Sale reports / Texas / Tulia Livestock Auction / 2022-06-30

Tulia Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Tulia, Texas · Thu, Jun 30
● Final43 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1954
Feeder Cattle receipts
714 head
▼ 649 vs last sale 1,363▲ 714 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
30 head
▲ 30 vs last sale 0▲ 30 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Yearling steers and heifers sold steady to 4.00 higher. Stocker calves sold with a higher undertone, after last week's rain helped to green up pastures. Trade activity was light to moderate on moderate to good demand.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $171.96/cwt on 298 head.
Average price
$171.96
298 head · 660 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,135
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$369
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2-3
$54.93/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−6.29
vs TX average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1624178.931,117208
Medium and Large 1-2754158.521,19583
Medium 2-3603124.007487thin
One grade step is worth $54.93/cwt here — about $369 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 sale298 hd
171.96
—
TX average3 barns · 1,231 hd
178.25
−6.29
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—Low1,61575.001,2111thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,49582.501,2331thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,26482.351,04114
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,01273.127409thin

Every lot

43 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1263226.41/cwt225.00–230.005957
Steers—Medium and Large 1326235.00/cwt235.00–235.0076627
Steers—Medium and Large 1358229.00/cwt229.00–229.008202
Steers—Medium and Large 1403221.00/cwt221.00–221.008918
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2405199.00/cwt199.00–199.008063
Steers—Medium and Large 1478194.00/cwt194.00–194.009274
Steers—Medium and Large 1533196.00/cwt196.00–196.001,0455
Steers—Medium and Large 1566191.51/cwt190.00–192.501,08410
Steers—Medium 2-3603124.00/cwt124.00–124.007487
Steers—Medium and Large 1658169.00/cwt169.00–169.001,1126
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned681161.51/cwt161.00–162.001,10035
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2682163.87/cwt161.00–164.501,11828
Steers—Medium and Large 1716164.58/cwt160.00–165.501,17885
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2723155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,1216
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2753153.00/cwt153.00–153.001,1528
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy823147.00/cwt147.00–147.001,2106
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2827155.62/cwt155.00–156.001,28721
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2855150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,28317
Steers—Medium and Large 1Full879142.50/cwt142.50–142.501,25313
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1290202.55/cwt202.00–204.0058717
Heifers—Medium and Large 1332200.00/cwt200.00–200.0066415
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2394170.00/cwt170.00–170.006708
Heifers—Medium and Large 1475170.00/cwt170.00–170.0080811
Heifers—Medium and Large 1532167.94/cwt166.00–170.008938
Heifers—Medium and Large 1576154.00/cwt154.00–154.008879
Heifers—Medium and Large 1600150.00/cwt150.00–150.009007
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2660144.84/cwt140.00–149.0095626
Heifers—Medium and Large 1677153.05/cwt146.00–154.001,03687
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy728131.00/cwt131.00–131.009549
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Full757130.00/cwt130.00–130.009847
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy770134.00/cwt134.00–134.001,0328
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy798135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,0774
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1351224.00/cwt224.00–224.007864
Bulls—Medium and Large 1464193.84/cwt190.00–197.0089913
Bulls—Medium and Large 1545171.00/cwt171.00–171.009323
Bulls—Medium and Large 1608162.00/cwt162.00–162.009859
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,61575.00/cwt75.00–75.001,2111
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%97565.00/cwt65.00–65.006342
Cows—Lean 85-90%99371.06/cwt70.00–72.007062
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03577.19/cwt75.00–80.007995
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25781.20/cwt80.00–82.501,02111
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,28886.56/cwt85.00–90.001,1153
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,49582.50/cwt82.50–82.501,2331

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.