Name: Tulia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-08-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer and heifer calves were 4.00 to 12.00 higher, recouping last week's losses. Yearlings not well tested. Demand was moderate to good. A break in triple digit heat with rain in the forecast for the weekend. Slaughter cows and bulls were 5.00 to 10.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $229.64/cwt on 33 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −183.34 against this barn's trailing median of $412.98.

Average price

$229.64

33 head · 559 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,284

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$254

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

$54.29/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.19

vs TX average

−12.24 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	546	244.29	1,334	21
Medium and Large 1-2	597	218.00	1,301	6thin
Medium and Large 2	568	190.00	1,079	6thin

One grade step is worth $54.29/cwt here — about $254 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

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 sale33 hd

229.64

—

TX average5 barns · 350 hd

236.83

−7.19

National average160 barns · 7,566 hd

241.88

−12.24

This barn, trailing median30 sales

412.98

−183.34

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	2,040	150.00	3,060	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,288	118.38	1,524	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,455	117.06	1,703	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,134	106.22	1,204	52

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
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,355	$1,900	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,100	$1,700	1thin

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 1-2	300–350	303	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	839	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	600–650	649	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,428	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	600–650	631	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,521	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	550–600	597	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,301	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	589	255.76/cwt	255.00–256.00	1,506	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	456	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	1,514	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	438	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,445	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	672	218.76/cwt	218.50–219.00	1,470	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	606	219.75/cwt	218.50–223.50	1,332	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	300.31/cwt	297.00–304.00	1,559	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	434	267.58/cwt	263.00–279.00	1,161	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	535	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,338	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	558	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,328	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	639	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,566	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	700–750	733	227.57/cwt	221.00–229.00	1,668	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	700–750	711	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,486	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	490	248.74/cwt	244.00–255.00	1,219	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,502	40
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,141	105.28/cwt	105.00–110.00	1,201	48
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	647	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,553	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,030	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,288	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,050	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,208	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,198	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,318	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,325	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,656	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,297	118.95/cwt	115.00–120.00	1,543	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	370	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,036	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,186	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	621	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,397	42
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,355	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	12
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,715	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	863	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,890	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	825	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,526	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	961	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,730	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	466	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,025	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	414	316.55/cwt	314.00–318.00	1,311	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	750	224.50/cwt	224.50–224.50	1,684	38
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	405	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,337	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	686	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,365	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	542	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,322	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	652	231.88/cwt	231.50–233.00	1,512	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,079	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,481	118.87/cwt	115.00–120.00	1,760	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,450	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,813	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,374	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,511	6
Bulls	—	—	2,040	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	3,060	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	750–800	768	204.58/cwt	202.00–206.00	1,571	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	594	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,307	5

How this sale compares

Texas weighted averages

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