Sale reports / Texas / Tulia Livestock Auction / 2022-06-02

Tulia Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Tulia, Texas · Thu, Jun 2
● Final32 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1954
Feeder Cattle receipts
824 head
▼ 248 vs last sale 1,072▲ 273 vs year ago 551 · +49.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
165 head
▲ 101 vs last sale 64▲ 157 vs year ago 8 · +1,962.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Trade activity was moderate on moderate to good demand. The area received some much needed moisture along with cooler than normal temperatures. Slaughter cows were mostly 4.00 to 5.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $152.59/cwt on 390 head.
Average price
$152.59
390 head · 793 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,210
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$176
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$41.90/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−7.87
vs TX average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2444180.9080448
Medium and Large 1845148.811,257335
Medium and Large 2705139.009807thin
One grade step is worth $41.90/cwt here — about −$176 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 sale390 hd
152.59
—
TX average4 barns · 1,243 hd
160.45
−7.87
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,63380.001,3062thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,48392.151,3673thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,21789.231,0869thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,01076.07769146

Every lot

32 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2416185.00/cwt185.00–185.0077034
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2473178.00/cwt178.00–178.008425
Steers—Medium and Large 1497182.00/cwt182.00–182.009055
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2535167.00/cwt167.00–167.008939
Steers—Medium and Large 1545176.00/cwt176.00–176.0095919
Steers—Medium and Large 1553178.00/cwt178.00–178.009845
Steers—Medium and Large 1698154.00/cwt154.00–154.001,07513
Steers—Medium and Large 2705139.00/cwt139.00–139.009807
Steers—Medium and Large 1714157.78/cwt157.50–159.001,12774
Steers—Medium and Large 1772150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,1586
Steers—Medium and Large 1943141.46/cwt135.00–141.751,334213
Feeder Cattle · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2365165.00/cwt165.00–165.0060229
Heifers—Medium and Large 1425172.07/cwt165.00–181.0073113
Heifers—Medium and Large 1459160.00/cwt160.00–160.007348
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2489154.13/cwt147.00–156.0075428
Heifers—Medium and Large 1602146.00/cwt146.00–146.0087921
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2608143.00/cwt143.00–143.008698
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned627137.00/cwt137.00–137.008595
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2722130.00/cwt130.00–130.009397
Heifers—Medium and Large 1741137.70/cwt135.00–139.001,02031
Heifers—Medium and Large 1854123.50/cwt123.50–123.501,05520
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2599157.00/cwt157.00–157.009406
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,47070.00/cwt70.00–70.001,0291
Bulls——1,79590.00/cwt90.00–90.001,6161
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%98577.47/cwt75.00–78.0076373
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00470.00/cwt70.00–70.0070333
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06080.30/cwt79.00–84.5085136
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08062.40/cwt60.00–65.006744
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,10886.19/cwt83.00–88.009556
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,38090.00/cwt90.00–90.001,2421
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,43595.30/cwt91.00–99.001,3683
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,53593.23/cwt90.00–96.001,4312

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.