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Tulia Livestock Auction

Name: Tulia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-02-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-09

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Tulia, Texas · Thu, Feb 9

● Final60 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1954

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Feeder Cattle receipts

2,159 head

▲ 1,194 vs last sale 965▼ 1,282 vs year ago 3,441 · −37.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

80 head

▲ 72 vs last sale 8▲ 80 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

50 head

▲ 50 vs last sale 0▲ 50 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week's light test: Feeder steers and heifers sold mostly steady on limited comparable sales. Trade was active on good demand. Slaughter cows and bulls were 5.00 higher.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $169.30/cwt on 942 head.

Average price

$169.30

942 head · 728 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,233

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$151

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

$14.55/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.15

vs TX average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	758	169.55	1,286	828
Medium and Large 1-2	489	168.69	825	104
Medium and Large 2	732	155.00	1,135	10thin

One grade step is worth $14.55/cwt here — about $151 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 sale942 hd

169.30

—

TX average4 barns · 2,370 hd

176.45

−7.15

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	1,970	100.00	1,970	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,552	85.00	1,319	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,227	78.71	965	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,049	75.14	788	42

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
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,310	$1,250	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,016	$1,375	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,154	$1,271	6

Every lot

60 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	303	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	758	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	421	229.34/cwt	220.00–244.00	966	41
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	469	202.56/cwt	200.00–204.50	950	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	485	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,213	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	503	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,137	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	581	197.50/cwt	193.00–203.00	1,147	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	598	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,100	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	628	182.61/cwt	180.00–186.50	1,147	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	654	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,275	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	685	179.50/cwt	179.50–179.50	1,230	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	708	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,232	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	745	186.50/cwt	186.50–186.50	1,389	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	759	179.50/cwt	179.50–179.50	1,362	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	823	173.41/cwt	171.50–177.50	1,427	193
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	844	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,498	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	848	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,357	45
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	858	174.57/cwt	174.00–175.00	1,498	143
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	910	163.71/cwt	161.00–164.00	1,490	53
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	929	172.84/cwt	172.00–173.00	1,606	97
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,060	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,473	7
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	267	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	507	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	361	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	617	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	391	197.95/cwt	183.00–206.00	774	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	415	192.01/cwt	186.00–207.00	797	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	425	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	714	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	468	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	842	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	497	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	815	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	509	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	896	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	566	166.80/cwt	162.00–170.00	944	53
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	567	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	998	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	600	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	918	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	621	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,099	29
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	663	172.45/cwt	169.50–175.00	1,143	39
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	667	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,101	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	711	172.69/cwt	172.50–173.00	1,228	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	732	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,135	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	775	167.34/cwt	164.50–170.50	1,297	354
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	818	167.81/cwt	164.00–169.00	1,373	243
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	898	166.50/cwt	166.50–166.50	1,495	63
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	501	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	792	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	538	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,054	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	580	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	963	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	643	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,016	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	664	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,162	16
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	749	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,221	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	785	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,335	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	865	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,211	9
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,970	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,970	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,040	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	884	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,045	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	732	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,049	75.29/cwt	75.00–80.00	790	38
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,199	73.64/cwt	70.00–75.00	883	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,225	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,041	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,255	80.63/cwt	80.00–82.50	1,012	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,473	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,178	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,630	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,467	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	828	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,151	35
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,310	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,016	1,375.28/head	1,300.00–1,450.00	1,375	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,154	1,271.21/head	1,250.00–1,300.00	1,271	6

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 Feb 9, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,159Last week 965Year ago 3,441

Slaughter CattleReceipts 80Last week 8Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 50Last week 0Year ago 0

Compared to last week's light test: Feeder steers and heifers sold mostly steady on limited comparable sales. Trade was active on good demand. Slaughter cows and bulls were 5.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
53	—	910	161.00–164.00	163.71
26	—	469	200.00–204.50	202.56
24	—	628	180.00–186.50	182.61
193	—	823	171.50–177.50	173.41
16	—	303	250.00	250.00
7	—	708	174.00	174.00
21	—	598	184.00	184.00
10	—	685	179.50	179.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	848	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
97	—	929	172.00–173.00	172.84
16	—	503	226.00	226.00
13	—	745	186.50	186.50
28	—	654	195.00	195.00
7	—	1,060	139.00	139.00
143	—	858	174.00–175.00	174.57
5	—	759	179.50	179.50
4	—	485	250.00	250.00
41	—	421	220.00–244.00	229.34
21	—	844	177.50	177.50
20	—	581	193.00–203.00	197.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	509	176.00	176.00
29	—	621	177.00	177.00
14	—	415	186.00–207.00	192.01
63	—	898	166.50	166.50
39	—	663	169.50–175.00	172.45
21	—	711	172.50–173.00	172.69
354	—	775	164.50–170.50	167.34
243	—	818	164.00–169.00	167.81
20	—	391	183.00–206.00	197.95
7	—	567	176.00	176.00
4	—	468	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	600	153.00	153.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	667	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	425	168.00	168.00
12	—	267	190.00	190.00
53	—	566	162.00–170.00	166.80
3	—	497	164.00	164.00
16	—	361	171.00	171.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	732	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	501	158.00	158.00
9	—	865	140.00	140.00
8	—	643	158.00	158.00
6	—	580	166.00	166.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	538	196.00	196.00
6	—	785	170.00	170.00
16	—	664	175.00	175.00
7	—	749	163.00	163.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,045	70.00	70.00
1	—	1,040	85.00	85.00
38	—	1,049	75.00–80.00	75.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,473	80.00	80.00
2	—	1,630	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,199	70.00–75.00	73.64
2	—	1,225	85.00	85.00
4	—	1,255	80.00–82.50	80.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,970	100.00	100.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	35	—	828	139.00	139.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,310	1,250.00	1,250.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,016	1,300.00–1,450.00	1,375.28
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,154	1,250.00–1,300.00	1,271.21

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.