Name: Tulia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-05-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers were steady to 4.00 lower. Feeder heifers were 2.00 to 7.00 lower. Trade activity and demand were moderate.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $303.20/cwt on 20 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −157.18 against this barn's trailing median of $460.38.

Average price

$303.20

20 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,645

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$88

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

$23.38/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+24.46

vs TX average

−6.51 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	538	311.38	1,675	13thin
Medium and Large 1-2	551	288.00	1,587	7thin

One grade step is worth $23.38/cwt here — about $88 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

30 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $501.67, low $372.21, median $460.38 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 sale20 hd

303.20

—

TX average5 barns · 130 hd

278.74

+24.46

National average167 barns · 10,730 hd

309.71

−6.51

This barn, trailing median30 sales

460.38

−157.18

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	1,135	120.00	1,362	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,575	120.00	1,890	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,150	120.00	1,380	2thin

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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,250	$3,250	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,050	$2,950	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,275	$2,845	12

Every lot, as filed

45 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	Boner 80-85%	—	1,135	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,362	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,575	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,890	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,150	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,380	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	800–850	836	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,906	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	333	412.00/cwt	412.00–412.00	1,372	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	489	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,565	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	721	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,730	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	671	252.94/cwt	250.00–263.00	1,697	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,003	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,835	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	435	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,122	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	631	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,407	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	925	214.50/cwt	214.50–214.50	1,984	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	447	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	1,417	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	600–650	624	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,373	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	458	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,191	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	629	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,635	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,291	2,899.30/head	2,350.00–2,950.00	2,899	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	3,250.00/head	3,250.00–3,250.00	3,250	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	568	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,278	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	518	238.67/cwt	236.00–242.00	1,236	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	919	194.61/cwt	191.00–195.00	1,788	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	726	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,554	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	750–800	770	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,694	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	1,072	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	968	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	2,057	97
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	850–900	894	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,627	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	772	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,613	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	631	237.52/cwt	235.00–239.00	1,499	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,786	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,789	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	786	239.74/cwt	236.00–244.00	1,884	121
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	229.39/cwt	226.50–235.00	1,560	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	902	223.50/cwt	223.50–223.50	2,016	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	635	262.47/cwt	260.00–267.00	1,667	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	436	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	1,535	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	677	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,808	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,626	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	863	198.71/cwt	197.00–200.00	1,715	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	551	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	1,587	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,100	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,397	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	658	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,270	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	838	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,651	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,385	26

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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