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Tulia Livestock Auction

Name: Tulia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-05-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-30

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Tulia, Texas · Thu, May 30

● Final48 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1954

← May 23May 30Jun 6 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,631 head

▲ 45 vs last sale 1,586▲ 1,224 vs year ago 407 · +300.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

10 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 10▲ 0 vs year ago 10 · +0.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers were mostly steady to 3.00 higher on limited comparable sales. Trade activity was moderate on good demand. The panhandle received much needed rainfall with chances of more throughout the weekend.

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 $272.74/cwt on 124 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −165.87 against this barn's trailing median of $438.61.

Average price

$272.74

124 head · 581 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,585

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$294

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

$57.12/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.35

vs TX average

−32.40 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	577	291.12	1,680	50
Medium and Large 1-2	579	275.45	1,595	47
Medium and Large 2	592	234.00	1,385	27

One grade step is worth $57.12/cwt here — about $294 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 sale124 hd

272.74

—

TX average4 barns · 237 hd

283.09

−10.35

National average125 barns · 5,668 hd

305.14

−32.40

This barn, trailing median32 sales

438.61

−165.87

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	1,895	160.00	3,032	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,111	127.41	1,416	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,223	127.39	1,558	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,642	123.33	2,025	3thin

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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	357	405.63/cwt	400.00–417.00	1,448	18
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	451	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,421	8
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	467	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,471	15
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	577	291.12/cwt	280.00–315.00	1,680	50
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	579	275.45/cwt	265.00–277.00	1,595	47
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	592	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,385	27
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	645	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,722	11
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	672	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,693	7
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	680	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,782	86
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	701	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,738	51
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	716	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,683	17
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Full	733	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,759	18
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	753	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,867	7
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	763	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,839	36
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	815	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,997	74
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	817	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,757	10
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	832	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,922	29
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	887	235.70/cwt	229.00–239.25	2,091	179
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 2	899	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,861	10
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	940	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	2,077	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	248	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	942	6
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	336	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	1,045	33
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	336	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	998	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	434	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,085	25
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	482	262.77/cwt	252.00–276.00	1,267	42
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	485	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,208	9
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	521	261.16/cwt	258.00–264.00	1,361	36
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	536	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,233	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,465	22
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	619	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,356	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	642	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,522	11
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	644	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,449	51
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	686	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,571	18
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	700	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,491	22
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Full	769	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,615	6
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	831	218.25/cwt	218.25–218.25	1,814	130
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	839	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,804	32
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	246	462.00/cwt	462.00–462.00	1,137	10
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	314	417.00/cwt	417.00–417.00	1,309	23
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	437	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	1,451	13
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	533	280.99/cwt	267.00–300.00	1,498	26
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	665	258.19/cwt	256.00–260.00	1,717	13
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	795	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,638	38
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,895	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	3,032	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,111	127.41/cwt	125.00–130.00	1,416	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,223	127.39/cwt	125.00–130.00	1,558	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,570	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,884	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,678	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	2,098	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 May 30, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,631Last week 1,586Year ago 407

Slaughter CattleReceipts 10Last week 10Year ago 10

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	200–250	248	380.00	380.00
33	300–350	336	311.00	311.00
42	450–500	482	252.00–276.00	262.77
36	500–550	521	258.00–264.00	261.16
22	550–600	570	257.00	257.00
11	600–650	642	237.00	237.00
130	800–850	831	218.25	218.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
51	600–650	644	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	336	297.00	297.00
9	450–500	485	249.00	249.00
5	600–650	619	219.00	219.00
18	650–700	686	229.00	229.00
22	700–750	700	213.00	213.00
32	800–850	839	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	536	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
25	400–450	434	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
6	750–800	769	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
51	700–750	701	248.00	248.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	450–500	451	315.00	315.00
47	550–600	579	265.00–277.00	275.45
11	600–650	645	267.00	267.00
86	650–700	680	262.00	262.00
36	750–800	763	241.00	241.00
29	800–850	832	231.00	231.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	450–500	467	315.00	315.00
27	550–600	592	234.00	234.00
17	700–750	716	235.00	235.00
10	800–850	817	215.00	215.00
10	850–900	899	207.00	207.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	350–400	357	400.00–417.00	405.63
50	550–600	577	280.00–315.00	291.12
7	650–700	672	252.00	252.00
7	750–800	753	248.00	248.00
74	800–850	815	245.00	245.00
179	850–900	887	229.00–239.25	235.70
5	900–950	940	221.00	221.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
18	700–750	733	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	650–700	665	256.00–260.00	258.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	200–250	246	462.00	462.00
23	300–350	314	417.00	417.00
13	400–450	437	332.00	332.00
26	500–550	533	267.00–300.00	280.99
38	750–800	795	206.00	206.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,111	125.00–130.00	127.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,570	120.00	120.00
2	—	1,678	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,223	125.00–130.00	127.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,895	160.00	160.00

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.