Name: Tulia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-04-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold 1.00 to 5.00 higher. Trade was fairly active on good demand. CME cattle futures regained some footing today after sharp declines early in the week.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $241.75/cwt on 43 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −171.23 against this barn's trailing median of $412.98.

Average price

$241.75

43 head · 583 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,410

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$224

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

$35.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−18.09

vs TX average

−28.84 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	584	245.00	1,432	39
Medium and Large 1-2	575	210.00	1,208	4thin

One grade step is worth $35.00/cwt here — about $224 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

30 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $460.86, low $328.30, median $412.98 across 30 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 sale43 hd

241.75

—

TX average4 barns · 196 hd

259.84

−18.09

National average179 barns · 13,329 hd

270.59

−28.84

This barn, trailing median30 sales

412.98

−171.23

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,165	130.00	1,515	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,125	119.83	1,348	3thin

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)	1,150	$1,874	2thin

Every lot, as filed

50 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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,000	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,150	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,165	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,515	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,188	122.24/cwt	120.00–125.00	1,452	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	650–700	698	209.50/cwt	209.50–209.50	1,462	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	700–750	745	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,542	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	800–850	823	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,555	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	500	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	1,610	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	727	211.47/cwt	210.00–212.00	1,537	37
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	642	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,605	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,359	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	396	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	1,212	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	612	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,438	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	706	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,730	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	761	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,788	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	912	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,715	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	849	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,931	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	760	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,520	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	642	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,701	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	866	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,871	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	672	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,586	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	769	212.19/cwt	210.00–223.00	1,632	168
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	771	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,843	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	700–750	731	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,681	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	600–650	604	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,528	29
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	1,873.91/head	1,850.00–1,900.00	1,874	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,208	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,463	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	646	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,680	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	831	210.60/cwt	207.00–211.00	1,750	89
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	666	259.30/cwt	257.00–260.00	1,727	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	708	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,522	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	361	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	1,152	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	602	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	1,830	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	550–600	561	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,543	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	566	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,302	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	461	272.95/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,258	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	333	361.00/cwt	361.00–361.00	1,202	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	671	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,792	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	729	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,823	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,421	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	877	227.02/cwt	226.00–228.00	1,991	168
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	322	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,240	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	497	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,590	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	296	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,199	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	666	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,765	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	744	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,696	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	430	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	1,471	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	657	227.90/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,497	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	587	247.21/cwt	245.00–260.00	1,451	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	392	380.65/cwt	377.00–390.00	1,492	32

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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