Sale reports / Texas / Tulia Livestock Auction / 2025-08-07

Tulia Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Tulia, Texas · Thu, Aug 7
● Final46 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1954
Feeder Cattle receipts
689 head
628 vs last sale 1,317 55 vs year ago 634 · +8.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
24 head
1 vs last sale 25 186 vs year ago 210 · 88.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
1 head
1 vs last sale 0 1 vs year ago 2 · 50.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer and heifer calves traded mostly 10.00 to 20.00 higher. Yearling cattle were too lightly tested for a market trend but a higher undertone was noted. Quality was mostly plain to attractive. The majority of the supply consisted of lighter fleshed cattle with favorable weigh-ups. Trading activity was active on very good buyer demand. Slaughter cows and bulls traded mostly 2.00 higher. Seasonably high temperatures have finally made there way into the trading region, with temperatures topping the triple digits for the first time this summer. However, timely rains throughout the summer have created favorable pasture and range conditions despite the warmup.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $380.08/cwt on 109 head. That ranks 11 of 30 comparable sales and sits 32.90 against this barn's trailing median of $412.98.
Average price
$380.08
109 head · 534 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,029
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$432
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$113.53/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+12.63
vs TX average
+29.51 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1528388.532,05298
Medium and Large 1-2578357.002,0634thin
Medium and Large 2589275.001,6207thin
One grade step is worth $113.53/cwt here — about $432 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

30 sales
475421368314median 412.9812/1802/2604/2306/1108/13
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 sale109 hd
380.08
TX average5 barns · 326 hd
367.44
+12.63
National average149 barns · 9,537 hd
350.57
+29.51
This barn, trailing median30 sales
412.98
−32.90
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsLow1,744188.113,28012
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,632155.752,5423thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,110147.911,6428thin

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,300$3,5501thin

Every lot, as filed

46 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
HeifersMedium and Large 2700–750742313.00/cwt313.00–313.002,32222
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400383443.57/cwt430.00–457.001,69923
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450440422.00/cwt422.00–422.001,85718
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600565413.96/cwt408.00–422.002,33990
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2350–400350420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,4702
SteersMedium and Large 1-2650–700656340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,2304
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2600–650623337.00/cwt337.00–337.002,1008
BullsMedium and Large 1800–850814295.00/cwt295.00–295.002,4017
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400365530.00/cwt530.00–530.001,9353
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700673382.00/cwt382.00–382.002,5718
SteersMedium and Large 1-2700–750716337.00/cwt337.00–337.002,4134
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500471485.00/cwt485.00–485.002,28410
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450404500.00/cwt500.00–500.002,02015
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750709337.00/cwt337.00–337.002,3897
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550522389.84/cwt377.00–395.002,03587
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600576378.13/cwt375.00–380.002,17811
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300288485.00/cwt485.00–485.001,3978
Bulls1,765175.00/cwt175.00–175.003,0891
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight855134.82/cwt130.00–140.001,1532
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight905155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,4031
CowsLean 85-90%1,253151.72/cwt150.00–160.001,9015
Bulls1,835194.56/cwt194.00–195.003,5702
Bulls1,721188.14/cwt185.00–193.003,2389
HeifersMedium and Large 2250–300274300.00/cwt300.00–300.0082217
HeifersMedium and Large 2200–250237300.00/cwt300.00–300.007119
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2700–750742328.00/cwt328.00–328.002,4345
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650609391.00/cwt391.00–391.002,38119
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650602370.58/cwt359.00–375.002,23129
SteersMedium and Large 2750–800784329.00/cwt329.00–329.002,57923
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600589275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,6207
HeifersMedium and Large 2650–700658315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,0736
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2550–600578357.00/cwt357.00–357.002,0634
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550513417.00/cwt417.00–417.002,1398
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750723361.47/cwt361.00–363.002,61325
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700664345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,2917
SteersMedium and Large 1950–1000982296.00/cwt296.00–296.002,90723
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2800–850821317.00/cwt317.00–317.002,6038
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2850–900883280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,4728
SteersMedium and Large 1-2750–800792339.00/cwt339.00–339.002,6857
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2750–800752330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,4823
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,783147.63/cwt145.00–150.002,6322
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,330172.00/cwt172.00–172.002,2881
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600590350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,06512
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550547390.00/cwt390.00–390.002,1335
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400370520.00/cwt520.00–520.001,9244
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,3003,550.00/head3,550.00–3,550.003,5501

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.