Name: Tulia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-03-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers were 1.00 to 4.00 lower. Demand was moderate to good. High winds throughout the week, increasing fire dangers.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $307.46/cwt on 101 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −105.51 against this barn's trailing median of $412.98.

Average price

$307.46

101 head · 569 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,748

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$22

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

$11.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.32

vs TX average

+2.44 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	564	311.07	1,755	70
Medium and Large 1-2	579	299.32	1,733	31

One grade step is worth $11.75/cwt here — about $22 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.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

30 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $460.86, low $328.30, median $412.98 across 30 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale101 hd

307.46

—

TX average5 barns · 329 hd

299.15

+8.32

National average185 barns · 16,988 hd

305.02

+2.44

This barn, trailing median30 sales

412.98

−105.51

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

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	—	Low	1,746	146.85	2,564	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,515	130.00	1,970	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,330	125.00	1,663	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,048	124.33	1,303	3thin

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,211	$2,821	14

Every lot, as filed

51 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bulls	—	—	1,700	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	2,380	1
Bulls	—	—	1,677	146.42/cwt	145.00–150.00	2,455	3
Bulls	—	—	2,000	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	3,100	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,330	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,663	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,515	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,970	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,065	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,278	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	435	350.12/cwt	345.00–352.00	1,523	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	685	245.68/cwt	245.00–248.50	1,683	72
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	544	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,714	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	322.60/cwt	322.00–323.00	1,690	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	960	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	2,179	98
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	293	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,201	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,520	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	12
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,152	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,958	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	627	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,850	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	583	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	1,947	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	818	263.30/cwt	260.00–264.00	2,154	75
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	302	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,133	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	304	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,322	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,575	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	683	281.96/cwt	270.00–288.00	1,926	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	919	249.65/cwt	249.25–251.00	2,294	126
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	734	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	2,107	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,275	2,347.06/head	2,200.00–2,500.00	2,347	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	584	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	1,734	27
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	814	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,945	5
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	350–400	359	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	546	6
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	600–650	601	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	992	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	940	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,081	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,140	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,573	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	614	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,596	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	659	267.50/cwt	262.00–270.00	1,763	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	708	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,890	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	664	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,872	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	300	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,290	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	510	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,632	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	459	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,790	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,000	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	369.60/cwt	365.00–370.00	1,549	36
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	392	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,470	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	950–1000	962	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,213	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	684	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,737	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	307.08/cwt	298.00–315.00	1,775	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	629	328.13/cwt	326.00–329.50	2,064	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	831	244.19/cwt	244.00–244.25	2,029	138
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	859	246.41/cwt	245.00–254.50	2,117	89
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	537	363.25/cwt	354.00–375.00	1,951	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	789	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	2,146	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	722	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,805	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	786	246.90/cwt	240.00–248.50	1,941	114

How this sale compares

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.

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