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Tulia Livestock Auction

Name: Tulia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-05-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-02

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Tulia, Texas · Thu, May 2

● Final63 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1954

← Apr 25May 2May 9 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,266 head

▼ 361 vs last sale 1,627▼ 396 vs year ago 1,662 · −23.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

45 head

▲ 20 vs last sale 25▼ 18 vs year ago 63 · −28.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

15 head

▲ 10 vs last sale 5▲ 15 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers were mostly steady. Trade activity and demand were moderate to good. Slaughter cows were steady.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $252.99/cwt on 39 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −125.01 against this barn's trailing median of $378.00.

Average price

$252.99

39 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,376

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$201

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

$20.11/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.80

vs TX average

−15.39 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	552	257.11	1,419	31
Medium and Large 1-2	514	237.00	1,218	8thin

One grade step is worth $20.11/cwt here — about $201 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale39 hd

252.99

—

TX average5 barns · 256 hd

253.79

−0.80

National average173 barns · 11,009 hd

268.38

−15.39

This barn, trailing median33 sales

378.00

−125.01

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

33 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $460.86, low $298.16, median $378.00 across 33 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	1,615	133.69	2,159	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,171	120.29	1,409	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,567	115.67	1,812	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	955	112.54	1,074	30

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 Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	878	$1,964	15

Every lot

63 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	323	437.00/cwt	437.00–437.00	1,412	6
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	371	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,484	19
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	384	392.00/cwt	392.00–392.00	1,505	8
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	416	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,477	7
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	440	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,540	16
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	495	323.03/cwt	313.00–327.00	1,599	14
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	710	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,697	4
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	723	254.49/cwt	253.00–255.00	1,840	28
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	760	234.50/cwt	228.00–236.00	1,782	16
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	767	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,856	26
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	789	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,712	7
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	805	244.50/cwt	244.50–244.50	1,968	15
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	808	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,858	7
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	925	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,924	17
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1-2	1,019	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,977	13
Steers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1	1,058	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	2,010	35
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	241	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	812	17
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	295	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	1,083	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	356	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,068	16
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	385	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,213	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	389	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,031	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	400	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	1,276	30
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	426	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,022	20
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	459	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,069	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	477	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,288	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	493	267.58/cwt	267.00–270.00	1,319	20
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	514	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,218	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	529	260.34/cwt	259.00–265.00	1,377	19
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	588	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,482	12
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	621	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,428	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	625	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,431	12
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	652	235.50/cwt	235.50–235.50	1,535	8
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Full	679	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,494	15
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	687	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,511	8
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	711	223.59/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,590	21
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Full	738	209.62/cwt	208.00–210.00	1,547	42
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	756	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,633	7
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	774	208.05/cwt	206.00–210.00	1,610	19
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	780	206.50/cwt	206.50–206.50	1,611	14
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	823	211.24/cwt	211.00–212.00	1,739	59
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	870	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,801	88
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	963	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,801	32
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	262	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,074	18
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	341	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,296	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	460	359.00/cwt	359.00–359.00	1,651	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	497	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	1,536	13
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	501	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,553	12
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	569	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,764	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	621	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,503	7
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	738	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,683	14
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	762	223.58/cwt	194.00–228.00	1,704	53
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	967	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,828	33
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,370	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,507	1
Bulls	—	—	1,585	137.37/cwt	135.00–140.00	2,177	2
Bulls	—	—	1,920	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	2,880	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	933	120.60/cwt	120.00–125.00	1,125	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	964	109.09/cwt	105.00–115.00	1,052	21
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,153	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,326	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,170	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,544	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,181	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,417	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,528	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,757	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,645	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,925	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	878	1,963.94/head	1,500.00–2,000.00	1,964	15

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 May 2, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,266Last week 1,627Year ago 1,662

Slaughter CattleReceipts 45Last week 25Year ago 63

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 5Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers were mostly steady. Trade activity and demand were moderate to good. Slaughter cows were steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	250–300	262	410.00	410.00
4	300–350	341	380.00	380.00
6	450–500	460	359.00	359.00
12	500–550	501	310.00	310.00
4	550–600	569	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	450–500	497	309.00	309.00
7	600–650	621	242.00	242.00
14	700–750	738	228.00	228.00
53	750–800	762	194.00–228.00	223.58
33	950–1000	967	189.00	189.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
12	600–650	625	229.00	229.00
8	650–700	687	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	350–400	356	300.00	300.00
20	400–450	426	240.00	240.00
5	450–500	477	270.00	270.00
8	500–550	514	237.00	237.00
19	750–800	774	206.00–210.00	208.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	200–250	241	337.00	337.00
6	250–300	295	367.00	367.00
6	350–400	385	315.00	315.00
30	400–450	400	319.00	319.00
20	450–500	493	267.00–270.00	267.58
19	500–550	529	259.00–265.00	260.34
12	550–600	588	252.00	252.00
8	650–700	652	235.50	235.50
21	700–750	711	220.00–225.00	223.59
7	750–800	756	216.00	216.00
59	800–850	823	211.00–212.00	211.24
88	850–900	870	207.00	207.00
32	950–1000	963	187.00	187.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	389	265.00	265.00
6	450–500	459	233.00	233.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	600–650	621	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
14	750–800	780	206.50	206.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
15	650–700	679	220.00	220.00
42	700–750	738	208.00–210.00	209.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	323	437.00	437.00
8	350–400	384	392.00	392.00
28	700–750	723	253.00–255.00	254.49
26	750–800	767	242.00	242.00
15	800–850	805	244.50	244.50
35	1050–1100	1,058	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	350–400	371	400.00	400.00
16	400–450	440	350.00	350.00
14	450–500	495	313.00–327.00	323.03
4	700–750	710	239.00	239.00
16	750–800	760	228.00–236.00	234.50
17	900–950	925	208.00	208.00
13	1000–1050	1,019	194.00	194.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	416	355.00	355.00
7	750–800	789	217.00	217.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	800–850	808	230.00	230.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	933	120.00–125.00	120.60
21	—	964	105.00–115.00	109.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,528	115.00	115.00
1	—	1,645	117.00	117.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,153	115.00	115.00
1	—	1,170	132.00	132.00
4	—	1,181	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,920	150.00	150.00
2	—	1,585	135.00–140.00	137.37
1	—	1,370	110.00	110.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	15	—	878	1,500.00–2,000.00	1,963.94

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.