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Tulia Livestock Auction

Name: Tulia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-02-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-16

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Tulia, Texas · Thu, Feb 16

● Final34 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1954

← Feb 9Feb 16Feb 23 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,256 head

▼ 903 vs last sale 2,159▼ 322 vs year ago 1,578 · −20.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

10 head

▼ 70 vs last sale 80▼ 1 vs year ago 11 · −9.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Yearling steers and heifers sold steady. Calves not well tested. Trade activity was moderate to good on good demand. High winds throughout most of the week with freezing temperatures and even snow in the northern panhandle. Slaughter cows and bulls were steady.

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 $170.44/cwt on 530 head.

Average price

$170.44

530 head · 718 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,223

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$266

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

$0.35/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.21

vs TX average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	728	170.47	1,241	495
Medium and Large 1-2	573	170.11	975	35

One grade step is worth $0.35/cwt here — about $266 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 sale530 hd

170.44

—

TX average4 barns · 1,697 hd

174.65

−4.21

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	—	High	1,800	100.00	1,800	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,593	85.00	1,354	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,213	81.77	992	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	980	75.00	735	1thin

Every lot

34 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	459	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,014	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	478	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,085	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	511	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,211	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	637	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,242	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	657	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,268	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	702	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,264	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	707	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,273	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	729	187.08/cwt	184.50–189.00	1,364	45
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	770	179.50/cwt	179.50–179.50	1,382	37
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	808	178.50/cwt	178.50–178.50	1,442	89
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	841	175.25/cwt	173.50–177.50	1,474	173
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	874	175.37/cwt	173.00–176.00	1,533	53
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	967	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,402	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	970	155.79/cwt	155.00–156.00	1,511	19
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	425	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	748	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	438	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	810	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	451	179.50/cwt	179.50–179.50	810	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	495	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	822	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	514	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	961	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	611	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,039	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	651	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,029	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	676	176.50/cwt	176.50–176.50	1,193	150
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	728	171.53/cwt	170.50–173.50	1,249	129
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	783	166.13/cwt	164.75–167.50	1,301	169
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	916	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,374	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	929	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,291	9
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	449	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	920	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	508	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,046	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	697	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,185	5
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,700	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,615	1
Bulls	—	—	1,900	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,995	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	980	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	735	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,213	81.77/cwt	80.00–85.00	992	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,593	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,354	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 Feb 16, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,256Last week 2,159Year ago 1,578

Slaughter CattleReceipts 10Last week 80Year ago 11

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	508	206.00	206.00
5	—	697	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	449	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	929	139.00	139.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	438	185.00	185.00
169	—	783	164.75–167.50	166.13
8	—	451	179.50	179.50
12	—	916	150.00	150.00
10	—	514	187.00	187.00
150	—	676	176.50	176.50
129	—	728	170.50–173.50	171.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	611	170.00	170.00
4	—	425	176.00	176.00
5	—	495	166.00	166.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	651	158.00	158.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	459	221.00	221.00
15	—	637	195.00	195.00
16	—	657	193.00	193.00
45	—	729	184.50–189.00	187.08
53	—	874	173.00–176.00	175.37
37	—	770	179.50	179.50
10	—	511	237.00	237.00
19	—	970	155.00–156.00	155.79
173	—	841	173.50–177.50	175.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
89	—	808	178.50	178.50
6	—	478	227.00	227.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	702	180.00	180.00
6	—	967	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	707	180.00	180.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,900	105.00	105.00
1	—	1,700	95.00	95.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,213	80.00–85.00	81.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,593	85.00	85.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	980	75.00	75.00

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.