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Tulia Livestock Auction

Name: Tulia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-03-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-16

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

● Final52 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1954

← Mar 9Mar 16Mar 23 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

2,513 head

▼ 968 vs last sale 3,481▲ 691 vs year ago 1,822 · +37.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

35 head

▲ 35 vs last sale 0▲ 15 vs year ago 20 · +75.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Yearling steers and heifers sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Stocker calves were steady on a light test. Trade was fairly active on moderate to good demand. Rain was a much needed sight, but bringing along colder temperatures and chance of snow.

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 $186.44/cwt on 1,196 head.

Average price

$186.44

1,196 head · 752 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,403

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$613

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

$10.70/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.57

vs TX average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	767	186.70	1,432	1,023
Medium and Large 1-2	674	185.24	1,249	167
Medium and Large 2	465	176.00	818	6thin

One grade step is worth $10.70/cwt here — about $613 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 sale1,196 hd

186.44

—

TX average3 barns · 2,523 hd

192.02

−5.57

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	1,774	100.37	1,781	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,597	86.67	1,384	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,175	84.16	989	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,023	80.00	818	3thin

Every lot

52 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	284	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	625	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	427	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,003	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	439	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	944	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	460	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,081	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	465	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	818	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	525	210.65/cwt	204.00–217.00	1,106	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	577	205.81/cwt	202.00–216.00	1,188	106
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	581	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,104	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	608	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,180	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	620	201.34/cwt	197.00–206.00	1,248	57
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	654	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,216	60
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	660	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,274	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	716	191.50/cwt	191.50–191.50	1,371	35
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	718	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,257	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	728	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,310	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	732	188.69/cwt	185.00–192.00	1,381	77
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	769	187.13/cwt	184.00–188.00	1,439	161
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Full	777	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,321	36
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	823	180.22/cwt	177.00–183.00	1,483	401
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	889	176.20/cwt	174.50–177.75	1,566	97
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	916	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,580	66
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	387	211.51/cwt	198.00–220.00	819	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	414	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	824	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	414	189.50/cwt	189.50–189.50	785	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	449	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	727	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	468	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	819	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	483	192.41/cwt	185.00–202.00	929	32
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	530	188.58/cwt	184.00–193.00	999	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	532	177.88/cwt	170.00–189.00	946	31
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	565	180.48/cwt	179.00–184.00	1,020	69
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	573	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	997	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	637	176.34/cwt	176.00–177.00	1,123	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	639	179.63/cwt	178.50–183.50	1,148	69
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	674	171.54/cwt	165.00–174.00	1,156	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	674	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,146	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	678	177.74/cwt	172.00–182.00	1,205	177
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	731	175.88/cwt	171.50–177.50	1,286	52
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	743	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,248	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	745	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,248	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	766	171.94/cwt	168.25–177.00	1,317	181
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	813	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,301	68
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	817	170.81/cwt	170.00–172.50	1,396	41
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	478	198.71/cwt	195.00–210.00	950	16
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	600	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,170	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	724	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,267	33
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	827	161.25/cwt	161.25–161.25	1,334	25
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,695	104.10/cwt	101.00–105.00	1,764	4
Bulls	—	—	1,933	92.90/cwt	90.00–95.00	1,796	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,023	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	818	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,175	84.16/cwt	82.50–85.00	989	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,525	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,373	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,633	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,388	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 Mar 16, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,513Last week 3,481Year ago 1,822

Slaughter CattleReceipts 35Last week 0Year ago 20

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	817	170.00–172.50	170.81
32	—	483	185.00–202.00	192.41
14	—	414	189.50	189.50
8	—	387	198.00–220.00	211.51
69	—	565	179.00–184.00	180.48
177	—	678	172.00–182.00	177.74
69	—	639	178.50–183.50	179.63
21	—	530	184.00–193.00	188.58
52	—	731	171.50–177.50	175.88
181	—	766	168.25–177.00	171.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
68	—	813	160.00	160.00
12	—	745	167.50	167.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	674	165.00–174.00	171.54
31	—	532	170.00–189.00	177.88
9	—	414	199.00	199.00
4	—	468	175.00	175.00
25	—	573	174.00	174.00
12	—	637	176.00–177.00	176.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	449	162.00	162.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	743	168.00	168.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	674	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	427	235.00	235.00
161	—	769	184.00–188.00	187.13
2	—	460	235.00	235.00
106	—	577	202.00–216.00	205.81
401	—	823	177.00–183.00	180.22
57	—	620	197.00–206.00	201.34
27	—	525	204.00–217.00	210.65
12	—	660	193.00	193.00
66	—	916	172.50	172.50
97	—	889	174.50–177.75	176.20
77	—	732	185.00–192.00	188.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	581	190.00	190.00
3	—	608	194.00	194.00
60	—	654	186.00	186.00
35	—	716	191.50	191.50
5	—	284	220.00	220.00
4	—	439	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	718	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	465	176.00	176.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	777	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	728	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	724	175.00	175.00
25	—	827	161.25	161.25
16	—	478	195.00–210.00	198.71
13	—	600	195.00	195.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,633	85.00	85.00
1	—	1,525	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,175	82.50–85.00	84.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,023	80.00	80.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,933	90.00–95.00	92.90
4	—	1,695	101.00–105.00	104.10

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.