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Tulia Livestock Auction Market Report

Tulia, Texas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, March 17, 2022

1,842 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $141.42/cwt -0.89 vs last sale · ≈ $1,047/hd at 740 lb · 264 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $157.00/cwt +7.23 vs last sale · ≈ $1,236/hd at 787 lb · 156 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $149.17/cwt +3.48 vs last sale · ≈ $1,009/hd at 676 lb · 135 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,842 1,599 1,384
Feeder cattle 1,822 1,594 1,384
Slaughter cattle 20 5 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold mostly steady to instances 4.00 higher. Trade activity and demand were moderate to good.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 3 208.00 $208.00 $738 +23.35
434 434 4 188.00 $188.00 $816 +11.00
470–473 472 17 183.00–191.00 $185.34 $875 +5.98
524–534 529 8 180.00–190.00 $185.05 $979 +13.00
574–585 575 17 173.00–177.00 $176.52 $1,015 +9.14
600 600 5 160.00 $160.00 $960 —
611–628 unweaned 620 8 151.00–155.00 $153.03 $949 —
652–683 673 112 159.00–164.50 $163.02 $1,097 +2.26
706–731 723 38 155.00–160.00 $157.02 $1,135 -2.69
786–795 787 156 157.00 $157.00 $1,236 +7.23
813–836 824 88 150.00–151.25 $150.63 $1,241 +4.29
852–869 865 37 149.50–150.50 $149.71 $1,295 +0.71
907–909 908 116 144.00–149.00 $147.40 $1,338 —
984 984 35 137.00 $137.00 $1,348 —
1047 1047 31 127.00 $127.00 $1,330 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
515–542 535 47 161.00–177.00 $165.35 $885 —
577 577 14 157.00 $157.00 $906 +10.11
683 683 11 145.50 $145.50 $994 —
734 734 17 154.50 $154.50 $1,134 +5.35
818–834 821 30 151.00–154.00 $153.49 $1,260 —
829 829 11 139.00 $139.00 $1,152 —
875 875 28 132.00 $132.00 $1,155 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
336 336 8 177.00 $177.00 $595 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
367–376 373 9 176.00–185.00 $182.05 $679 +32.05
435–439 437 17 172.00–182.00 $178.24 $779 +19.82
463–495 469 16 143.00–150.00 $148.61 $697 -8.39
549 549 20 162.00 $162.00 $889 +3.50
561–575 565 21 150.00–164.00 $159.93 $904 +8.68
600–644 623 63 145.50–153.00 $150.46 $937 +3.09
637 unweaned 637 5 140.00 $140.00 $892 +1.84
672–689 674 120 145.00–151.00 $150.19 $1,012 +4.50
695 695 15 141.00 $141.00 $980 -4.69
709–749 740 264 140.00–142.25 $141.42 $1,047 -1.29
839 839 13 135.00 $135.00 $1,133 -3.75
852 852 6 135.00 $135.00 $1,150 +1.50
904 904 27 124.50 $124.50 $1,125 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
509 509 32 160.50 $160.50 $817 —
563–598 591 19 135.00–156.00 $139.21 $823 -3.79
615 615 23 141.00 $141.00 $867 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
477 477 20 169.00 $169.00 $806 —
625 625 23 137.50 $137.50 $859 —
943 943 6 110.00 $110.00 $1,037 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
497 497 14 176.00 $176.00 $875 —
661 661 4 145.00 $145.00 $958 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
900 900 85-90% 1 65.00 $65.00 $585 —
950–1240 1065 85-90% 5 75.00–80.00 $76.75 $817 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1055–1285 1165 80-85% 5 77.00–82.50 $79.83 $930 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1375–1570 1440 3 95.00 $95.00 $1,368 —
1780–1840 1810 2 105.00–108.00 $106.48 $1,927 —

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.