Name: Tulia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-09-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers were unevenly steady on limited comparable sales. Demand was moderate to good with big emphasis on weaned vs unweaned.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $228.71/cwt on 220 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −184.27 against this barn's trailing median of $412.98.

Average price

$228.71

220 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,235

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$289

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

$58.54/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.73

vs TX average

−8.30 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	553	243.54	1,347	84
Medium and Large 1	529	221.99	1,174	127
Medium 1-2	572	185.00	1,058	9thin

One grade step is worth $58.54/cwt here — about $289 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 sale220 hd

228.71

—

TX average5 barns · 693 hd

234.43

−5.73

National average181 barns · 11,482 hd

237.01

−8.30

This barn, trailing median30 sales

412.98

−184.27

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	1,919	132.50	2,542	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,240	123.16	1,527	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,477	122.19	1,805	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,105	118.89	1,314	17

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)	1,288	$1,856	4thin

Every lot, as filed

49 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	800–850	804	223.50/cwt	223.50–223.50	1,797	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	623	235.48/cwt	234.00–236.00	1,467	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	663	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,333	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	700–750	715	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,359	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	750–800	778	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,789	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	600–650	611	236.24/cwt	234.00–238.00	1,443	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	650–700	653	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,371	8
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,033	170.25/cwt	160.00–186.00	1,759	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	750–800	760	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,398	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	700–750	709	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,602	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	397	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,032	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	438	273.60/cwt	260.00–300.00	1,198	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	589	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,290	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	566	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,438	59
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	741	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,371	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	986	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	2,011	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	393	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,124	13
Heifers	Small and Medium 1	450–500	469	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,079	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,438	123.03/cwt	121.00–125.00	1,769	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,240	123.16/cwt	120.00–125.00	1,527	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,114	118.30/cwt	115.00–120.00	1,318	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,060	109.67/cwt	109.00–110.00	1,163	3
Bulls	—	—	1,873	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	2,435	3
Bulls	—	—	2,055	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	2,877	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	700–750	704	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,478	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	506	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,442	15
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,288	1,856.31/head	1,800.00–1,975.00	1,856	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	691	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,313	10
Heifers	Medium 1-2Fleshy	550–600	572	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,058	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,116	123.42/cwt	122.50–125.00	1,377	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,790	115.50/cwt	115.50–115.50	2,067	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	740	236.25/cwt	236.25–236.25	1,748	95
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	688	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,472	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	721	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,406	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	701	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,500	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	447	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,068	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	523	218.85/cwt	218.50–220.00	1,145	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	750–800	772	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,621	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	379	287.57/cwt	285.00–292.00	1,090	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	416	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	1,285	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,186	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	700–750	717	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,570	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	452	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,112	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	224.25/cwt	215.00–230.00	1,159	90
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	509	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,323	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	833	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,958	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	792	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,885	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	557	216.50/cwt	216.50–216.50	1,206	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,468	32

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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