Name: Tulia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-05-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers were mostly steady to 3.00 higher on limited comparable sales. Trade activity was moderate on good demand. The panhandle received much needed rainfall with chances of more throughout the weekend.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $272.74/cwt on 124 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −193.02 against this barn's trailing median of $465.76.

Average price

$272.74

124 head · 581 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,585

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$294

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

$57.12/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.35

vs TX average

−32.40 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	577	291.12	1,680	50
Medium and Large 1-2	579	275.45	1,595	47
Medium and Large 2	592	234.00	1,385	27

One grade step is worth $57.12/cwt here — about $294 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 sale124 hd

272.74

—

TX average4 barns · 237 hd

283.09

−10.35

National average125 barns · 5,668 hd

305.14

−32.40

This barn, trailing median29 sales

465.76

−193.02

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	1,895	160.00	3,032	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,111	127.41	1,416	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,223	127.39	1,558	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,642	123.33	2,025	3thin

Every lot, as filed

48 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	550–600	570	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,465	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	642	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,522	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	700–750	701	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,738	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	644	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,449	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	336	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	1,045	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	832	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,922	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	579	275.45/cwt	265.00–277.00	1,595	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	839	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,804	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	700	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,491	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	686	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,571	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	485	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,208	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	665	258.19/cwt	256.00–260.00	1,717	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	645	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,722	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	451	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,421	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	763	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,839	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	619	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,356	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	680	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,782	86
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	716	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,683	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	536	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,233	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,111	127.41/cwt	125.00–130.00	1,416	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,570	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,884	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,678	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	2,098	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,223	127.39/cwt	125.00–130.00	1,558	2
Bulls	—	—	1,895	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	3,032	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	357	405.63/cwt	400.00–417.00	1,448	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	592	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,385	27
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	467	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,471	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	899	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,861	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	817	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,757	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	434	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,085	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	314	417.00/cwt	417.00–417.00	1,309	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	437	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	1,451	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	246	462.00/cwt	462.00–462.00	1,137	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	700–750	733	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,759	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	750–800	769	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,615	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	831	218.25/cwt	218.25–218.25	1,814	130
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	795	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,638	38
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	533	280.99/cwt	267.00–300.00	1,498	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	815	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,997	74
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	291.12/cwt	280.00–315.00	1,680	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	887	235.70/cwt	229.00–239.25	2,091	179
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	261.16/cwt	258.00–264.00	1,361	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	753	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,867	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	672	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,693	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	940	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	2,077	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	248	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	942	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	482	262.77/cwt	252.00–276.00	1,267	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	336	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	998	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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