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Tulia Livestock Auction

Name: Tulia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-02-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-02-22

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Tulia, Texas · Thu, Feb 22

● Final52 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1954

← Feb 15Feb 22Feb 29 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,891 head

▲ 1,292 vs last sale 599▲ 726 vs year ago 1,165 · +62.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

30 head

▲ 10 vs last sale 20▲ 19 vs year ago 11 · +172.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Not enough comparable sales from last week's light test for an adequate market trend. Trade was fairly active on good demand.

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 $254.29/cwt on 938 head.

Average price

$254.29

938 head · 748 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,902

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$186

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

$60.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.61

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	521	275.00	1,433	7thin
Medium and Large 1	750	254.39	1,907	925
Medium and Large 2	753	215.00	1,619	6thin

One grade step is worth $60.00/cwt here — about −$186 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 sale938 hd

254.29

—

TX average5 barns · 3,731 hd

267.90

−13.61

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	—	High	1,625	127.14	2,066	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,537	105.75	1,626	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,228	102.53	1,259	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,108	97.29	1,078	13

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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	322	379.81/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,223	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	411	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,623	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	455	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,820	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	512	318.01/cwt	292.00–330.00	1,628	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	521	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,433	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	582	302.42/cwt	290.00–312.00	1,760	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	628	293.65/cwt	292.00–295.00	1,844	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	665	267.98/cwt	266.00–272.00	1,782	119
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	702	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,615	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	748	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,855	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	753	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,619	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	756	248.13/cwt	248.00–250.00	1,876	263
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	764	241.06/cwt	240.00–242.00	1,842	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	810	241.54/cwt	236.00–244.00	1,956	290
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	831	230.70/cwt	226.00–232.50	1,917	33
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	880	226.93/cwt	225.00–229.50	1,997	44
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	923	224.50/cwt	224.50–224.50	2,072	35
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	969	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	2,035	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	320	370.85/cwt	370.00–372.00	1,187	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	350	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,190	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	400	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,300	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	401	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	982	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	478	282.08/cwt	280.00–289.00	1,348	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	524	275.49/cwt	267.00–280.00	1,444	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	586	243.92/cwt	237.00–248.00	1,429	58
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	621	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,360	32
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	627	242.05/cwt	235.00–247.00	1,518	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	642	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,412	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	679	230.63/cwt	227.00–236.00	1,566	108
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	696	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,427	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	741	231.17/cwt	230.00–231.50	1,713	104
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	763	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,709	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	782	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,642	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	787	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,653	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	816	218.36/cwt	215.00–219.00	1,782	37
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	845	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,648	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	881	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,824	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	941	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,750	17
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	414	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,573	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	505	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,439	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	603	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,586	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	663	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,571	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	752	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,647	5
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,523	123.92/cwt	120.00–125.00	1,887	4
Bulls	—	—	2,035	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	2,849	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,107	102.07/cwt	100.00–105.00	1,130	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,109	94.31/cwt	90.00–95.00	1,046	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,155	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,040	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,238	103.79/cwt	100.00–105.00	1,285	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,260	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,386	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,490	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,609	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,553	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,631	3

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 Feb 22, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,891Last week 599Year ago 1,165

Slaughter CattleReceipts 30Last week 20Year ago 11

Compared to last week: Not enough comparable sales from last week's light test for an adequate market trend. Trade was fairly active on good demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	941	186.00	186.00
108	—	679	227.00–236.00	230.63
5	—	320	370.00–372.00	370.85
27	—	881	207.00	207.00
25	—	478	280.00–289.00	282.08
104	—	741	230.00–231.50	231.17
58	—	586	237.00–248.00	243.92
4	—	350	340.00	340.00
6	—	400	325.00	325.00
17	—	627	235.00–247.00	242.05
27	—	524	267.00–280.00	275.49
37	—	816	215.00–219.00	218.36
11	—	763	224.00	224.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	401	245.00	245.00
20	—	696	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	787	210.00	210.00
32	—	621	219.00	219.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	642	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	782	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	845	195.00	195.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	831	226.00–232.50	230.70
11	—	702	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
290	—	810	236.00–244.00	241.54
119	—	665	266.00–272.00	267.98
44	—	880	225.00–229.50	226.93
7	—	411	395.00	395.00
5	—	969	210.00	210.00
28	—	582	290.00–312.00	302.42
26	—	322	375.00–385.00	379.81
9	—	628	292.00–295.00	293.65
35	—	923	224.50	224.50
15	—	512	292.00–330.00	318.01
5	—	455	400.00	400.00
18	—	748	248.00	248.00
263	—	756	248.00–250.00	248.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	764	240.00–242.00	241.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	753	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	521	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	505	285.00	285.00
12	—	603	263.00	263.00
2	—	663	237.00	237.00
6	—	414	380.00	380.00
5	—	752	219.00	219.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,553	105.00	105.00
1	—	1,490	108.00	108.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,260	110.00	110.00
4	—	1,238	100.00–105.00	103.79
1	—	1,155	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,107	100.00–105.00	102.07
8	—	1,109	90.00–95.00	94.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,035	140.00	140.00
4	—	1,523	120.00–125.00	123.92

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.