Name: Tulia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-02-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder steers and heifers were 1.00 to 4.00 higher. Demand was good as buyers filled the seats after sale being closed for the winter storm last week.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $449.56/cwt on 82 head, down $21.62 from the prior sale. That ranks 13 of 30 comparable sales and sits −10.82 against this barn's trailing median of $460.38.

Average price

$449.56

▼ 21.62 vs prior sale

82 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,494

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+7.38

vs TX average

−33.47 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	555	449.56	2,494	82

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

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

30 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $501.67, low $372.21, median $460.38 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 sale82 hd

449.56

—

TX average5 barns · 292 hd

442.17

+7.38

National average143 barns · 13,122 hd

483.03

−33.47

This barn, trailing median30 sales

460.38

−10.82

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	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,350	150.00	2,025	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,193	147.55	1,760	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,393	145.00	2,020	2thin

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,200	$2,800	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,150	$2,900	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,150	$2,500	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%	—	1,193	147.55/cwt	145.00–150.00	1,760	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,350	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	2,025	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,393	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	2,020	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	750–800	775	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,674	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	398	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	2,010	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	2,426	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	603	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,261	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	663	366.71/cwt	360.00–379.00	2,431	123
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	255	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	532	398.86/cwt	370.00–417.00	2,122	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	702	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,703	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	596	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	2,038	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	582	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	2,078	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	875	339.44/cwt	338.00–341.00	2,970	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	462	516.01/cwt	500.00–530.00	2,384	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	243	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	373	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,697	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	302	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,570	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	798	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,793	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	973	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	3,094	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	150–200	183	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	446	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	2,587	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	485	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,940	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	478.64/cwt	470.00–505.00	2,537	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,060	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	3,201	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	693	402.23/cwt	401.00–405.00	2,787	132
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	697	387.00/cwt	387.00–387.00	2,697	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	486	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,066	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,009	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,523	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	852	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,386	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	900	294.50/cwt	294.50–294.50	2,651	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,015	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	2,852	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	582	417.49/cwt	403.00–422.00	2,430	39
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	613	402.42/cwt	397.00–407.00	2,467	13
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	893	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	2,090	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	401	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,925	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	485	448.38/cwt	445.00–450.00	2,175	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	588	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,352	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	950–1000	953	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	3,011	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	600–650	600	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	2,142	5

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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