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Tulia Livestock Auction

Name: Tulia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-01-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-26

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Tulia, Texas · Thu, Jan 26

● Final21 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1954

← Jan 19Jan 26Feb 2 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

426 head

▼ 1,414 vs last sale 1,840▼ 247 vs year ago 673 · −36.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

8 head

▼ 32 vs last sale 40▼ 2 vs year ago 10 · −20.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers were steady on limited comparable sales. Receipts were curbed due to snowfall making it difficult to get cattle to market.

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 $199.81/cwt on 193 head.

Average price

$199.81

193 head · 603 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,204

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$370

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

$25.27/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.70

vs TX average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	383	223.38	855	13thin
Medium and Large 1	618	198.11	1,225	180

One grade step is worth $25.27/cwt here — about −$370 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 sale193 hd

199.81

—

TX average4 barns · 776 hd

194.12

+5.70

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,164	75.09	874	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,114	71.04	791	5thin

Every lot

21 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 · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	362	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	840	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	384	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	910	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	403	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	987	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	430	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	877	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	535	214.04/cwt	208.00–215.50	1,145	49
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	569	197.30/cwt	194.00–198.00	1,123	63
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	781	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,390	58
Feeder Cattle · Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	414	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	770	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	429	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	781	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	489	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	812	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	516	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	898	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	534	175.20/cwt	174.00–179.00	936	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	590	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	974	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	660	162.21/cwt	161.50–163.00	1,071	38
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	439	168.50/cwt	168.50–168.50	740	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	486	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	943	19
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	666	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,152	8
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	970	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	631	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,135	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	908	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,150	72.55/cwt	70.00–75.00	834	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,178	72.63/cwt	70.00–75.00	856	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 Jan 26, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 426Last week 1,840Year ago 673

Slaughter CattleReceipts 8Last week 40Year ago 10

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers were steady on limited comparable sales. Receipts were curbed due to snowfall making it difficult to get cattle to market.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	970	65.00	65.00
4	—	1,150	70.00–75.00	72.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,178	70.00–75.00	72.63
1	—	1,135	80.00	80.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	666	173.00	173.00
19	—	486	194.00	194.00
6	—	439	168.50	168.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	414	186.00	186.00
25	—	516	174.00	174.00
6	—	489	166.00	166.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	660	161.50–163.00	162.21
12	—	590	165.00	165.00
25	—	534	174.00–179.00	175.20
27	—	429	182.00	182.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
63	—	569	194.00–198.00	197.30
4	—	384	237.00	237.00
6	—	403	245.00	245.00
49	—	535	208.00–215.50	214.04
58	—	781	178.00	178.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	430	204.00	204.00
9	—	362	232.00	232.00

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.