Sale reports / Texas / Tulia Livestock Auction / 2023-07-13

Tulia Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Tulia, Texas · Thu, Jul 13
● Final46 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1954
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,377 head
▲ 425 vs last sale 952▲ 157 vs year ago 1,220 · +12.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
14 head
▼ 56 vs last sale 70▼ 6 vs year ago 20 · −30.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
19 head
▲ 16 vs last sale 3▲ 7 vs year ago 12 · +58.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder steers and heifers sold 2.00 to 8.00 higher. Trade was fairly active on good demand. Slaughter cows and bulls were 3.00 to 5.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $236.25/cwt on 714 head.
Average price
$236.25
714 head · 745 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,760
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$29
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$31.28/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.86
vs TX average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2633247.761,56838
Medium and Large 1753238.281,795593
Medium and Large 2737216.481,59683
One grade step is worth $31.28/cwt here — about −$29 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 sale714 hd
236.25
—
TX average4 barns · 1,976 hd
238.11
−1.86
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average2,005125.002,5061thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,550106.031,6435thin
CowsLean 85-90%High1,120105.001,1761thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,258102.561,2902thin

Every lot

46 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1333337.00/cwt337.00–337.001,1226
Steers—Medium and Large 1396313.00/cwt313.00–313.001,2394
Steers—Medium and Large 1478283.37/cwt280.00–290.001,35515
Steers—Medium and Large 1501311.00/cwt311.00–311.001,55826
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2542255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,3826
Steers—Medium and Large 1555281.00/cwt281.00–281.001,56011
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2565268.00/cwt268.00–268.001,51413
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned633243.15/cwt237.00–245.001,53955
Steers—Medium and Large 1638261.00/cwt261.00–261.001,66545
Steers—Medium and Large 1669247.50/cwt247.50–247.501,65620
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2669231.00/cwt231.00–231.001,54511
Steers—Medium and Large 2676230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,55515
Steers—Medium and Large 1711245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,74215
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned736238.50/cwt238.50–238.501,75522
Steers—Medium and Large 2751213.50/cwt213.50–213.501,60368
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2761232.50/cwt232.50–232.501,7698
Steers—Medium and Large 1796227.25/cwt227.25–227.251,809143
Steers—Medium and Large 1811226.35/cwt224.50–234.001,83683
Steers—Medium and Large 1892218.39/cwt218.25–220.001,948148
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1321280.00/cwt280.00–280.008996
Heifers—Medium and Large 1391262.00/cwt262.00–262.001,0247
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2420239.00/cwt239.00–239.001,00414
Heifers—Medium and Large 1470259.00/cwt259.00–259.001,21725
Heifers—Medium and Large 1505247.00/cwt247.00–247.001,2474
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2533234.00/cwt234.00–234.001,24713
Heifers—Medium and Large 1562220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,2365
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2575214.95/cwt210.00–220.001,2368
Heifers—Medium and Large 1615238.41/cwt235.00–239.001,46628
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2619222.00/cwt222.00–222.001,37415
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned622218.18/cwt210.00–219.001,35744
Heifers—Medium and Large 2627200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,25415
Heifers—Medium 1-2638188.00/cwt188.00–188.001,19918
Heifers—Medium and Large 2661195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,28970
Heifers—Medium and Large 1717220.21/cwt219.00–220.501,57986
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned729205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,49411
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Full733195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,42918
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy737200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,4749
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1421281.00/cwt281.00–281.001,1834
Bulls—Medium and Large 1587236.49/cwt231.00–245.001,38818
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2636216.00/cwt216.00–216.001,3746
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——2,005125.00/cwt125.00–125.002,5061
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,120105.00/cwt105.00–105.001,1761
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,258102.56/cwt100.00–105.001,2902
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,545110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,7002
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,553103.38/cwt100.00–105.001,6053
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,129119.00/cwt119.00–119.001,34419

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.