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Tulia Livestock Auction

Name: Tulia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-06-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-06-08

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Tulia, Texas · Thu, Jun 8

● Final34 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1954

← Jun 1Jun 8Jun 15 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

775 head

▲ 368 vs last sale 407▲ 129 vs year ago 646 · +20.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

101 head

▲ 91 vs last sale 10▲ 87 vs year ago 14 · +621.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

18 head

▲ 18 vs last sale 0▲ 18 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold mostly 5.00 to 15.00 higher. Trade activity was light to moderate on very good demand.

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 $215.27/cwt on 324 head.

Average price

$215.27

324 head · 687 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,480

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$698

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

$24.81/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.24

vs TX average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	693	215.81	1,496	317
Medium and Large 1-2	418	191.00	798	7thin

One grade step is worth $24.81/cwt here — about $698 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 sale324 hd

215.27

—

TX average3 barns · 767 hd

211.03

+4.24

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	1,571	114.58	1,800	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,254	98.78	1,239	84
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,518	98.50	1,495	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,082	90.48	979	11

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 Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	831	$1,500	17
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,995	$2,750	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 · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	275	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	899	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	341	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,125	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	470	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	1,391	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	564	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,523	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	617	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,740	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	747	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,636	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	773	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,701	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	801	227.75/cwt	227.75–227.75	1,824	130
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	956	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,807	17
Feeder Cattle · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	326	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	913	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	388	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,036	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	418	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	798	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	422	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,127	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	583	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,423	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	658	209.90/cwt	209.00–211.00	1,381	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	706	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,348	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	729	211.42/cwt	208.75–214.50	1,541	225
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	855	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,454	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	887	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,588	17
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	434	273.49/cwt	260.00–293.00	1,187	21
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	455	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	933	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	701	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,437	8
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,385	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,524	1
Bulls	—	—	1,633	116.11/cwt	115.00–118.00	1,896	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,036	89.31/cwt	85.00–90.00	925	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,045	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	836	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,103	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	993	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,195	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,255	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,202	96.69/cwt	95.00–100.00	1,162	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,262	98.88/cwt	98.25–100.00	1,248	78
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,345	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	1,372	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,690	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,606	1
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,995	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	831	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	17

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 Jun 8, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 775Last week 407Year ago 646

Slaughter CattleReceipts 101Last week 10Year ago 14

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 0Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold mostly 5.00 to 15.00 higher. Trade activity was light to moderate on very good demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	701	205.00	205.00
11	—	455	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	434	260.00–293.00	273.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	855	170.00	170.00
6	—	706	191.00	191.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	887	179.00	179.00
12	—	388	267.00	267.00
225	—	729	208.75–214.50	211.42
13	—	422	267.00	267.00
22	—	658	209.00–211.00	209.90
10	—	583	244.00	244.00
8	—	326	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	418	191.00	191.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	773	220.00	220.00
6	—	275	327.00	327.00
18	—	564	270.00	270.00
17	—	956	189.00	189.00
6	—	341	330.00	330.00
23	—	747	219.00	219.00
7	—	470	296.00	296.00
19	—	617	282.00	282.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
130	—	801	227.75	227.75

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,995	2,750.00	2,750.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	17	—	831	1,500.00	1,500.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,633	115.00–118.00	116.11
1	—	1,385	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,345	102.00	102.00
1	—	1,690	95.00	95.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,036	85.00–90.00	89.31
1	—	1,045	80.00	80.00
3	—	1,202	95.00–100.00	96.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
78	—	1,262	98.25–100.00	98.88
3	—	1,195	105.00	105.00
3	—	1,103	90.00	90.00

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.