Name: Tulia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-08-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer and heifer calves sold 2.00 to 12.00 lower. Yearling steers steady on a limited test. Demand was light to moderate. Triple digit heat throughout the week made the market tough on calves not long weaned.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $257.02/cwt on 71 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −208.75 against this barn's trailing median of $465.76.

Average price

$257.02

71 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,404

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$334

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

$54.27/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.49

vs TX average

−13.48 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	543	269.27	1,463	32
Medium and Large 1-2	551	249.63	1,375	36
Medium and Large 2	525	215.00	1,129	3thin

One grade step is worth $54.27/cwt here — about $334 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale71 hd

257.02

—

TX average5 barns · 315 hd

256.53

+0.49

National average163 barns · 7,520 hd

270.50

−13.48

This barn, trailing median29 sales

465.76

−208.75

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	—	Low	1,537	148.88	2,289	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,300	139.34	1,811	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,590	132.25	2,103	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,078	123.75	1,333	2thin

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	Young (2-4 yrs)	900	$1,700	1thin

Every lot, as filed

54 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	400–450	443	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,125	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	688	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,445	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	673	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,575	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	924	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,894	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	552	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,303	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	550–600	591	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,300	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	643	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,344	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	750–800	775	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,608	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	650–700	650	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,209	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	377	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	980	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	460	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,426	126
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	672	236.18/cwt	234.00–237.00	1,587	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	359	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,203	47
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	668	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,349	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	563	242.93/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,368	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	216	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	799	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	600–650	605	222.38/cwt	210.00–224.00	1,345	37
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	535	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,204	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	308	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,201	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	430	274.93/cwt	266.00–289.00	1,182	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,000	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,375	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,620	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	2,179	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,560	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	2,028	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,300	139.34/cwt	139.00–140.00	1,811	3
Bulls	—	—	1,438	146.84/cwt	145.00–150.00	2,112	3
Bulls	—	—	1,835	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	2,844	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	388	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	892	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,129	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	536	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,383	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	650–700	668	206.51/cwt	205.00–209.00	1,379	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	650–700	662	226.79/cwt	225.00–229.00	1,501	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,155	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,271	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	246.61/cwt	245.00–248.00	1,275	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	750–800	751	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,727	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	649	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,512	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,353	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	728	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,456	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	419	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,031	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	711	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,742	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	550	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,436	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	409	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,145	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,092	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	804	240.20/cwt	236.00–241.00	1,931	112
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	411	323.31/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,329	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	386	266.52/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,029	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	632	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,428	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	348	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,218	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,510	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	542	270.80/cwt	266.00–279.00	1,468	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	461	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,360	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	600–650	621	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,242	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	481	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,183	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	564	236.43/cwt	230.00–237.00	1,333	25

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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