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Tulia Livestock Auction

Name: Tulia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-03-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-14

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Tulia, Texas · Thu, Mar 14

● Final52 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1954

← Mar 7Mar 14Mar 21 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,523 head

▼ 923 vs last sale 2,446▼ 990 vs year ago 2,513 · −39.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

30 head

▲ 30 vs last sale 0▼ 5 vs year ago 35 · −14.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 3.00 higher. Trade activity and demand were moderate to good.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $273.18/cwt on 78 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −165.44 against this barn's trailing median of $438.61.

Average price

$273.18

78 head · 565 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,545

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$227

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

$25.30/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.79

vs TX average

−42.89 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	576	281.61	1,622	52
Medium and Large 1-2	544	256.31	1,395	26

One grade step is worth $25.30/cwt here — about $227 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale78 hd

273.18

—

TX average4 barns · 225 hd

281.96

−8.79

National average167 barns · 13,796 hd

316.07

−42.89

This barn, trailing median32 sales

438.61

−165.44

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

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

32 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $501.67, low $343.16, median $438.61 across 32 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,250	115.47	1,443	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,516	113.33	1,718	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,101	110.86	1,220	6thin

Every lot

52 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	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	439	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,493	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	456	362.00/cwt	362.00–362.00	1,651	11
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	541	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,385	24
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	576	281.61/cwt	267.00–289.00	1,622	52
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	585	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,521	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	640	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,562	12
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Full	647	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,559	24
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	676	259.89/cwt	258.00–263.50	1,757	40
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	687	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,711	6
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	729	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,531	9
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	737	252.30/cwt	250.50–256.50	1,859	77
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	785	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,900	15
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	819	248.50/cwt	248.50–248.50	2,035	68
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	867	237.39/cwt	235.00–240.00	2,058	148
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	891	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,969	17
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	911	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,959	7
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	944	229.50/cwt	229.50–229.50	2,166	77
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	987	214.50/cwt	214.50–214.50	2,117	21
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	302	399.00/cwt	399.00–399.00	1,205	10
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	382	343.56/cwt	337.00–365.00	1,312	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	428	301.45/cwt	297.00–310.00	1,290	9
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	428	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	1,271	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	496	286.61/cwt	282.00–295.00	1,422	14
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	521	262.71/cwt	259.00–282.00	1,369	44
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	534	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,506	14
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	542	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,339	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	563	270.08/cwt	260.00–274.00	1,521	25
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	616	244.35/cwt	244.00–247.00	1,505	67
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	627	250.11/cwt	246.00–258.00	1,568	29
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Full	642	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,489	23
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Full	699	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,440	8
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	702	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,544	53
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	731	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,535	14
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	762	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,638	33
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	784	221.81/cwt	218.75–225.00	1,739	125
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	800	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,600	9
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	819	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,712	17
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	863	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,683	14
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	976	183.50/cwt	183.50–183.50	1,791	26
Heifers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1	1,093	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	2,077	18
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	445	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	1,589	6
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	618	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,545	7
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	619	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,560	8
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	745	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,639	19
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	897	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,543	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	940	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	987	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,133	112.03/cwt	110.00–115.00	1,269	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,188	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,307	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,253	115.28/cwt	115.00–118.00	1,444	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,288	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,546	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,468	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,615	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,532	114.44/cwt	112.00–115.00	1,753	6

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 Mar 14, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,523Last week 2,446Year ago 2,513

Slaughter CattleReceipts 30Last week 0Year ago 35

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 3.00 higher. Trade activity and demand were moderate to good.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	400–450	428	297.00–310.00	301.45
44	500–550	521	259.00–282.00	262.71
67	600–650	616	244.00–247.00	244.35
14	850–900	863	195.00	195.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	302	399.00	399.00
8	350–400	382	337.00–365.00	343.56
4	400–450	428	297.00	297.00
14	450–500	496	282.00–295.00	286.61
14	500–550	534	282.00	282.00
25	550–600	563	260.00–274.00	270.08
29	600–650	627	246.00–258.00	250.11
53	700–750	702	220.00	220.00
125	750–800	784	218.75–225.00	221.81
17	800–850	819	209.00	209.00
26	950–1000	976	183.50	183.50
18	1050–1100	1,093	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
8	650–700	699	206.00	206.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
23	600–650	642	232.00	232.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	542	247.00	247.00
14	700–750	731	210.00	210.00
33	750–800	762	215.00	215.00
9	800–850	800	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
12	600–650	640	244.00	244.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	650–700	687	249.00	249.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	439	340.00	340.00
24	500–550	541	256.00	256.00
2	550–600	585	260.00	260.00
17	850–900	891	221.00	221.00
7	900–950	911	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	450–500	456	362.00	362.00
52	550–600	576	267.00–289.00	281.61
40	650–700	676	258.00–263.50	259.89
77	700–750	737	250.50–256.50	252.30
15	750–800	785	242.00	242.00
68	800–850	819	248.50	248.50
148	850–900	867	235.00–240.00	237.39
77	900–950	944	229.50	229.50
21	950–1000	987	214.50	214.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	700–750	729	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
24	600–650	647	241.00	241.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	445	357.00	357.00
8	600–650	619	252.00	252.00
19	700–750	745	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	600–650	618	250.00	250.00
6	850–900	897	172.00	172.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,188	110.00	110.00
4	—	1,288	120.00	120.00
9	—	1,253	115.00–118.00	115.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	940	105.00	105.00
5	—	1,133	110.00–115.00	112.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,468	110.00	110.00
6	—	1,532	112.00–115.00	114.44

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.