Name: Tulia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-04-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week's very light run: Feeder steers and heifers sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher on limited comparable sales. Trade was active on good demand. Pastures have greened up and in good shape after last week's rain. Cold front moving in for the weekend with chance of rain.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $255.73/cwt on 33 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −210.04 against this barn's trailing median of $465.76.

Average price

$255.73

33 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,381

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$114

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

$27.44/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−21.10

vs TX average

−48.66 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	549	267.44	1,468	16thin
Medium and Large 1-2	510	248.00	1,264	10thin
Medium and Large 2	564	240.00	1,354	7thin

One grade step is worth $27.44/cwt here — about $114 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 800–900 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

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 sale33 hd

255.73

—

TX average5 barns · 257 hd

276.83

−21.10

National average171 barns · 11,979 hd

304.39

−48.66

This barn, trailing median29 sales

465.76

−210.04

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	1,335	125.00	1,669	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,414	127.72	1,806	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,232	126.74	1,561	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,135	113.44	1,287	19

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
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,512	$3,300	3thin

Every lot, as filed

70 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 1-2Fleshy	600–650	619	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,207	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	426	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	1,500	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	330	382.00/cwt	382.00–382.00	1,261	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	214.48/cwt	213.00–216.00	1,555	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	466	256.70/cwt	253.00–262.00	1,196	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	231.46/cwt	227.00–240.00	1,430	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	850–900	885	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,876	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	629	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,535	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	513	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,344	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	800–850	802	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,684	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	700–750	721	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,543	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	500–550	508	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,229	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	758	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,622	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	542	233.41/cwt	220.00–239.00	1,265	37
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	495	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,238	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	600–650	648	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,555	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	700–750	702	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,439	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	850–900	853	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,535	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	906	212.39/cwt	203.50–215.00	1,924	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	801	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,370	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	771	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,480	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	488	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	1,547	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	542	256.65/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,391	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	714	215.62/cwt	210.00–223.00	1,540	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	415	263.33/cwt	240.00–270.00	1,093	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	577	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,494	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	661	224.95/cwt	222.00–226.00	1,487	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	859	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,933	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	648	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,270	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,099	109.57/cwt	105.00–114.00	1,204	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,150	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,472	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,178	116.45/cwt	115.00–121.00	1,372	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,388	132.23/cwt	131.00–134.00	1,835	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,448	121.70/cwt	120.00–125.00	1,762	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,160	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,601	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	536	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,045	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	815	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,646	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	350–400	369	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	561	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	127.52/cwt	125.00–130.00	1,626	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,000	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,100	1
Bulls	—	—	1,335	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,669	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	558	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,646	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	643	258.84/cwt	253.00–263.00	1,664	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	862	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,638	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	598	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,310	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	479	250.86/cwt	230.00–260.00	1,202	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	564	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,354	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	338	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,065	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	813	238.85/cwt	234.00–240.50	1,942	206
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	635	212.88/cwt	210.00–214.00	1,352	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	537	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,246	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	531	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,168	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	823	209.35/cwt	206.00–210.75	1,723	246
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	442	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,216	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	925	214.84/cwt	214.50–215.00	1,987	159
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	272.55/cwt	272.00–277.00	1,439	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	750–800	762	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,715	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	750–800	759	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,647	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	800–850	805	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,771	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	532	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,367	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,521	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,017	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	2,095	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,800	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,055	209.50/cwt	209.50–209.50	2,210	74
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	691	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,265	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,512	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	650–700	658	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,520	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	865	229.40/cwt	225.00–231.00	1,984	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,769	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	383.09/cwt	382.00–385.00	1,433	8

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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