Name: Tulia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-11-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-11-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Not enough comparable sales of feeder steers and heifers for a trend; however, a higher undertone on light weight stocker calves was noted. Demand was light to moderate. Offering included mostly Fall calves. Temperatures fluctuating this time of year have buyers trying to avoid sickness.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $315.18/cwt on 97 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −97.79 against this barn's trailing median of $412.98.

Average price

$315.18

97 head · 557 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,754

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$148

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

$9.06/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−23.46

vs TX average

−50.43 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	510	322.00	1,642	24
Medium and Large 1	572	312.94	1,790	73

One grade step is worth $9.06/cwt here — about −$148 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

30 sales

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 sale97 hd

315.18

—

TX average5 barns · 420 hd

338.64

−23.46

National average198 barns · 25,157 hd

365.61

−50.43

This barn, trailing median30 sales

412.98

−97.79

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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,515	145.00	2,197	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,275	140.00	1,785	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,015	130.00	1,320	1thin

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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,184	$2,364	6

Every lot, as filed

39 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%	—	1,275	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,785	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,015	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,320	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,515	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	2,197	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	750–800	797	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,232	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	850–900	896	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,061	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	550–600	592	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,658	33
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,938	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	540	347.60/cwt	344.00–353.00	1,877	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	695	321.50/cwt	321.50–321.50	2,234	69
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	405	394.29/cwt	392.00–400.00	1,597	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	1,804	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	604	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,963	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	483	356.16/cwt	337.00–367.00	1,720	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	550	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,815	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	437.00/cwt	437.00–437.00	2,010	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	2,137	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	454	456.50/cwt	450.00–470.00	2,073	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	326.48/cwt	325.00–327.00	2,204	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,355	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	390	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,755	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	581	327.65/cwt	320.00–339.00	1,904	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	700–750	713	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,068	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	750–800	770	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,002	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	623	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,807	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	946	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,743	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	392.88/cwt	390.00–397.00	2,251	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	965	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,509	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	487	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,558	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	510	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	1,642	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	679	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,901	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	480	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,872	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	680	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,972	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	692	302.70/cwt	300.00–307.00	2,095	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	915	261.50/cwt	261.50–261.50	2,393	44
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	2,002.22/head	1,900.00–2,100.00	2,002	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,213	2,544.33/head	2,400.00–2,800.00	2,544	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,365	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	600–650	642	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,605	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	520	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,820	11

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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