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Tulia Livestock Auction

Name: Tulia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-11-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-11-14

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Tulia, Texas · Thu, Nov 14

● Final58 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1954

← Nov 7Nov 14Nov 21 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,051 head

▲ 508 vs last sale 543▼ 132 vs year ago 1,183 · −11.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

48 head

▲ 18 vs last sale 30▲ 18 vs year ago 30 · +60.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

10 head

▼ 2 vs last sale 12▼ 165 vs year ago 175 · −94.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week's light test: Feeder steers and heifers sold with a higher undertone on limited comparable sales. Demand was good. Slaughter cows and bulls were steady to firm.

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 $290.34/cwt on 135 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −148.27 against this barn's trailing median of $438.61.

Average price

$290.34

135 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,579

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$349

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

$74.74/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+18.47

vs TX average

−15.10 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	541	303.74	1,645	88
Medium and Large 1-2	534	294.54	1,574	26
Medium and Large 2	566	229.00	1,296	21

One grade step is worth $74.74/cwt here — about $349 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 sale135 hd

290.34

—

TX average5 barns · 648 hd

271.88

+18.47

National average190 barns · 31,255 hd

305.44

−15.10

This barn, trailing median32 sales

438.61

−148.27

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	—	High	1,745	133.08	2,323	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,311	109.88	1,441	29
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,589	105.99	1,685	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,053	98.00	1,031	2thin

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,000	$1,625	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,045	$1,603	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	960	$1,453	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,067	$1,908	3thin

Every lot

58 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	350–400	Medium and Large 1	377	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	1,384	7
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	377	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	1,086	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	338.99/cwt	329.00–345.00	1,434	25
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	452	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	983	16
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	459	332.34/cwt	327.00–335.00	1,525	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	520	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	1,503	15
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	529	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,592	23
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	539	313.07/cwt	301.00–326.00	1,687	49
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	560	293.90/cwt	275.00–302.00	1,646	24
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	566	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,296	21
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	575	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,409	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	268.34/cwt	265.00–274.00	1,650	28
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	640	253.38/cwt	251.00–258.00	1,622	20
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	663	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,585	17
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	695	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,592	25
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	731	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,652	4
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Fancy	760	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,953	75
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	784	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,686	18
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	824	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,730	8
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	921	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,980	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	321	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	1,034	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	363	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	1,104	8
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	367	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	818	15
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	373	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,119	26
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	445	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,313	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	449	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,109	21
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	469	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	1,355	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	493	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,257	12
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	525	257.95/cwt	241.00–265.00	1,354	36
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	528	269.15/cwt	257.00–272.00	1,421	62
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	567	257.67/cwt	249.00–266.00	1,461	42
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	614	257.94/cwt	257.50–259.00	1,584	28
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	635	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,441	33
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	666	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,432	5
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	699	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,433	16
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	714	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,507	17
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	735	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,544	4
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	763	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,541	10
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	804	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,753	6
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	366	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,199	8
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	521	279.26/cwt	278.00–281.00	1,455	7
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	534	239.45/cwt	235.00–243.00	1,279	11
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	593	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,349	8
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	606	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,454	9
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	716	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,346	6
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,680	140.53/cwt	140.00–141.00	2,361	2
Bulls	—	—	1,705	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	2,131	1
Bulls	—	—	1,788	131.37/cwt	130.00–135.00	2,349	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	855	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	770	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,245	114.48/cwt	112.00–115.75	1,425	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,250	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,325	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,322	109.14/cwt	105.00–111.00	1,443	25
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,567	106.85/cwt	105.00–111.00	1,674	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,745	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,745	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,045	1,603.35/head	1,500.00–1,700.00	1,603	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	960	1,453.13/head	1,400.00–1,500.00	1,453	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,067	1,908.20/head	1,900.00–1,925.00	1,908	3

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 Nov 14, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,051Last week 543Year ago 1,183

Slaughter CattleReceipts 48Last week 30Year ago 30

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 12Year ago 175

Compared to last week's light test: Feeder steers and heifers sold with a higher undertone on limited comparable sales. Demand was good. Slaughter cows and bulls were steady to firm.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	321	322.00	322.00
8	350–400	363	304.00	304.00
5	400–450	445	295.00	295.00
8	450–500	469	289.00	289.00
62	500–550	528	257.00–272.00	269.15
42	550–600	567	249.00–266.00	257.67
28	600–650	614	257.50–259.00	257.94
6	800–850	804	218.00	218.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	650–700	666	215.00	215.00
4	700–750	735	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
33	600–650	635	227.00	227.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
26	350–400	373	300.00	300.00
12	450–500	493	255.00	255.00
36	500–550	525	241.00–265.00	257.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	400–450	449	247.00	247.00
16	650–700	699	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
17	700–750	714	211.00	211.00
10	750–800	763	202.00	202.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
15	350–400	367	223.00	223.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
15	500–550	520	289.00	289.00
20	600–650	640	251.00–258.00	253.38
17	650–700	663	239.00	239.00
4	700–750	731	226.00	226.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
25	650–700	695	229.00	229.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	500–550	529	301.00	301.00
3	550–600	575	245.00	245.00
5	900–950	921	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	377	288.00	288.00
16	450–500	452	217.50	217.50
21	550–600	566	229.00	229.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	377	367.00	367.00
25	400–450	423	329.00–345.00	338.99
6	450–500	459	327.00–335.00	332.34
49	500–550	539	301.00–326.00	313.07
24	550–600	560	275.00–302.00	293.90
28	600–650	615	265.00–274.00	268.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
75	750–800	760	257.00	257.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
18	750–800	784	215.00	215.00
8	800–850	824	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	366	327.50	327.50
11	500–550	534	235.00–243.00	239.45
9	600–650	606	240.00	240.00
6	700–750	716	188.00	188.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	521	278.00–281.00	279.26
8	550–600	593	227.50	227.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,045	1,500.00–1,700.00	1,603.35
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,000	1,625.00	1,625.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	960	1,400.00–1,500.00	1,453.13

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	3	—	1,067	1,900.00–1,925.00	1,908.20

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,567	105.00–111.00	106.85
1	—	1,745	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,245	112.00–115.75	114.48
25	—	1,322	105.00–111.00	109.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,250	106.00	106.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	855	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,680	140.00–141.00	140.53
4	—	1,788	130.00–135.00	131.37
1	—	1,705	125.00	125.00

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.