Name: Tulia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-05-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers and heifers sold steady to 4.00 higher on limited comparable sales. Trade activity and demand were moderate to good. Slaughter cows were 3.00 to 5.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $257.00/cwt on 52 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −208.76 against this barn's trailing median of $465.76.

Average price

$257.00

52 head · 558 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,434

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−19.56

vs TX average

−57.10 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	558	257.00	1,434	52

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 sale52 hd

257.00

—

TX average5 barns · 223 hd

276.56

−19.56

National average158 barns · 11,390 hd

314.10

−57.10

This barn, trailing median29 sales

465.76

−208.76

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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,141	130.87	1,494	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,413	127.49	1,801	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,525	125.00	1,906	4thin

Every lot, as filed

42 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 1-2	600–650	638	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,512	101
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,413	127.49/cwt	125.00–130.00	1,801	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,525	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,906	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,150	133.49/cwt	130.00–135.00	1,535	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,115	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,371	1
Heifers	Medium 1-2	350–400	391	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	978	35
Steers	Medium 1-2	450–500	466	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,277	55
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	822	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,776	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	767	228.50/cwt	228.50–228.50	1,753	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	750	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,830	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	629	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,667	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	935	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	2,132	235
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	723	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,800	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	600–650	611	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,466	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,014	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	2,038	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	550–600	563	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,464	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	682	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,712	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	720	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,541	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,170	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,325	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	346	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,488	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	436	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,679	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	650–700	691	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,451	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	393	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,159	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	1,777	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	832	236.65/cwt	234.00–242.50	1,969	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	721	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,817	72
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	653	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,574	96
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	670	220.44/cwt	216.00–225.00	1,477	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	700–750	740	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,554	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	801	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,642	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	750–800	776	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,847	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	619	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,510	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	818	212.48/cwt	209.00–216.00	1,738	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	584	246.79/cwt	245.00–254.00	1,441	194
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,213	2
Bulls	Medium 1-2	450–500	494	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,186	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	850–900	868	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,918	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	800–850	807	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,856	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	558	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,434	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	548	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,403	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	553	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,311	7

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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