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Tulia Livestock Auction Market Report

Tulia, Texas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, June 8, 2023

894 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $210.89/cwt ≈ $1,536/hd at 728 lb · 231 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $227.75/cwt ≈ $1,824/hd at 801 lb · 130 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $220.00/cwt +10.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,701/hd at 773 lb · 25 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 894 417 660
Feeder cattle 775 407 646
Slaughter cattle 101 10 14
Replacement cattle 18 — 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold mostly 5.00 to 15.00 higher. Trade activity was light to moderate on very good demand.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 6 327.00 $327.00 $899 —
341 341 6 330.00 $330.00 $1,125 +15.00
470 470 7 296.00 $296.00 $1,391 +46.00
564 564 18 270.00 $270.00 $1,523 +32.00
617 617 19 282.00 $282.00 $1,740 +45.00
746–747 747 23 219.00 $219.00 $1,636 +5.00
773 773 25 220.00 $220.00 $1,701 +10.00
801 fancy 801 130 227.75 $227.75 $1,824 —
956 956 17 189.00 $189.00 $1,807 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
326 326 8 280.00 $280.00 $913 +40.00
388 388 12 267.00 $267.00 $1,036 —
422 422 13 267.00 $267.00 $1,127 +9.00
583 583 10 244.00 $244.00 $1,423 +53.00
651–663 658 22 209.00–211.00 $209.90 $1,381 +14.90
706 706 6 191.00 $191.00 $1,348 —
718–737 729 225 208.75–214.50 $211.42 $1,541 —
855 855 4 170.00 $170.00 $1,454 —
887 887 17 179.00 $179.00 $1,588 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
418 418 7 191.00 $191.00 $798 -37.59

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
414–449 434 21 260.00–293.00 $273.49 $1,187 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455 455 11 205.00 $205.00 $933 —
701 701 8 205.00 $205.00 $1,437 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1995 1995 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 1 2,750.00 $2,750.00 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1310 1103 80-85% 3 90.00 $90.00 $993 —
1090–1290 1195 80-85% 3 105.00 $105.00 $1,255 —
1165–1284 1262 80-85% 78 98.25–100.00 $98.88 $1,248 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1100 1036 85-90% 7 85.00–90.00 $89.31 $925 —
1045 1045 85-90% 1 80.00 $80.00 $836 —
1130–1255 1202 85-90% 3 95.00–100.00 $96.69 $1,162 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1345 1345 75-80% 1 102.00 $102.00 $1,372 —
1690 1690 75-80% 1 95.00 $95.00 $1,606 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1385 1385 1 110.00 $110.00 $1,524 —
1330–1805 1633 3 115.00–118.00 $116.11 $1,896 -0.31

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
831 831 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 17 1,500.00 $1,500.00

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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.