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Tulia Livestock Auction

Name: Tulia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-05-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-04

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Tulia, Texas · Thu, May 4

● Final44 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1954

← Apr 27May 4May 11 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,662 head

▲ 9 vs last sale 1,653▲ 401 vs year ago 1,261 · +31.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

63 head

▲ 9 vs last sale 54▲ 48 vs year ago 15 · +320.0%

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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 sold with a higher undertone after the area received rain turning pastures green. Trade was fairly active on moderate to good demand. Slaughter cows were steady.

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 $199.01/cwt on 680 head.

Average price

$199.01

680 head · 805 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,603

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$232

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

$0.04/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.13

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	703	199.05	1,400	86
Medium and Large 1	820	199.00	1,632	594

One grade step is worth $0.04/cwt here — about −$232 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 sale680 hd

199.01

—

TX average3 barns · 1,503 hd

206.14

−7.13

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	1,282	98.37	1,261	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,184	89.79	1,063	57
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,515	87.50	1,326	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,060	80.00	848	1thin

Every lot

44 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	482	267.01/cwt	266.00–280.00	1,287	68
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	509	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,273	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	547	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,127	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	595	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,297	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	606	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,182	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	610	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,153	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	628	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,407	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	710	200.79/cwt	199.00–201.50	1,426	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	723	203.75/cwt	203.00–205.00	1,473	34
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	754	199.07/cwt	197.00–203.50	1,501	36
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	775	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,465	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	791	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,535	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	861	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,627	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	877	188.65/cwt	187.00–190.00	1,654	228
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	918	184.23/cwt	178.50–185.75	1,691	207
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	417	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	959	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	422	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	966	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Full	458	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	889	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	481	224.38/cwt	217.00–226.00	1,079	73
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	499	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,023	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	528	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	940	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	535	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,097	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	537	200.12/cwt	189.00–207.00	1,075	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	559	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,157	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	567	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,066	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	629	207.93/cwt	202.50–211.00	1,308	33
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	680	185.73/cwt	181.00–190.50	1,263	87
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	690	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,283	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	730	179.92/cwt	176.50–184.00	1,313	109
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	747	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,330	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	750	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,331	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	791	174.50/cwt	174.50–174.50	1,380	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	842	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,410	38
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	884	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,370	26
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	448	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,102	17
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	475	215.57/cwt	215.00–217.00	1,024	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	525	232.14/cwt	215.00–260.00	1,219	20
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	692	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,259	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	786	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,258	5
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,282	98.37/cwt	95.00–100.00	1,261	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,060	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	848	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,184	89.73/cwt	85.00–90.00	1,062	56
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,185	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	1,102	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,515	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	1,326	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 May 4, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,662Last week 1,653Year ago 1,261

Slaughter CattleReceipts 63Last week 54Year ago 15

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	417	230.00	230.00
87	—	680	181.00–190.50	185.73
4	—	499	205.00	205.00
10	—	791	174.50	174.50
5	—	567	188.00	188.00
21	—	537	189.00–207.00	200.12
5	—	747	178.00	178.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	422	229.00	229.00
109	—	730	176.50–184.00	179.92
73	—	481	217.00–226.00	224.38
26	—	559	207.00	207.00
11	—	750	177.50	177.50
6	—	690	186.00	186.00
33	—	629	202.50–211.00	207.93
38	—	842	167.50	167.50
27	—	535	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	884	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	528	178.00	178.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	458	194.00	194.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	723	203.00–205.00	203.75
4	—	509	250.00	250.00
68	—	482	266.00–280.00	267.01
17	—	628	224.00	224.00
207	—	918	178.50–185.75	184.23
228	—	877	187.00–190.00	188.65
36	—	754	197.00–203.50	199.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	606	195.00	195.00
7	—	547	206.00	206.00
16	—	861	189.00	189.00
11	—	595	218.00	218.00
6	—	791	194.00	194.00
29	—	710	199.00–201.50	200.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	610	189.00	189.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	775	189.00	189.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	475	215.00–217.00	215.57
5	—	786	160.00	160.00
3	—	692	182.00	182.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	525	215.00–260.00	232.14
17	—	448	246.00	246.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,282	95.00–100.00	98.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,060	80.00	80.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
56	—	1,184	85.00–90.00	89.73
1	—	1,185	93.00	93.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,515	87.50	87.50

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.