Name: Tulia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-09-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend available due to reporter's absence last week. Demand was moderate to good. Fall is in the air with cooler mornings and Fall calves beginning to hit the market.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $392.00/cwt on 6 head. That ranks 4 of 29 comparable sales and sits −73.76 against this barn's trailing median of $465.76.

Average price

$392.00

6 head · 563 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,207

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+10.42

vs TX average

−25.09 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	563	392.00	2,207	6thin

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 sale6 hd

392.00

—

TX average5 barns · 386 hd

381.58

+10.42

National average168 barns · 11,658 hd

417.09

−25.09

This barn, trailing median29 sales

465.76

−73.76

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	1,709	175.07	2,991	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,250	147.85	1,848	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,144	143.91	1,647	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,479	142.05	2,100	7thin

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)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,570	$2,800	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,377	$2,672	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,218	$2,575	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,343	$2,325	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,300	$3,063	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,075	$2,450	1thin

Every lot, as filed

41 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	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,558	136.41/cwt	135.00–140.00	2,125	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,419	146.28/cwt	145.00–150.00	2,076	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,158	148.80/cwt	145.00–150.00	1,723	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,133	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,586	5
Bulls	—	—	1,810	178.42/cwt	175.00–180.00	3,229	3
Bulls	—	—	1,405	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	2,318	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	768	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	2,358	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	693	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,356	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	655	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,162	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	691	341.79/cwt	340.00–345.00	2,362	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	737	366.00/cwt	366.00–366.00	2,697	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	381.11/cwt	377.00–386.00	2,382	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	484	382.00/cwt	382.00–382.00	1,849	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	879	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	3,120	120
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1150–1200	1,151	279.50/cwt	279.50–279.50	3,217	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	800–850	816	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	2,587	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	539	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	1,924	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	416.79/cwt	412.00–425.00	2,180	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	392.00/cwt	392.00–392.00	2,207	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	688	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,305	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	495	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,079	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	348.00/cwt	348.00–348.00	2,008	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	415	372.00/cwt	372.00–372.00	1,544	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	684	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	2,510	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	650–700	650	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,950	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	700–750	701	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	2,432	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	650–700	667	348.00/cwt	348.00–348.00	2,321	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	633	340.46/cwt	340.00–342.00	2,155	48
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,570	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	800–850	823	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,757	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	466	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,074	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	749	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,247	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	927	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,966	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	468	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,638	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,150	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,610	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,264	148.97/cwt	145.00–155.00	1,883	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	3,063.46/head	3,050.00–3,075.00	3,063	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,343	2,324.94/head	2,250.00–2,400.00	2,325	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,218	2,574.85/head	2,500.00–2,650.00	2,575	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,377	2,672.46/head	2,400.00–2,950.00	2,672	6

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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