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Tulia Livestock Auction

Name: Tulia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-08-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-18

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Tulia, Texas · Thu, Aug 18

● Final57 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1954

← Aug 11Aug 18Aug 25 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,544 head

▲ 259 vs last sale 1,285▲ 850 vs year ago 694 · +122.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

76 head

▼ 11 vs last sale 87▲ 66 vs year ago 10 · +660.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifer calves sold steady to 4.00 higher. Yearlings were not well tested. Trade was fairly active on moderate to good demand. More rain chances in the area has buyer's in high spirits for stocker calves. Slaughter cows and bulls were 3.00 to 5.00 lower.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $170.29/cwt on 595 head.

Average price

$170.29

595 head · 517 lb average

Value per head Derived

$880

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$95

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

$39.89/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.84

vs TX average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	534	170.89	912	497
Medium and Large 1-2	408	170.73	697	85
Large 1	541	160.00	866	6thin
Medium and Large 2	624	131.00	817	7thin

One grade step is worth $39.89/cwt here — about $95 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 sale595 hd

170.29

—

TX average4 barns · 1,563 hd

169.45

+0.84

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	1,482	80.39	1,191	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,424	76.92	1,096	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,251	74.54	933	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,003	59.72	599	14

Every lot

57 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	278	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	639	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	327	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	654	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	341	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	805	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	373	218.94/cwt	210.00–240.00	817	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	387	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	809	15
Steers	—	Small 4	414	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	248	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	419	200.19/cwt	188.00–205.00	839	34
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	463	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	884	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	475	196.21/cwt	190.00–199.00	932	143
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	538	187.06/cwt	181.00–195.00	1,006	30
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	576	185.82/cwt	185.50–188.00	1,070	108
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	580	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,044	30
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	595	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	994	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	614	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,044	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	666	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,239	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	758	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,084	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	932	160.50/cwt	160.50–160.50	1,496	40
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	263	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	473	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	334	186.78/cwt	174.00–194.00	624	37
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	337	171.51/cwt	171.00–172.00	578	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	387	176.17/cwt	170.00–193.00	682	57
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	388	167.64/cwt	167.00–170.00	650	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	422	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	734	36
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	432	170.61/cwt	168.00–175.00	737	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	472	173.16/cwt	168.00–178.00	817	111
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	480	165.50/cwt	165.50–165.50	794	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	537	169.97/cwt	169.00–171.00	913	94
Heifers	—	Large 1	541	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	866	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	571	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	999	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	605	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	974	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	624	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	817	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	669	154.93/cwt	151.00–159.00	1,036	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	703	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,174	121
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	898	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,185	13
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	282	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	536	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	285	205.63/cwt	200.00–211.00	586	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	335	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	730	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	356	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	783	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	391	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	723	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	405	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	786	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	438	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	793	18
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	565	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	938	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	603	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	935	22
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	681	148.50/cwt	148.50–148.50	1,011	9
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Light Weight	1,204	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	903	7
Bulls	—	—	1,649	81.50/cwt	80.00–85.00	1,344	4
Bulls	—	—	1,705	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	1,637	1
Bulls	—	—	2,008	89.21/cwt	87.50–91.00	1,791	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	904	49.00/cwt	45.00–51.00	443	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,019	57.97/cwt	55.00–65.00	591	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,040	68.80/cwt	65.00–70.00	716	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,170	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	878	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,215	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	790	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,242	73.60/cwt	70.00–75.00	914	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,290	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,032	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,407	74.13/cwt	72.50–75.00	1,043	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,433	78.31/cwt	77.00–80.00	1,122	6

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 Aug 18, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,544Last week 1,285Year ago 694

Slaughter CattleReceipts 76Last week 87Year ago 10

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	605	161.00	161.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
121	—	703	167.00	167.00
111	—	472	168.00–178.00	173.16
37	—	334	174.00–194.00	186.78
25	—	432	168.00–175.00	170.61
57	—	387	170.00–193.00	176.17
10	—	263	180.00	180.00
94	—	537	169.00–171.00	169.97
14	—	571	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	337	171.00–172.00	171.51
17	—	388	167.00–170.00	167.64
36	—	422	174.00	174.00
15	—	480	165.50	165.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	624	131.00	131.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	669	151.00–159.00	154.93
13	—	898	132.00	132.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	541	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	373	210.00–240.00	218.94
15	—	341	236.00	236.00
30	—	538	181.00–195.00	187.06
108	—	576	185.50–188.00	185.82
40	—	932	160.50	160.50
143	—	475	190.00–199.00	196.21
34	—	419	188.00–205.00	200.19
10	—	666	186.00	186.00
9	—	278	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	595	167.00	167.00
13	—	758	143.00	143.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	327	200.00	200.00
30	—	580	180.00	180.00
13	—	463	191.00	191.00
15	—	387	209.00	209.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 4$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	414	60.00	60.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	614	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	603	155.00	155.00
9	—	681	148.50	148.50
5	—	282	190.00	190.00
7	—	391	185.00	185.00
18	—	438	181.00	181.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	565	166.00	166.00
4	—	335	218.00	218.00
4	—	356	220.00	220.00
12	—	405	194.00	194.00
8	—	285	200.00–211.00	205.63

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,433	77.00–80.00	78.31
3	—	1,407	72.50–75.00	74.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	904	45.00–51.00	49.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,019	55.00–65.00	57.97
1	—	1,170	75.00	75.00
4	—	1,040	65.00–70.00	68.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,215	65.00	65.00
4	—	1,290	80.00	80.00
13	—	1,242	70.00–75.00	73.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,649	80.00–85.00	81.50
1	—	1,705	96.00	96.00
2	—	2,008	87.50–91.00	89.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,204	75.00	75.00

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.