Name: Tulia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-05-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week's light test: Not enough comparable sales for a market trend. Demand was good. Pastures in good condition after recent rain and more in the forecast.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $356.00/cwt on 14 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −109.76 against this barn's trailing median of $465.76.

Average price

$356.00

14 head · 557 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,981

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+10.72

vs TX average

−18.43 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	557	356.00	1,981	14thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

29 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $501.67, low $372.21, median $465.76 across 29 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 sale14 hd

356.00

—

TX average5 barns · 238 hd

345.28

+10.72

National average176 barns · 11,859 hd

374.43

−18.43

This barn, trailing median29 sales

465.76

−109.76

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	—	Average	1,641	155.16	2,546	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,469	137.38	2,018	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,228	136.41	1,675	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,138	129.50	1,473	2thin

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)	1,159	$2,789	23

Every lot, as filed

42 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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,050	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,313	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,225	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,642	1
Bulls	—	—	1,653	151.88/cwt	150.00–155.00	2,511	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,228	136.41/cwt	130.00–140.00	1,675	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,490	133.17/cwt	130.00–135.00	1,984	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,405	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	2,108	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	951	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	2,225	67
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	377.00/cwt	377.00–377.00	1,753	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	330.58/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,871	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	867	274.25/cwt	274.25–274.25	2,378	116
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	950–1000	966	248.50/cwt	248.50–248.50	2,401	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	785	274.51/cwt	274.00–275.00	2,155	78
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	716	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,883	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	932	236.55/cwt	235.00–239.00	2,205	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	956	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	2,524	99
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	500	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,625	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	1,963	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	2,054	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	941	268.87/cwt	267.50–270.00	2,530	108
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	900–950	910	251.50/cwt	251.50–251.50	2,289	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	407	407.00/cwt	407.00–407.00	1,656	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	818	241.32/cwt	240.00–246.00	1,974	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1200–1250	1,208	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,718	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	458	401.00/cwt	401.00–401.00	1,837	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	445	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	1,633	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	318	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,272	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	770	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,994	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	539	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,994	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	397.00/cwt	397.00–397.00	1,906	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	518	337.90/cwt	330.00–342.00	1,750	48
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,217	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	645	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,871	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	488	362.00/cwt	362.00–362.00	1,767	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	847	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,965	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	2,204	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	831	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	2,136	7
Bulls	—	—	1,605	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	2,648	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	800–850	800	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,120	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	616	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	2,014	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,754	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,832	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	2,787.61/head	2,700.00–2,850.00	2,788	20

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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