Name: Tulia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-09-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold 2.00 to 6.00 lower. Demand moderate to good, with the CME cattle futures closing in the red most of the week.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $377.42/cwt on 192 head. That ranks 10 of 31 comparable sales and sits −35.17 against this barn's trailing median of $412.59.

Average price

$377.42

192 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,032

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$157

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

$19.53/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.90

vs TX average

+9.08 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	544	384.64	2,091	121
Medium and Large 1-2	530	365.11	1,934	71

One grade step is worth $19.53/cwt here — about $157 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

31 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $460.86, low $328.30, median $412.59 across 31 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 sale192 hd

377.42

—

TX average5 barns · 467 hd

370.51

+6.90

National average171 barns · 13,169 hd

368.34

+9.08

This barn, trailing median31 sales

412.59

−35.17

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	1,616	180.00	2,909	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,276	155.31	1,981	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,108	150.85	1,671	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,465	146.85	2,151	6thin

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,130	$1,750	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,300	$3,025	2thin

Every lot, as filed

50 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	500–550	539	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,345	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	717	343.11/cwt	340.00–344.00	2,460	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	499.20/cwt	470.00–515.00	2,361	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	914	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,788	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	302	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,570	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	595	396.50/cwt	387.00–408.00	2,359	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	795	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,663	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	750–800	759	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	2,444	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	303	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,606	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	473.49/cwt	450.00–487.00	2,453	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	561	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,964	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,953	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	440	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,958	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	420.91/cwt	390.00–427.00	2,012	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	643	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	2,180	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	611	377.00/cwt	377.00–377.00	2,303	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	837	327.55/cwt	324.00–338.00	2,742	38
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,266	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	470.40/cwt	455.00–505.00	2,187	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	748	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	2,491	12
Bulls	—	—	1,616	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	2,909	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,108	150.85/cwt	150.00–155.00	1,671	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,465	146.85/cwt	145.00–150.00	2,151	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,283	152.17/cwt	150.00–158.00	1,952	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,253	164.73/cwt	164.50–165.00	2,064	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	519	370.44/cwt	342.00–390.00	1,923	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	389.83/cwt	385.00–392.00	2,429	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	360.76/cwt	340.00–370.00	2,056	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	750–800	762	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,591	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,400	3,150.00/head	3,150.00–3,150.00	3,150	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	595	399.25/cwt	387.00–407.00	2,376	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	377.60/cwt	377.00–378.00	2,541	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	672	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	2,466	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	473	377.76/cwt	375.00–381.00	1,787	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	345	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,725	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	342	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,419	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	376.43/cwt	364.00–392.00	2,089	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	496	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,133	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	406	451.85/cwt	425.00–460.00	1,835	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	449	456.00/cwt	456.00–456.00	2,047	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	577	341.32/cwt	341.00–342.00	1,969	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	700–750	718	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,549	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	758	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	2,471	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	949	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	3,103	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	595.00/cwt	595.00–595.00	1,845	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	576	357.31/cwt	350.00–364.00	2,058	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	350	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,663	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	534	394.15/cwt	380.00–417.00	2,105	68

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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