Name: Tulia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-03-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers and heifers over 750 lbs sold steady to 4.00 lower. Steers and heifers under 750 lbs steady to 4.00 higher. Trade activity was moderate on moderate to good demand. Slaughter cows and bulls were 2.00 to 5.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $302.14/cwt on 58 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −163.62 against this barn's trailing median of $465.76.

Average price

$302.14

58 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,624

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−9.68

vs TX average

−16.15 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	538	302.14	1,624	58

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

29 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $501.67, low $372.21, median $465.76 across 29 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale58 hd

302.14

—

TX average5 barns · 238 hd

311.82

−9.68

National average173 barns · 12,551 hd

318.29

−16.15

This barn, trailing median29 sales

465.76

−163.62

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	1,511	135.62	2,050	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,537	123.33	1,896	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,222	121.67	1,486	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,074	110.01	1,181	6thin

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,205	$2,400	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,117	$2,000	6

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
Bulls	—	—	2,000	147.46/cwt	145.00–150.00	2,949	2
Bulls	—	—	1,405	136.11/cwt	130.00–140.00	1,912	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,495	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,794	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,079	107.51/cwt	105.00–110.00	1,160	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,558	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,948	2
Bulls	—	—	1,288	122.57/cwt	120.00–125.00	1,579	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	762	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,859	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	737	245.74/cwt	244.00–246.00	1,811	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	464	311.35/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,445	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	214.10/cwt	212.00–215.00	1,659	33
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,117	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	961	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,365	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	531	310.05/cwt	296.00–324.00	1,646	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,808	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	758	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,554	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	490	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	1,504	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	602	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,607	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	728	255.20/cwt	254.00–257.00	1,858	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	974	213.17/cwt	211.00–217.00	2,076	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,616	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	825	202.93/cwt	200.00–208.00	1,674	41
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	558	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,512	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	662	244.40/cwt	242.00–245.00	1,618	126
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	948	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,915	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	396	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	1,315	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	643	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,678	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	583	262.85/cwt	259.00–287.00	1,532	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	449	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,392	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	838	237.84/cwt	237.00–238.00	1,993	97
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	865	238.24/cwt	230.00–241.25	2,061	125
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	800–850	844	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,975	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	700–750	708	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,487	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	438	353.84/cwt	353.00–357.00	1,550	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	749	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,655	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	836	229.25/cwt	226.00–234.00	1,917	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	455	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,433	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,205	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	366	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,190	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	538	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,458	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	531	291.06/cwt	283.00–295.00	1,546	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,063	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,222	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,300	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,495	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,269	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,523	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,155	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,444	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	421	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,263	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	858	223.22/cwt	222.00–225.00	1,915	10

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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