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

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers were 4.00 to 9.00 lower on limited comparable sales. Demand was moderate to good. Markets following the declines in the stock markets and CME cattle boards earlier this week. Temperatures remain in the triple digits, with chance of much needed thunderstorms going into the weekend. Slaughter cows and bulls were steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $238.67/cwt on 31 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −174.31 against this barn's trailing median of $412.98.

Average price

$238.67

31 head · 581 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,386

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$143

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

$21.94/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.09

vs TX average

−6.40 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	583	241.94	1,411	20
Medium and Large 1	576	240.00	1,382	7thin
Medium and Large 2	576	220.00	1,267	4thin

One grade step is worth $21.94/cwt here — about $143 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 sale31 hd

238.67

—

TX average5 barns · 286 hd

244.76

−6.09

National average152 barns · 6,273 hd

245.07

−6.40

This barn, trailing median30 sales

412.98

−174.31

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	1,767	160.03	2,828	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,237	130.14	1,609	85
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,067	129.21	1,379	38
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,537	125.47	1,928	84

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)	1,450	$2,402	2thin

Every lot, as filed

43 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	—	—	1,948	162.55/cwt	160.00–165.00	3,166	2
Bulls	—	—	1,405	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	2,178	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,163	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,396	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,056	129.41/cwt	125.00–130.00	1,367	34
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,240	129.82/cwt	125.00–130.00	1,610	82
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,145	138.94/cwt	135.00–143.00	1,591	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	466	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,207	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,450	2,401.72/head	2,350.00–2,450.00	2,402	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	576	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,267	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	744	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,711	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	686	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,530	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	874	224.29/cwt	224.00–225.00	1,960	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	795	233.69/cwt	230.00–237.00	1,858	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	612	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,542	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	728	214.04/cwt	211.00–215.00	1,558	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	800–850	812	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,746	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	850–900	869	206.89/cwt	202.00–215.00	1,798	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	700–750	728	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,638	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	609	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,419	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	736	239.45/cwt	236.00–241.00	1,762	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	600–650	636	217.16/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,381	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	461	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,240	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	650	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,450	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	609	236.95/cwt	230.00–242.00	1,443	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	729	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,640	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	916	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,878	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	693	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,726	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,138	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	662	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,529	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	437	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,224	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,382	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	480	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,354	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	297	362.00/cwt	362.00–362.00	1,075	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,261	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,343	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	458	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,511	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	700–750	727	224.28/cwt	219.00–229.00	1,631	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,535	125.24/cwt	125.00–130.00	1,922	82
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,600	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	2,160	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,163	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,570	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	904	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	583	241.94/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,411	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	382	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,261	5

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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