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Tulia Livestock Auction

Name: Tulia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-08-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-31

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Tulia, Texas · Thu, Aug 31

● Final52 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1954

← Aug 24Aug 31Sep 7 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,057 head

▲ 128 vs last sale 929▲ 437 vs year ago 620 · +70.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

15 head

▼ 10 vs last sale 25▼ 13 vs year ago 28 · −46.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Not enough comparable sales of feeder steers or heifers for a market trend. Trade was fairly active on 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 $236.93/cwt on 495 head.

Average price

$236.93

495 head · 743 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,760

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$558

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2-3

$22.86/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.06

vs TX average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	743	242.86	1,804	288
Medium and Large 1-2	673	241.07	1,623	71
Medium and Large 2	804	222.47	1,789	122
Medium and Large 2-3	566	220.00	1,245	14thin

One grade step is worth $22.86/cwt here — about $558 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 sale495 hd

236.93

—

TX average4 barns · 1,345 hd

241.99

−5.06

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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,537	100.25	1,541	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,252	96.67	1,210	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,115	92.50	1,031	2thin

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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	431	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,185	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	451	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,227	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	464	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	909	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	518	285.24/cwt	280.00–287.00	1,478	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	545	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,373	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	566	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,245	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Full	575	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,438	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	577	256.57/cwt	252.50–259.00	1,480	41
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	591	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,507	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	599	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,503	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	604	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,280	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	658	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,711	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Full	659	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,608	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	678	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,600	32
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	708	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,664	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	721	241.93/cwt	240.00–244.00	1,744	59
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	798	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,947	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	860	236.50/cwt	236.50–236.50	2,034	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	866	226.50/cwt	226.50–226.50	1,961	98
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	887	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,916	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	923	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	2,132	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,064	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	2,234	34
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	377	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	980	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	418	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,003	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	465	235.81/cwt	232.00–252.00	1,097	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	496	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	962	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	539	241.12/cwt	232.00–244.00	1,300	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	551	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,322	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	565	241.01/cwt	239.00–244.00	1,362	45
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	579	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,106	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	600	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,398	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	651	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,400	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	652	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,434	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	657	233.50/cwt	233.50–233.50	1,534	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	706	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,546	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	722	231.67/cwt	229.00–235.00	1,673	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	754	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,719	17
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	478	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	1,353	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	503	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,232	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	569	209.27/cwt	205.00–214.00	1,191	20
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	607	202.52/cwt	192.00–212.00	1,229	22
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	624	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,404	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	679	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,222	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	680	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,292	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	716	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,332	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	753	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,280	9
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,070	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	963	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,160	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,102	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,245	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,245	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,265	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,139	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,530	98.66/cwt	95.00–100.00	1,509	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,558	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,636	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 Aug 31, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,057Last week 929Year ago 620

Slaughter CattleReceipts 15Last week 25Year ago 28

Compared to last week: Not enough comparable sales of feeder steers or heifers for a market trend. Trade was fairly active on good demand. Slaughter cows were steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	465	232.00–252.00	235.81
11	—	722	229.00–235.00	231.67
9	—	600	233.00	233.00
45	—	565	239.00–244.00	241.01
16	—	657	233.50	233.50
16	—	539	232.00–244.00	241.12
17	—	754	228.00	228.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	496	194.00	194.00
15	—	579	191.00	191.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	651	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	551	240.00	240.00
6	—	377	260.00	260.00
3	—	418	240.00	240.00
7	—	706	219.00	219.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	652	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	860	236.50	236.50
59	—	721	240.00–244.00	241.93
21	—	798	244.00	244.00
6	—	451	272.00	272.00
34	—	1,064	210.00	210.00
8	—	431	275.00	275.00
6	—	658	260.00	260.00
26	—	923	231.00	231.00
41	—	577	252.50–259.00	256.57
16	—	518	280.00–287.00	285.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	659	244.00	244.00
16	—	575	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	708	235.00	235.00
6	—	591	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	599	251.00	251.00
5	—	545	252.00	252.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	887	216.00	216.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	604	212.00	212.00
9	—	464	196.00	196.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	678	236.00	236.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
98	—	866	226.50	226.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	566	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	716	186.00	186.00
20	—	569	205.00–214.00	209.27
8	—	679	180.00	180.00
6	—	503	245.00	245.00
22	—	607	192.00–212.00	202.52
9	—	753	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	624	225.00	225.00
10	—	680	190.00	190.00
7	—	478	283.00	283.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,530	95.00–100.00	98.66
2	—	1,558	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,265	90.00	90.00
2	—	1,245	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,070	90.00	90.00
1	—	1,160	95.00	95.00

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.