Name: Tulia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-01-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer and heifer calves sold 5.00 to 20.00 lower; buyers hesitant with chances of 5-10 inches of snow over the weekend and below freezing temperatures. Yearlings 2.00 to 8.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $372.78/cwt on 154 head, down $6.51 from the prior sale. That ranks 8 of 30 comparable sales and sits −40.19 against this barn's trailing median of $412.98.

Average price

$372.78

▼ 6.51 vs prior sale

154 head · 563 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,097

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$29

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

$12.63/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.08

vs TX average

−38.09 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	552	385.00	2,125	5thin
Medium and Large 1	563	372.37	2,096	149

One grade step is worth $12.63/cwt here — about $29 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 sale154 hd

372.78

—

TX average4 barns · 481 hd

382.86

−10.08

National average175 barns · 20,266 hd

410.87

−38.09

This barn, trailing median30 sales

412.98

−40.19

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

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	$2,500	1thin

Every lot, as filed

50 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	650–700	673	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,423	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	461	431.02/cwt	400.00–432.00	1,987	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	830	330.53/cwt	330.00–331.00	2,743	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	459	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,180	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	331	565.00/cwt	565.00–565.00	1,870	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	408	441.24/cwt	440.00–445.00	1,800	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	757	332.99/cwt	331.00–335.00	2,521	105
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	344	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,720	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	678	362.00/cwt	362.00–362.00	2,454	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	471.18/cwt	470.00–480.00	2,445	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	757	359.00/cwt	359.00–359.00	2,718	38
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	412	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,895	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	714	343.10/cwt	340.00–347.00	2,450	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,440	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	399.72/cwt	397.00–405.00	2,087	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	607	396.00/cwt	396.00–396.00	2,404	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	583	367.40/cwt	365.00–385.00	2,142	87
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	2,068	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	537	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	1,810	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	587	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,055	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	800–850	831	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	2,551	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	750–800	792	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,455	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	714	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	2,335	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	744	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,604	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	458	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,061	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	650–700	686	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	2,209	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	759	356.00/cwt	356.00–356.00	2,702	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	301	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,370	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	552	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,125	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	774	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	2,074	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	700–750	705	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,327	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	816	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,734	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	840	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,940	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	398	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	2,070	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	412	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,689	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	750	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,325	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	473	363.10/cwt	360.00–365.00	1,717	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	648	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,106	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	743	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,749	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	612	362.00/cwt	362.00–362.00	2,215	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	650–700	675	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	2,039	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	681	361.00/cwt	361.00–361.00	2,458	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	358.89/cwt	355.00–373.00	2,229	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	432	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,074	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	299	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,390	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	862	341.16/cwt	335.00–347.00	2,941	122
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	421	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,979	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	947	330.50/cwt	330.50–330.50	3,130	103
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	459.68/cwt	435.00–475.00	1,692	22

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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