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Tulia Livestock Auction Market Report

Tulia, Texas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, January 16, 2025

1,415 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $271.75/cwt -1.17 vs last sale · ≈ $1,863/hd at 685 lb · 95 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $249.56/cwt +5.42 vs last sale · ≈ $2,161/hd at 866 lb · 80 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $239.75/cwt +11.75 vs last sale · ≈ $1,854/hd at 773 lb · 79 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,415 1,614 990
Feeder cattle 1,395 1,609 975
Slaughter cattle 20 — 15
Replacement cattle — 5 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

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.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415–435 425 21 370.00–372.00 $371.19 $1,578 -16.54
500–522 512 30 325.00–328.00 $326.78 $1,673 -3.68
576–592 585 75 302.00–322.00 $315.81 $1,847 -0.59
601–623 615 23 305.00–310.00 $307.54 $1,891 +4.65
670–697 684 84 270.00–275.00 $273.94 $1,874 +0.05
696 696 11 255.00 $255.00 $1,775 -18.89
760 760 31 270.50 $270.50 $2,056 +3.50
795 795 6 248.50 $248.50 $1,976 -18.50
800 800 18 257.00 $257.00 $2,056 -6.50
852–874 866 80 244.00–251.00 $249.56 $2,161 +5.42
903 903 31 248.00 $248.00 $2,239 —
955 955 8 238.00 $238.00 $2,273 -3.50
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
484 484 9 337.00 $337.00 $1,631 -25.00
516 516 7 280.00 $280.00 $1,445 —
598 598 22 305.50 $305.50 $1,827 —
633 633 17 297.50 $297.50 $1,883 —
634 unweaned 634 4 272.00 $272.00 $1,724 —
713–746 719 46 255.00–263.50 $261.97 $1,884 —
841 841 8 245.00 $245.00 $2,060 +1.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
519 519 11 250.00 $250.00 $1,298 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
399 399 8 357.00 $357.00 $1,424 —
405 405 3 330.00 $330.00 $1,336 -21.68
450–484 468 31 305.00–335.00 $318.25 $1,489 +3.25
501–515 510 30 280.00–307.00 $302.56 $1,543 +6.71
550–599 574 48 272.00–291.00 $278.22 $1,597 +1.22
608–609 608 16 267.00–275.00 $271.50 $1,651 +0.31
639 unweaned 639 7 245.00 $245.00 $1,566 +2.22
652–684 664 49 257.50–261.00 $259.68 $1,724 +9.68
721 721 8 225.00 $225.00 $1,622 -25.18
768 768 7 226.00 $226.00 $1,736 -8.00
766–790 774 72 239.00–244.00 $241.09 $1,866 +7.09
816–848 839 33 236.00–236.50 $236.15 $1,981 +5.15
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 34 297.00 $297.00 $1,040 —
430 430 8 308.00 $308.00 $1,324 —
489 489 6 260.00 $260.00 $1,271 -20.00
525–526 526 9 250.00–275.00 $258.32 $1,359 —
663 unweaned 663 13 227.00 $227.00 $1,505 —
754 754 9 232.00 $232.00 $1,749 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
288 288 8 385.00 $385.00 $1,109 —
357 357 24 327.00 $327.00 $1,167 —
622 622 6 220.00 $220.00 $1,368 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420–435 429 7 311.00–330.00 $322.02 $1,381 —
461 461 10 350.00 $350.00 $1,614 —
512–528 524 12 292.00–315.00 $304.35 $1,595 -0.65
575 575 7 277.00 $277.00 $1,593 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1165 1165 80-85% 1 120.00 $120.00 $1,398 —

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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.