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Tulia Livestock Auction

Name: Tulia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-08-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-29

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Tulia, Texas · Thu, Aug 29

● Final48 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1954

← Aug 22Aug 29Sep 5 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

865 head

▼ 349 vs last sale 1,214▼ 192 vs year ago 1,057 · −18.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

106 head

▲ 95 vs last sale 11▲ 91 vs year ago 15 · +606.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

40 head

▲ 39 vs last sale 1▲ 40 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer and heifer calves were 4.00 to 12.00 higher, recouping last week's losses. Yearlings not well tested. Demand was moderate to good. A break in triple digit heat with rain in the forecast for the weekend. Slaughter cows and bulls were 5.00 to 10.00 lower.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $229.64/cwt on 33 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −148.36 against this barn's trailing median of $378.00.

Average price

$229.64

33 head · 559 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,284

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$254

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

$54.29/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.19

vs TX average

−12.24 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	546	244.29	1,334	21
Medium and Large 1-2	597	218.00	1,301	6thin
Medium and Large 2	568	190.00	1,079	6thin

One grade step is worth $54.29/cwt here — about $254 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 sale33 hd

229.64

—

TX average5 barns · 350 hd

236.83

−7.19

National average160 barns · 7,566 hd

241.88

−12.24

This barn, trailing median33 sales

378.00

−148.36

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

33 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $460.86, low $298.16, median $378.00 across 33 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	2,040	150.00	3,060	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,288	118.38	1,524	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,455	117.06	1,703	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,134	106.22	1,204	52

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,355	$1,900	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,100	$1,700	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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	414	316.55/cwt	314.00–318.00	1,311	17
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	438	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,445	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	456	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	1,514	8
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	519	300.31/cwt	297.00–304.00	1,559	40
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	589	255.76/cwt	255.00–256.00	1,506	16
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	631	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,521	6
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	639	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,566	20
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	647	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,553	34
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	652	231.88/cwt	231.50–233.00	1,512	32
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	733	227.57/cwt	221.00–229.00	1,668	33
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	863	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,890	29
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	303	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	839	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	370	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,036	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	425	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,186	24
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	434	267.58/cwt	263.00–279.00	1,161	31
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	466	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,025	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	490	248.74/cwt	244.00–255.00	1,219	23
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	535	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,338	11
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	558	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,328	10
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	568	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,079	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	597	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,301	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	606	219.75/cwt	218.50–223.50	1,332	16
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	621	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,397	42
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	649	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,428	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	660	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,502	40
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	672	218.76/cwt	218.50–219.00	1,470	37
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	711	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,486	5
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	750	224.50/cwt	224.50–224.50	1,684	38
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	768	204.58/cwt	202.00–206.00	1,571	11
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	405	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,337	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	542	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,322	14
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	594	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,307	5
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	686	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,365	7
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	825	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,526	4
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	961	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,730	14
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	2,040	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	3,060	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,030	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,288	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,050	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,208	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,141	105.28/cwt	105.00–110.00	1,201	48
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,198	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,318	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,297	118.95/cwt	115.00–120.00	1,543	21
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,325	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,656	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,374	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,511	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,450	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,813	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,481	118.87/cwt	115.00–120.00	1,760	19
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,355	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	12
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,015	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,715	26

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 29, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 865Last week 1,214Year ago 1,057

Slaughter CattleReceipts 106Last week 11Year ago 15

Replacement CattleReceipts 40Last week 1Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	303	277.00	277.00
5	350–400	370	280.00	280.00
24	400–450	425	279.00	279.00
7	450–500	466	220.00	220.00
42	600–650	621	225.00	225.00
38	750–800	750	224.50	224.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	600–650	649	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	550–600	597	218.00	218.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
16	600–650	606	218.50–223.50	219.75
37	650–700	672	218.50–219.00	218.76
5	700–750	711	209.00	209.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
31	400–450	434	263.00–279.00	267.58
23	450–500	490	244.00–255.00	248.74
11	500–550	535	250.00	250.00
10	550–600	558	238.00	238.00
40	650–700	660	227.50	227.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	550–600	568	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
11	750–800	768	202.00–206.00	204.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	600–650	631	241.00	241.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	438	330.00	330.00
8	450–500	456	332.00	332.00
40	500–550	519	297.00–304.00	300.31
16	550–600	589	255.00–256.00	255.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
20	600–650	639	245.00	245.00
32	650–700	652	231.50–233.00	231.88
33	700–750	733	221.00–229.00	227.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
34	600–650	647	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	400–450	414	314.00–318.00	316.55
29	850–900	863	219.00	219.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	800–850	825	185.00	185.00
14	950–1000	961	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	405	330.00	330.00
14	500–550	542	244.00	244.00
5	550–600	594	220.00	220.00
7	650–700	686	199.00	199.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
48	—	1,141	105.00–110.00	105.28
1	—	1,030	125.00	125.00
3	—	1,050	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,198	110.00	110.00
2	—	1,325	125.00	125.00
21	—	1,297	115.00–120.00	118.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,481	115.00–120.00	118.87
1	—	1,450	125.00	125.00
6	—	1,374	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,040	150.00	150.00

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	1	—	1,100	1,700.00	1,700.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	—	1,355	1,900.00	1,900.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	26	—	1,015	169.00	169.00

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.