Tulia Livestock Auction Market Report

Tulia, Texas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, May 9, 2024

1,065 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $238.37/cwt -3.63 vs last sale · ≈ $1,871/hd at 785 lb · 130 head

heavy 9-weight M&L 1 steers $212.50/cwt ≈ $2,057/hd at 968 lb · 97 head

light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $223.50/cwt ≈ $2,016/hd at 902 lb · 52 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,065	1,326	1,370
Feeder cattle	1,034	1,266	1,339
Slaughter cattle	6	45	26
Replacement cattle	25	15	5

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers were steady to 4.00 lower. Feeder heifers were 2.00 to 7.00 lower. Trade activity and demand were moderate.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
436	436	12	352.00	$352.00	$1,535	—
521	521	9	312.00	$312.00	$1,626	—
576	576	4	310.00	$310.00	$1,786	—
633–644	635	39	260.00–267.00	$262.47	$1,667	—
677	677	6	267.00	$267.00	$1,808	—
730	730	11	245.00	$245.00	$1,788	-9.49
770 unweaned	770	9	220.00	$220.00	$1,694	—
777–792	786	121	236.00–244.00	$239.74	$1,884	-2.26
836	836	25	228.00	$228.00	$1,906	-2.00
902	902	52	223.50	$223.50	$2,016	—
968	968	97	212.50	$212.50	$2,057	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
447	447	15	317.00	$317.00	$1,417	-33.00
551	551	7	288.00	$288.00	$1,587	—
664–681	671	35	250.00–263.00	$252.94	$1,697	—
711–727	721	16	240.00	$240.00	$1,730	+1.00
925	925	9	214.50	$214.50	$1,984	+6.50
1003	1003	6	183.00	$183.00	$1,835	-11.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
323	323	4	332.00	$332.00	$1,072	—
570	570	26	243.00	$243.00	$1,385	-9.00
621–637	631	16	235.00–239.00	$237.52	$1,499	—
658 unweaned	658	8	193.00	$193.00	$1,270	—
652–696	680	31	226.50–235.00	$229.39	$1,560	+9.39
726	726	46	214.00	$214.00	$1,554	+4.38
772	772	12	209.00	$209.00	$1,613	+2.50
838	838	6	197.00	$197.00	$1,651	-14.24
860–868	863	7	197.00–200.00	$198.71	$1,715	-8.29
903–920	919	41	191.00–195.00	$194.61	$1,788	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
435	435	17	258.00	$258.00	$1,122	+18.00
458	458	3	260.00	$260.00	$1,191	-10.00
508–527	518	11	236.00–242.00	$238.67	$1,236	+1.67
568	568	10	225.00	$225.00	$1,278	—
624 unweaned	624	6	220.00	$220.00	$1,373	-9.00
631	631	33	223.00	$223.00	$1,407	—
894	894	12	182.00	$182.00	$1,627	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
665	665	11	210.00	$210.00	$1,396	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
333	333	6	412.00	$412.00	$1,372	+32.00
489	489	9	320.00	$320.00	$1,565	-39.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
629	629	13	260.00	$260.00	$1,635	+18.00

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1380–1725	1575	75-80%	3	120.00	$120.00	$1,890	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1150	1150	85-90%	2	120.00	$120.00	$1,380	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1135	1135	80-85%	1	120.00	$120.00	$1,362	—

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1050	1050	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	2,950.00	$2,950.00	—
1250	1250	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	11	3,250.00	$3,250.00	—
1200–1300	1291	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	11	2,350.00–2,950.00	$2,899.30	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1100	1100	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	2,250.00	$2,250.00	—

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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.