Name: Tulia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-11-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-11-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week's light test: Feeder steers and heifers sold with a higher undertone on limited comparable sales. Demand was good. Slaughter cows and bulls were steady to firm.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $290.34/cwt on 135 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −175.42 against this barn's trailing median of $465.76.

Average price

$290.34

135 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,579

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$349

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

$74.74/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+18.47

vs TX average

−15.10 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	541	303.74	1,645	88
Medium and Large 1-2	534	294.54	1,574	26
Medium and Large 2	566	229.00	1,296	21

One grade step is worth $74.74/cwt here — about $349 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 sale135 hd

290.34

—

TX average5 barns · 648 hd

271.88

+18.47

National average190 barns · 31,255 hd

305.44

−15.10

This barn, trailing median29 sales

465.76

−175.42

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	1,745	133.08	2,323	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,311	109.88	1,441	29
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,589	105.99	1,685	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,053	98.00	1,031	2thin

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)	1,000	$1,625	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,045	$1,603	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	960	$1,453	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,067	$1,908	3thin

Every lot, as filed

58 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	350–400	363	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	1,104	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	1,603.35/head	1,500.00–1,700.00	1,603	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	1,453.13/head	1,400.00–1,500.00	1,453	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	663	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,585	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	666	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,432	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	257.67/cwt	249.00–266.00	1,461	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	700–750	735	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,544	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	606	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,454	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	366	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,199	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	640	253.38/cwt	251.00–258.00	1,622	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	804	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,753	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	650–700	695	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,592	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	600–650	635	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,441	33
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	534	239.45/cwt	235.00–243.00	1,279	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	493	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,257	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,067	1,908.20/head	1,900.00–1,925.00	1,908	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,409	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	525	257.95/cwt	241.00–265.00	1,354	36
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	716	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,346	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	529	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,592	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	449	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,109	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	699	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,433	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,567	106.85/cwt	105.00–111.00	1,674	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,245	114.48/cwt	112.00–115.75	1,425	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,322	109.14/cwt	105.00–111.00	1,443	25
Bulls	—	—	1,680	140.53/cwt	140.00–141.00	2,361	2
Bulls	—	—	1,788	131.37/cwt	130.00–135.00	2,349	4
Bulls	—	—	1,705	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	2,131	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	377	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	1,086	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	566	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,296	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	452	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	983	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,250	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,325	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	855	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	770	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,745	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,745	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	338.99/cwt	329.00–345.00	1,434	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	279.26/cwt	278.00–281.00	1,455	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	750–800	763	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,541	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	373	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,119	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	921	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,980	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	367	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	818	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	293.90/cwt	275.00–302.00	1,646	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	1,355	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	714	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,507	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	750–800	760	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,953	75
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	593	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,349	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	268.34/cwt	265.00–274.00	1,650	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	445	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,313	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	321	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	1,034	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	800–850	824	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,730	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	750–800	784	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,686	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	539	313.07/cwt	301.00–326.00	1,687	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	459	332.34/cwt	327.00–335.00	1,525	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	520	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	1,503	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	700–750	731	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,652	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	1,384	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	614	257.94/cwt	257.50–259.00	1,584	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	269.15/cwt	257.00–272.00	1,421	62

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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