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Tulia Livestock Auction

Name: Tulia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-10-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-31

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Tulia, Texas · Thu, Oct 31

● Final52 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1954

← Oct 24Oct 31Nov 7 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,216 head

▲ 377 vs last sale 839▲ 278 vs year ago 938 · +29.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

46 head

▼ 31 vs last sale 77▲ 11 vs year ago 35 · +31.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer and heifer calves were mostly steady. Yearlings not tested. Demand was moderate to good. The area remains dry with high winds this week, chance of moisture heading into the weekend. Slaughter cows were steady to 5.00 lower.

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 $270.09/cwt on 77 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −168.52 against this barn's trailing median of $438.61.

Average price

$270.09

77 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,487

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$84

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

$15.38/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.44

vs TX average

−30.60 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	551	272.69	1,501	64
Medium and Large 1-2	551	257.31	1,417	13thin

One grade step is worth $15.38/cwt here — about $84 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 sale77 hd

270.09

—

TX average5 barns · 576 hd

260.66

+9.44

National average185 barns · 40,108 hd

300.69

−30.60

This barn, trailing median32 sales

438.61

−168.52

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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,800	110.00	1,980	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,237	105.68	1,307	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	903	79.61	719	38

Every lot

52 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	386	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,042	18
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	449	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	1,396	18
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	467	289.94/cwt	285.00–291.00	1,354	18
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	494	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,319	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	537	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,434	7
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	538	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	1,566	7
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	544	266.80/cwt	265.00–272.00	1,451	35
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	276.24/cwt	270.00–279.00	1,561	22
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	567	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,395	6
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	634	240.15/cwt	235.00–241.00	1,523	63
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	657	236.95/cwt	234.00–238.50	1,557	26
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	666	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,499	8
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	669	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,673	18
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	704	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,690	9
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Full	727	246.60/cwt	245.00–248.00	1,793	38
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	743	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,753	89
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	751	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,750	15
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Full	814	223.46/cwt	218.50–229.00	1,819	19
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	924	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	2,024	6
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium 2	324	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	573	14
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	345	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	956	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	437	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,141	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	459	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,042	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	471	261.90/cwt	259.00–267.00	1,234	26
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	487	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,144	16
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	491	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,173	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	502	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,135	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	521	259.26/cwt	258.00–261.00	1,351	16
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	534	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,287	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	538	233.95/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,259	15
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	574	250.56/cwt	243.00–254.00	1,438	22
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	604	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,389	49
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	616	218.49/cwt	207.00–221.00	1,346	33
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	618	218.40/cwt	212.00–222.00	1,350	25
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	657	203.63/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,338	22
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	678	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,526	26
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	707	209.32/cwt	205.00–210.00	1,480	99
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	955	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	2,053	24
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	349	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	949	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	421	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,221	9
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	461	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,268	7
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	535	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,477	5
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	667	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,467	7
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	695	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,390	7
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	706	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,412	5
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	400–450	Large 3	438	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	600	8
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	872	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	654	32
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,063	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,116	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,090	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,090	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,236	106.63/cwt	105.00–110.00	1,318	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,240	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,240	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,800	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,980	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 31, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,216Last week 839Year ago 938

Slaughter CattleReceipts 46Last week 77Year ago 35

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	400–450	449	311.00	311.00
18	450–500	467	285.00–291.00	289.94
7	500–550	538	291.00	291.00
22	550–600	565	270.00–279.00	276.24
18	650–700	669	250.00	250.00
6	900–950	924	219.00	219.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
35	500–550	544	265.00–272.00	266.80
63	600–650	634	235.00–241.00	240.15
26	650–700	657	234.00–238.50	236.95
89	700–750	743	236.00	236.00
15	750–800	751	233.00	233.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	350–400	386	270.00	270.00
5	450–500	494	267.00	267.00
7	500–550	537	267.00	267.00
9	700–750	704	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	550–600	567	246.00	246.00
8	650–700	666	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
38	700–750	727	245.00–248.00	246.60
19	800–850	814	218.50–229.00	223.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	345	277.00	277.00
7	400–450	437	261.00	261.00
26	450–500	471	259.00–267.00	261.90
16	500–550	521	258.00–261.00	259.26
22	550–600	574	243.00–254.00	250.56
49	600–650	604	230.00	230.00
26	650–700	678	225.00	225.00
24	950–1000	955	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
16	450–500	487	235.00	235.00
4	500–550	534	241.00	241.00
25	600–650	618	212.00–222.00	218.40
22	650–700	657	200.00–205.00	203.63
99	700–750	707	205.00–210.00	209.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	459	227.00	227.00
3	500–550	502	226.00	226.00
33	600–650	616	207.00–221.00	218.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	491	239.00	239.00
15	500–550	538	230.00–240.00	233.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	300–350	324	177.00	177.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	349	272.00	272.00
7	450–500	461	275.00	275.00
7	650–700	667	220.00	220.00
5	700–750	706	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	400–450	421	290.00	290.00
5	500–550	535	276.00	276.00
7	650–700	695	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	438	137.00	137.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,240	100.00	100.00
6	—	1,236	105.00–110.00	106.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,090	100.00	100.00
5	—	1,063	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	872	75.00	75.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,800	110.00	110.00

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.