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Tulia Livestock Auction

Name: Tulia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-01-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-16

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Tulia, Texas · Thu, Jan 16

● Final46 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1954

← Jan 9Jan 16Jan 23 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,395 head

▼ 214 vs last sale 1,609▲ 420 vs year ago 975 · +43.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

20 head

▲ 20 vs last sale 0▲ 5 vs year ago 15 · +33.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold 1.00 to 5.00 higher. Demand was good. Offering included long time weaned cattle coming off of wheat.

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 $309.79/cwt on 145 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −128.82 against this barn's trailing median of $438.61.

Average price

$309.79

145 head · 564 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,746

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$502

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

$68.94/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.12

vs TX average

−32.66 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	564	318.94	1,799	105
Medium and Large 1-2	578	299.34	1,731	29
Medium and Large 2	519	250.00	1,298	11thin

One grade step is worth $68.94/cwt here — about $502 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 sale145 hd

309.79

—

TX average5 barns · 872 hd

303.68

+6.12

National average190 barns · 32,836 hd

342.45

−32.66

This barn, trailing median32 sales

438.61

−128.82

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,165	120.00	1,398	1thin

Every lot

46 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	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	371.19/cwt	370.00–372.00	1,578	21
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	484	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	1,631	9
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	512	326.78/cwt	325.00–328.00	1,673	30
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	516	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,445	7
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	519	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,298	11
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	585	315.81/cwt	302.00–322.00	1,847	75
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	598	305.50/cwt	305.50–305.50	1,827	22
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	307.54/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,891	23
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	633	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,883	17
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	634	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,724	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	684	273.94/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,874	84
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Full	696	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,775	11
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	719	261.97/cwt	255.00–263.50	1,884	46
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	760	270.50/cwt	270.50–270.50	2,056	31
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	795	248.50/cwt	248.50–248.50	1,976	6
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	800	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	2,056	18
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	841	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,060	8
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	866	249.56/cwt	244.00–251.00	2,161	80
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	903	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	2,239	31
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	955	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	2,273	8
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	350	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	1,040	34
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	399	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	1,424	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	405	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,337	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	430	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	1,324	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	468	318.25/cwt	305.00–335.00	1,489	31
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	489	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,271	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	510	302.56/cwt	280.00–307.00	1,543	30
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	526	258.32/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,359	9
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	574	278.22/cwt	272.00–291.00	1,597	48
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	608	271.50/cwt	267.00–275.00	1,651	16
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	639	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,566	7
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	663	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,505	13
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	664	259.68/cwt	257.50–261.00	1,724	49
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	721	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,622	8
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	754	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,749	9
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Full	768	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,736	7
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	774	241.09/cwt	239.00–244.00	1,866	72
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	839	236.15/cwt	236.00–236.50	1,981	33
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	288	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,109	8
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	357	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	1,167	24
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	429	322.02/cwt	311.00–330.00	1,381	7
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	461	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,614	10
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	524	304.35/cwt	292.00–315.00	1,595	12
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,593	7
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	622	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,368	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows1 lot · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,165	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,398	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 Jan 16, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,395Last week 1,609Year ago 975

Slaughter CattleReceipts 20Last week 0Year ago 15

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold 1.00 to 5.00 higher. Demand was good. Offering included long time weaned cattle coming off of wheat.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,165	120.00	120.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	700–750	721	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
7	750–800	768	226.00	226.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
34	350–400	350	297.00	297.00
8	400–450	430	308.00	308.00
6	450–500	489	260.00	260.00
9	500–550	526	250.00–275.00	258.32
9	750–800	754	232.00	232.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	399	357.00	357.00
3	400–450	405	330.00	330.00
31	450–500	468	305.00–335.00	318.25
30	500–550	510	280.00–307.00	302.56
48	550–600	574	272.00–291.00	278.22
16	600–650	608	267.00–275.00	271.50
49	650–700	664	257.50–261.00	259.68
72	750–800	774	239.00–244.00	241.09
33	800–850	839	236.00–236.50	236.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
13	650–700	663	227.00	227.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	600–650	639	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	750–800	795	248.50	248.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
11	650–700	696	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	500–550	519	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	450–500	484	337.00	337.00
7	500–550	516	280.00	280.00
22	550–600	598	305.50	305.50
17	600–650	633	297.50	297.50
46	700–750	719	255.00–263.50	261.97
8	800–850	841	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	600–650	634	272.00	272.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
21	400–450	425	370.00–372.00	371.19
30	500–550	512	325.00–328.00	326.78
75	550–600	585	302.00–322.00	315.81
23	600–650	615	305.00–310.00	307.54
84	650–700	684	270.00–275.00	273.94
31	750–800	760	270.50	270.50
18	800–850	800	257.00	257.00
80	850–900	866	244.00–251.00	249.56
31	900–950	903	248.00	248.00
8	950–1000	955	238.00	238.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	429	311.00–330.00	322.02
10	450–500	461	350.00	350.00
12	500–550	524	292.00–315.00	304.35
7	550–600	575	277.00	277.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	250–300	288	385.00	385.00
24	350–400	357	327.00	327.00
6	600–650	622	220.00	220.00

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.