Name: Tulia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-02-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Demand was good. Bred cows off one ranch in the offering. Slaughter cows and bulls were steady to 5.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $328.43/cwt on 76 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −137.33 against this barn's trailing median of $465.76.

Average price

$328.43

76 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,803

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+8.28

vs TX average

−10.24 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	549	328.43	1,803	76

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 sale76 hd

328.43

—

TX average5 barns · 315 hd

320.15

+8.28

National average155 barns · 9,244 hd

338.67

−10.24

This barn, trailing median29 sales

465.76

−137.33

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	2,003	145.00	2,904	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,345	125.00	1,681	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,442	125.00	1,803	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,130	117.00	1,322	1thin

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)	1,398	$3,239	72
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,463	$2,189	2thin
Bulls	N/A	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,908	$2,900	2thin

Every lot, as filed

35 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	—	—	1,760	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	2,464	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,345	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,681	4
Bulls	—	—	2,245	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	3,368	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,442	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,803	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,130	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,322	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	700–750	714	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	2,013	71
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	431	372.00/cwt	372.00–372.00	1,603	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	678	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,620	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	750–800	782	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,955	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	718	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,838	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,463	2,188.97/head	1,900.00–2,475.00	2,189	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	276.74/cwt	262.00–278.00	1,716	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	659	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,707	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	582	287.15/cwt	277.00–297.00	1,671	92
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	729	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	2,012	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	252	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,033	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	358	372.29/cwt	360.00–377.00	1,333	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	681	281.98/cwt	277.00–285.00	1,920	143
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	532	340.09/cwt	337.00–342.00	1,809	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	300	437.00/cwt	437.00–437.00	1,311	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	584	304.64/cwt	295.00–317.00	1,779	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	432	339.22/cwt	330.00–347.00	1,465	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	809	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	2,111	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	744	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,934	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	900–950	939	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,207	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	330.93/cwt	330.00–332.00	1,559	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	395	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,639	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	648	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,847	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,023	217.83/cwt	216.00–220.00	2,228	15
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,398	3,239.25/head	3,000.00–3,400.00	3,239	72
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,908	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	589	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,679	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	498	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,554	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	465	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,358	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	900–950	905	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,973	31

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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