Name: Tulia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-04-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold 2.00 to 7.00 higher. Trade was fairly active on very good demand. Slaughter cows were 3.00 to 8.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $280.00/cwt on 10 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −185.76 against this barn's trailing median of $465.76.

Average price

$280.00

10 head · 557 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,558

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$136

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

$40.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.95

vs TX average

−29.55 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	541	300.00	1,623	5thin
Medium and Large 1-2	572	260.00	1,487	5thin

One grade step is worth $40.00/cwt here — about $136 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale10 hd

280.00

—

TX average5 barns · 131 hd

278.05

+1.95

National average173 barns · 10,802 hd

309.55

−29.55

This barn, trailing median29 sales

465.76

−185.76

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	1,660	132.50	2,200	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,103	118.33	1,306	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,250	117.51	1,469	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,421	115.00	1,634	9thin

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,100	$1,800	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,175	$1,698	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,225	$2,250	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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	632	275.89/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,744	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,494	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	243.48/cwt	243.00–244.00	1,826	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	967	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,982	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,023	194.50/cwt	194.50–194.50	1,990	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	315.77/cwt	315.00–317.00	1,216	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,388	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	791	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,598	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	646	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,744	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	866	207.80/cwt	207.00–208.00	1,800	177
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	1,697.87/head	1,600.00–1,800.00	1,698	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	681	214.07/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,458	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	421	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,326	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	767	221.46/cwt	215.00–223.00	1,699	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	742	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,632	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	562	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,472	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	412	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,195	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,210	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,513	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,015	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,117	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,205	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,506	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,090	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,308	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,421	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,634	9
Bulls	—	—	1,805	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	2,527	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	512	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,352	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	725	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,733	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	572	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,487	5
Bulls	—	—	1,515	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,894	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,280	118.01/cwt	117.00–120.00	1,511	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,210	112.76/cwt	110.00–115.00	1,364	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	800–850	805	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,956	75
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	306	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,255	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	658	264.48/cwt	258.00–266.00	1,740	85
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	806	233.50/cwt	233.50–233.50	1,882	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	654	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,622	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	672	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,472	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	1,787	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	771	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,696	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	664	236.48/cwt	236.00–238.00	1,570	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	721	260.43/cwt	248.00–262.00	1,878	242
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	461	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,567	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	400	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,560	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	253.98/cwt	252.50–256.00	1,587	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	814	238.78/cwt	234.00–240.00	1,944	184
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	821	211.62/cwt	208.00–215.00	1,737	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	909	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	2,009	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	541	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,623	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	685	226.59/cwt	226.00–228.00	1,552	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	647	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,488	9

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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