Name: Tulia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-08-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Not enough comparable sales on steers or heifers but a lower undertone was noted. The lower undertone was inline with the both the CME Live and Feeder cattle contracts which both closed sharply lower today. Trading activity was inactive to moderate on light to moderate buyer demand. Slaughter cows and bulls traded mostly steady. Hotter than average temperatures have returned to the trading region with temperatures hovering at or above 100 degrees.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $239.48/cwt on 21 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −173.50 against this barn's trailing median of $412.98.

Average price

$239.48

21 head · 576 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,378

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$49

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

$0.53/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.43

vs TX average

−18.98 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	577	239.53	1,383	19thin
Medium and Large 1	558	239.00	1,334	2thin

One grade step is worth $0.53/cwt here — about $49 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

30 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $460.86, low $328.30, median $412.98 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 sale21 hd

239.48

—

TX average5 barns · 254 hd

253.90

−14.43

National average139 barns · 7,218 hd

258.46

−18.98

This barn, trailing median30 sales

412.98

−173.50

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	—	Average	1,494	155.00	2,315	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,251	132.77	1,661	42
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,760	128.57	2,263	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,003	125.16	1,255	57

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	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	900	$1,608	4thin

Every lot, as filed

57 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	736	205.72/cwt	205.00–206.00	1,514	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	772	239.38/cwt	239.00–240.00	1,848	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	450	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,193	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	365	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,186	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	369	320.48/cwt	319.00–322.00	1,183	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	818	232.67/cwt	231.00–240.00	1,903	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	773	196.05/cwt	194.00–200.00	1,515	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	414	283.45/cwt	260.00–295.00	1,173	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	510	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,352	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	710	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,562	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	150–200	197	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	680	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	650–700	693	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,504	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	265.15/cwt	259.00–266.00	1,636	25
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	297	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	936	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,050	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	442	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,136	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	626	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,659	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	406	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	1,425	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	589	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,378	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	693	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,663	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	743	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,605	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	335	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,045	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,088	128.29/cwt	125.00–130.00	1,396	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	814	112.73/cwt	110.00–116.00	918	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,761	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	2,289	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,208	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,691	3
Bulls	—	—	1,650	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,640	3
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,025	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,435	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	455	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,001	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	358	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	981	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,251	133.82/cwt	130.00–136.00	1,674	33
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,273	123.41/cwt	120.00–125.00	1,571	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	968	126.38/cwt	126.00–130.00	1,223	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,758	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	2,198	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,570	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	326	355.76/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,160	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,441	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	900	1,608.33/head	1,500.00–1,700.00	1,608	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	312	372.00/cwt	372.00–372.00	1,161	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,204	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	416	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,435	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	642	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,528	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,745	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	558	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,334	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	850–900	878	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,949	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	754	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,862	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	350	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,092	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	437	313.00/cwt	313.00–313.00	1,368	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	885	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	260	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	910	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	650–700	676	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,535	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	800–850	835	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,837	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	545	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,390	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	935	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,870	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	367	302.52/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,110	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	485	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,251	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	400	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,200	2

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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