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Tulia Livestock Auction

Name: Tulia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-12-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-12-21

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Tulia, Texas · Thu, Dec 21

● Final26 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1954

← Dec 7Dec 21Jan 4 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

412 head

▲ 412 vs last sale 0▲ 412 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter 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

Not enough comparable sales in a recent test for a market trend. Trade activity was light to moderate on moderate to good demand. Much needed rain last week with more chance of moisture going into the weekend and mild winter temperatures have ranchers in good spirits to close out the year.

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 $215.72/cwt on 131 head.

Average price

$215.72

131 head · 591 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,275

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−15.37

vs TX average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	591	215.72	1,275	131

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale131 hd

215.72

—

TX average2 barns · 291 hd

231.09

−15.37

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	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,238	92.50	1,145	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,695	90.00	1,526	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,049	83.63	877	7thin

Every lot

26 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	421	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,389	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	500	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,320	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	580	251.33/cwt	240.00–267.00	1,458	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	619	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,479	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	676	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,460	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	688	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,548	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	774	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,664	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	819	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,761	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	859	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,778	27
Feeder Cattle · Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	361	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	794	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	415	252.77/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,049	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	464	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,137	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	578	218.14/cwt	209.00–219.00	1,261	35
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	631	207.42/cwt	207.00–208.00	1,309	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	651	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,269	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	851	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,532	18
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	455	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,047	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	593	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,370	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	616	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,294	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	807	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,436	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,038	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,505	9
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,010	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	960	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,055	81.74/cwt	80.00–85.00	862	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,130	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,074	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,345	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,211	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,695	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,526	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 Dec 21, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 412Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 10Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,695	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,055	80.00–85.00	81.74
1	—	1,010	95.00	95.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,345	90.00	90.00
1	—	1,130	95.00	95.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	415	245.00–255.00	252.77
35	—	578	209.00–219.00	218.14
19	—	464	245.00	245.00
18	—	851	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	651	195.00	195.00
26	—	631	207.00–208.00	207.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	361	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	580	240.00–267.00	251.33
13	—	500	264.00	264.00
6	—	688	225.00	225.00
7	—	774	215.00	215.00
17	—	819	215.00	215.00
6	—	421	330.00	330.00
27	—	859	207.00	207.00
22	—	619	239.00	239.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	676	216.00	216.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	807	178.00	178.00
5	—	616	210.00	210.00
9	—	1,038	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	593	231.00	231.00
2	—	455	230.00	230.00

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.