Name: Tulia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-09-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer and heifer calves were unevenly steady. Yearlings not well tested. Demand was moderate. Cooler weather swept across the area this week keeping temperatures in the 80s.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $285.00/cwt on 2 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −180.76 against this barn's trailing median of $465.76.

Average price

$285.00

2 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,539

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+27.55

vs TX average

+15.60 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	540	285.00	1,539	2thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

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 sale2 hd

285.00

—

TX average4 barns · 127 hd

257.45

+27.55

National average147 barns · 6,928 hd

269.40

+15.60

This barn, trailing median29 sales

465.76

−180.76

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	1,757	148.90	2,616	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,312	134.07	1,759	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,668	134.05	2,236	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,073	121.08	1,299	12

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)	1,100	$1,833	3thin

Every lot, as filed

40 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	—	—	1,843	147.36/cwt	145.00–150.00	2,716	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,668	134.05/cwt	132.00–136.50	2,236	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,098	128.27/cwt	125.00–131.00	1,408	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,100	117.49/cwt	115.00–120.00	1,292	2
Bulls	—	—	1,570	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	2,198	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	995	106.70/cwt	105.00–110.00	1,062	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	629	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,510	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	650–700	692	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,446	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	549	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,318	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	540	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,539	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	670	211.62/cwt	210.00–214.00	1,418	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	662	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,397	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,391	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	776	225.61/cwt	224.50–227.00	1,751	45
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,362	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,866	11
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	948	181.90/cwt	166.00–187.00	1,724	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	457	254.94/cwt	251.00–260.00	1,165	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,344	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	687	224.50/cwt	224.50–224.50	1,542	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	714	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,635	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	395	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,126	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	416	268.06/cwt	257.00–280.00	1,115	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	842	220.95/cwt	220.00–226.00	1,860	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	724	243.35/cwt	242.00–245.00	1,762	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	750–800	785	218.80/cwt	216.50–220.00	1,718	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	717	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,577	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	448	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,478	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	313	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,158	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	432	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,166	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	449	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,176	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,833.33/head	1,800.00–1,900.00	1,833	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	750–800	769	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,615	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	625	219.71/cwt	218.00–221.00	1,373	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	308.48/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,481	14
Bulls	—	—	1,678	156.44/cwt	155.00–158.00	2,625	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,175	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,528	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,329	134.58/cwt	132.50–137.00	1,789	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	650–700	688	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,548	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	468	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,039	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	447	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	1,328	21

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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