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Tulia Livestock Auction

Name: Tulia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-12-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-05

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Tulia, Texas · Thu, Dec 5

● Final54 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1954

← Nov 21Dec 5Dec 12 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,230 head

▲ 312 vs last sale 918▼ 383 vs year ago 1,613 · −23.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

40 head

▲ 35 vs last sale 5▲ 5 vs year ago 35 · +14.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

30 head

▲ 25 vs last sale 5▲ 21 vs year ago 9 · +233.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Steer and heifer calves were 15.00 to 30.00 higher. Yearlings not well tested last week. Demand was good after sales were closed for the holiday week.

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 $321.22/cwt on 106 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −117.39 against this barn's trailing median of $438.61.

Average price

$321.22

106 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,747

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$83

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

$39.72/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+18.58

vs TX average

−4.15 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	535	329.09	1,761	85
Medium and Large 1-2	580	289.37	1,678	21

One grade step is worth $39.72/cwt here — about $83 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 sale106 hd

321.22

—

TX average5 barns · 679 hd

302.64

+18.58

National average187 barns · 33,494 hd

325.37

−4.15

This barn, trailing median32 sales

438.61

−117.39

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	1,280	125.00	1,600	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,306	106.05	1,385	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,575	105.32	1,659	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,190	103.61	1,233	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
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,780	$2,100	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,433	$2,000	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,480	$1,889	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,197	$1,832	6
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	795	$1,800	13
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,825	$3,000	1thin

Every lot

54 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	250–300	Medium and Large 1	283	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,189	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	415	380.49/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,579	15
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	468	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,685	9
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	332.49/cwt	316.00–345.00	1,746	64
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	566	318.72/cwt	305.00–331.00	1,804	21
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	580	289.37/cwt	282.00–295.00	1,678	21
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	624	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,810	6
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	624	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,541	8
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	627	310.92/cwt	295.00–317.00	1,949	34
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	637	283.82/cwt	264.00–286.00	1,808	49
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	652	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,617	9
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	681	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,920	28
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	717	253.81/cwt	252.00–259.00	1,820	47
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	725	273.74/cwt	268.00–282.00	1,985	54
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	742	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,759	28
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	758	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,903	26
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	767	235.11/cwt	231.00–240.00	1,803	26
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	804	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,865	5
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	877	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,886	6
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	297	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,084	5
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	326	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,223	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	396	349.00/cwt	349.00–349.00	1,382	17
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	431	321.53/cwt	307.00–337.00	1,386	22
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	457	324.83/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,484	29
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	472	290.23/cwt	275.00–305.00	1,370	24
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	513	306.52/cwt	297.00–317.00	1,572	58
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	548	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	1,628	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	571	299.98/cwt	287.00–316.00	1,713	13
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	621	252.16/cwt	240.00–262.00	1,566	37
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	275.13/cwt	268.00–283.00	1,720	79
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	698	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,864	21
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	700	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,603	25
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	755	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,661	6
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	778	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,634	20
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	803	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,686	6
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	294	401.00/cwt	401.00–401.00	1,179	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	384	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,306	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	463	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,621	6
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	632	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,732	14
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	684	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,703	5
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	780	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,498	9
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Light Weight	1,280	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,600	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,150	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,265	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,197	102.54/cwt	100.00–105.00	1,227	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,301	106.52/cwt	105.00–110.00	1,386	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,370	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,370	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,566	104.96/cwt	100.00–107.00	1,644	13
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,690	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,859	1
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,825	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,197	1,831.67/head	1,725.00–1,900.00	1,832	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,433	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,480	1,888.94/head	1,750.00–2,000.00	1,889	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,780	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	795	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	13

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 Dec 5, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,230Last week 918Year ago 1,613

Slaughter CattleReceipts 40Last week 5Year ago 35

Replacement CattleReceipts 30Last week 5Year ago 9

Compared to two weeks ago: Steer and heifer calves were 15.00 to 30.00 higher. Yearlings not well tested last week. Demand was good after sales were closed for the holiday week.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
37	600–650	621	240.00–262.00	252.16
6	750–800	755	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	297	365.00	365.00
6	300–350	326	375.00	375.00
17	350–400	396	349.00	349.00
22	400–450	431	307.00–337.00	321.53
29	450–500	457	320.00–340.00	324.83
58	500–550	513	297.00–317.00	306.52
13	550–600	571	287.00–316.00	299.98
79	600–650	625	268.00–283.00	275.13
21	650–700	698	267.00	267.00
25	700–750	700	229.00	229.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
24	450–500	472	275.00–305.00	290.23
7	500–550	548	297.00	297.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
20	750–800	778	210.00	210.00
6	800–850	803	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	283	420.00	420.00
15	400–450	415	375.00–385.00	380.49
9	450–500	468	360.00	360.00
64	500–550	525	316.00–345.00	332.49
21	550–600	566	305.00–331.00	318.72
34	600–650	627	295.00–317.00	310.92
28	650–700	681	282.00	282.00
54	700–750	725	268.00–282.00	273.74
26	750–800	758	251.00	251.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
49	600–650	637	264.00–286.00	283.82
47	700–750	717	252.00–259.00	253.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	550–600	580	282.00–295.00	289.37
6	600–650	624	290.00	290.00
26	750–800	767	231.00–240.00	235.11
5	800–850	804	232.00	232.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	600–650	624	247.00	247.00
9	650–700	652	248.00	248.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
28	700–750	742	237.00	237.00
6	850–900	877	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	294	401.00	401.00
6	350–400	384	340.00	340.00
9	750–800	780	192.00	192.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	463	350.00	350.00
14	600–650	632	274.00	274.00
5	650–700	684	249.00	249.00

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	—	1,825	3,000.00	3,000.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,433	2,000.00	2,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,480	1,750.00–2,000.00	1,888.94
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,780	2,100.00	2,100.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,197	1,725.00–1,900.00	1,831.67

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)	13	—	795	1,800.00	1,800.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,197	100.00–105.00	102.54
1	—	1,150	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,690	110.00	110.00
13	—	1,566	100.00–107.00	104.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,370	100.00	100.00
13	—	1,301	105.00–110.00	106.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,280	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.