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Tulia Livestock Auction

Name: Tulia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-02-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-02-01

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Tulia, Texas · Thu, Feb 1

● Final45 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1954

← Jan 25Feb 1Feb 8 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,596 head

▲ 816 vs last sale 780▲ 631 vs year ago 965 · +65.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

25 head

▲ 10 vs last sale 15▲ 17 vs year ago 8 · +212.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers an heifers sold 4.00 to 10.00 higher. Trade activity was moderate on good demand for all classes. Warmer temperatures after last week's showers, and CME cattle futures have climbed throughout the week.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $251.21/cwt on 564 head.

Average price

$251.21

564 head · 719 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,806

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$157

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

$27.62/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.86

vs TX average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	719	251.85	1,810	551
Medium and Large 1-2	737	224.23	1,652	13thin

One grade step is worth $27.62/cwt here — about $157 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale564 hd

251.21

—

TX average4 barns · 3,177 hd

260.07

−8.86

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	1,310	111.00	1,454	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,263	100.00	1,263	23

Every lot

45 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	413	359.47/cwt	350.00–377.00	1,485	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	459	343.00/cwt	343.00–343.00	1,574	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	522	308.20/cwt	295.00–316.00	1,609	70
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	530	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,352	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	582	281.91/cwt	272.00–285.00	1,641	36
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	618	268.56/cwt	268.00–270.00	1,660	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	629	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,510	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	669	248.37/cwt	247.00–250.00	1,662	31
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	687	238.25/cwt	236.00–242.00	1,637	45
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	714	228.12/cwt	226.00–232.00	1,629	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	723	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,771	53
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	750	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,800	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	799	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,718	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	817	234.28/cwt	232.00–235.50	1,914	86
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	872	221.09/cwt	217.00–224.00	1,928	86
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	906	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,993	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,048	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,897	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,051	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,892	8
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	331	334.12/cwt	322.00–355.00	1,106	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	373	349.79/cwt	337.00–355.00	1,305	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	430	300.71/cwt	292.00–317.00	1,293	36
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	460	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,104	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	474	277.12/cwt	263.00–308.00	1,314	46
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	517	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,137	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	523	249.15/cwt	243.00–256.00	1,303	72
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	578	241.50/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,396	32
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	622	221.37/cwt	217.00–224.00	1,377	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	623	236.34/cwt	231.00–242.00	1,472	47
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	673	211.14/cwt	210.00–212.00	1,421	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	674	221.49/cwt	221.00–223.00	1,493	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	680	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,251	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	691	231.24/cwt	226.00–234.00	1,598	63
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Full	731	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,462	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	742	226.85/cwt	225.50–229.00	1,683	81
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	750	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,650	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	813	213.50/cwt	213.50–213.50	1,736	9
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	392	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	1,321	16
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	416	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,373	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	499	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,447	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	690	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,497	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	726	197.50/cwt	185.00–209.00	1,434	17
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	784	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,490	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	853	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,570	14
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,310	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,454	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows1 lot · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,263	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,263	23

This sale against other markets

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.

Texas feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Tulia Livestock Auction - Tulia, TX

Thu Feb 1, 2024

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Amarillo, TX (LS-AM)

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,596Last week 780Year ago 965

Slaughter CattleReceipts 25Last week 15Year ago 8

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	499	290.00	290.00
5	—	416	330.00	330.00
6	—	784	190.00	190.00
17	—	726	185.00–209.00	197.50
16	—	392	337.00	337.00
14	—	853	184.00	184.00
8	—	690	217.00	217.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	674	221.00–223.00	221.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	673	210.00–212.00	211.14
22	—	622	217.00–224.00	221.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	373	337.00–355.00	349.79
32	—	578	235.00–245.00	241.50
72	—	523	243.00–256.00	249.15
81	—	742	225.50–229.00	226.85
36	—	430	292.00–317.00	300.71
63	—	691	226.00–234.00	231.24
10	—	331	322.00–355.00	334.12
47	—	623	231.00–242.00	236.34
46	—	474	263.00–308.00	277.12
9	—	813	213.50	213.50
16	—	750	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	680	184.00	184.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	460	240.00	240.00
11	—	517	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	731	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
53	—	723	245.00	245.00
16	—	906	220.00	220.00
36	—	582	272.00–285.00	281.91
70	—	522	295.00–316.00	308.20
86	—	817	232.00–235.50	234.28
18	—	459	343.00	343.00
12	—	413	350.00–377.00	359.47
31	—	669	247.00–250.00	248.37
21	—	618	268.00–270.00	268.56
20	—	750	240.00	240.00
14	—	1,048	181.00	181.00
86	—	872	217.00–224.00	221.09
8	—	1,051	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	687	236.00–242.00	238.25
6	—	629	240.00	240.00
29	—	714	226.00–232.00	228.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	530	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	799	215.00	215.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,310	111.00	111.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,263	100.00	100.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.