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Tulia Livestock Auction

Name: Tulia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-01-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-09

Feeder Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Tulia, Texas · Thu, Jan 9

● Final32 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1954

← Dec 19Jan 9Jan 16 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,609 head

▲ 131 vs last sale 1,478▼ 280 vs year ago 1,889 · −14.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

5 head

▲ 3 vs last sale 2▼ 15 vs year ago 20 · −75.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last sale on 12/19/24: Feeder steers and heifers were 5.00 to 15.00 higher. Demand was good. Snow fell throughout the day, but didn't deter buyer's.

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 $322.91/cwt on 134 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −115.71 against this barn's trailing median of $438.61.

Average price

$322.91

134 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,796

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+5.92

vs TX average

−19.17 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	556	322.91	1,796	134

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale134 hd

322.91

—

TX average4 barns · 465 hd

316.98

+5.92

National average155 barns · 22,672 hd

342.08

−19.17

This barn, trailing median32 sales

438.61

−115.71

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.

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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,100	$2,850	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,250	$2,276	2thin

Every lot

32 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	328	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,328	9
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	438	387.73/cwt	372.00–414.00	1,698	42
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	471	375.58/cwt	360.00–392.00	1,769	25
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	494	362.00/cwt	362.00–362.00	1,788	8
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	532	330.46/cwt	315.00–340.00	1,758	62
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	577	316.40/cwt	316.00–317.00	1,826	72
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	622	302.89/cwt	292.00–309.00	1,884	68
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	693	273.89/cwt	272.00–275.00	1,898	189
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	698	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,745	8
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	716	261.98/cwt	260.00–266.00	1,876	48
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	731	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,828	10
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	786	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	2,099	63
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	834	263.50/cwt	263.50–263.50	2,198	23
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	841	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	2,052	13
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	878	244.14/cwt	243.00–247.00	2,144	24
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	958	241.50/cwt	241.50–241.50	2,314	57
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	327	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,046	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	410	351.68/cwt	334.00–358.00	1,442	39
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	457	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,280	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,490	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	533	295.85/cwt	285.00–304.00	1,577	108
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	581	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,609	27
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	619	271.19/cwt	263.00–279.00	1,679	56
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	643	242.78/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,561	39
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	686	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,715	152
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	728	250.18/cwt	249.50–250.50	1,821	125
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	781	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,828	12
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	794	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,667	4
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	846	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,954	24
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	544	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,659	6
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,250	2,276.00/head	2,250.00–2,300.00	2,276	2

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 Jan 9, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,609Last week 1,478Year ago 1,889

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 2Year ago 20

Compared to last sale on 12/19/24: Feeder steers and heifers were 5.00 to 15.00 higher. Demand was good. Snow fell throughout the day, but didn't deter buyer's.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	750–800	794	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	327	320.00	320.00
39	400–450	410	334.00–358.00	351.68
8	450–500	473	315.00	315.00
108	500–550	533	285.00–304.00	295.85
27	550–600	581	277.00	277.00
56	600–650	619	263.00–279.00	271.19
152	650–700	686	250.00	250.00
125	700–750	728	249.50–250.50	250.18
12	750–800	781	234.00	234.00
24	800–850	846	231.00	231.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	457	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
39	600–650	643	240.00–250.00	242.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	700–750	731	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	650–700	698	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	328	405.00	405.00
42	400–450	438	372.00–414.00	387.73
25	450–500	471	360.00–392.00	375.58
62	500–550	532	315.00–340.00	330.46
72	550–600	577	316.00–317.00	316.40
68	600–650	622	292.00–309.00	302.89
189	650–700	693	272.00–275.00	273.89
48	700–750	716	260.00–266.00	261.98
63	750–800	786	267.00	267.00
23	800–850	834	263.50	263.50
24	850–900	878	243.00–247.00	244.14
57	950–1000	958	241.50	241.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	450–500	494	362.00	362.00
13	800–850	841	244.00	244.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	544	305.00	305.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	2	—	1,250	2,250.00–2,300.00	2,276.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	2,850.00	2,850.00

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.