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Tulia Livestock Auction

Name: Tulia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-03-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-10

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Tulia, Texas · Thu, Mar 10

● Final37 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1954

← Mar 3Mar 10Mar 17 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,594 head

▼ 472 vs last sale 2,066▼ 725 vs year ago 2,319 · −31.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

5 head

▼ 20 vs last sale 25▼ 58 vs year ago 63 · −92.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Yearling steers and heifers sold steady to 4.00 higher. Calves sold with a lower undertone. Trade was fairly active on moderate to good demand. Cold front with freezing temperatures in the area with a chance of snow over night into tomorrow.

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 $142.55/cwt on 688 head.

Average price

$142.55

688 head · 716 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,021

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$63

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

$8.03/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.62

vs TX average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	697	144.36	1,006	533
Medium and Large 1-2	784	136.32	1,068	155

One grade step is worth $8.03/cwt here — about −$63 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 sale688 hd

142.55

—

TX average4 barns · 1,875 hd

147.16

−4.62

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	1,870	105.00	1,964	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,270	85.00	1,080	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,480	75.00	1,110	1thin

Every lot

37 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	390	184.65/cwt	184.00–186.00	720	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	412	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	762	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	433	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	766	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	473	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	738	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	477	179.36/cwt	179.00–180.00	856	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	509	172.05/cwt	164.00–174.00	876	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	559	146.89/cwt	140.00–159.00	821	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	565	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	870	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	584	167.38/cwt	160.00–173.50	977	49
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	639	168.22/cwt	168.00–169.00	1,075	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	694	160.76/cwt	160.00–165.00	1,116	79
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	718	159.71/cwt	157.00–161.75	1,147	90
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	741	149.15/cwt	148.50–153.50	1,105	58
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	780	149.77/cwt	147.50–153.00	1,168	99
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	835	146.34/cwt	144.50–151.00	1,222	67
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	881	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,313	101
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	398	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	597	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	411	158.42/cwt	150.00–170.00	651	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	458	153.50/cwt	153.50–153.50	703	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	494	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	776	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	516	158.50/cwt	156.50–162.50	818	57
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	584	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	835	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	588	151.25/cwt	151.00–151.50	889	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	623	147.37/cwt	145.00–151.00	918	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	639	138.16/cwt	134.00–138.50	883	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	674	145.69/cwt	141.00–149.00	982	78
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	725	142.71/cwt	141.00–145.00	1,035	165
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	733	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,004	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	747	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	994	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	751	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,081	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	835	138.75/cwt	138.75–138.75	1,159	117
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	856	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,138	120
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	860	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	1,148	21
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	411	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	764	8
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,870	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,964	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,270	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,080	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,480	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	1,110	1

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 Mar 10, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,594Last week 2,066Year ago 2,319

Slaughter CattleReceipts 5Last week 25Year ago 63

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,270	85.00	85.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,480	75.00	75.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,870	105.00	105.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	411	150.00–170.00	158.42
57	—	516	156.50–162.50	158.50
10	—	623	145.00–151.00	147.37
165	—	725	141.00–145.00	142.71
78	—	674	141.00–149.00	145.69
21	—	860	133.50	133.50
12	—	398	150.00	150.00
12	—	588	151.00–151.50	151.25
117	—	835	138.75	138.75
7	—	751	144.00	144.00
5	—	494	157.00	157.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
120	—	856	133.00	133.00
4	—	733	137.00	137.00
18	—	458	153.50	153.50
13	—	584	143.00	143.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	639	134.00–138.50	138.16
7	—	747	133.00	133.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	412	185.00	185.00
58	—	741	148.50–153.50	149.15
11	—	559	140.00–159.00	146.89
8	—	473	156.00	156.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
90	—	718	157.00–161.75	159.71
79	—	694	160.00–165.00	160.76
22	—	639	168.00–169.00	168.22
101	—	881	149.00	149.00
99	—	780	147.50–153.00	149.77
49	—	584	160.00–173.50	167.38
14	—	477	179.00–180.00	179.36
21	—	509	164.00–174.00	172.05
6	—	390	184.00–186.00	184.65
6	—	433	177.00	177.00
67	—	835	144.50–151.00	146.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	565	154.00	154.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	411	186.00	186.00

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.