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Tulia Livestock Auction

Name: Tulia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-04-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-21

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Tulia, Texas · Thu, Apr 21

● Final45 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1954

← Apr 14Apr 21Apr 28 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,494 head

▲ 403 vs last sale 1,091▼ 923 vs year ago 2,417 · −38.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

20 head

▲ 12 vs last sale 8▼ 70 vs year ago 90 · −77.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. 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 $161.14/cwt on 773 head.

Average price

$161.14

773 head · 711 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,145

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$105

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

$28.03/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.08

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	545	170.90	931	73
Medium and Large 1	728	160.74	1,170	676
Medium and Large 2	725	142.88	1,036	24

One grade step is worth $28.03/cwt here — about −$105 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 sale773 hd

161.14

—

TX average4 barns · 1,785 hd

164.22

−3.08

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	1,705	92.43	1,575	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,301	81.30	1,058	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,092	74.00	808	5thin

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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	428	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	852	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	432	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	812	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	477	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	823	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	541	177.27/cwt	171.00–179.00	959	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	568	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	903	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	577	176.48/cwt	164.00–179.00	1,018	58
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	610	175.37/cwt	173.00–179.00	1,070	40
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	617	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,049	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	619	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,040	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Full	641	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,000	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	678	165.74/cwt	164.50–169.00	1,124	80
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	682	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	989	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	713	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,041	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	716	164.26/cwt	162.00–166.00	1,176	75
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	733	154.71/cwt	153.00–155.00	1,134	149
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	785	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,209	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	786	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,250	129
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	796	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,174	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	804	153.03/cwt	151.50–155.00	1,230	62
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	808	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,091	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	919	137.31/cwt	137.00–138.00	1,262	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	951	144.75/cwt	144.75–144.75	1,377	27
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	272	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	457	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	368	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	592	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	376	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	605	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	431	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	711	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	464	157.38/cwt	153.00–161.00	730	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	487	133.59/cwt	131.00–134.50	651	37
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	539	154.11/cwt	148.50–156.50	831	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	585	141.65/cwt	141.00–142.00	829	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	587	151.50/cwt	151.50–151.50	889	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	620	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	899	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	624	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	874	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	657	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	890	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	704	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,003	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	722	143.18/cwt	139.00–144.00	1,034	197
Heifers	—	Medium 1Full	805	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,022	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	834	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,084	69
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	863	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	1,126	35
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	547	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	908	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,419	88.73/cwt	85.00–90.00	1,259	4
Bulls	—	—	1,990	96.12/cwt	95.00–100.00	1,913	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	997	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	698	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,235	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	988	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,301	81.30/cwt	80.00–85.00	1,058	4

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 21, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,494Last week 1,091Year ago 2,417

Slaughter CattleReceipts 20Last week 8Year ago 90

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Trade activity was moderate on moderate to good demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	547	166.00	166.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	368	161.00	161.00
9	—	587	151.50	151.50
20	—	539	148.50–156.50	154.11
12	—	620	145.00	145.00
14	—	464	153.00–161.00	157.38
197	—	722	139.00–144.00	143.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	376	161.00	161.00
17	—	704	142.50	142.50
3	—	272	168.00	168.00
24	—	431	165.00	165.00
23	—	585	141.00–142.00	141.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	657	135.50	135.50
4	—	624	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	805	127.00	127.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	863	130.50	130.50
69	—	834	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	487	131.00–134.50	133.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
80	—	678	164.50–169.00	165.74
40	—	610	173.00–179.00	175.37
27	—	951	144.75	144.75
16	—	919	137.00–138.00	137.31
75	—	716	162.00–166.00	164.26
58	—	577	164.00–179.00	176.48
3	—	428	199.00	199.00
18	—	541	171.00–179.00	177.27
129	—	786	159.00	159.00
62	—	804	151.50–155.00	153.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	682	145.00	145.00
9	—	713	146.00	146.00
6	—	808	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	617	170.00	170.00
10	—	785	154.00	154.00
24	—	477	172.50	172.50
18	—	432	188.00	188.00
8	—	568	159.00	159.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	619	168.00	168.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
149	—	733	153.00–155.00	154.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	641	156.00	156.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	796	147.50	147.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	997	70.00	70.00
2	—	1,235	80.00	80.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,301	80.00–85.00	81.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,419	85.00–90.00	88.73
4	—	1,990	95.00–100.00	96.12

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.