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Tulia Livestock Auction Market Report

Tulia, Texas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, October 24, 2024

927 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $252.00/cwt +32.50 vs last sale · ≈ $1,998/hd at 793 lb · 132 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $218.80/cwt +6.39 vs last sale · ≈ $1,496/hd at 684 lb · 79 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $237.76/cwt +27.76 vs last sale · ≈ $1,255/hd at 528 lb · 25 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 927 1,884 611
Feeder cattle 839 1,557 534
Slaughter cattle 77 288 20
Replacement cattle 11 39 57

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Steer and heifer calves were steady to 4.00 higher. Yearlings not well tested last week. Demand was good. Slaughter cows and bulls were steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
496 496 4 287.00 $287.00 $1,424 +4.00
502–516 508 9 287.00–292.00 $289.74 $1,472 —
561–568 564 7 280.00–285.00 $282.84 $1,595 -1.27
586 unweaned 586 11 267.00 $267.00 $1,565 —
658–698 unweaned 682 25 236.00–245.00 $239.47 $1,633 +11.82
701 701 7 225.00 $225.00 $1,577 —
730 unweaned 730 8 228.50 $228.50 $1,668 +7.06
793 793 132 252.00 $252.00 $1,998 —
824–831 826 13 223.00–232.00 $229.21 $1,893 —
872 872 11 231.00 $231.00 $2,014 +16.00
985 985 9 224.00 $224.00 $2,206 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
585 unweaned 585 9 231.50 $231.50 $1,354 —
592 592 10 248.00 $248.00 $1,468 —
712 unweaned 712 6 228.00 $228.00 $1,623 —
744 744 8 230.00 $230.00 $1,711 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 3 302.00 $302.00 $982 —
490 490 16 274.00 $274.00 $1,343 +24.71
504–532 525 20 255.00–262.00 $256.68 $1,348 +20.68
572 572 5 265.00 $265.00 $1,516 +27.00
578 unweaned 578 13 235.00 $235.00 $1,358 —
652 652 5 200.00 $200.00 $1,304 —
670–698 unweaned 686 74 213.50–225.00 $220.07 $1,510 +7.66
761 761 22 227.50 $227.50 $1,731 -8.25
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
286 286 7 270.00 $270.00 $772 —
527 527 14 247.00 $247.00 $1,302 +37.00
529 unweaned 529 11 226.00 $226.00 $1,196 —
552 552 6 252.00 $252.00 $1,391 —
684 unweaned 684 5 203.00 $203.00 $1,389 —
782 782 5 200.00 $200.00 $1,564 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
478 478 13 278.00 $278.00 $1,329 +43.00
618 618 12 230.00 $230.00 $1,421 —
711 711 19 221.00 $221.00 $1,571 —
753 753 12 216.00 $216.00 $1,626 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
535 535 14 270.00 $270.00 $1,444 +21.89

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1100–1380 1174 80-85% 8 110.00–115.00 $110.73 $1,300 —
1155–1270 1229 80-85% 4 117.00–120.00 $118.02 $1,450 —
1145–1345 1283 80-85% 35 105.00–106.00 $105.03 $1,348 +0.47
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1115 1074 85-90% 7 105.00–110.00 $106.46 $1,143 -0.70
1015–1245 1127 85-90% 3 95.00–100.00 $98.34 $1,108 —
1255 1255 85-90% 1 117.00 $117.00 $1,468 +1.00
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1415–1535 1475 75-80% 2 105.00 $105.00 $1,549 -5.00
1410–1795 1537 75-80% 5 110.00 $110.00 $1,691 —
1625 1625 75-80% 1 116.00 $116.00 $1,885 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1400–1900 1545 7 120.00–125.00 $123.43 $1,907 —
1905–1915 1910 2 130.00–135.00 $132.51 $2,531 —
2030–2135 2083 2 140.00 $140.00 $2,916 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1100–1200 1133 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 1,500.00–1,600.00 $1,567.65
1155 1155 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,850.00 $1,850.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
919 919 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 7 1,700.00 $1,700.00

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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.