Sale reports / Texas / Tulia Livestock Auction / 2022-08-11

Tulia Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Tulia, Texas · Thu, Aug 11
● Final47 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1954
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,285 head
▲ 216 vs last sale 1,069▲ 33 vs year ago 1,252 · +2.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
87 head
▲ 29 vs last sale 58▲ 69 vs year ago 18 · +383.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Yearlings were not well tested, heifers were 1.00 to 3.00 higher on limited comparable sales. Calves were steady. Trade activity was moderate on moderate to good demand. Slaughter cows were 3.00 to 5.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $166.67/cwt on 498 head.
Average price
$166.67
498 head · 495 lb average
Value per head Derived
$825
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$254
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$35.76/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.51
vs TX average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1468169.61794444
Medium and Large 1-2648150.4697528
Medium and Large 2783133.851,04826
One grade step is worth $35.76/cwt here — about −$254 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 sale498 hd
166.67
—
TX average4 barns · 1,599 hd
167.18
−0.51
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—Low1,35085.001,1474thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,38175.281,04018
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,26674.4194217
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,04670.0573328

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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1227210.00/cwt210.00–210.004776
Steers—Medium and Large 1268220.00/cwt220.00–220.005902
Steers—Medium and Large 1314221.21/cwt220.00–226.0069522
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2314205.37/cwt202.00–207.0064533
Steers—Medium and Large 1352220.00/cwt220.00–220.0077417
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2382214.00/cwt214.00–214.0081725
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2426193.86/cwt184.00–200.0082655
Steers—Medium and Large 1432214.87/cwt208.00–220.0092827
Steers—Medium and Large 1463192.55/cwt192.00–193.0089239
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2490186.00/cwt186.00–186.0091122
Steers—Medium and Large 1515190.62/cwt188.00–191.0098263
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2532182.80/cwt178.00–185.0097234
Steers—Medium and Large 1565187.12/cwt183.00–188.501,05744
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2579180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,04213
Steers—Medium and Large 2678160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,08511
Steers—Medium and Large 2794146.00/cwt146.00–146.001,1599
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1286174.70/cwt170.00–185.0050037
Heifers—Medium and Large 1314186.57/cwt170.00–191.0058631
Heifers—Medium and Large 2339150.00/cwt150.00–150.005095
Heifers—Medium and Large 1382166.80/cwt160.00–171.0063738
Heifers—Medium and Large 1424172.39/cwt160.00–179.00731157
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2441150.00/cwt150.00–150.006628
Heifers—Medium and Large 1466165.82/cwt160.00–173.5077326
Heifers—Medium and Large 1524162.95/cwt153.50–173.5085446
Heifers—Medium and Large 1584164.73/cwt161.00–166.0096236
Heifers—Medium and Large 1657164.00/cwt164.00–164.001,07746
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2664150.00/cwt150.00–150.009967
Heifers—Medium and Large 1706162.00/cwt162.00–162.001,14427
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2767151.00/cwt151.00–151.001,15813
Heifers—Medium and Large 2889130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,15621
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1260205.00/cwt205.00–205.005333
Bulls—Medium and Large 1348214.00/cwt214.00–214.007457
Bulls—Medium and Large 1410203.00/cwt203.00–203.0083212
Bulls—Medium and Large 1469183.44/cwt168.00–190.008607
Bulls—Medium and Large 1534163.00/cwt163.00–163.008708
Bulls—Medium and Large 1614144.00/cwt144.00–144.0088410
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Medium and Large 2-3594124.00/cwt124.00–124.0073715
Dairy Steers—Medium and Large 2-3742120.00/cwt120.00–120.0089013
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3674120.00/cwt120.00–120.0080919
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Light Weight1,20575.00/cwt75.00–75.009041
Bulls——1,39888.33/cwt85.00–90.001,2353
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%98366.28/cwt65.00–70.006528
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07171.56/cwt70.00–75.0076620
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20065.00/cwt65.00–65.007801
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27075.00/cwt75.00–75.0095316
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,37875.00/cwt75.00–75.001,03417
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,43580.00/cwt80.00–80.001,1481

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.