Name: Tulia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-10-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer and heifer calves were steady to 4.00 higher. Yearlings not well tested last week. Demand was good. Slaughter cows and bulls were steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $262.78/cwt on 46 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −202.98 against this barn's trailing median of $465.76.

Average price

$262.78

46 head · 569 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,494

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$131

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

$38.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.17

vs TX average

−36.26 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	554	278.69	1,545	27
Medium and Large 1-2	589	240.18	1,414	19thin

One grade step is worth $38.50/cwt here — about $131 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

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

262.78

—

TX average5 barns · 536 hd

261.62

+1.17

National average191 barns · 36,605 hd

299.04

−36.26

This barn, trailing median29 sales

465.76

−202.98

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	—	High	1,709	128.09	2,189	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,533	109.50	1,678	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,260	107.11	1,349	47
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,105	105.20	1,162	11

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,155	$1,850	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,133	$1,568	3thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	919	$1,700	7

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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,127	98.34/cwt	95.00–100.00	1,108	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,229	118.02/cwt	117.00–120.00	1,450	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,625	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,885	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,475	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,549	2
Bulls	—	—	2,083	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	2,916	2
Bulls	—	—	1,545	123.43/cwt	120.00–125.00	1,907	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	618	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,421	12
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	919	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	286	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	772	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,133	1,567.65/head	1,500.00–1,600.00	1,568	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	592	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,468	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	711	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,571	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	564	282.84/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,595	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	753	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,626	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	982	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	761	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,731	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	750–800	782	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,564	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	700–750	744	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,711	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	490	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,343	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	552	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,391	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	793	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,998	132
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	985	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	2,206	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	586	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,565	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	682	239.47/cwt	236.00–245.00	1,633	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	700–750	730	228.50/cwt	228.50–228.50	1,668	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	686	220.07/cwt	213.50–225.00	1,510	74
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,516	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	872	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	2,014	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	508	289.74/cwt	287.00–292.00	1,472	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	496	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,424	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	578	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,358	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	256.68/cwt	255.00–262.00	1,348	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	800–850	826	229.21/cwt	223.00–232.00	1,893	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	650–700	652	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,304	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	700–750	701	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,577	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	535	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,445	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	527	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,302	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	478	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,329	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	650–700	684	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,389	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	500–550	529	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,196	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	700–750	712	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,623	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	550–600	585	231.50/cwt	231.50–231.50	1,354	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,537	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,691	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,255	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,468	1
Bulls	—	—	1,910	132.51/cwt	130.00–135.00	2,531	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,174	110.73/cwt	110.00–115.00	1,300	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,074	106.46/cwt	105.00–110.00	1,143	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,283	105.03/cwt	105.00–106.00	1,348	35

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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