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Tulia Livestock Auction

Name: Tulia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-05-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-16

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Tulia, Texas · Thu, May 16

● Final48 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1954

← May 9May 16May 23 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,047 head

▲ 13 vs last sale 1,034▼ 270 vs year ago 1,317 · −20.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

28 head

▲ 22 vs last sale 6▼ 2 vs year ago 30 · −6.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

2 head

▼ 23 vs last sale 25▲ 2 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 sold 2.00 to 8.00 higher. Trade activity and demand were moderate to good. Pop up thunderstorms forecasted throughout the panhandle for the week.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 600–700 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

600–700 lb steers averaged $243.87/cwt on 30 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −127.17 against this barn's trailing median of $371.04.

Average price

$243.87

30 head · 642 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,566

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$282

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

$24.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.75

vs TX average

−37.81 vs national

Price by quality 600–700 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	657	254.00	1,669	9thin
Medium and Large 1	672	250.00	1,680	10thin
Medium and Large 2	603	230.00	1,387	11thin

One grade step is worth $24.00/cwt here — about $282 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 600–700 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale30 hd

243.87

—

TX average5 barns · 176 hd

249.62

−5.75

National average148 barns · 8,703 hd

281.68

−37.81

This barn, trailing median32 sales

371.04

−127.17

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 600–700 lb

32 sales

Steers 600–700 lb: high $453.31, low $317.06, median $371.04 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	1,500	160.47	2,407	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,548	132.34	2,049	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,294	127.94	1,656	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,050	125.17	1,315	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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,035	$1,350	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,000	$2,100	1thin

Every lot

48 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	492	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,205	13
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	603	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,387	11
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	657	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,669	9
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	672	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,680	10
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	748	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,825	19
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	755	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,857	12
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	800	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,760	10
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	801	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,802	8
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	813	226.50/cwt	226.50–226.50	1,841	55
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	904	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	2,052	18
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	919	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,022	5
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	969	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,132	85
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,012	205.89/cwt	205.00–210.00	2,084	225
Steers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1	1,075	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	2,000	6
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	290	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	1,006	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	362	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	996	15
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	371	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,299	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	459	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,317	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	503	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,197	14
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	504	257.54/cwt	255.00–274.00	1,298	38
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	556	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,490	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	596	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,371	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	602	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,204	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	611	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,466	39
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	666	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,399	9
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	674	233.18/cwt	227.00–234.00	1,572	86
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	702	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,334	6
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	733	213.26/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,563	29
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	843	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,652	7
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	874	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,669	7
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	314	417.00/cwt	417.00–417.00	1,309	4
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	346	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,332	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	488	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,488	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	627	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,505	16
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	675	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,708	14
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	729	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,669	7
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	805	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,352	7
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,500	160.47/cwt	160.00–161.00	2,407	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,013	130.63/cwt	130.00–132.00	1,323	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,058	123.92/cwt	120.00–125.00	1,311	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,125	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,294	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,245	123.60/cwt	120.00–127.00	1,539	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,290	132.86/cwt	130.00–139.00	1,714	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,415	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,585	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,526	134.94/cwt	130.00–139.00	2,059	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,625	123.26/cwt	120.00–127.00	2,003	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,035	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1

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 16, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,047Last week 1,034Year ago 1,317

Slaughter CattleReceipts 28Last week 6Year ago 30

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 25Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold 2.00 to 8.00 higher. Trade activity and demand were moderate to good. Pop up thunderstorms forecasted throughout the panhandle for the week.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	750–800	755	246.00	246.00
8	800–850	801	225.00	225.00
5	900–950	919	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	650–700	657	254.00	254.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
10	650–700	672	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
55	800–850	813	226.50	226.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
13	450–500	492	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	600–650	603	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	700–750	748	244.00	244.00
18	900–950	904	227.00	227.00
85	950–1000	969	220.00	220.00
225	1000–1050	1,012	205.00–210.00	205.89
6	1050–1100	1,075	186.00	186.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	800–850	800	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	371	350.00	350.00
4	450–500	459	287.00	287.00
38	500–550	504	255.00–274.00	257.54
5	550–600	596	230.00	230.00
39	600–650	611	240.00	240.00
86	650–700	674	227.00–234.00	233.18
29	700–750	733	210.00–215.00	213.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	650–700	666	210.00	210.00
6	700–750	702	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	350–400	362	275.00	275.00
14	500–550	503	238.00	238.00
6	600–650	602	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	290	347.00	347.00
6	550–600	556	268.00	268.00
7	800–850	843	196.00	196.00
7	850–900	874	191.00	191.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	346	385.00	385.00
5	450–500	488	305.00	305.00
16	600–650	627	240.00	240.00
14	650–700	675	253.00	253.00
7	700–750	729	229.00	229.00
7	800–850	805	168.00	168.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	314	417.00	417.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,035	1,350.00	1,350.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	2,100.00	2,100.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,125	115.00	115.00
3	—	1,013	130.00–132.00	130.63
5	—	1,058	120.00–125.00	123.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,526	130.00–139.00	134.94
2	—	1,625	120.00–127.00	123.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,245	120.00–127.00	123.60
1	—	1,415	112.00	112.00
5	—	1,290	130.00–139.00	132.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,500	160.00–161.00	160.47

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.