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Tulia Livestock Auction

Name: Tulia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-09-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-09-22

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Tulia, Texas · Thu, Sep 22

● Final44 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1954

← Sep 15Sep 22Sep 29 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,275 head

▲ 431 vs last sale 844▲ 68 vs year ago 1,207 · +5.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

35 head

▲ 22 vs last sale 13▲ 15 vs year ago 20 · +75.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week's light test: Not enough comparable sales of steers or heifers for an adequate market trend. Trade activity was moderate on good demand. Slaughter cows and bulls were steady.

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 $172.75/cwt on 521 head.

Average price

$172.75

521 head · 587 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,015

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$372

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

$11.96/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.47

vs TX average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	660	177.45	1,171	314
Medium and Large 2	358	168.00	601	9thin
Medium and Large 1-2	483	165.50	799	198

One grade step is worth $11.96/cwt here — about $372 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 sale521 hd

172.75

—

TX average3 barns · 1,576 hd

181.22

−8.47

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	—	Average	1,520	95.00	1,444	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,253	73.40	919	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,533	72.11	1,105	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,097	69.03	757	9thin

Every lot

44 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	247	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	450	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	348	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	828	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	358	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	601	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	411	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	806	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	412	167.63/cwt	163.50–176.00	691	49
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	462	175.50/cwt	175.50–175.50	811	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	513	187.56/cwt	187.00–189.00	962	86
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	513	162.38/cwt	155.00–169.00	833	117
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	555	171.50/cwt	171.50–171.50	952	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	612	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,059	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	615	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,144	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Full	626	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,002	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	665	164.29/cwt	164.00–164.50	1,093	66
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	688	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,190	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	734	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,174	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	767	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,151	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	786	178.50/cwt	178.50–178.50	1,403	61
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	820	175.25/cwt	175.25–175.25	1,437	41
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	329	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	595	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	369	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	517	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	388	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	582	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	430	169.44/cwt	165.00–174.00	729	46
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	434	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	681	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	462	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	554	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	466	148.35/cwt	140.00–160.50	691	104
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	480	169.52/cwt	169.00–171.00	814	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	545	148.50/cwt	148.50–148.50	809	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	586	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	908	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	616	144.94/cwt	140.00–150.00	893	55
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	659	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	969	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	738	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,033	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	750	156.50/cwt	156.50–156.50	1,174	24
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	421	160.50/cwt	160.50–160.50	676	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	457	166.50/cwt	166.50–166.50	761	30
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	464	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	803	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	563	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	887	16
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,520	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,444	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,006	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	654	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,169	72.25/cwt	70.00–75.00	845	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,217	73.91/cwt	72.50–75.00	899	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,275	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	829	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,355	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,084	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,525	71.39/cwt	70.00–72.50	1,089	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,565	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	1,174	2

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 Sep 22, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,275Last week 844Year ago 1,207

Slaughter CattleReceipts 35Last week 13Year ago 20

Compared to last week's light test: Not enough comparable sales of steers or heifers for an adequate market trend. Trade activity was moderate on good demand. Slaughter cows and bulls were steady.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,275	65.00	65.00
2	—	1,355	80.00	80.00
7	—	1,217	72.50–75.00	73.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,525	70.00–72.50	71.39
2	—	1,565	75.00	75.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,169	70.00–75.00	72.25
4	—	1,006	65.00	65.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,520	95.00	95.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	464	173.00	173.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	421	160.50	160.50
30	—	457	166.50	166.50
16	—	563	157.50	157.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	329	181.00	181.00
8	—	586	155.00	155.00
24	—	750	156.50	156.50
22	—	480	169.00–171.00	169.52
46	—	430	165.00–174.00	169.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	659	147.00	147.00
55	—	616	140.00–150.00	144.94
6	—	738	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	434	157.00	157.00
24	—	545	148.50	148.50
26	—	388	150.00	150.00
104	—	466	140.00–160.50	148.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	462	120.00	120.00
15	—	369	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
117	—	513	155.00–169.00	162.38
16	—	462	175.50	175.50
49	—	412	163.50–176.00	167.63
5	—	247	182.00	182.00
6	—	612	173.00	173.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
66	—	665	164.00–164.50	164.29
8	—	734	160.00	160.00
10	—	767	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	615	186.00	186.00
86	—	513	187.00–189.00	187.56
41	—	820	175.25	175.25
5	—	411	196.00	196.00
5	—	555	171.50	171.50
6	—	348	238.00	238.00
61	—	786	178.50	178.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	358	168.00	168.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	688	173.00	173.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	626	160.00	160.00

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.