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Tulia Livestock Auction

Name: Tulia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-09-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-09-28

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Tulia, Texas · Thu, Sep 28

● Final44 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1954

← Sep 21Sep 28Oct 5 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

961 head

▼ 356 vs last sale 1,317▲ 285 vs year ago 676 · +42.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

12 head

▼ 58 vs last sale 70▲ 2 vs year ago 10 · +20.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Yearling steers and heifers were mostly steady on limited comparable sales. Steer and heifer calves sold with a lower undertone. Trade activity and demand were moderate. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 8.00 to 10.00 lower.

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 $251.14/cwt on 461 head.

Average price

$251.14

461 head · 684 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,717

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$36

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

$5.47/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 1-2	430	254.00	1,092	8thin
Medium and Large 1	697	251.19	1,751	437
Medium and Large 2	454	248.53	1,128	16thin

One grade step is worth $5.47/cwt here — about −$36 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 sale461 hd

251.14

—

TX average4 barns · 2,301 hd

253.97

−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	1,743	110.67	1,929	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,512	93.51	1,413	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,167	83.26	972	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,110	82.23	913	2thin

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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	366	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	981	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	373	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	1,201	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	430	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,092	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	465	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,302	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	536	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,367	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	567	223.50/cwt	223.50–223.50	1,267	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	621	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,577	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	636	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,654	49
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	659	266.50/cwt	266.50–266.50	1,756	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	682	221.86/cwt	219.50–229.00	1,513	84
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	733	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,884	111
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	782	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,986	69
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	789	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,846	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	792	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,869	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	819	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,007	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	891	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	2,076	9
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	323	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	904	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	335	250.65/cwt	250.00–251.00	840	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	376	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,034	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	449	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,033	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	471	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,173	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	524	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,310	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	597	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,391	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	623	211.70/cwt	211.50–212.00	1,319	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	632	220.84/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,396	68
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	635	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,270	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	656	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,296	30
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	712	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,531	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	891	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,720	16
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	369	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	963	22
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	402	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,005	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	408	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,228	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	474	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	995	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	499	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,203	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	526	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,131	17
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	531	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,301	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	689	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,461	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	830	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,411	8
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,710	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,881	2
Bulls	—	—	1,810	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	2,027	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,110	82.23/cwt	80.00–85.00	913	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,167	83.26/cwt	80.00–85.00	972	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,447	91.34/cwt	90.00–94.00	1,322	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,705	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,705	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 Sep 28, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 961Last week 1,317Year ago 676

Slaughter CattleReceipts 12Last week 70Year ago 10

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	623	211.50–212.00	211.70
30	—	656	197.50	197.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	449	230.00	230.00
13	—	471	249.00	249.00
11	—	376	275.00	275.00
2	—	323	280.00	280.00
11	—	524	250.00	250.00
68	—	632	220.00–225.00	220.84
16	—	891	193.00	193.00
10	—	597	233.00	233.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	335	250.00–251.00	250.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	635	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	712	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	402	250.00	250.00
7	—	499	241.00	241.00
8	—	830	170.00	170.00
4	—	689	212.00	212.00
17	—	526	215.00	215.00
22	—	369	261.00	261.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	474	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	531	245.00	245.00
8	—	408	301.00	301.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	430	254.00	254.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
69	—	782	254.00	254.00
9	—	891	233.00	233.00
18	—	465	280.00	280.00
11	—	373	322.00	322.00
49	—	636	260.00	260.00
111	—	733	257.00	257.00
13	—	536	255.00	255.00
25	—	659	266.50	266.50
21	—	819	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	366	268.00	268.00
7	—	567	223.50	223.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	621	254.00	254.00
84	—	682	219.50–229.00	221.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	792	236.00	236.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	789	234.00	234.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,110	80.00–85.00	82.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,705	100.00	100.00
3	—	1,447	90.00–94.00	91.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,167	80.00–85.00	83.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,810	112.00	112.00
2	—	1,710	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.