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Tulia Livestock Auction

Name: Tulia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-07-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-07-25

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Tulia, Texas · Thu, Jul 25

● Final48 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1954

← Jul 18Jul 25Aug 1 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

770 head

▼ 708 vs last sale 1,478▼ 190 vs year ago 960 · −19.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

39 head

▲ 14 vs last sale 25▲ 33 vs year ago 6 · +550.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Not enough comparable sales on feeder steers and heifers for a market trend. Slaughter cows traded mostly steady. Trading activity was moderate on good buyer demand.

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 $267.75/cwt on 18 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −170.86 against this barn's trailing median of $438.61.

Average price

$267.75

18 head · 565 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,512

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$62

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

$23.10/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.09

vs TX average

−30.07 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	508	287.00	1,458	3thin
Medium and Large 1-2	576	263.90	1,520	15thin

One grade step is worth $23.10/cwt here — about −$62 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 sale18 hd

267.75

—

TX average5 barns · 243 hd

278.84

−11.09

National average149 barns · 6,483 hd

297.82

−30.07

This barn, trailing median32 sales

438.61

−170.86

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	—	Average	1,745	154.08	2,688	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,453	132.52	1,926	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,519	129.98	1,975	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,178	121.84	1,435	15

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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	296	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,066	4
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	317	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,173	8
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	373	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,343	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	430	336.68/cwt	327.00–342.00	1,448	29
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	484	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,573	7
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	508	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,458	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	576	263.90/cwt	260.00–279.00	1,520	15
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	668	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,677	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	671	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,644	7
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	679	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,793	19
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	749	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,798	6
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	811	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	2,019	21
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	896	244.50/cwt	244.50–244.50	2,191	140
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	902	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	2,201	30
Steers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1	1,078	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	2,264	20
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	306	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	979	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	369	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,199	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	395	311.58/cwt	308.00–317.00	1,231	20
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	427	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,068	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	479	293.77/cwt	283.00–305.00	1,407	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	480	283.33/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,360	33
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	484	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,225	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	519	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,458	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	525	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,318	16
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	627	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,530	10
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	637	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,612	10
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	674	237.80/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,603	73
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	690	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,615	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	705	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,622	5
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	754	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,697	6
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	760	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,740	3
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	971	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,942	19
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	1,565	10
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	525	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,218	8
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1Full	548	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,370	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	653	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,561	6
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1Full	664	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,527	6
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	765	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,568	2
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	802	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,604	2
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	846	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,768	8
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	960	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,632	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Light Weight	1,212	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,782	2
Bulls	—	—	2,100	158.80/cwt	155.00–165.00	3,335	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,115	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,282	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,182	122.33/cwt	120.00–125.00	1,446	14
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,305	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,631	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,453	132.52/cwt	130.00–135.00	1,926	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,537	130.39/cwt	129.00–135.00	2,004	12

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 Jul 25, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 770Last week 1,478Year ago 960

Slaughter CattleReceipts 39Last week 25Year ago 6

Compared to last week: Not enough comparable sales on feeder steers and heifers for a market trend. Slaughter cows traded mostly steady. Trading activity was moderate on good buyer demand.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,182	120.00–125.00	122.33
1	—	1,115	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,453	130.00–135.00	132.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,537	129.00–135.00	130.39
1	—	1,305	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,212	147.00	147.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	2,100	155.00–165.00	158.80

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	296	360.00	360.00
8	300–350	317	370.00	370.00
3	350–400	373	360.00	360.00
29	400–450	430	327.00–342.00	336.68
15	550–600	576	260.00–279.00	263.90
7	650–700	671	245.00	245.00
6	700–750	749	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	650–700	668	251.00	251.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	484	325.00	325.00
3	500–550	508	287.00	287.00
19	650–700	679	264.00	264.00
21	800–850	811	249.00	249.00
140	850–900	896	244.50	244.50
30	900–950	902	244.00	244.00
20	1050–1100	1,078	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	306	320.00	320.00
20	350–400	395	308.00–317.00	311.58
5	400–450	427	250.00	250.00
33	450–500	480	270.00–290.00	283.33
16	500–550	525	251.00	251.00
10	600–650	627	244.00	244.00
5	700–750	705	230.00	230.00
6	750–800	754	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	369	325.00	325.00
8	450–500	479	283.00–305.00	293.77
7	500–550	519	281.00	281.00
10	600–650	637	253.00	253.00
73	650–700	674	235.00–240.00	237.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	650–700	690	234.00	234.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	750–800	760	229.00	229.00
19	950–1000	971	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	450–500	484	253.00	253.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	500–550	525	232.00	232.00
8	800–850	846	209.00	209.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	500–550	525	298.00	298.00
6	650–700	653	239.00	239.00
2	750–800	765	205.00	205.00
2	800–850	802	200.00	200.00
3	950–1000	960	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	548	250.00	250.00
6	650–700	664	230.00	230.00

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.