Name: Tulia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-01-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to sale before the holidays 12/18/25: Feeder steers and heifers sold 4.00 to 12.00 higher. Demand was good. The area remains dry with chance of rain mixed with snow for parts of the panhandle going into the weekend.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $445.75/cwt on 121 head, up $0.75 from the prior sale (only 13 head in that comparison). That ranks 9 of 29 comparable sales and sits −20.01 against this barn's trailing median of $465.76.

Average price

$445.75

▲ 0.75 vs prior sale

121 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,447

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$282

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

$23.69/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+15.32

vs TX average

−20.58 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	553	448.69	2,483	106
Medium and Large 1-2	518	425.00	2,202	15thin

One grade step is worth $23.69/cwt here — about $282 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

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 sale121 hd

445.75

—

TX average5 barns · 546 hd

430.42

+15.32

National average195 barns · 28,890 hd

466.33

−20.58

This barn, trailing median29 sales

465.76

−20.01

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	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,010	154.00	1,555	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,230	153.72	1,891	6thin

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,293	$2,000	24
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,100	$2,500	2thin

Every lot, as filed

55 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	629	412.91/cwt	395.00–430.00	2,597	109
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	732	364.30/cwt	360.00–366.00	2,667	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	467.35/cwt	445.00–475.00	2,458	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	338.83/cwt	335.00–340.00	2,287	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	671	375.51/cwt	360.00–381.00	2,520	80
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	461	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,213	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	554	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,493	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	952	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	2,770	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	346.98/cwt	340.00–357.00	2,179	92
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	630	362.00/cwt	362.00–362.00	2,281	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	338	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,639	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	445	433.19/cwt	427.00–450.00	1,928	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	346	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,747	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	865	294.20/cwt	292.00–300.00	2,545	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	712	333.68/cwt	330.00–338.00	2,376	56
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,305	154.50/cwt	154.50–154.50	2,016	63
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	2,500.00/head	2,200.00–2,800.00	2,500	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	709	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	2,035	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	1,842	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	839	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,601	8
Steers	Small 4	400–450	424	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,102	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	800–850	844	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,448	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	469	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,688	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	644	331.96/cwt	331.00–338.00	2,138	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	750–800	756	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,608	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,010	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,555	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,230	153.72/cwt	152.00–155.00	1,891	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	2,183	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	356.34/cwt	330.00–363.00	2,060	109
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	489	479.02/cwt	460.00–510.00	2,342	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	432.64/cwt	400.00–457.00	2,496	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	2,518	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	872	329.13/cwt	325.00–333.00	2,870	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	673	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,356	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	304	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	1,733	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	679	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,105	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	869	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	2,850	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	479	378.87/cwt	350.00–410.00	1,815	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	503	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,559	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	412	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,730	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	921	324.89/cwt	322.00–335.00	2,992	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	636	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,035	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	441	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,029	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	783	350.50/cwt	350.50–350.50	2,744	161
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	600–650	649	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,142	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	518	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,202	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	900–950	923	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,677	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	650–700	698	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	2,227	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,785	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,293	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	483	390.28/cwt	372.00–400.00	1,885	68
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	681	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	2,227	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	398	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,313	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	623	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,305	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	600–650	630	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,016	9

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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