Name: Tulia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-05-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

There was no trend available since sale last week was cancelled due to muddy conditions. Pastures are now in great shape after all the rain to turn out stockers.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $367.45/cwt on 66 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −98.31 against this barn's trailing median of $465.76.

Average price

$367.45

66 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,986

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$352

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

$58.83/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−19.96

vs TX average

−17.15 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	550	381.04	2,095	40
Medium and Large 1-2	508	374.95	1,905	12thin
Medium 1-2	541	322.21	1,743	14thin

One grade step is worth $58.83/cwt here — about $352 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

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 sale66 hd

367.45

—

TX average5 barns · 614 hd

387.41

−19.96

National average159 barns · 12,107 hd

384.60

−17.15

This barn, trailing median29 sales

465.76

−98.31

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	1,682	166.21	2,796	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,224	143.00	1,750	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,529	138.25	2,113	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,103	128.33	1,416	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
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,375	$2,475	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,239	$2,162	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,333	$1,999	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,150	$3,300	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,233	$3,165	3thin

Every lot, as filed

52 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	610	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	2,025	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	926	268.41/cwt	268.00–269.00	2,485	100
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	927	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	2,475	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	728	256.77/cwt	254.00–260.00	1,869	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	607	303.45/cwt	301.00–310.00	1,842	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	980	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	2,524	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	895	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	2,443	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	402.00/cwt	402.00–402.00	1,905	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	829	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	2,313	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	532	393.93/cwt	384.00–412.00	2,096	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,005	259.50/cwt	259.50–259.50	2,608	41
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,233	3,164.86/head	3,100.00–3,200.00	3,165	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	363.60/cwt	352.00–395.00	2,087	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	734	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	2,158	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	587	316.23/cwt	316.00–320.00	1,856	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	823	264.72/cwt	264.00–265.00	2,179	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	876	252.54/cwt	249.00–257.00	2,212	169
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,135	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	771	271.73/cwt	266.00–274.00	2,095	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	787	290.13/cwt	284.00–295.00	2,283	66
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,206	143.21/cwt	140.00–145.00	1,727	14
Bulls	—	—	1,408	154.11/cwt	150.00–158.00	2,170	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,070	122.50/cwt	120.00–125.00	1,311	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,170	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,638	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,561	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	2,107	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,515	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	2,212	1
Steers	Medium 1-2	550–600	586	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,711	5
Steers	Medium 1-2Full	650–700	667	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,001	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,325	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,961	1
Bulls	—	—	1,792	171.05/cwt	170.00–175.00	3,065	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,490	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	2,086	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,370	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,850	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	464	406.41/cwt	387.00–415.00	1,886	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,333	1,999.38/head	1,950.00–2,050.00	1,999	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,239	2,161.67/head	2,000.00–2,300.00	2,162	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,375	2,474.55/head	2,450.00–2,500.00	2,475	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	1
Steers	Medium 1-2	500–550	516	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	1,749	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	862	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,241	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	493	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,726	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	834	271.75/cwt	270.00–274.00	2,266	22
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	558	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	753	6
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	800–850	805	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,320	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	533	339.08/cwt	327.00–365.00	1,807	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	521	329.76/cwt	310.00–340.00	1,718	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	800–850	813	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,902	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	703	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,617	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	650–700	694	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	1,971	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	764	280.96/cwt	276.00–286.00	2,147	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	508	374.95/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,905	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	926	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	2,296	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	320.34/cwt	320.00–321.00	2,130	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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