Name: Tulia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-06-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers were 2.00 to 8.00 higher on limited comparable sales. Trade was light to moderate on good demand. The area received several inches of rain that hampered cattle movement. Slaughter cows and bulls were steady to firm.

Weight class

Steers · summary 600–700 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

600–700 lb steers averaged $269.61/cwt on 95 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −131.54 against this barn's trailing median of $401.16.

Average price

$269.61

95 head · 640 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,725

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$10

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

$0.26/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.57

vs TX average

−8.88 vs national

What quality paid 600–700 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	640	269.68	1,727	69
Medium and Large 1	637	269.42	1,717	26

One grade step is worth $0.26/cwt here — about $10 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 600–700 lb

29 sales

Steers 600–700 lb: high $453.31, low $349.30, median $401.16 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 600–700 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale95 hd

269.61

—

TX average5 barns · 253 hd

258.04

+11.57

National average143 barns · 7,606 hd

278.49

−8.88

This barn, trailing median29 sales

401.16

−131.54

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	1,795	160.00	2,872	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,276	128.12	1,635	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,624	126.75	2,059	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,078	126.66	1,365	3thin

Every lot, as filed

34 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%	—	1,252	128.24/cwt	125.00–130.00	1,606	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,395	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,883	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,520	128.42/cwt	127.00–130.00	1,952	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,445	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,951	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,818	120.96/cwt	120.00–122.00	2,199	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,078	126.66/cwt	125.00–130.00	1,365	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	622	283.12/cwt	282.00–284.00	1,761	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	651	262.05/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,706	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	820	249.06/cwt	247.00–250.00	2,042	99
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	643	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,395	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	451	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,213	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	784	230.75/cwt	230.75–230.75	1,809	72
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	677	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,808	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	727	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,876	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	653	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,646	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,019	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,824	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	624	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,491	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	609	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,583	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	513	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,077	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	558	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,490	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,006	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	2,223	182
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	787	248.07/cwt	246.00–251.00	1,952	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,832	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	600–650	637	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,459	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	514	312.90/cwt	309.00–317.00	1,608	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	583	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,399	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	888	234.39/cwt	231.00–235.00	2,081	97
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	835	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,712	24
Bulls	—	—	1,795	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,872	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,400	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,680	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	603	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,441	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	588	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,341	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	803	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,678	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	422	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,266	5

How this sale compares

Texas weighted averages

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