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Tulia Livestock Auction

Name: Tulia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-03-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-24

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Tulia, Texas · Thu, Mar 24

● Final50 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1954

← Mar 17Mar 24Mar 31 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,695 head

▼ 127 vs last sale 1,822▲ 280 vs year ago 1,415 · +19.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

7 head

▼ 13 vs last sale 20▼ 35 vs year ago 42 · −83.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers were steady. Trade activity and demand were moderate. The area is expected to warm back up starting today, after a brief return of winter that brought some moisture if you were fortunate enough to receive any.

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 $143.79/cwt on 762 head.

Average price

$143.79

762 head · 692 lb average

Value per head Derived

$995

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$74

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

$20.35/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.49

vs TX average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	530	152.35	808	54
Medium and Large 1	705	143.31	1,011	697
Medium and Large 2	668	132.00	882	11thin

One grade step is worth $20.35/cwt here — about −$74 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 sale762 hd

143.79

—

TX average4 barns · 1,828 hd

147.28

−3.49

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	—	Low	1,420	85.00	1,207	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,325	90.00	1,193	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,013	77.49	785	2thin

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	264	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	517	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	413	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	867	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	474	193.54/cwt	186.00–199.00	917	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	547	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	903	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	563	172.06/cwt	166.00–174.00	969	52
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	621	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	925	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	640	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	992	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	656	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	918	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	664	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	963	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	664	142.56/cwt	140.00–145.00	947	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	680	155.50/cwt	155.50–155.50	1,057	50
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	683	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,086	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	707	155.22/cwt	155.00–157.00	1,097	55
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	718	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,106	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	721	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,009	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	725	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,175	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	742	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	998	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	775	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,194	65
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	781	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,054	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	806	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,096	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	822	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,217	127
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	844	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,139	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	851	147.42/cwt	146.50–148.00	1,255	75
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	323	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	581	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	373	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	619	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	415	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	664	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	463	159.62/cwt	150.00–168.50	739	43
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	497	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	795	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	519	161.59/cwt	159.00–163.00	839	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	579	154.69/cwt	153.00–156.50	896	29
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	590	150.50/cwt	150.50–150.50	888	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	611	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	886	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	623	151.54/cwt	151.00–152.00	944	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	651	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	853	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	661	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	992	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	668	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	882	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	722	140.91/cwt	137.50–144.00	1,017	388
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	739	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	924	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	749	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,011	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	786	142.10/cwt	137.50–144.00	1,117	100
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	817	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,136	45
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	920	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,012	10
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	381	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	724	17
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	534	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	908	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	537	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	859	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	668	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	939	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	839	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,057	9
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,420	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,207	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,013	77.49/cwt	75.00–80.00	785	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,325	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,193	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 24, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,695Last week 1,822Year ago 1,415

Slaughter CattleReceipts 7Last week 20Year ago 42

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	651	131.00	131.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	623	151.00–152.00	151.54
14	—	519	159.00–163.00	161.59
8	—	323	180.00	180.00
100	—	786	137.50–144.00	142.10
45	—	817	139.00	139.00
43	—	463	150.00–168.50	159.62
29	—	579	153.00–156.50	154.69
10	—	661	150.00	150.00
388	—	722	137.50–144.00	140.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	920	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	749	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	668	132.00	132.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	590	150.50	150.50
14	—	415	160.00	160.00
6	—	497	160.00	160.00
3	—	373	166.00	166.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	739	125.00	125.00
5	—	611	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
65	—	775	154.00	154.00
12	—	413	210.00	210.00
127	—	822	148.00	148.00
10	—	264	196.00	196.00
29	—	474	186.00–199.00	193.54
15	—	547	165.00	165.00
7	—	683	159.00	159.00
52	—	563	166.00–174.00	172.06
75	—	851	146.50–148.00	147.42
6	—	725	162.00	162.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	742	134.50	134.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	781	135.00	135.00
18	—	721	140.00	140.00
15	—	656	140.00	140.00
29	—	806	136.00	136.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
50	—	680	155.50	155.50
55	—	707	155.00–157.00	155.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	664	145.00	145.00
10	—	640	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	621	149.00	149.00
25	—	664	140.00–145.00	142.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	844	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	718	154.00	154.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	381	190.00	190.00
13	—	534	170.00	170.00
10	—	668	140.50	140.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	537	160.00	160.00
9	—	839	126.00	126.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,325	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,013	75.00–80.00	77.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,420	85.00	85.00

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.