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Tulia Livestock Auction

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

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Tulia, Texas · Thu, Dec 12

● Final59 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1954

← Dec 5Dec 12Dec 19 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,294 head

▲ 64 vs last sale 1,230▲ 1,294 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

30 head

▼ 10 vs last sale 40▲ 30 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

6 head

▼ 24 vs last sale 30▲ 6 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 5.00 to 15.00 lower, after large gains last week. Demand was moderate to good. Slaughter cows were steady.

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 $263.06/cwt on 190 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −114.94 against this barn's trailing median of $378.00.

Average price

$263.06

190 head · 567 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,493

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$83

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

$10.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.27

vs TX average

−17.24 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	523	269.00	1,407	6thin
Medium and Large 1	572	263.04	1,503	176
Medium and Large 2	511	259.00	1,323	8thin

One grade step is worth $10.00/cwt here — about $83 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 sale190 hd

263.06

—

TX average5 barns · 723 hd

266.33

−3.27

National average188 barns · 25,726 hd

280.30

−17.24

This barn, trailing median33 sales

378.00

−114.94

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	—	Low	2,090	110.00	2,299	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,633	107.95	1,763	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,250	106.17	1,327	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,161	103.04	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
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,000	$1,850	1thin

Every lot

59 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 1-2	398	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,433	11
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	426	362.00/cwt	362.00–362.00	1,542	14
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Full	437	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,508	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	469	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	1,351	8
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	486	343.11/cwt	335.00–370.00	1,668	17
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	543	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,656	15
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	556	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,473	7
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	563	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,464	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	571	280.76/cwt	280.00–281.00	1,603	22
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	608	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,715	22
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	618	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,700	6
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	674	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,833	28
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	678	251.47/cwt	249.50–260.00	1,705	22
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	702	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,748	13
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	754	244.00/cwt	238.00–246.00	1,840	20
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	756	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,739	18
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	768	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,766	6
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	851	245.50/cwt	245.50–245.50	2,089	9
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	858	246.50/cwt	246.50–246.50	2,115	91
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	936	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	2,181	9
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	293	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,069	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	383	337.66/cwt	335.00–347.00	1,293	17
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	410	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,251	9
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,020	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	431	309.58/cwt	307.00–310.00	1,334	20
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	459	308.57/cwt	280.00–313.00	1,416	26
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	477	258.27/cwt	252.00–267.00	1,232	36
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	511	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,323	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	523	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,407	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	538	275.57/cwt	264.00–290.00	1,483	42
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	582	259.11/cwt	240.00–272.00	1,508	134
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	604	224.77/cwt	223.00–229.00	1,358	17
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	616	243.17/cwt	242.00–244.00	1,498	40
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	618	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,489	24
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	643	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,633	27
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	682	214.81/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,465	15
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Full	740	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,554	11
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	785	215.66/cwt	215.00–217.00	1,693	15
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	810	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,701	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	362	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,249	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	421	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	1,503	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	475	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,568	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	526	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,589	21
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	556	292.97/cwt	282.00–297.00	1,629	15
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	620	238.92/cwt	237.00–240.00	1,481	11
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	644	252.03/cwt	251.00–257.00	1,623	29
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	661	238.90/cwt	237.00–240.00	1,579	11
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	718	245.14/cwt	239.00–247.00	1,760	51
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	768	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,728	10
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	2,090	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	2,299	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,110	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,221	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,174	101.30/cwt	100.00–105.00	1,189	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,228	105.22/cwt	105.00–107.00	1,292	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,270	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,207	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,301	111.35/cwt	110.00–115.00	1,449	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,608	112.37/cwt	110.00–115.00	1,807	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,650	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,733	3
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	991	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,556	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	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 Dec 12, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,294Last week 1,230Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 30Last week 40Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 30Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Steer and heifer calves were 5.00 to 15.00 lower, after large gains last week. Demand was moderate to good. Slaughter cows were steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	450–500	469	288.00	288.00
6	550–600	563	260.00	260.00
6	750–800	768	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	400–450	426	362.00	362.00
17	450–500	486	335.00–370.00	343.11
15	500–550	543	305.00	305.00
22	550–600	571	280.00–281.00	280.76
22	600–650	608	282.00	282.00
28	650–700	674	272.00	272.00
91	850–900	858	246.50	246.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	437	345.00	345.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	600–650	618	275.00	275.00
22	650–700	678	249.50–260.00	251.47
13	700–750	702	249.00	249.00
18	750–800	756	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	350–400	398	360.00	360.00
7	550–600	556	265.00	265.00
9	850–900	851	245.50	245.50
9	900–950	936	233.00	233.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
20	750–800	754	238.00–246.00	244.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	293	365.00	365.00
17	350–400	383	335.00–347.00	337.66
20	400–450	431	307.00–310.00	309.58
26	450–500	459	280.00–313.00	308.57
42	500–550	538	264.00–290.00	275.57
134	550–600	582	240.00–272.00	259.11
27	600–650	643	254.00	254.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
15	750–800	785	215.00–217.00	215.66
5	800–850	810	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
40	600–650	616	242.00–244.00	243.17
15	650–700	682	210.00–225.00	214.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	400–450	410	305.00	305.00
36	450–500	477	252.00–267.00	258.27
6	500–550	523	269.00	269.00
24	600–650	618	241.00	241.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
17	600–650	604	223.00–229.00	224.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	425	240.00	240.00
8	500–550	511	259.00	259.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
11	700–750	740	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	362	345.00	345.00
4	400–450	421	357.00	357.00
21	500–550	526	302.00	302.00
15	550–600	556	282.00–297.00	292.97
29	600–650	644	251.00–257.00	252.03
51	700–750	718	239.00–247.00	245.14
10	750–800	768	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	475	330.00	330.00
11	600–650	620	237.00–240.00	238.92
11	650–700	661	237.00–240.00	238.90

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	5	—	991	157.00	157.00

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)	1	—	1,000	1,850.00	1,850.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,110	110.00	110.00
4	—	1,174	100.00–105.00	101.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,608	110.00–115.00	112.37
3	—	1,650	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,270	95.00	95.00
4	—	1,301	110.00–115.00	111.35
10	—	1,228	105.00–107.00	105.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,090	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.