Name: Tulia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-12-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Steer and heifer calve sold 10.00 to 15.00 higher; yearlings were not tested. Demand was moderate to good. A light dusting of snow overnight across the panhandle.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $344.86/cwt on 123 head. That ranks 2 of 30 comparable sales and sits −68.12 against this barn's trailing median of $412.98.

Average price

$344.86

123 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,896

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$163

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

$41.34/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−17.70

vs TX average

−25.59 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	543	358.30	1,947	83
Medium and Large 1-2	563	316.96	1,784	40

One grade step is worth $41.34/cwt here — about $163 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale123 hd

344.86

—

TX average5 barns · 445 hd

362.55

−17.70

National average194 barns · 19,992 hd

370.45

−25.59

This barn, trailing median30 sales

412.98

−68.12

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	—	Low	1,730	150.00	2,595	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,408	140.04	1,972	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,059	130.96	1,387	5thin

Every lot, as filed

36 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
Bulls	—	—	1,730	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	2,595	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,415	137.56/cwt	135.00–140.00	1,946	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,395	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	2,023	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,059	130.96/cwt	130.00–135.00	1,387	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	750–800	768	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,419	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	706	305.59/cwt	300.00–307.00	2,157	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	599	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,186	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,275	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	350.57/cwt	335.00–362.00	1,988	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	511	431.79/cwt	422.00–440.00	2,206	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	586	395.51/cwt	382.00–405.00	2,318	12
Steers	Small 3-4	550–600	598	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	658	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	451.01/cwt	445.00–455.00	2,120	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	660	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,828	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	439	464.42/cwt	460.00–470.00	2,039	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	394	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,753	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	464	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,810	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	366.89/cwt	365.00–372.00	2,282	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	623	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	2,193	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	584	301.46/cwt	290.00–320.00	1,761	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	422	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,308	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	703	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,968	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	650–700	674	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,887	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	363.66/cwt	357.00–380.00	1,916	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	636	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,984	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	617	224.56/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,386	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	541	311.90/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,687	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	658	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,908	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	576	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,843	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	693	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,148	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	850–900	856	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,054	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,004	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,066	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	959	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,589	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	659	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,878	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	646	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,100	8

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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