Name: Tulia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-10-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer and heifer calves were mostly steady. Yearlings not tested. Demand was moderate to good. The area remains dry with high winds this week, chance of moisture heading into the weekend. Slaughter cows were steady to 5.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $270.09/cwt on 77 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −195.67 against this barn's trailing median of $465.76.

Average price

$270.09

77 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,487

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$84

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

$15.38/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.44

vs TX average

−30.60 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	551	272.69	1,501	64
Medium and Large 1-2	551	257.31	1,417	13thin

One grade step is worth $15.38/cwt here — about $84 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale77 hd

270.09

—

TX average5 barns · 576 hd

260.66

+9.44

National average185 barns · 40,108 hd

300.69

−30.60

This barn, trailing median29 sales

465.76

−195.67

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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,800	110.00	1,980	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,237	105.68	1,307	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	903	79.61	719	38

Every lot, as filed

52 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	449	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	1,396	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	955	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	2,053	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	618	218.40/cwt	212.00–222.00	1,350	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	487	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,144	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	461	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,268	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	500–550	502	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,135	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	678	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,526	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	250.56/cwt	243.00–254.00	1,438	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	657	236.95/cwt	234.00–238.50	1,557	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	750–800	751	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,750	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	491	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,173	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	704	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,690	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	700–750	743	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,753	89
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	634	240.15/cwt	235.00–241.00	1,523	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	534	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,287	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	700–750	707	209.32/cwt	205.00–210.00	1,480	99
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	450–500	459	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,042	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	550–600	567	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,395	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	600–650	616	218.49/cwt	207.00–221.00	1,346	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	650–700	666	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,499	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,240	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,240	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,236	106.63/cwt	105.00–110.00	1,318	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,090	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,090	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,063	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,116	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	872	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	654	32
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,800	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,980	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	386	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,042	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	538	233.95/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,259	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	706	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,412	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	494	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,319	5
Heifers	Medium 2	300–350	324	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	573	14
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	400–450	438	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	600	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	261.90/cwt	259.00–267.00	1,234	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	276.24/cwt	270.00–279.00	1,561	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	544	266.80/cwt	265.00–272.00	1,451	35
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,221	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	537	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,434	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	667	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,467	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	437	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,141	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	259.26/cwt	258.00–261.00	1,351	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	695	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,390	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	535	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,477	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	700–750	727	246.60/cwt	245.00–248.00	1,793	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	800–850	814	223.46/cwt	218.50–229.00	1,819	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	657	203.63/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,338	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	604	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,389	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	669	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,673	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	289.94/cwt	285.00–291.00	1,354	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	538	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	1,566	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	924	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	2,024	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	349	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	949	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	345	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	956	2

How this sale compares

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