Name: Tulia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-09-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Stocker steer and heifer calves sold 1.00 to 5.00 higher. Yearlings were not well tested. Demand was good after last weekend's rain and cooler temperatures. Slaughter cows were 4.00 to 9.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $263.98/cwt on 45 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −201.78 against this barn's trailing median of $465.76.

Average price

$263.98

45 head · 574 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,516

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−5.07

vs TX average

−10.31 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	574	263.98	1,516	45

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 sale45 hd

263.98

—

TX average4 barns · 177 hd

269.06

−5.07

National average169 barns · 10,664 hd

274.29

−10.31

This barn, trailing median29 sales

465.76

−201.78

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	1,980	133.75	2,649	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,221	116.89	1,427	96
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,367	111.11	1,519	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,094	106.20	1,161	6thin

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	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,287	$1,500	15

Every lot, as filed

46 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	—	—	1,300	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,690	1
Bulls	—	—	2,207	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	2,979	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,363	113.41/cwt	111.50–117.00	1,546	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,373	107.65/cwt	105.00–110.00	1,478	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,220	117.14/cwt	113.00–118.00	1,429	94
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,268	105.07/cwt	100.00–110.00	1,332	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	366	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,061	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	910	209.58/cwt	205.00–210.50	1,907	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	600–650	636	236.31/cwt	227.00–239.00	1,503	18
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,287	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	595	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,285	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	836	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,672	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	534	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,549	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	485	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	1,324	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	269	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	767	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	399	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,077	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	537	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,181	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	734	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,468	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	486	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,458	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	727	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,563	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	567	225.99/cwt	220.00–238.00	1,281	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	522	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,180	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	264.50/cwt	264.50–264.50	1,381	51
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	286.07/cwt	260.00–300.00	1,325	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	676	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,386	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	655	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,493	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	750–800	760	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,672	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	796	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,489	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	366	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,226	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	521	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,230	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	640	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,280	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	750–800	761	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,712	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	326	329.89/cwt	312.00–342.00	1,075	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,189	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	403	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,008	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	761	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,415	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	646	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,344	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	700–750	702	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,460	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	361	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	1,058	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	583	258.36/cwt	258.00–260.00	1,506	37
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,115	115.94/cwt	115.00–117.00	1,293	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,083	101.33/cwt	100.00–104.00	1,097	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	600–650	602	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,264	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	856	202.60/cwt	199.00–205.00	1,734	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	641	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,429	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	413	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,033	4

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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