Name: Tulia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-01-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-01-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold 2.00 to 8.00 higher on limited comparable sales. Trade activity was light to moderate on good demand. Heavy fog settled into the area the last couple of days, bringing along a small amount of much needed rain. Slaughter cows and bulls were steady to 3.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $234.81/cwt on 276 head.

Average price

$234.81

276 head · 740 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,738

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$187

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

$11.53/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.87

vs TX average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	754	238.49	1,799	188
Medium and Large 1-2	710	226.95	1,612	88

One grade step is worth $11.53/cwt here — about $187 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 sale276 hd

234.81

—

TX average5 barns · 2,793 hd

246.68

−11.87

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	—	Low	1,745	105.00	1,832	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,505	98.81	1,487	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,188	96.36	1,144	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,059	85.00	900	4thin

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,117	$2,200	8
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,282	$1,950	27
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,192	$1,421	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,200	$3,033	21
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,250	$2,250	1thin

Every lot, as filed

46 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	659	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,417	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	771	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,658	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	877	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,886	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	689	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,571	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	783	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,730	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	637	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,370	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	227.36/cwt	226.00–229.00	1,407	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	503	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,559	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,563	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	714	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,549	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	577	240.82/cwt	232.00–250.00	1,390	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	786	235.15/cwt	234.00–236.00	1,848	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	631	260.67/cwt	253.00–262.00	1,645	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	914	207.02/cwt	205.00–210.00	1,892	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	643	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,505	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	793	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,745	6
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	596	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	757	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	585	240.34/cwt	232.00–246.00	1,406	47
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	541	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,428	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	438	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,205	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	557	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,465	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	768	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,659	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	679	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,528	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,055	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	950	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,490	92.61/cwt	90.00–95.00	1,380	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,520	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,596	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,090	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,145	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,220	93.48/cwt	90.00–95.00	1,140	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,063	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	850	2
Bulls	—	—	1,745	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,832	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,117	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,282	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	27
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,192	1,421.35/head	1,400.00–1,450.00	1,421	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	3,050.00/head	3,050.00–3,050.00	3,050	20
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,019	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	777	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,702	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	502	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,205	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	735	223.50/cwt	223.50–223.50	1,643	73
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	453	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,200	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	943	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,782	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,431	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	839	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,879	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	535	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,418	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	787	197.45/cwt	195.00–206.00	1,554	22

How this sale compares

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.

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