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Tulia Livestock Auction

Name: Tulia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-08-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-10

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Tulia, Texas · Thu, Aug 10

● Final40 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1954

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Feeder Cattle receipts

845 head

▲ 206 vs last sale 639▼ 440 vs year ago 1,285 · −34.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

20 head

▼ 9 vs last sale 29▼ 67 vs year ago 87 · −77.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

10 head

▲ 10 vs last sale 0▲ 10 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Not enough comparable sales of steers or heifers for a market trend. Trade activity and demand were light to moderate. Slaughter cows and bulls were steady on a light test.

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 $226.69/cwt on 273 head.

Average price

$226.69

273 head · 613 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,389

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$268

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

$17.37/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.82

vs TX average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	626	229.87	1,440	223
Medium and Large 1-2	551	212.50	1,172	50

One grade step is worth $17.37/cwt here — about $268 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 sale273 hd

226.69

—

TX average4 barns · 966 hd

229.51

−2.82

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	1,794	119.85	2,150	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,142	106.25	1,213	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,573	105.00	1,651	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,182	95.03	1,123	8thin

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 Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,250	$2,050	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,385	$1,800	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,200	$1,500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,204	$1,983	7

Every lot

40 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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	447	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,341	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	470	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,340	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	500	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,375	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	582	270.19/cwt	250.00–277.00	1,573	44
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	675	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,553	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	730	247.39/cwt	239.00–249.00	1,806	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	731	225.81/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,651	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	743	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,768	30
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	774	236.34/cwt	234.00–238.00	1,829	34
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	792	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,774	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	838	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,802	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	857	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,928	47
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	367	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	807	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	405	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	879	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	406	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,125	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	490	225.93/cwt	222.00–230.00	1,107	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	510	251.01/cwt	240.00–256.00	1,280	37
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	564	245.18/cwt	244.00–248.00	1,383	44
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	576	211.95/cwt	199.00–220.00	1,221	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	620	225.22/cwt	220.00–228.00	1,396	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	689	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,433	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	714	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,571	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	736	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,428	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	756	206.05/cwt	200.00–208.00	1,558	75
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	453	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,133	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	620	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,345	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	675	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,438	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	813	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,512	13
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,520	112.50/cwt	110.00–115.00	1,710	2
Bulls	—	—	2,068	127.21/cwt	125.00–130.00	2,631	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,075	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	968	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,103	102.49/cwt	100.00–105.00	1,130	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,180	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,298	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,197	95.75/cwt	95.00–100.00	1,146	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,350	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,350	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,795	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,975	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,204	1,982.79/head	1,800.00–2,200.00	1,983	7
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,250	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,385	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1

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 Aug 10, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 845Last week 639Year ago 1,285

Slaughter CattleReceipts 20Last week 29Year ago 87

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 0Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Not enough comparable sales of steers or heifers for a market trend. Trade activity and demand were light to moderate. Slaughter cows and bulls were steady on a light test.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	620	217.00	217.00
13	—	813	186.00	186.00
12	—	675	213.00	213.00
4	—	453	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
75	—	756	200.00–208.00	206.05
24	—	620	220.00–228.00	225.22
37	—	510	240.00–256.00	251.01
6	—	714	220.00	220.00
19	—	406	277.00	277.00
44	—	564	244.00–248.00	245.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	405	217.00	217.00
8	—	490	222.00–230.00	225.93
8	—	736	194.00	194.00
24	—	576	199.00–220.00	211.95
3	—	367	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	689	208.00	208.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	675	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	447	300.00	300.00
18	—	730	239.00–249.00	247.39
47	—	857	225.00	225.00
34	—	774	234.00–238.00	236.34
44	—	582	250.00–277.00	270.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	470	285.00	285.00
11	—	792	224.00	224.00
26	—	731	220.00–230.00	225.81
2	—	500	275.00	275.00
4	—	838	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	743	238.00	238.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,204	1,800.00–2,200.00	1,982.79

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,385	1,800.00	1,800.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,200	1,500.00	1,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,250	2,050.00	2,050.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,068	125.00–130.00	127.21
2	—	1,520	110.00–115.00	112.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,075	90.00	90.00
7	—	1,197	95.00–100.00	95.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,103	100.00–105.00	102.49
2	—	1,180	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,350	100.00	100.00
1	—	1,795	110.00	110.00

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.