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Tulia Livestock Auction

Name: Tulia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-01-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-30

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Tulia, Texas · Thu, Jan 30

● Final44 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1954

← Jan 23Jan 30Feb 6 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

999 head

▲ 144 vs last sale 855▼ 597 vs year ago 1,596 · −37.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

60 head

▲ 55 vs last sale 5▲ 35 vs year ago 25 · +140.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers were mostly steady. Demand was moderate to good. Temperatures warming up and moisture in the area for the week.

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 $278.18/cwt on 54 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −99.82 against this barn's trailing median of $378.00.

Average price

$278.18

54 head · 570 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,587

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$26

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

$21.57/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.79

vs TX average

−26.46 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	555	287.77	1,596	30
Medium and Large 1-2	590	266.20	1,571	24

One grade step is worth $21.57/cwt here — about $26 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale54 hd

278.18

—

TX average5 barns · 659 hd

288.98

−10.79

National average182 barns · 24,858 hd

304.64

−26.46

This barn, trailing median33 sales

378.00

−99.82

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

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	—	Average	1,797	144.37	2,595	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,238	124.51	1,541	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,093	122.60	1,341	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,517	122.00	1,851	5thin

Every lot

44 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	388	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	1,385	10
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	455	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	1,488	13
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	469	345.71/cwt	342.00–347.00	1,621	36
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	506	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,720	10
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	554	334.64/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,854	30
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	600	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,800	25
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	689	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	1,881	8
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	738	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,860	6
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	748	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,990	5
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	773	260.63/cwt	260.00–264.00	2,015	31
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	825	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	2,137	36
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	840	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,016	11
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,014	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	2,200	8
Steers	1100–1150	Medium and Large 1	1,130	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	2,384	12
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	252	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	970	22
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	316	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,138	5
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	326	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,255	35
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	353	362.00/cwt	362.00–362.00	1,278	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	419	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	1,370	20
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	434	334.41/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,451	117
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	456	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,309	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	481	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	1,477	9
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	534	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,602	10
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	553	295.22/cwt	292.00–297.00	1,633	14
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	590	266.20/cwt	262.00–267.00	1,571	24
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	593	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,483	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	604	288.75/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,744	60
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	735	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,830	5
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	744	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,786	9
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	761	252.07/cwt	247.00–253.75	1,918	117
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Full	773	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,762	16
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	793	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,856	5
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	806	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,999	7
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	866	223.65/cwt	219.00–226.00	1,937	12
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	501	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,353	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	634	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,566	5
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,788	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	2,503	3
Bulls	—	—	1,803	146.99/cwt	145.00–150.00	2,650	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	935	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,169	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,116	122.26/cwt	120.00–125.00	1,364	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,231	126.35/cwt	125.00–130.00	1,555	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,259	118.98/cwt	115.00–120.00	1,498	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,443	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,804	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,567	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,880	3

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 30, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 999Last week 855Year ago 1,596

Slaughter CattleReceipts 60Last week 5Year ago 25

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers were mostly steady. Demand was moderate to good. Temperatures warming up and moisture in the area for the week.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,788	140.00	140.00
5	—	1,803	145.00–150.00	146.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	935	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,116	120.00–125.00	122.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,443	125.00	125.00
3	—	1,567	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,231	125.00–130.00	126.35
5	—	1,259	115.00–120.00	118.98

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
22	250–300	252	385.00	385.00
35	300–350	326	385.00	385.00
5	350–400	353	362.00	362.00
117	400–450	434	330.00–340.00	334.41
9	450–500	481	307.00	307.00
10	500–550	534	300.00	300.00
14	550–600	553	292.00–297.00	295.22
60	600–650	604	285.00–290.00	288.75
5	700–750	735	249.00	249.00
117	750–800	761	247.00–253.75	252.07
7	800–850	806	248.00	248.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	316	360.00	360.00
20	400–450	419	327.00	327.00
6	450–500	456	287.00	287.00
24	550–600	590	262.00–267.00	266.20
9	700–750	744	240.00	240.00
5	750–800	793	234.00	234.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
16	750–800	773	228.00	228.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	550–600	593	250.00	250.00
12	850–900	866	219.00–226.00	223.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
36	450–500	469	342.00–347.00	345.71
10	500–550	506	340.00	340.00
30	550–600	554	330.00–340.00	334.64
25	600–650	600	300.00	300.00
8	650–700	689	273.00	273.00
5	700–750	748	266.00	266.00
31	750–800	773	260.00–264.00	260.63
36	800–850	825	259.00	259.00
8	1000–1050	1,014	217.00	217.00
12	1100–1150	1,130	211.00	211.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	700–750	738	252.00	252.00
11	800–850	840	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	350–400	388	357.00	357.00
13	450–500	455	327.00	327.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	501	270.00	270.00
5	600–650	634	247.00	247.00

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.