Sale reports / Texas / Tulia Livestock Auction / 2022-10-20

Tulia Livestock Auction

Name: Tulia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-10-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-10-20

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Tulia, Texas · Thu, Oct 20

● Final40 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1954

← Oct 13Oct 20Oct 27 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

950 head

▲ 298 vs last sale 652▼ 594 vs year ago 1,544 · −38.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

30 head

▼ 2 vs last sale 32▼ 29 vs year ago 59 · −49.2%

View

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week's light test: Yearling steers and heifers were mostly steady on limited comparable sales. Steer and heifer calves sold with a higher undertone. Trade activity was light to moderate on moderate 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 $172.20/cwt on 346 head.

Average price

$172.20

346 head · 629 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,083

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$95

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

$3.64/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.01

vs TX average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	636	172.81	1,099	288
Medium and Large 1-2	593	169.17	1,004	58

One grade step is worth $3.64/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 sale346 hd

172.20

—

TX average4 barns · 1,731 hd

174.21

−2.01

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	1,737	81.84	1,422	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,500	66.00	990	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,249	65.23	815	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,059	56.95	603	6thin

Every lot

40 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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	410	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	738	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	468	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	870	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	523	179.24/cwt	173.00–189.50	937	53
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	575	165.79/cwt	160.00–168.00	953	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	585	169.89/cwt	169.00–173.00	994	50
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	621	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,124	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	647	165.69/cwt	165.00–166.00	1,072	60
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	651	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,081	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	654	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,118	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	736	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,229	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	744	174.50/cwt	174.50–174.50	1,298	70
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	269	170.45/cwt	167.00–180.00	459	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	312	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	537	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	431	159.20/cwt	155.00–166.00	686	35
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	471	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	768	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	494	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	835	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	533	165.13/cwt	163.00–166.50	880	40
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	573	153.15/cwt	151.00–155.50	878	38
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	593	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	860	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	617	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	975	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	619	152.81/cwt	149.50–155.50	946	54
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	641	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	904	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	663	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	981	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	663	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	981	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	757	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,173	48
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	763	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,068	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	825	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,328	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	844	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,055	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	361	184.80/cwt	184.00–185.00	667	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	483	175.15/cwt	174.00–180.00	846	34
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	655	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	786	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	663	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	941	12
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,596	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,277	5
Bulls	—	—	2,090	86.45/cwt	85.00–88.00	1,807	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,055	62.52/cwt	60.00–65.00	660	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,063	51.38/cwt	50.00–55.00	546	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,232	64.28/cwt	62.50–65.00	792	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,333	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	933	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,460	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	1,022	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,510	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	982	4

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 Oct 20, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 950Last week 652Year ago 1,544

Slaughter CattleReceipts 30Last week 32Year ago 59

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	663	142.00	142.00
34	—	483	174.00–180.00	175.15
15	—	361	184.00–185.00	184.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	655	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	431	155.00–166.00	159.20
38	—	573	151.00–155.50	153.15
40	—	533	163.00–166.50	165.13
16	—	825	161.00	161.00
48	—	757	155.00	155.00
11	—	617	158.00	158.00
9	—	312	172.00	172.00
9	—	494	169.00	169.00
7	—	269	167.00–180.00	170.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	663	148.00	148.00
54	—	619	149.50–155.50	152.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	663	148.00	148.00
8	—	471	163.00	163.00
7	—	763	140.00	140.00
2	—	593	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	844	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	641	141.00	141.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	621	181.00	181.00
70	—	744	174.50	174.50
50	—	585	169.00–173.00	169.89
3	—	468	186.00	186.00
53	—	523	173.00–189.50	179.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
60	—	647	165.00–166.00	165.69
10	—	736	167.00	167.00
14	—	651	166.00	166.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	654	171.00	171.00
29	—	575	160.00–168.00	165.79
5	—	410	180.00	180.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,596	80.00	80.00
2	—	2,090	85.00–88.00	86.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,510	65.00	65.00
1	—	1,460	70.00	70.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,055	60.00–65.00	62.52
3	—	1,063	50.00–55.00	51.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,232	62.50–65.00	64.28
2	—	1,333	70.00	70.00

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.