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Tulia Livestock Auction

Name: Tulia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-08-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-15

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Tulia, Texas · Thu, Aug 15

● Final53 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1954

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Feeder Cattle receipts

1,132 head

▲ 498 vs last sale 634▼ 215 vs year ago 1,347 · −16.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

22 head

▼ 188 vs last sale 210▼ 46 vs year ago 68 · −67.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

1 head

▼ 1 vs last sale 2▼ 19 vs year ago 20 · −95.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week's light run: Not enough comparable sales of feeder steers and heifers, but a higher undertone was noted as the cattle boards rebounded. Some of the area was fortunate to get rain last weekend, but hot temperatures returned to the area this week. Slaughter cows and bulls were steady.

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 $265.86/cwt on 96 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −172.75 against this barn's trailing median of $438.61.

Average price

$265.86

96 head · 579 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,539

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$64

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

$23.32/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.15

vs TX average

−14.48 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	563	279.95	1,576	38
Medium and Large 1-2	589	256.63	1,513	58

One grade step is worth $23.32/cwt here — about $64 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 sale96 hd

265.86

—

TX average5 barns · 399 hd

266.01

−0.15

National average153 barns · 6,707 hd

280.34

−14.48

This barn, trailing median32 sales

438.61

−172.75

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	—	Low	2,285	145.00	3,313	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,247	130.50	1,627	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,479	128.28	1,897	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,046	125.33	1,312	7thin

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
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	2,060	$3,100	1thin

Every lot

53 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	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	319	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,085	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	366	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	1,288	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	406	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,279	16
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	413	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	1,309	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	461	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,383	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	523	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,308	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	563	279.95/cwt	279.00–282.00	1,576	38
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	593	256.99/cwt	246.00–260.00	1,524	55
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	663	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,651	16
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	675	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,654	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	689	245.63/cwt	244.00–247.00	1,692	11
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	753	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,815	6
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	760	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,832	25
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	775	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,845	11
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Fancy	776	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,956	153
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	786	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,949	22
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	815	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,923	21
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	874	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,923	12
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	882	230.95/cwt	230.00–237.00	2,037	136
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	911	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,095	72
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	292	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	794	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	1,193	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	487	253.20/cwt	243.00–262.00	1,233	17
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	517	256.14/cwt	252.00–259.00	1,324	41
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	528	236.30/cwt	225.00–245.00	1,248	23
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	567	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,134	32
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	583	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,399	8
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	614	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,461	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	620	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,426	11
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	624	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,404	6
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	668	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,510	7
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	679	229.70/cwt	226.00–231.00	1,560	45
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	702	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,544	7
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	717	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,563	3
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	765	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,622	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	358	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,074	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	457	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,234	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	510	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,464	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	543	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,396	12
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	578	247.98/cwt	247.00–249.00	1,433	6
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	633	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,532	4
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	713	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,576	9
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	759	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,366	5
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	565	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,023	4
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	400–450	Large 3	429	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	674	11
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	2,285	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	3,313	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	875	117.57/cwt	115.00–120.00	1,029	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,115	128.44/cwt	125.00–130.00	1,432	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,163	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,570	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,271	129.22/cwt	125.00–132.50	1,642	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,457	126.04/cwt	125.00–128.00	1,836	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,545	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	2,086	1
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	2,060	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	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 Aug 15, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,132Last week 634Year ago 1,347

Slaughter CattleReceipts 22Last week 210Year ago 68

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 2Year ago 20

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,285	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,545	135.00	135.00
3	—	1,457	125.00–128.00	126.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,115	125.00–130.00	128.44
2	—	875	115.00–120.00	117.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,271	125.00–132.50	129.22
2	—	1,163	135.00	135.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	358	300.00	300.00
3	450–500	457	270.00	270.00
12	500–550	543	257.00	257.00
4	600–650	633	242.00	242.00
9	700–750	713	221.00	221.00
5	750–800	759	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	510	287.00	287.00
6	550–600	578	247.00–249.00	247.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	250–300	292	272.00	272.00
23	500–550	528	225.00–245.00	236.30
6	600–650	624	225.00	225.00
7	650–700	668	226.00	226.00
7	700–750	702	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	420	284.00	284.00
17	450–500	487	243.00–262.00	253.20
41	500–550	517	252.00–259.00	256.14
8	550–600	583	240.00	240.00
6	600–650	614	238.00	238.00
45	650–700	679	226.00–231.00	229.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
32	550–600	567	200.00	200.00
11	600–650	620	230.00	230.00
3	700–750	717	218.00	218.00
4	750–800	765	212.00	212.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	319	340.00	340.00
16	400–450	406	315.00	315.00
3	500–550	523	250.00	250.00
55	550–600	593	246.00–260.00	256.99
3	650–700	675	245.00	245.00
25	750–800	760	241.00	241.00
21	800–850	815	236.00	236.00
12	850–900	874	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
11	650–700	689	244.00–247.00	245.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
22	750–800	786	248.00	248.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	366	352.00	352.00
3	400–450	413	317.00	317.00
5	450–500	461	300.00	300.00
38	550–600	563	279.00–282.00	279.95
16	650–700	663	249.00	249.00
6	750–800	753	241.00	241.00
136	850–900	882	230.00–237.00	230.95
72	900–950	911	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
11	750–800	775	238.00	238.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
153	750–800	776	252.00	252.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	565	181.00	181.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	400–450	429	157.00	157.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	2,060	3,100.00	3,100.00

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.