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Tulia Livestock Auction

Name: Tulia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-10-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-03

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Tulia, Texas · Thu, Oct 3

● Final53 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1954

← Sep 26Oct 3Oct 10 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,023 head

▲ 463 vs last sale 560▼ 221 vs year ago 1,244 · −17.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

30 head

▼ 81 vs last sale 111▲ 0 vs year ago 30 · +0.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

2 head

▼ 100 vs last sale 102▲ 1 vs year ago 1 · +100.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Light weight steer and heifer calves were 1.00 to 5.00 higher. Yearlings were not well tested last week. Demand was good. 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 $255.33/cwt on 51 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −183.28 against this barn's trailing median of $438.61.

Average price

$255.33

51 head · 567 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,449

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$168

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

$32.04/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.41

vs TX average

−31.49 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	565	272.30	1,537	24
Medium and Large 1-2	570	240.26	1,369	27

One grade step is worth $32.04/cwt here — about $168 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale51 hd

255.33

—

TX average4 barns · 225 hd

265.75

−10.41

National average167 barns · 15,497 hd

286.82

−31.49

This barn, trailing median32 sales

438.61

−183.28

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	1,740	130.00	2,262	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,281	116.84	1,497	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,560	116.16	1,812	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,040	115.01	1,197	5thin

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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,200	$1,975	2thin

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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	320	392.00/cwt	392.00–392.00	1,254	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	338	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	1,240	16
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	387	358.00/cwt	358.00–358.00	1,385	10
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	424	343.88/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,458	20
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	454	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,339	14
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	476	316.17/cwt	300.00–332.00	1,505	29
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	506	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	1,488	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	527	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,270	7
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	584	265.06/cwt	260.00–269.00	1,548	18
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	585	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,404	20
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	612	258.53/cwt	256.00–260.00	1,582	40
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,619	7
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	701	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,753	27
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	834	240.46/cwt	235.00–244.50	2,005	190
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	903	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,950	5
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	927	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	2,123	38
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	319	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	829	9
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	327	325.20/cwt	322.00–327.00	1,063	11
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	363	297.62/cwt	270.00–307.00	1,080	37
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	365	309.53/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,130	11
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	435	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,096	15
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	459	250.46/cwt	250.00–251.00	1,150	32
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	482	266.48/cwt	263.00–268.00	1,284	30
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	515	255.36/cwt	247.00–262.00	1,315	33
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	531	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,216	9
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	554	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,296	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	564	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,255	8
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	577	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,269	10
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	625	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,375	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	658	209.98/cwt	200.00–216.00	1,382	8
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	672	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,458	5
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	698	220.50/cwt	220.50–220.50	1,539	34
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	728	209.50/cwt	209.50–209.50	1,525	9
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	756	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,701	11
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	399	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,117	7
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	513	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	1,508	10
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	553	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,261	12
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	624	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,379	8
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	688	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,445	8
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	450–500	Large 3	480	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	749	10
Dairy Heifers	600–650	Large 3	623	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	953	5
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,740	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	2,262	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	998	116.30/cwt	115.50–117.00	1,161	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,068	121.22/cwt	120.00–122.50	1,295	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,070	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,070	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,260	113.58/cwt	110.00–116.50	1,431	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,276	120.57/cwt	117.50–125.00	1,538	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,405	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,405	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,471	119.12/cwt	117.00–122.50	1,752	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,655	112.10/cwt	110.00–114.00	1,855	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,905	106.50/cwt	106.50–106.50	2,029	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,150	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,250	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	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 Oct 3, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,023Last week 560Year ago 1,244

Slaughter CattleReceipts 30Last week 111Year ago 30

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 102Year ago 1

Compared to last week: Light weight steer and heifer calves were 1.00 to 5.00 higher. Yearlings were not well tested last week. Demand was good. Slaughter cows and bulls were steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	320	392.00	392.00
20	400–450	424	330.00–350.00	343.88
29	450–500	476	300.00–332.00	316.17
6	500–550	506	294.00	294.00
18	550–600	584	260.00–269.00	265.06
27	700–750	701	250.00	250.00
190	800–850	834	235.00–244.50	240.46
38	900–950	927	229.00	229.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
40	600–650	612	256.00–260.00	258.53
7	650–700	650	249.00	249.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	300–350	338	367.00	367.00
10	350–400	387	358.00	358.00
14	450–500	454	295.00	295.00
20	550–600	585	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	527	241.00	241.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	900–950	903	216.00	216.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	319	260.00	260.00
37	350–400	363	270.00–307.00	297.62
15	400–450	435	252.00	252.00
32	450–500	459	250.00–251.00	250.46
9	500–550	531	229.00	229.00
11	750–800	756	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
10	550–600	577	220.00	220.00
4	600–650	625	220.00	220.00
8	650–700	658	200.00–216.00	209.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	550–600	564	222.50	222.50
34	650–700	698	220.50	220.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	650–700	672	217.00	217.00
9	700–750	728	209.50	209.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	300–350	327	322.00–327.00	325.20
11	350–400	365	300.00–315.00	309.53
30	450–500	482	263.00–268.00	266.48
33	500–550	515	247.00–262.00	255.36
6	550–600	554	234.00	234.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	399	280.00	280.00
12	550–600	553	228.00	228.00
8	600–650	624	221.00	221.00
8	650–700	688	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	500–550	513	294.00	294.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	450–500	480	156.00	156.00
5	600–650	623	153.00	153.00

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	—	1,150	2,050.00	2,050.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,250	1,900.00	1,900.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	998	115.50–117.00	116.30
1	—	1,070	100.00	100.00
2	—	1,068	120.00–122.50	121.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,905	106.50	106.50
6	—	1,471	117.00–122.50	119.12
2	—	1,655	110.00–114.00	112.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,276	117.50–125.00	120.57
4	—	1,260	110.00–116.50	113.58
1	—	1,405	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,740	130.00	130.00

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.