Name: Tulia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-12-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer and heifer calves were 4.00 to 12.00 higher. Yearlings were not well tested last week. Demand was good to end the year. Slaughter cows were steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $303.64/cwt on 101 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −162.12 against this barn's trailing median of $465.76.

Average price

$303.64

101 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,653

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$434

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

$57.63/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.26

vs TX average

−22.99 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	552	307.63	1,699	79
Medium and Large 1-2	519	304.04	1,578	16thin
Medium and Large 2	506	250.00	1,265	6thin

One grade step is worth $57.63/cwt here — about $434 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 sale101 hd

303.64

—

TX average5 barns · 473 hd

297.38

+6.26

National average173 barns · 17,754 hd

326.63

−22.99

This barn, trailing median29 sales

465.76

−162.12

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	—	Average	1,463	131.67	1,927	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,299	105.58	1,371	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,575	105.00	1,654	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,139	103.33	1,177	3thin

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)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,300	$1,800	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,150	$2,000	1thin

Every lot, as filed

56 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
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,260	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,575	1
Bulls	—	—	1,565	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	2,113	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,299	105.58/cwt	105.00–108.00	1,371	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,575	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,654	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,158	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,216	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,100	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,100	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,025	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,886	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	460	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	1,596	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	619	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,486	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	879	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	2,083	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	933	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,661	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	486	280.70/cwt	277.00–282.00	1,364	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	371	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	1,306	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	667	242.84/cwt	239.00–244.00	1,620	128
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	786	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,769	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	638	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,652	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	745	241.87/cwt	241.00–250.00	1,802	121
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	528	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,452	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	454	305.88/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,389	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	244.50/cwt	244.50–244.50	1,479	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	787	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,928	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	648	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,536	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	682	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,528	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	441	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,544	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	782	252.44/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,974	56
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	343	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,303	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	519	304.04/cwt	297.00–310.00	1,578	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	506	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,402	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	559	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,353	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	436	297.29/cwt	295.00–299.00	1,296	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	506	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,265	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	354	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	963	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	483	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,352	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	750–800	758	261.50/cwt	261.50–261.50	1,982	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	718	247.24/cwt	246.00–252.00	1,775	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	296.73/cwt	289.00–299.50	1,522	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	621	237.43/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,474	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	513	306.45/cwt	305.00–307.00	1,572	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	801	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	2,067	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	346.68/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,768	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	377.38/cwt	375.00–380.00	1,611	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	551	263.64/cwt	262.00–265.00	1,453	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	623	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,620	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	411	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,233	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	286.15/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,754	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	583	297.80/cwt	289.00–312.00	1,736	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	533	257.71/cwt	252.00–265.00	1,374	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	675	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,620	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	458	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,786	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	398	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,493	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	414	322.37/cwt	312.00–330.00	1,335	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	262.96/cwt	255.00–270.00	1,775	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	800–850	818	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,857	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	800–850	824	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,730	19

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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