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Tulia Livestock Auction

Name: Tulia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-12-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-19

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Tulia, Texas · Thu, Dec 19

● Final56 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1954

← Dec 12Dec 19Jan 9 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,478 head

▲ 184 vs last sale 1,294▲ 1,066 vs year ago 412 · +258.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

25 head

▼ 5 vs last sale 30▲ 15 vs year ago 10 · +150.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

2 head

▼ 4 vs last sale 6▲ 2 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 4.00 to 12.00 higher. Yearlings were not well tested last week. Demand was good to end the year. Slaughter cows 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 $303.64/cwt on 101 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −134.97 against this barn's trailing median of $438.61.

Average price

$303.64

101 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,653

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$434

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

$57.63/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.26

vs TX average

−22.99 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	552	307.63	1,699	79
Medium and Large 1-2	519	304.04	1,578	16thin
Medium and Large 2	506	250.00	1,265	6thin

One grade step is worth $57.63/cwt here — about $434 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 sale101 hd

303.64

—

TX average5 barns · 473 hd

297.38

+6.26

National average173 barns · 17,754 hd

326.63

−22.99

This barn, trailing median32 sales

438.61

−134.97

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	1,463	131.67	1,927	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,299	105.58	1,371	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,575	105.00	1,654	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,139	103.33	1,177	3thin

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)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,300	$1,800	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,150	$2,000	1thin

Every lot

56 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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	371	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	1,306	8
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	398	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,493	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	427	377.38/cwt	375.00–380.00	1,611	26
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	441	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,544	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	458	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,786	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	460	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	1,596	12
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	506	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,265	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	510	346.68/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,768	12
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	513	306.45/cwt	305.00–307.00	1,572	22
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	519	304.04/cwt	297.00–310.00	1,578	16
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	583	297.80/cwt	289.00–312.00	1,736	45
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	613	286.15/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,754	47
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	623	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,620	8
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	638	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,652	27
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	675	262.96/cwt	255.00–270.00	1,775	33
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	675	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,620	20
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	718	247.24/cwt	246.00–252.00	1,775	19
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	745	241.87/cwt	241.00–250.00	1,802	121
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Fancy	758	261.50/cwt	261.50–261.50	1,982	69
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	782	252.44/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,974	56
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	787	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,928	23
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	801	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	2,067	58
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	818	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,857	10
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	879	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	2,083	16
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1-2	1,025	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,886	21
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	354	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	963	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	414	322.37/cwt	312.00–330.00	1,335	16
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	436	297.29/cwt	295.00–299.00	1,296	14
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	454	305.88/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,389	22
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	486	280.70/cwt	277.00–282.00	1,364	18
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	506	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,402	14
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	513	296.73/cwt	289.00–299.50	1,522	39
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	533	257.71/cwt	252.00–265.00	1,374	9
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	551	263.64/cwt	262.00–265.00	1,453	11
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	559	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,353	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	605	244.50/cwt	244.50–244.50	1,479	25
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	619	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,486	7
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	621	237.43/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,474	35
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	667	242.84/cwt	239.00–244.00	1,620	128
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	682	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,528	18
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	786	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,769	7
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	824	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,730	19
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	933	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,661	15
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	343	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,303	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	411	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,233	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	483	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,352	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	528	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,452	8
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	648	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,536	21
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Light Weight	1,260	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,575	1
Bulls	—	—	1,565	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	2,113	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,100	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,100	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,158	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,216	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,299	105.58/cwt	105.00–108.00	1,371	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,575	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,654	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,300	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,150	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	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 19, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,478Last week 1,294Year ago 412

Slaughter CattleReceipts 25Last week 30Year ago 10

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 6Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Steer and heifer calves were 4.00 to 12.00 higher. Yearlings were not well tested last week. Demand was good to end the year. Slaughter cows were steady.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,260	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,565	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,299	105.00–108.00	105.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,575	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,158	105.00	105.00
1	—	1,100	100.00	100.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	371	352.00	352.00
12	450–500	460	347.00	347.00
16	500–550	519	297.00–310.00	304.04
27	600–650	638	259.00	259.00
121	700–750	745	241.00–250.00	241.87
23	750–800	787	245.00	245.00
16	850–900	879	237.00	237.00
21	1000–1050	1,025	184.00	184.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	441	350.00	350.00
22	500–550	513	305.00–307.00	306.45
8	600–650	623	260.00	260.00
20	650–700	675	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	398	375.00	375.00
26	400–450	427	375.00–380.00	377.38
3	450–500	458	390.00	390.00
12	500–550	510	340.00–350.00	346.68
45	550–600	583	289.00–312.00	297.80
47	600–650	613	280.00–295.00	286.15
33	650–700	675	255.00–270.00	262.96
19	700–750	718	246.00–252.00	247.24
56	750–800	782	245.00–255.00	252.44
58	800–850	801	258.00	258.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	506	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
69	750–800	758	261.50	261.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	800–850	818	227.00	227.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	400–450	436	295.00–299.00	297.29
18	450–500	486	277.00–282.00	280.70
14	500–550	506	277.00	277.00
6	550–600	559	242.00	242.00
7	600–650	619	240.00	240.00
15	900–950	933	178.00	178.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	400–450	414	312.00–330.00	322.37
22	450–500	454	300.00–320.00	305.88
39	500–550	513	289.00–299.50	296.73
11	550–600	551	262.00–265.00	263.64
25	600–650	605	244.50	244.50
128	650–700	667	239.00–244.00	242.84
7	750–800	786	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	500–550	533	252.00–265.00	257.71
35	600–650	621	235.00–240.00	237.43
18	650–700	682	224.00	224.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	354	272.00	272.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
19	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	500–550	528	275.00	275.00
21	600–650	648	237.00	237.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	343	380.00	380.00
5	400–450	411	300.00	300.00
2	450–500	483	280.00	280.00

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,300	1,800.00	1,800.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,150	2,000.00	2,000.00

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.