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Tulia Livestock Auction

Name: Tulia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-05-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-09

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Tulia, Texas · Thu, May 9

● Final45 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1954

← May 2May 9May 16 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,034 head

▼ 232 vs last sale 1,266▼ 305 vs year ago 1,339 · −22.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

6 head

▼ 39 vs last sale 45▼ 20 vs year ago 26 · −76.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

25 head

▲ 10 vs last sale 15▲ 20 vs year ago 5 · +400.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers were steady to 4.00 lower. Feeder heifers were 2.00 to 7.00 lower. Trade activity and demand were moderate.

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 $303.20/cwt on 20 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −135.41 against this barn's trailing median of $438.61.

Average price

$303.20

20 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,645

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$88

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

$23.38/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+24.46

vs TX average

−6.51 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	538	311.38	1,675	13thin
Medium and Large 1-2	551	288.00	1,587	7thin

One grade step is worth $23.38/cwt here — about $88 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 sale20 hd

303.20

—

TX average5 barns · 130 hd

278.74

+24.46

National average167 barns · 10,730 hd

309.71

−6.51

This barn, trailing median32 sales

438.61

−135.41

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%	Average	1,135	120.00	1,362	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,575	120.00	1,890	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,150	120.00	1,380	2thin

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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,250	$3,250	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,050	$2,950	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,275	$2,845	12

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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	436	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	1,535	12
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	447	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	1,417	15
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	521	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,626	9
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	551	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	1,587	7
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	576	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,786	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	635	262.47/cwt	260.00–267.00	1,667	39
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	671	252.94/cwt	250.00–263.00	1,697	35
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	677	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,808	6
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	721	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,730	16
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	730	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,789	11
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	770	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,694	9
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	786	239.74/cwt	236.00–244.00	1,884	121
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	836	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,906	25
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	902	223.50/cwt	223.50–223.50	2,016	52
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	925	214.50/cwt	214.50–214.50	1,984	9
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	968	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	2,057	97
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1-2	1,003	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,835	6
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	323	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	1,072	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	435	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,122	17
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	458	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,191	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	518	238.67/cwt	236.00–242.00	1,236	11
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	568	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,278	10
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,385	26
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	624	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,373	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	631	237.52/cwt	235.00–239.00	1,499	16
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	631	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,407	33
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	658	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,270	8
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	665	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,397	11
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	680	229.39/cwt	226.50–235.00	1,560	31
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	726	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,554	46
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	772	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,613	12
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	838	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,651	6
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	863	198.71/cwt	197.00–200.00	1,715	7
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	894	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,627	12
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	919	194.61/cwt	191.00–195.00	1,788	41
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	333	412.00/cwt	412.00–412.00	1,372	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	489	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,565	9
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	629	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,635	13
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,135	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,362	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,150	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,380	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,575	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,890	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,050	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,100	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,250	3,250.00/head	3,250.00–3,250.00	3,250	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,291	2,899.30/head	2,350.00–2,950.00	2,899	11

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 9, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,034Last week 1,266Year ago 1,339

Slaughter CattleReceipts 6Last week 45Year ago 26

Replacement CattleReceipts 25Last week 15Year ago 5

Compared to last week: Feeder steers were steady to 4.00 lower. Feeder heifers were 2.00 to 7.00 lower. Trade activity and demand were moderate.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,135	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,575	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,150	120.00	120.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
25	800–850	836	228.00	228.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	400–450	447	317.00	317.00
7	550–600	551	288.00	288.00
35	650–700	671	250.00–263.00	252.94
16	700–750	721	240.00	240.00
9	900–950	925	214.50	214.50
6	1000–1050	1,003	183.00	183.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	750–800	770	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	400–450	436	352.00	352.00
9	500–550	521	312.00	312.00
4	550–600	576	310.00	310.00
39	600–650	635	260.00–267.00	262.47
6	650–700	677	267.00	267.00
11	700–750	730	245.00	245.00
121	750–800	786	236.00–244.00	239.74
52	900–950	902	223.50	223.50
97	950–1000	968	212.50	212.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	333	412.00	412.00
9	450–500	489	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	600–650	629	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	400–450	435	258.00	258.00
3	450–500	458	260.00	260.00
11	500–550	518	236.00–242.00	238.67
10	550–600	568	225.00	225.00
33	600–650	631	223.00	223.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	600–650	624	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	323	332.00	332.00
26	550–600	570	243.00	243.00
16	600–650	631	235.00–239.00	237.52
31	650–700	680	226.50–235.00	229.39
46	700–750	726	214.00	214.00
12	750–800	772	209.00	209.00
6	800–850	838	197.00	197.00
7	850–900	863	197.00–200.00	198.71
41	900–950	919	191.00–195.00	194.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
12	850–900	894	182.00	182.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	650–700	665	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	650–700	658	193.00	193.00

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	11	—	1,291	2,350.00–2,950.00	2,899.30
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,050	2,950.00	2,950.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	11	—	1,250	3,250.00	3,250.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	2,250.00	2,250.00

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.