Name: Tulia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-10-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers were 1.00 to 5.00 higher on limited comparable sales. Demand was good. A few welcomed showers in the area this week with temperatures still 70s to 80s.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $386.20/cwt on 70 head. That ranks 3 of 29 comparable sales and sits −79.56 against this barn's trailing median of $465.76.

Average price

$386.20

70 head · 562 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,169

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$570

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

$78.19/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.01

vs TX average

−59.65 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	571	405.19	2,312	53
Medium and Large 2	533	327.00	1,743	17thin

One grade step is worth $78.19/cwt here — about $570 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 sale70 hd

386.20

—

TX average5 barns · 496 hd

386.21

−0.01

National average181 barns · 23,254 hd

445.85

−59.65

This barn, trailing median29 sales

465.76

−79.56

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	1,618	163.33	2,643	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,350	147.20	1,987	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,104	141.94	1,567	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,655	140.00	2,317	1thin

Every lot, as filed

43 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	Boner 80-85%	—	1,375	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,994	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,655	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	2,317	1
Bulls	—	—	1,705	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	2,984	1
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,270	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,905	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,113	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,503	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,098	146.56/cwt	145.00–150.00	1,609	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	678	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	2,251	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	638	377.00/cwt	377.00–377.00	2,405	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	593	343.00/cwt	343.00–343.00	2,034	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	496	417.00/cwt	417.00–417.00	2,068	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	428.90/cwt	407.00–437.00	1,810	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	453	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,925	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	486	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,260	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	533	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	1,743	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	583	373.29/cwt	364.00–385.00	2,176	149
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,418	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	791	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	2,784	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	713	366.00/cwt	366.00–366.00	2,610	72
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	906	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,945	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	483	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	1,589	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	532	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,968	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	369.97/cwt	362.00–376.00	2,497	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	631	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	2,158	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	678	343.27/cwt	335.00–358.00	2,327	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	398.96/cwt	392.00–400.00	2,298	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	535	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	1,910	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	636	372.00/cwt	372.00–372.00	2,366	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	626	390.23/cwt	382.00–393.00	2,443	86
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	412.00/cwt	412.00–412.00	2,171	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	472	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,841	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	571	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	2,038	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	667	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,134	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	406	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,827	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	688	372.00/cwt	372.00–372.00	2,559	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	711	341.98/cwt	341.00–344.00	2,431	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	600	346.00/cwt	346.00–346.00	2,076	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	553	339.20/cwt	332.00–344.00	1,876	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,250	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,950	1
Bulls	—	—	1,880	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	3,102	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	381	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,753	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	659	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	2,247	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	750–800	769	388.00/cwt	388.00–388.00	2,984	141
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	750–800	763	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,594	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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