Sale reports / Texas / Tulia Livestock Auction / 2022-11-10

Tulia Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Tulia, Texas · Thu, Nov 10
● Final63 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1954
Feeder Cattle receipts
2,268 head
▲ 1,188 vs last sale 1,080▲ 662 vs year ago 1,606 · +41.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
65 head
▼ 11 vs last sale 76▲ 50 vs year ago 15 · +333.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
12 head
▲ 12 vs last sale 0▼ 43 vs year ago 55 · −78.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers and heifer calves under 600 lbs sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Not enough comparable sales of yearlings for a market test. Trade was active on good demand.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $188.87/cwt on 983 head.
Average price
$188.87
983 head · 585 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,105
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$986
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 4
$122.60/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.31
vs TX average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1581197.601,148777
Medium and Large 1-2582167.1297292
Medium and Large 2651153.02997105
Small 421675.001629thin
One grade step is worth $122.60/cwt here — about $986 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 sale983 hd
188.87
—
TX average4 barns · 2,588 hd
185.55
+3.31
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—Low1,61570.001,1311thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,31869.8492146
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,44467.2797211
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,10362.496903thin

Every lot

63 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers—Small 421675.00/cwt75.00–75.001629
Steers—Medium and Large 1296249.00/cwt249.00–249.0073717
Steers—Medium and Large 1385248.55/cwt235.00–265.0095761
Steers—Medium and Large 1418233.27/cwt218.00–241.0097579
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2459173.00/cwt173.00–173.007949
Steers—Medium and Large 1487203.24/cwt193.00–221.0099089
Steers—Medium and Large 1508210.03/cwt194.00–221.501,067149
Steers—Medium and Large 2528140.00/cwt140.00–140.007396
Steers—Medium and Large 2577159.57/cwt151.50–164.0092117
Steers—Medium and Large 1580187.18/cwt178.00–202.001,08617
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2583166.44/cwt149.00–170.5097062
Steers—Medium and Large 1614182.34/cwt177.00–184.001,12070
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned614168.50/cwt168.50–168.501,03544
Steers—Medium and Large 2620159.00/cwt159.00–159.0098625
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2631166.60/cwt164.00–172.001,05121
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned674160.21/cwt160.00–161.001,08038
Steers—Medium and Large 2674150.83/cwt148.00–152.001,01742
Steers—Medium and Large 1Full703166.00/cwt166.00–166.001,16711
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned718155.40/cwt155.00–156.001,11632
Steers—Medium and Large 1771176.00/cwt176.00–176.001,35797
Steers—Medium and Large 2773147.00/cwt147.00–147.001,13615
Steers—Medium and Large 1819178.27/cwt178.00–178.501,46073
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Small 420950.00/cwt50.00–50.0010512
Heifers—Medium and Large 1239190.00/cwt190.00–190.004544
Heifers—Medium and Large 1265192.00/cwt192.00–192.005092
Heifers—Medium and Large 1325217.95/cwt200.00–219.0070871
Heifers—Medium and Large 1394188.25/cwt170.00–210.0074231
Heifers—Medium and Large 1429168.14/cwt160.00–181.0072137
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2430165.00/cwt165.00–165.0071025
Heifers—Medium and Large 2469124.81/cwt118.00–135.0058526
Heifers—Medium and Large 1472174.27/cwt166.50–177.50823144
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3486123.00/cwt123.00–123.005989
Heifers—Medium and Large 1521167.89/cwt160.00–170.0087518
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2523139.00/cwt139.00–139.007276
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2557152.78/cwt139.00–154.5085177
Heifers—Medium and Large 2558136.00/cwt136.00–136.0075920
Heifers—Medium and Large 1583154.57/cwt148.50–166.0090188
Heifers—Medium and Large 1633163.37/cwt162.50–164.001,03450
Heifers—Medium and Large 1666167.00/cwt167.00–167.001,11214
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2681159.50/cwt159.50–159.501,08611
Heifers—Medium and Large 2688121.00/cwt121.00–121.0083215
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned700138.00/cwt138.00–138.0096629
Heifers—Medium and Large 1712166.00/cwt164.00–167.501,182123
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1293190.00/cwt190.00–190.005573
Bulls—Medium and Large 1334211.35/cwt210.00–212.0070615
Bulls—Medium and Large 1395199.00/cwt199.00–199.007863
Bulls—Medium and Large 1433208.62/cwt208.00–209.0090318
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2464170.00/cwt170.00–170.007899
Bulls—Medium and Large 1515178.46/cwt159.00–189.0091912
Bulls—Medium and Large 1574162.37/cwt155.00–164.0093224
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2607150.00/cwt150.00–150.009116
Bulls—Medium and Large 2614128.00/cwt128.00–128.007869
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2693130.00/cwt130.00–130.009016
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,61570.00/cwt70.00–70.001,1311
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02061.24/cwt60.00–62.506252
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,27065.00/cwt65.00–65.008261
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,31770.00/cwt70.00–70.0092243
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,32065.00/cwt65.00–65.008582
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,36572.50/cwt72.50–72.509901
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,38668.76/cwt67.50–70.009534
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,42072.50/cwt72.50–72.501,0302
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,50163.99/cwt60.00–65.009605
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,035109.00/cwt109.00–109.001,12812

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.