Name: Tulia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-02-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-02-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold 3.00 to 9.00 higher. Trade activity was moderate on good demand. CME futures continued to climb throughout the week.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $238.78/cwt on 455 head.

Average price

$238.78

455 head · 653 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,559

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$235

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

$38.15/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.96

vs TX average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	647	242.32	1,568	382
Medium and Large 1-2	691	223.39	1,544	61
Medium and Large 2	653	204.17	1,333	12thin

One grade step is worth $38.15/cwt here — about $235 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 sale455 hd

238.78

—

TX average5 barns · 2,090 hd

247.74

−8.96

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	—	Average	2,015	115.00	2,317	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,543	99.50	1,535	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,240	99.38	1,232	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,054	95.58	1,008	10

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)	1,180	$2,000	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,463	$1,713	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,298	$1,612	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,100	$2,250	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,175	$2,023	2thin

Every lot, as filed

57 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 1-2	—	556	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,312	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	318	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,193	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	262.68/cwt	255.00–275.00	1,392	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	706	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,610	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	309	346.80/cwt	330.00–357.00	1,072	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,637	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	752	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,684	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	312.17/cwt	310.00–317.00	1,352	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	623	228.14/cwt	225.00–229.00	1,421	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	395	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	1,252	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,998	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	542	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,409	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,705	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	589	244.43/cwt	241.00–249.00	1,440	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	780	241.47/cwt	236.50–243.50	1,883	85
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	664	255.56/cwt	252.00–258.00	1,697	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	280.63/cwt	269.00–290.00	1,762	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	758	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,592	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	497	326.50/cwt	326.50–326.50	1,623	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	667	220.68/cwt	215.00–224.00	1,472	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	862	234.30/cwt	231.00–235.50	2,020	89
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	656	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,561	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	769	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,615	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	331	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	1,215	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	486	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,531	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	858	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,544	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	621	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,546	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	579	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,523	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,555	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,400	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,455	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,571	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,580	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,580	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,071	101.19/cwt	100.00–105.00	1,084	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,248	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,123	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,239	100.55/cwt	100.00–105.00	1,246	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,043	91.84/cwt	90.00–95.00	958	6
Bulls	—	—	2,015	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	2,317	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,180	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,463	1,713.25/head	1,700.00–1,750.00	1,713	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,298	1,612.40/head	1,500.00–1,675.00	1,612	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	2,023.40/head	1,950.00–2,100.00	2,023	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	279	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	949	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,398	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	706	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,370	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,365	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	717	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,570	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	941	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,506	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	810	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,620	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	797	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,610	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	802	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,784	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	837	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,666	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	1,059	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	287.22/cwt	284.00–290.00	1,341	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	706	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,412	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,214	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	684	227.75/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,558	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	629	235.43/cwt	235.00–236.00	1,481	27

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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