879	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,245	57.50/cwt	57.50–57.50	716	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	994	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	736	20

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 27, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 673Last week 1,388Year ago 2,751

Slaughter CattleReceipts 10Last week 5Year ago 16

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 1Year ago 8

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,063	65.00–70.00	67.35
1	—	1,245	57.50	57.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,175	70.00	70.00
2	—	1,188	73.50–74.50	74.02
2	—	1,170	60.00	60.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,800	85.00	85.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	20	—	994	74.00	74.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	565	142.00	142.00
188	—	880	131.00–139.75	139.30
10	—	734	139.00	139.00
22	—	449	149.50	149.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	543	139.50	139.50
8	—	708	138.00	138.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	650	130.00	130.00
44	—	608	135.50	135.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	391	164.00–182.00	171.04
42	—	781	140.50–143.00	141.54
14	—	498	150.00	150.00
4	—	405	177.00	177.00
27	—	502	141.00–159.00	157.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	392	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	773	150.00	150.00
11	—	881	143.50	143.50
21	—	847	148.50	148.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	524	167.00–191.00	180.25
8	—	761	153.00	153.00
6	—	629	162.00	162.00
28	—	571	158.00–164.00	161.71
9	—	422	190.00–216.00	208.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	648	157.00	157.00
4	—	733	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	739	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	771	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	397	162.00	162.00
14	—	514	156.00	156.00
14	—	578	153.00	153.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	477	174.00	174.00
4	—	669	138.00	138.00

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.