Name: Tulia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-09-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Yearling steers and heifers were steady on limited comparable sales. Unweaned bawling calves were 2.00 to 7.00 lower. Trade was moderate.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $261.39/cwt on 46 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −204.37 against this barn's trailing median of $465.76.

Average price

$261.39

46 head · 535 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,399

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+15.44

vs TX average

−6.81 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	535	261.39	1,399	46

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 sale46 hd

261.39

—

TX average5 barns · 416 hd

245.95

+15.44

National average178 barns · 13,815 hd

268.20

−6.81

This barn, trailing median29 sales

465.76

−204.37

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot, as filed

36 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	500–550	510	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,270	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	492	254.70/cwt	249.00–269.00	1,253	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	648	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,432	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	480	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,248	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	611	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,503	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	573	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,318	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	710	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,633	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	390	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,151	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	470	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,133	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	433	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,221	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,512	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,277	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	482	251.65/cwt	243.00–269.00	1,213	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	750–800	774	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,471	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	650–700	652	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,454	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	948	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,754	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	600–650	604	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,268	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	248	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	905	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	264	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	898	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	873	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,964	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	630	241.46/cwt	240.00–244.00	1,521	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	700–750	726	211.07/cwt	211.00–212.00	1,532	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	682	229.05/cwt	225.50–230.50	1,562	71
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	890	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	450	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,305	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	529	263.52/cwt	261.00–265.00	1,394	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	620	210.94/cwt	210.00–212.00	1,308	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	686	199.45/cwt	199.00–204.00	1,368	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	761	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,903	205
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	241.99/cwt	237.50–246.00	1,249	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	606	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,545	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	551	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,411	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	558	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,306	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	359	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	1,073	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	403	275.13/cwt	260.00–278.00	1,109	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	447	309.29/cwt	307.00–322.00	1,383	26

How this sale compares

Texas weighted averages

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