Name: Tulia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-02-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers were steady to 4.00 lower. Demand was moderate to good despite the sharp declines in the feeder cattle and live cattle index throughout the week. Slaughter cows were 4.00 to 5.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $325.30/cwt on 26 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −140.47 against this barn's trailing median of $465.76.

Average price

$325.30

26 head · 531 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,729

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+10.94

vs TX average

−17.08 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	531	325.30	1,729	26

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

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 sale26 hd

325.30

—

TX average5 barns · 551 hd

314.35

+10.94

National average187 barns · 18,766 hd

342.38

−17.08

This barn, trailing median29 sales

465.76

−140.47

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	1,533	145.50	2,230	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,650	120.00	1,980	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,186	118.26	1,403	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,049	109.41	1,147	9thin

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)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,100	$1,525	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,100	$1,471	9
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,157	$1,273	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,325	$2,450	2thin

Every lot, as filed

49 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	500–550	535	279.72/cwt	274.00–292.00	1,497	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	716	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,804	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	661	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	1,805	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	640	275.17/cwt	260.00–285.00	1,761	106
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	268.42/cwt	263.50–270.75	2,067	408
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	818	241.13/cwt	240.00–243.00	1,972	87
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	638	248.53/cwt	243.00–250.00	1,586	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	700–750	723	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,699	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,620	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	401	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,323	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	600–650	646	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,602	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,471.21/head	1,300.00–1,700.00	1,471	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	598	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,615	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	584	270.26/cwt	264.00–274.00	1,578	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	519	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,557	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	700–750	737	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,798	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,400	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,650	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,980	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,186	118.26/cwt	115.00–120.00	1,403	5
Bulls	—	—	1,545	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	2,163	1
Bulls	—	—	1,520	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	2,295	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,037	105.83/cwt	105.00–110.00	1,097	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,072	116.56/cwt	115.00–120.00	1,250	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	396	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	1,275	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	574	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,521	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	711	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,706	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,157	1,273.20/head	1,100.00–1,400.00	1,273	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	934	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	2,158	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	325.21/cwt	322.00–330.00	1,711	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	612	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,591	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	499	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,557	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	281.89/cwt	279.00–285.00	1,624	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	1,844	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	659	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,582	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	392.95/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,485	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	326.44/cwt	321.00–330.00	1,707	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	484	342.81/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,659	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	911	246.33/cwt	245.00–247.00	2,244	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	689	247.53/cwt	247.50–248.00	1,705	76
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	295	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,165	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	768	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,882	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	369	352.07/cwt	342.00–370.00	1,299	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	847	260.50/cwt	260.50–260.50	2,206	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,619	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	706	265.21/cwt	265.00–266.00	1,872	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	606	296.00/cwt	294.00–305.00	1,794	98
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	295.91/cwt	277.00–321.00	1,409	46

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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