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Tulia Livestock Auction

Name: Tulia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-09-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-09-29

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Tulia, Texas · Thu, Sep 29

● Final33 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1954

← Sep 22Sep 29Oct 6 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

676 head

▼ 599 vs last sale 1,275▼ 966 vs year ago 1,642 · −58.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

10 head

▼ 25 vs last sale 35▲ 0 vs year ago 10 · +0.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

2 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 0▲ 2 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers were steady to weak on limited comparable sales. Trade activity was light on light to moderate demand.

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 $176.46/cwt on 294 head.

Average price

$176.46

294 head · 659 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,162

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$20

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

$8.73/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.62

vs TX average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	657	176.73	1,161	285
Medium and Large 1-2	703	168.00	1,181	9thin

One grade step is worth $8.73/cwt here — about −$20 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 sale294 hd

176.46

—

TX average3 barns · 1,999 hd

173.84

+2.62

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	2,205	92.50	2,040	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,230	72.50	892	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,825	67.00	1,223	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,095	66.03	723	3thin

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,175	$1,250	2thin

Every lot

33 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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	477	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	964	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	519	189.15/cwt	187.00–190.00	982	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	572	181.98/cwt	178.00–183.00	1,041	112
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	624	166.59/cwt	166.00–167.00	1,040	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	969	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	703	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,181	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	708	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,175	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	755	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,336	74
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	838	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,349	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	856	159.50/cwt	159.50–159.50	1,365	13
Feeder Cattle · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	419	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	610	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	463	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	750	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	519	156.05/cwt	150.00–159.00	810	57
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	575	133.57/cwt	131.00–145.00	768	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	594	158.06/cwt	151.00–159.50	939	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	628	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	835	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	644	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	966	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	666	157.64/cwt	155.00–159.00	1,050	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	810	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	956	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	826	143.12/cwt	140.00–149.00	1,182	37
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	415	162.49/cwt	150.00–168.00	674	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	458	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	824	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	521	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	722	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	534	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	908	16
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	593	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	741	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	618	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	927	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	675	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	891	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	2,205	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	2,040	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,015	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	558	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,135	71.54/cwt	70.00–72.50	812	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,230	72.50/cwt	72.50–72.50	892	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,825	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	1,223	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,175	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	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 29, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 676Last week 1,275Year ago 1,642

Slaughter CattleReceipts 10Last week 35Year ago 10

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 0Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers were steady to weak on limited comparable sales. Trade activity was light on light to moderate demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	458	180.00	180.00
14	—	415	150.00–168.00	162.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	593	125.00	125.00
3	—	675	132.00	132.00
5	—	521	138.50	138.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	534	170.00	170.00
6	—	618	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	856	159.50	159.50
14	—	519	187.00–190.00	189.15
112	—	572	178.00–183.00	181.98
12	—	477	202.00	202.00
22	—	838	161.00	161.00
74	—	755	177.00	177.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	624	166.00–167.00	166.59
11	—	708	166.00	166.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	703	168.00	168.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	650	149.00	149.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	826	140.00–149.00	143.12
9	—	463	162.00	162.00
57	—	519	150.00–159.00	156.05
14	—	666	155.00–159.00	157.64
17	—	594	151.00–159.50	158.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	644	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	810	118.00	118.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	628	133.00	133.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	575	131.00–145.00	133.57
8	—	419	145.50	145.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,175	1,250.00	1,250.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,825	67.00	67.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,135	70.00–72.50	71.54
1	—	1,015	55.00	55.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,230	72.50	72.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,205	92.50	92.50

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.