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Tulia Livestock Auction

Name: Tulia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-03-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-17

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Tulia, Texas · Thu, Mar 17

● Final49 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1954

← Mar 10Mar 17Mar 24 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,822 head

▲ 228 vs last sale 1,594▲ 438 vs year ago 1,384 · +31.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

20 head

▲ 15 vs last sale 5▲ 20 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold mostly steady to instances 4.00 higher. Trade activity and demand were moderate to good.

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 $154.36/cwt on 841 head.

Average price

$154.36

841 head · 772 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,192

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$478

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

$24.94/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.29

vs TX average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	336	177.00	595	8thin
Medium and Large 1	793	154.63	1,226	675
Medium and Large 1-2	705	152.06	1,073	158

One grade step is worth $24.94/cwt here — about −$478 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 sale841 hd

154.36

—

TX average4 barns · 2,144 hd

156.64

−2.29

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	1,588	99.59	1,582	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,165	79.83	930	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,038	74.79	776	6thin

Every lot

49 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 2	336	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	595	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	355	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	738	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	434	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	816	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	472	185.34/cwt	183.00–191.00	875	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	529	185.05/cwt	180.00–190.00	979	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	535	165.35/cwt	161.00–177.00	885	47
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	575	176.52/cwt	173.00–177.00	1,015	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	577	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	906	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	600	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	960	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	620	153.03/cwt	151.00–155.00	949	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	673	163.02/cwt	159.00–164.50	1,097	112
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	683	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	994	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	723	157.02/cwt	155.00–160.00	1,135	38
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	734	154.50/cwt	154.50–154.50	1,134	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	787	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,236	156
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	821	153.49/cwt	151.00–154.00	1,260	30
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	824	150.63/cwt	150.00–151.25	1,241	88
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	829	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,152	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	865	149.71/cwt	149.50–150.50	1,295	37
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Full	875	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,155	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	908	147.40/cwt	144.00–149.00	1,338	116
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	984	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,348	35
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,047	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,330	31
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	373	182.05/cwt	176.00–185.00	679	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	437	178.24/cwt	172.00–182.00	779	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	469	148.61/cwt	143.00–150.00	697	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	509	160.50/cwt	160.50–160.50	817	32
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	549	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	889	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	565	159.93/cwt	150.00–164.00	904	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	591	139.21/cwt	135.00–156.00	823	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	615	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	867	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	623	150.46/cwt	145.50–153.00	937	63
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	637	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	892	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	674	150.19/cwt	145.00–151.00	1,012	120
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	695	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	980	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	740	141.42/cwt	140.00–142.25	1,047	264
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	839	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,133	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	852	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,150	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	904	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	1,125	27
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	477	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	806	20
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	497	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	875	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	625	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	859	23
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	661	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	958	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	943	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,037	6
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,440	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,368	3
Bulls	—	—	1,810	106.48/cwt	105.00–108.00	1,927	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	900	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	585	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,065	76.75/cwt	75.00–80.00	817	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,165	79.83/cwt	77.00–82.50	930	5

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 17, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,822Last week 1,594Year ago 1,384

Slaughter CattleReceipts 20Last week 5Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold mostly steady to instances 4.00 higher. Trade activity and demand were moderate to good.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	509	160.50	160.50
19	—	591	135.00–156.00	139.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	437	172.00–182.00	178.24
120	—	674	145.00–151.00	150.19
13	—	839	135.00	135.00
16	—	469	143.00–150.00	148.61
9	—	373	176.00–185.00	182.05
20	—	549	162.00	162.00
27	—	904	124.50	124.50
21	—	565	150.00–164.00	159.93
63	—	623	145.50–153.00	150.46
6	—	852	135.00	135.00
264	—	740	140.00–142.25	141.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	615	141.00	141.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	637	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	695	141.00	141.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	620	151.00–155.00	153.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	829	139.00	139.00
11	—	683	145.50	145.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	434	188.00	188.00
17	—	472	183.00–191.00	185.34
116	—	908	144.00–149.00	147.40
17	—	575	173.00–177.00	176.52
5	—	600	160.00	160.00
3	—	355	208.00	208.00
88	—	824	150.00–151.25	150.63
31	—	1,047	127.00	127.00
8	—	529	180.00–190.00	185.05
37	—	865	149.50–150.50	149.71
35	—	984	137.00	137.00
38	—	723	155.00–160.00	157.02
112	—	673	159.00–164.50	163.02
156	—	787	157.00	157.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	734	154.50	154.50
47	—	535	161.00–177.00	165.35
14	—	577	157.00	157.00
30	—	821	151.00–154.00	153.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	875	132.00	132.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	336	177.00	177.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	943	110.00	110.00
20	—	477	169.00	169.00
23	—	625	137.50	137.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	497	176.00	176.00
4	—	661	145.00	145.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,440	95.00	95.00
2	—	1,810	105.00–108.00	106.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,165	77.00–82.50	79.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,065	75.00–80.00	76.75
1	—	900	65.00	65.00

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.