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Tulia Livestock Auction

Name: Tulia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-04-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-14

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Tulia, Texas · Thu, Apr 14

● Final45 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1954

← Apr 7Apr 14Apr 21 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,091 head

▼ 730 vs last sale 1,821▼ 1,023 vs year ago 2,114 · −48.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

8 head

▼ 77 vs last sale 85▼ 61 vs year ago 69 · −88.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

2 head

▼ 84 vs last sale 86▼ 13 vs year ago 15 · −86.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold steady. Trade activity was moderate on moderate to good demand.

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 $156.98/cwt on 488 head.

Average price

$156.98

488 head · 720 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,131

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$45

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

$29.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.15

vs TX average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	719	159.00	1,143	400
Medium and Large 1-2	709	150.37	1,066	77
Medium 1-2	845	130.00	1,099	11thin

One grade step is worth $29.00/cwt here — about $45 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 sale488 hd

156.98

—

TX average4 barns · 1,145 hd

164.13

−7.15

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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,455	81.73	1,189	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,215	80.00	972	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,070	78.33	838	3thin

Every lot

45 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	437	183.82/cwt	169.00–188.00	803	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	463	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	838	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	541	171.40/cwt	160.00–178.00	927	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	564	155.59/cwt	155.00–157.00	878	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	584	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	823	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	592	173.44/cwt	172.50–177.00	1,027	84
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	628	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	980	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	676	166.50/cwt	166.50–166.50	1,126	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	728	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,092	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	735	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,080	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	744	163.50/cwt	163.50–163.50	1,216	47
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	754	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,131	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	766	148.16/cwt	145.00–152.00	1,135	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	786	155.26/cwt	155.00–155.50	1,220	130
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	814	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,188	20
Steers	—	Medium 1-2	845	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,099	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	867	142.79/cwt	141.00–143.50	1,238	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	930	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,256	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	959	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,304	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,063	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,169	6
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	364	162.80/cwt	160.00–166.00	593	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	442	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	694	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	495	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	767	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	499	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	724	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	530	161.38/cwt	159.00–162.00	855	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	561	156.50/cwt	156.50–156.50	878	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	575	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	805	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	613	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	748	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	636	148.76/cwt	147.00–149.00	946	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	656	151.06/cwt	147.00–153.50	991	48
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	693	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	991	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	726	141.98/cwt	141.75–142.50	1,031	45
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	742	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,054	70
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	778	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,050	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	813	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,081	12
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	354	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	634	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	461	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	738	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	602	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,005	19
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	673	146.50/cwt	146.50–146.50	986	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	772	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,065	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	900	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	675	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,155	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	924	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,215	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	972	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,455	81.73/cwt	80.00–84.00	1,189	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,350	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	12,150	2

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 14, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,091Last week 1,821Year ago 2,114

Slaughter CattleReceipts 8Last week 85Year ago 69

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 86Year ago 15

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold steady. Trade activity was moderate on moderate to good demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
130	—	786	155.00–155.50	155.26
47	—	744	163.50	163.50
6	—	463	181.00	181.00
21	—	867	141.00–143.50	142.79
6	—	1,063	110.00	110.00
26	—	541	160.00–178.00	171.40
23	—	959	136.00	136.00
5	—	930	135.00	135.00
84	—	592	172.50–177.00	173.44
12	—	676	166.50	166.50
9	—	437	169.00–188.00	183.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	814	146.00	146.00
6	—	735	147.00	147.00
11	—	628	156.00	156.00
22	—	766	145.00–152.00	148.16
18	—	564	155.00–157.00	155.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	728	150.00	150.00
9	—	754	150.00	150.00
16	—	584	141.00	141.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	845	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	561	156.50	156.50
7	—	499	145.00	145.00
70	—	742	142.00	142.00
48	—	656	147.00–153.50	151.06
19	—	364	160.00–166.00	162.80
25	—	530	159.00–162.00	161.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	726	141.75–142.50	141.98
20	—	778	135.00	135.00
24	—	636	147.00–149.00	148.76
12	—	442	157.00	157.00
3	—	495	155.00	155.00
13	—	575	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	613	122.00	122.00
6	—	693	143.00	143.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	813	133.00	133.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	354	179.00	179.00
11	—	673	146.50	146.50
19	—	602	167.00	167.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	461	160.00	160.00
5	—	772	138.00	138.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,350	900.00	900.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,215	80.00	80.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	900	75.00	75.00
2	—	1,155	80.00	80.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,455	80.00–84.00	81.73

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.