Name: Tulia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-01-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers were 6.00 to 12.00 higher. Demand was good. Long time weaned cattle coming off of short wheat in the offering. Colder temperatures expected into the weekend but no snow or moisture expected.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $491.61/cwt on 173 head, up $45.86 from the prior sale. That ranks 25 of 29 comparable sales and sits +25.85 against this barn's trailing median of $465.76.

Average price

$491.61

▲ 45.86 vs prior sale

173 head · 526 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,587

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+31.19

vs TX average

+19.63 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	526	491.61	2,587	173

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

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 sale173 hd

491.61

—

TX average4 barns · 690 hd

460.42

+31.19

National average187 barns · 29,067 hd

471.98

+19.63

This barn, trailing median29 sales

465.76

+25.85

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	1,770	168.33	2,980	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,210	151.55	1,834	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,510	147.17	2,222	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,068	143.07	1,527	14

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	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,225	$3,202	2thin

Every lot, as filed

46 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	—	—	1,770	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	3,009	2
Bulls	—	—	1,770	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	2,921	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,565	144.25/cwt	143.50–145.00	2,258	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,081	151.15/cwt	149.00–154.50	1,634	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,054	134.98/cwt	130.00–140.00	1,423	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,227	152.56/cwt	149.00–156.00	1,872	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	390.80/cwt	357.00–410.00	2,040	83
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	616	387.00/cwt	387.00–387.00	2,384	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	682	358.14/cwt	352.00–358.50	2,443	156
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	561	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,104	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	653	389.68/cwt	382.00–391.00	2,545	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	644	326.54/cwt	312.00–342.00	2,103	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	921	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,717	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,324	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	337	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	2,106	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	578	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,370	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	437	547.08/cwt	540.00–565.00	2,391	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	673	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,288	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	368.04/cwt	362.00–374.00	2,286	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	753	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	2,575	68
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	637	405.21/cwt	399.00–410.00	2,581	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	383	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	2,394	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	577	339.65/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,960	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	689	344.00/cwt	344.00–344.00	2,370	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	678	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,543	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	494	399.97/cwt	395.00–405.00	1,976	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	585.00/cwt	585.00–585.00	2,744	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	405	463.14/cwt	455.00–470.00	1,876	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	925	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	3,034	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	516	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,806	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	522	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,879	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	465.78/cwt	455.00–485.00	2,622	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	526.28/cwt	520.00–535.00	2,468	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	727	345.98/cwt	343.00–350.00	2,515	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	494.97/cwt	470.00–520.00	1,871	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	772	368.61/cwt	352.00–374.00	2,846	144
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	818	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	2,266	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	393	437.00/cwt	437.00–437.00	1,717	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	500.12/cwt	460.00–520.00	2,596	148
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	739	375.23/cwt	375.00–375.25	2,773	182
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,100	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,595	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,400	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	2,142	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	800–850	828	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	2,459	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	800–850	821	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	2,800	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	850–900	869	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	2,581	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	3,202.04/head	3,100.00–3,300.00	3,202	2

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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