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

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer and heifer calves were 5.00 to 15.00 lower, after large gains last week. Demand was moderate to good. Slaughter cows were steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $263.06/cwt on 190 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −149.92 against this barn's trailing median of $412.98.

Average price

$263.06

190 head · 567 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,493

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$83

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

$10.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.27

vs TX average

−17.24 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	523	269.00	1,407	6thin
Medium and Large 1	572	263.04	1,503	176
Medium and Large 2	511	259.00	1,323	8thin

One grade step is worth $10.00/cwt here — about $83 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

30 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $460.86, low $328.30, median $412.98 across 30 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 sale190 hd

263.06

—

TX average5 barns · 723 hd

266.33

−3.27

National average188 barns · 25,726 hd

280.30

−17.24

This barn, trailing median30 sales

412.98

−149.92

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	2,090	110.00	2,299	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,633	107.95	1,763	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,250	106.17	1,327	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,161	103.04	1,197	5thin

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,000	$1,850	1thin

Every lot, as filed

59 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 2	450–500	469	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	1,351	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	538	275.57/cwt	264.00–290.00	1,483	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	800–850	810	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,701	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	431	309.58/cwt	307.00–310.00	1,334	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	383	337.66/cwt	335.00–347.00	1,293	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	362.00/cwt	362.00–362.00	1,542	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	486	343.11/cwt	335.00–370.00	1,668	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	674	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,833	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	400–450	437	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,508	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	556	292.97/cwt	282.00–297.00	1,629	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	700–750	702	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,748	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	661	238.90/cwt	237.00–240.00	1,579	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,568	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	618	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,700	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,589	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	616	243.17/cwt	242.00–244.00	1,498	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	682	214.81/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,465	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	718	245.14/cwt	239.00–247.00	1,760	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	582	259.11/cwt	240.00–272.00	1,508	134
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	936	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	2,181	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	1,503	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	991	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,556	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	459	308.57/cwt	280.00–313.00	1,416	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	858	246.50/cwt	246.50–246.50	2,115	91
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	410	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,251	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	398	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,433	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	600–650	604	224.77/cwt	223.00–229.00	1,358	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	618	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,489	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	523	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,407	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	477	258.27/cwt	252.00–267.00	1,232	36
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	238.92/cwt	237.00–240.00	1,481	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	851	245.50/cwt	245.50–245.50	2,089	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	556	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,473	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,110	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,221	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,174	101.30/cwt	100.00–105.00	1,189	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,608	112.37/cwt	110.00–115.00	1,807	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,650	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,733	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,270	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,207	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,301	111.35/cwt	110.00–115.00	1,449	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	768	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,766	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	563	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,464	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,020	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	511	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,323	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,228	105.22/cwt	105.00–107.00	1,292	10
Bulls	—	—	2,090	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	2,299	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	644	252.03/cwt	251.00–257.00	1,623	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	700–750	740	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,554	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	750–800	754	244.00/cwt	238.00–246.00	1,840	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	750–800	785	215.66/cwt	215.00–217.00	1,693	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	678	251.47/cwt	249.50–260.00	1,705	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	608	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,715	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	280.76/cwt	280.00–281.00	1,603	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	750–800	756	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,739	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	643	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,633	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	543	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,656	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	293	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,069	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	768	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,728	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	362	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,249	3

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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