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Tulia Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Tulia, Texas · Thu, Oct 1
● Final25 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1954
← Sep 24Oct 1latest
Feeder Cattle receipts
452 head
▼ 501 vs last sale 953▼ 477 vs year ago 929 · −51.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
5 head
▼ 35 vs last sale 40▲ 5 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
1 head
▼ 139 vs last sale 140▲ 1 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer and heifer calves sold steady to 5.00 higher on limited comparable sales. Yearlings not tested. Demand was moderate to good. Parts of the panhandle had flooding from remnants of Hurricane Polo that swept across Tuesday night. Slaughter cows were steady to 3.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $427.27/cwt on 54 head, up $26.58 from the prior sale. That ranks 10 of 32 comparable sales and sits −21.90 against this barn's trailing median of $449.17.
Average price
$427.27
▲ 26.58 vs prior sale
54 head · 520 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,221
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
+50.25
vs TX average
+12.29 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1520427.272,22154
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

32 sales
516453391329median 449.1702/0504/0206/0408/1310/01
Steers 500–600 lb: high $501.67, low $343.16, median $449.17 across 32 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 sale54 hd
427.27
—
TX average5 barns · 326 hd
377.03
+50.25
National average179 barns · 17,467 hd
414.98
+12.29
This barn, trailing median32 sales
449.17
−21.90
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,085131.001,4211thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,178126.251,4872thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,380125.001,7251thin

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,100$2,5001thin

Every lot, as filed

25 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550533315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,6792
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450404447.00/cwt447.00–447.001,80610
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,1002,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750718336.00/cwt336.00–336.002,41210
SteersMedium and Large 1850–900866310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,68512
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450428505.00/cwt505.00–505.002,16119
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,380125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,7251
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550517430.17/cwt419.00–435.002,22451
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350310450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,3952
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600559337.00/cwt337.00–337.001,8844
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,225127.50/cwt127.50–127.501,5621
CowsLean 85-90%—1,085131.00/cwt131.00–131.001,4211
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,130125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,4131
SteersMedium and Large 1Unweaned700–750708325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,3013
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400387460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,78016
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650617328.07/cwt315.00–334.002,02416
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2650–700683307.00/cwt307.00–307.002,0976
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2350–400389405.56/cwt405.00–410.001,57836
SteersMedium and Large 1-2400–450424438.00/cwt438.00–438.001,85735
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550513376.29/cwt355.00–380.001,93049
SteersMedium and Large 1Unweaned750–800760312.00/cwt312.00–312.002,3713
SteersMedium and Large 1Unweaned600–650634339.00/cwt339.00–339.002,1498
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600568378.00/cwt378.00–378.002,1473
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650609385.00/cwt385.00–385.002,3459
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400386479.33/cwt455.00–490.001,85010

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.