Name: Tulia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-11-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-11-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Not enough comparable sales for market trend; however, a lower undertone was noted. Demand was light to moderate. Chance of much needed rain in the area; but cooler temperatures have buyers trying to avoid sickness in fleshy calves.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $304.07/cwt on 49 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −108.52 against this barn's trailing median of $412.59.

Average price

$304.07

49 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,667

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−34.71

vs TX average

−52.82 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	548	304.07	1,667	49

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

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 sale49 hd

304.07

—

TX average4 barns · 253 hd

338.79

−34.71

National average188 barns · 19,415 hd

356.89

−52.82

This barn, trailing median31 sales

412.59

−108.52

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	2,060	160.00	3,296	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,184	138.56	1,640	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,543	136.00	2,099	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,061	133.42	1,415	9thin

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	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,100	$1,800	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	Lean 85-90%	—	1,067	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,494	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,193	137.84/cwt	135.00–140.00	1,644	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,100	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,595	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,529	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	2,064	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,600	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	2,240	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,080	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,566	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	664	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,746	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	656	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,968	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	627	280.80/cwt	279.00–282.00	1,761	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	536	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	1,683	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	359.26/cwt	352.00–360.00	1,516	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	822	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,548	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,760	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	590	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	2,018	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	279	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,004	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	308.98/cwt	267.00–323.00	1,783	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	700–750	729	299.16/cwt	288.00–312.00	2,181	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	590	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,593	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	395	383.87/cwt	382.00–385.00	1,516	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	400	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,240	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	508	387.00/cwt	387.00–387.00	1,966	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	387.64/cwt	355.00–397.00	2,198	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	683	262.52/cwt	259.00–264.00	1,793	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	643	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,090	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	561	310.87/cwt	310.00–312.00	1,744	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	756	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,928	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	658	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,974	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,936	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	750–800	756	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,935	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	700–750	713	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,925	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	479	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,581	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,713	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,691	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	528	353.00/cwt	353.00–353.00	1,864	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	523	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,569	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	459	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,377	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	597	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,534	32
Bulls	—	—	2,060	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	3,296	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,053	127.16/cwt	126.00–130.00	1,339	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	850–900	862	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,586	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	528	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,584	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	600–650	618	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	1,829	20

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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