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Tulia Livestock Auction

Name: Tulia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-04-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-07

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Tulia, Texas · Thu, Apr 7

● Final47 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1954

← Mar 31Apr 7Apr 14 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,821 head

▼ 982 vs last sale 2,803▼ 1,405 vs year ago 3,226 · −43.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

85 head

▲ 85 vs last sale 0▲ 53 vs year ago 32 · +165.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

86 head

▲ 81 vs last sale 5▲ 86 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 steady to 4.00 lower. Trade activity and demand were moderate to good.

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 $144.39/cwt on 747 head.

Average price

$144.39

747 head · 653 lb average

Value per head Derived

$943

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$280

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

$26.16/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.44

vs TX average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	650	146.16	950	601
Medium and Large 1-2	675	138.48	934	135
Medium and Large 2	559	120.00	671	11thin

One grade step is worth $26.16/cwt here — about $280 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 sale747 hd

144.39

—

TX average4 barns · 2,008 hd

147.83

−3.44

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	1,905	95.00	1,810	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,279	81.30	1,040	78
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,600	81.18	1,299	2thin

Every lot

47 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	377	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	720	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	388	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	698	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	425	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	905	45
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	463	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	695	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	472	201.10/cwt	190.00–213.00	949	45
Steers	—	Medium 1-2	474	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	664	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	530	181.25/cwt	171.00–183.00	961	65
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	568	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	977	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	617	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	932	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	633	173.67/cwt	169.00–176.00	1,099	36
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	658	168.10/cwt	166.00–172.50	1,106	120
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	694	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,062	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	710	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,047	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	768	155.89/cwt	153.00–157.25	1,197	197
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	794	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,207	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	809	153.71/cwt	153.50–154.00	1,244	50
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	821	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,207	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	872	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	1,216	34
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	893	144.25/cwt	144.25–144.25	1,288	40
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	371	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	582	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	409	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	654	49
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	445	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	681	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	489	158.79/cwt	155.50–163.00	776	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	491	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	732	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	527	151.10/cwt	147.00–156.50	796	94
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	528	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	739	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	559	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	671	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	573	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	802	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	585	151.98/cwt	149.00–154.50	889	57
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	603	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	790	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	617	151.77/cwt	151.00–152.50	936	34
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	627	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	903	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	634	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	799	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	664	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	896	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	672	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	988	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	698	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	974	74
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	730	142.92/cwt	142.00–144.75	1,043	204
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	753	141.25/cwt	137.50–144.00	1,064	29
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	804	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	1,081	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	855	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	1,150	39
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	857	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,071	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	965	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,110	21
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,905	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,810	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,124	77.40/cwt	75.00–77.50	870	25
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,352	83.14/cwt	80.00–83.25	1,124	53
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,600	81.18/cwt	80.00–82.50	1,299	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,207	968.69/cwt	885.00–1,060.00	11,692	86

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 Apr 7, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,821Last week 2,803Year ago 3,226

Slaughter CattleReceipts 85Last week 0Year ago 32

Replacement CattleReceipts 86Last week 5Year ago 0

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	568	172.00	172.00
65	—	530	171.00–183.00	181.25
120	—	658	166.00–172.50	168.10
45	—	425	213.00	213.00
3	—	377	191.00	191.00
50	—	809	153.50–154.00	153.71
40	—	893	144.25	144.25
36	—	633	169.00–176.00	173.67
197	—	768	153.00–157.25	155.89
45	—	472	190.00–213.00	201.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	617	151.00	151.00
8	—	694	153.00	153.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	474	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	710	147.50	147.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	388	180.00	180.00
5	—	794	152.00	152.00
8	—	463	150.00	150.00
34	—	872	139.50	139.50
12	—	821	147.00	147.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	634	126.00	126.00
5	—	664	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	573	140.00	140.00
22	—	857	125.00	125.00
74	—	698	139.50	139.50
13	—	445	153.00	153.00
5	—	627	144.00	144.00
5	—	528	140.00	140.00
5	—	491	149.00	149.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	559	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
49	—	409	160.00	160.00
39	—	855	134.50	134.50
27	—	489	155.50–163.00	158.79
34	—	617	151.00–152.50	151.77
29	—	753	137.50–144.00	141.25
94	—	527	147.00–156.50	151.10
21	—	672	147.00	147.00
204	—	730	142.00–144.75	142.92
10	—	371	157.00	157.00
57	—	585	149.00–154.50	151.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	965	115.00	115.00
7	—	804	134.50	134.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	603	131.00	131.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,600	80.00–82.50	81.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,124	75.00–77.50	77.40
53	—	1,352	80.00–83.25	83.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,905	95.00	95.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	86	—	1,207	885.00–1,060.00	968.69

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.