Name: Tulia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-01-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last sale on 12/19/24: Feeder steers and heifers were 5.00 to 15.00 higher. Demand was good. Snow fell throughout the day, but didn't deter buyer's.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $322.91/cwt on 134 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −137.48 against this barn's trailing median of $460.38.

Average price

$322.91

134 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,796

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+5.92

vs TX average

−19.17 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	556	322.91	1,796	134

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

30 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $501.67, low $372.21, median $460.38 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 sale134 hd

322.91

—

TX average4 barns · 465 hd

316.98

+5.92

National average155 barns · 22,672 hd

342.08

−19.17

This barn, trailing median30 sales

460.38

−137.48

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,100	$2,850	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,250	$2,276	2thin

Every lot, as filed

32 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 1Fleshy	750–800	794	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,667	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	731	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,828	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	544	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,659	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	327	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,046	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,490	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	781	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,828	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	698	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,745	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	2,276.00/head	2,250.00–2,300.00	2,276	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	316.40/cwt	316.00–317.00	1,826	72
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	533	295.85/cwt	285.00–304.00	1,577	108
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	457	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,280	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	494	362.00/cwt	362.00–362.00	1,788	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	834	263.50/cwt	263.50–263.50	2,198	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	643	242.78/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,561	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	786	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	2,099	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	351.68/cwt	334.00–358.00	1,442	39
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	841	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	2,052	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	686	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,715	152
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,328	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	581	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,609	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	693	273.89/cwt	272.00–275.00	1,898	189
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	728	250.18/cwt	249.50–250.50	1,821	125
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	958	241.50/cwt	241.50–241.50	2,314	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	438	387.73/cwt	372.00–414.00	1,698	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	716	261.98/cwt	260.00–266.00	1,876	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	878	244.14/cwt	243.00–247.00	2,144	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	375.58/cwt	360.00–392.00	1,769	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	271.19/cwt	263.00–279.00	1,679	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	532	330.46/cwt	315.00–340.00	1,758	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	302.89/cwt	292.00–309.00	1,884	68
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	846	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,954	24

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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