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Tulia Livestock Auction

Name: Tulia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-04-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-25

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Tulia, Texas · Thu, Apr 25

● Final50 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1954

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Feeder Cattle receipts

1,627 head

▼ 146 vs last sale 1,773▼ 26 vs year ago 1,653 · −1.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

25 head

▼ 15 vs last sale 40▼ 29 vs year ago 54 · −53.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

5 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 3▼ 6 vs year ago 11 · −54.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold 2.00 to 7.00 higher. Trade was fairly active on very good demand. Slaughter cows were 3.00 to 8.00 lower.

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 $280.00/cwt on 10 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −158.61 against this barn's trailing median of $438.61.

Average price

$280.00

10 head · 557 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,558

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$136

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

$40.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.95

vs TX average

−29.55 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	541	300.00	1,623	5thin
Medium and Large 1-2	572	260.00	1,487	5thin

One grade step is worth $40.00/cwt here — about $136 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale10 hd

280.00

—

TX average5 barns · 131 hd

278.05

+1.95

National average173 barns · 10,802 hd

309.55

−29.55

This barn, trailing median32 sales

438.61

−158.61

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
Bulls	—	High	1,660	132.50	2,200	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,103	118.33	1,306	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,250	117.51	1,469	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,421	115.00	1,634	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,100	$1,800	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,175	$1,698	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,225	$2,250	2thin

Every lot

50 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	306	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,255	6
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	360	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,494	29
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	541	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,623	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	572	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,487	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	632	275.89/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,744	35
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	646	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,744	9
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	654	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,622	20
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	658	264.48/cwt	258.00–266.00	1,740	85
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	721	260.43/cwt	248.00–262.00	1,878	242
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	725	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,733	6
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	750	243.48/cwt	243.00–244.00	1,826	21
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Fancy	805	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,956	75
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	806	233.50/cwt	233.50–233.50	1,882	24
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	814	238.78/cwt	234.00–240.00	1,944	184
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	909	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	2,009	47
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	967	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,982	50
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,023	194.50/cwt	194.50–194.50	1,990	11
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	385	315.77/cwt	315.00–317.00	1,216	10
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	412	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,195	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	512	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,352	13
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	518	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,388	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	562	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,472	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	253.98/cwt	252.50–256.00	1,587	42
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	647	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,488	9
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	664	236.48/cwt	236.00–238.00	1,570	47
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	681	214.07/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,458	19
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	685	226.59/cwt	226.00–228.00	1,552	13
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	742	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,632	12
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	767	221.46/cwt	215.00–223.00	1,699	36
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	791	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,598	16
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	821	211.62/cwt	208.00–215.00	1,737	40
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	866	207.80/cwt	207.00–208.00	1,800	177
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	400	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,560	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	421	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,326	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	461	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,567	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	555	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	1,787	7
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	672	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,472	5
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	771	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,696	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,515	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,894	1
Bulls	—	—	1,805	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	2,527	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,015	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,117	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,090	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,308	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,205	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,506	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,210	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,513	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,210	112.76/cwt	110.00–115.00	1,364	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,280	118.01/cwt	117.00–120.00	1,511	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,421	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,634	9
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,225	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,175	1,697.87/head	1,600.00–1,800.00	1,698	2

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 Apr 25, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,627Last week 1,773Year ago 1,653

Slaughter CattleReceipts 25Last week 40Year ago 54

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 3Year ago 11

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold 2.00 to 7.00 higher. Trade was fairly active on very good demand. Slaughter cows were 3.00 to 8.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	306	410.00	410.00
29	350–400	360	415.00	415.00
5	500–550	541	300.00	300.00
35	600–650	632	270.00–290.00	275.89
85	650–700	658	258.00–266.00	264.48
242	700–750	721	248.00–262.00	260.43
21	750–800	750	243.00–244.00	243.48
184	800–850	814	234.00–240.00	238.78
47	900–950	909	221.00	221.00
50	950–1000	967	205.00	205.00
11	1000–1050	1,023	194.50	194.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	600–650	646	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	550–600	572	260.00	260.00
20	650–700	654	248.00	248.00
6	700–750	725	239.00	239.00
24	800–850	806	233.50	233.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
75	800–850	805	243.00	243.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	350–400	385	315.00–317.00	315.77
5	500–550	518	268.00	268.00
42	600–650	625	252.50–256.00	253.98
47	650–700	664	236.00–238.00	236.48
12	700–750	742	220.00	220.00
36	750–800	767	215.00–223.00	221.46
40	800–850	821	208.00–215.00	211.62
177	850–900	866	207.00–208.00	207.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	412	290.00	290.00
13	500–550	512	264.00	264.00
5	550–600	562	262.00	262.00
19	650–700	681	210.00–220.00	214.07
16	750–800	791	202.00	202.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	600–650	647	230.00	230.00
13	650–700	685	226.00–228.00	226.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	421	315.00	315.00
5	650–700	672	219.00	219.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	400	390.00	390.00
4	450–500	461	340.00	340.00
7	550–600	555	322.00	322.00
4	750–800	771	220.00	220.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,225	2,250.00	2,250.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,100	1,800.00	1,800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,175	1,600.00–1,800.00	1,697.87

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,210	125.00	125.00
4	—	1,280	117.00–120.00	118.01
2	—	1,210	110.00–115.00	112.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,015	110.00	110.00
1	—	1,205	125.00	125.00
1	—	1,090	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,421	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,805	140.00	140.00
1	—	1,515	125.00	125.00

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.