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Tulia Livestock Auction Market Report

Tulia, Texas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, September 21, 2023

1,392 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $253.50/cwt ≈ $2,056/hd at 811 lb · 196 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $230.00/cwt ≈ $1,736/hd at 755 lb · 148 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $251.10/cwt +5.07 vs last sale · ≈ $1,976/hd at 787 lb · 140 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,392 1,103 1,310
Feeder cattle 1,317 1,103 1,275
Slaughter cattle 70 — 35
Replacement cattle 5 — 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Trade was fairly active on good demand.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475–476 476 45 304.00–310.00 $304.67 $1,450 +21.23
544 544 18 276.00–285.00 $279.50 $1,520 +6.53
554 554 39 289.00 $289.00 $1,601 +32.06
586 unweaned 586 7 250.00 $250.00 $1,465 —
654 unweaned 654 11 235.00 $235.00 $1,537 —
693 693 4 255.00 $255.00 $1,767 +8.62
700 unweaned 700 10 238.00 $238.00 $1,666 —
787 787 140 251.10 $251.10 $1,976 +3.65
811 811 196 253.50 $253.50 $2,056 —
850–885 879 33 240.00 $240.00 $2,110 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
337 337 13 330.00 $330.00 $1,112 —
421 421 26 298.00 $298.00 $1,255 —
532 532 28 276.50 $276.50 $1,471 +34.00
640 unweaned 640 6 240.00 $240.00 $1,536 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
393 393 14 273.00 $273.00 $1,073 -2.00
431–439 432 45 249.00–265.00 $262.11 $1,132 —
461 461 12 243.50 $243.50 $1,123 —
542–545 544 47 230.00–248.00 $243.03 $1,322 -2.79
627 unweaned 627 6 231.00 $231.00 $1,448 —
673 unweaned 673 13 220.00 $220.00 $1,481 -5.50
753–784 755 148 230.00 $230.00 $1,736 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
406 406 19 259.00 $259.00 $1,052 —
493 493 25 236.00 $236.00 $1,163 +16.00
598 598 5 231.00 $231.00 $1,381 —
660 unweaned 660 5 227.00 $227.00 $1,498 —
707 707 20 236.00 $236.00 $1,669 +27.00
747 747 13 200.00 $200.00 $1,494 —
795 795 8 218.50 $218.50 $1,737 —
861 861 9 205.00 $205.00 $1,765 +10.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
404 404 5 267.00 $267.00 $1,079 —
467 467 9 245.00 $245.00 $1,144 —
758 758 17 188.00 $188.00 $1,425 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 3 325.00 $325.00 $1,089 —
522 522 4 262.00 $262.00 $1,368 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
971–1045 979 85-90% 16 85.00 $85.00 $832 —
1025–1205 1090 85-90% 10 90.00–95.00 $92.05 $1,003 —
1065–1245 1118 85-90% 8 100.00–105.00 $101.21 $1,132 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1245 1245 80-85% 1 95.00 $95.00 $1,183 —
1170–1355 1259 80-85% 11 100.00–105.50 $101.00 $1,272 —
1435 1435 80-85% 1 110.00 $110.00 $1,578 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1595–1880 1847 23 120.00–122.00 $121.67 $2,247 —

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1300 1300 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 5 2,675.00 $2,675.00 —

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.