Name: Tulia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-12-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Steer and heifer calves were 15.00 to 30.00 higher. Yearlings not well tested last week. Demand was good after sales were closed for the holiday week.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $321.22/cwt on 106 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −144.54 against this barn's trailing median of $465.76.

Average price

$321.22

106 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,747

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$83

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

$39.72/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+18.58

vs TX average

−4.15 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	535	329.09	1,761	85
Medium and Large 1-2	580	289.37	1,678	21

One grade step is worth $39.72/cwt here — about $83 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 sale106 hd

321.22

—

TX average5 barns · 679 hd

302.64

+18.58

National average187 barns · 33,494 hd

325.37

−4.15

This barn, trailing median29 sales

465.76

−144.54

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	—	Low	1,280	125.00	1,600	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,306	106.05	1,385	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,575	105.32	1,659	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,190	103.61	1,233	7thin

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)	1,780	$2,100	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,433	$2,000	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,480	$1,889	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,197	$1,832	6
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	795	$1,800	13
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,825	$3,000	1thin

Every lot, as filed

54 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 1Unweaned	600–650	621	252.16/cwt	240.00–262.00	1,566	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	431	321.53/cwt	307.00–337.00	1,386	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	273.74/cwt	268.00–282.00	1,985	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	299.98/cwt	287.00–316.00	1,713	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	326	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,223	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	637	283.82/cwt	264.00–286.00	1,808	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	700–750	717	253.81/cwt	252.00–259.00	1,820	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	750–800	755	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,661	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	627	310.92/cwt	295.00–317.00	1,949	34
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,825	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,433	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,480	1,888.94/head	1,750.00–2,000.00	1,889	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,780	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	396	349.00/cwt	349.00–349.00	1,382	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	804	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,865	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	780	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,498	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	384	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,306	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	294	401.00/cwt	401.00–401.00	1,179	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	580	289.37/cwt	282.00–295.00	1,678	21
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,197	1,831.67/head	1,725.00–1,900.00	1,832	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,197	102.54/cwt	100.00–105.00	1,227	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,690	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,859	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,566	104.96/cwt	100.00–107.00	1,644	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,370	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,370	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,301	106.52/cwt	105.00–110.00	1,386	13
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,280	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,600	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	624	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,810	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	472	290.23/cwt	275.00–305.00	1,370	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	548	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	1,628	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	650–700	652	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,617	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	600–650	624	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,541	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,150	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,265	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	684	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,703	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	742	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,759	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	850–900	877	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,886	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	800–850	803	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,686	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	750–800	778	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,634	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	767	235.11/cwt	231.00–240.00	1,803	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	632	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,732	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	380.49/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,579	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	283	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,189	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	698	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,864	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	332.49/cwt	316.00–345.00	1,746	64
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,621	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	681	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,920	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	457	324.83/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,484	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	318.72/cwt	305.00–331.00	1,804	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,603	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,685	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	758	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,903	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	297	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,084	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	275.13/cwt	268.00–283.00	1,720	79
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	306.52/cwt	297.00–317.00	1,572	58

How this sale compares

Texas weighted averages

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