Name: Tulia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-02-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers were steady to 3.00 higher. Demand was very good despite the CME board closing in the red. Spring-like temperatures, but the area remains dry and in much need of rain.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $479.12/cwt on 97 head, down $7.11 from the prior sale. That ranks 21 of 29 comparable sales and sits +13.36 against this barn's trailing median of $465.76.

Average price

$479.12

▼ 7.11 vs prior sale

97 head · 563 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,700

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+9.44

vs TX average

−7.90 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	563	479.12	2,700	97

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 sale97 hd

479.12

—

TX average5 barns · 331 hd

469.68

+9.44

National average172 barns · 11,832 hd

487.02

−7.90

This barn, trailing median29 sales

465.76

+13.36

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	1,395	170.00	2,372	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,354	164.00	2,221	1thin

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)	1,300	$4,100	2thin

Every lot, as filed

35 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	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	444.00/cwt	444.00–444.00	2,517	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	611	437.00/cwt	437.00–437.00	2,670	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	710	348.00/cwt	348.00–348.00	2,471	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	390	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	2,262	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	629	395.10/cwt	380.00–407.00	2,485	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	414	513.85/cwt	510.00–515.00	2,127	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	457	565.00/cwt	565.00–565.00	2,582	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	623	427.00/cwt	427.00–427.00	2,660	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	561	479.96/cwt	472.00–485.00	2,693	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	409	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	2,352	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	953	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	3,050	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	640	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,688	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	534	482.00/cwt	482.00–482.00	2,574	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	585	439.73/cwt	425.00–445.00	2,572	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1100–1150	1,127	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	3,167	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	885	345.07/cwt	340.00–352.00	3,054	156
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	507	451.95/cwt	440.00–465.00	2,291	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,059	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	3,346	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	417.33/cwt	402.00–422.00	2,838	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	834	359.56/cwt	359.00–361.00	2,999	93
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	644	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	2,363	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	737	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,764	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	802	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,566	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,027	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	3,235	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	377.23/cwt	374.00–380.00	2,924	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	536	545.44/cwt	540.00–548.00	2,924	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	2,360	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	482	470.33/cwt	462.00–480.00	2,267	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	420.17/cwt	412.00–422.00	2,366	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	767	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,685	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	888	314.18/cwt	310.00–320.00	2,790	92
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	728	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	2,526	68
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	4,100.00/head	4,100.00–4,100.00	4,100	2
Bulls	—	—	1,395	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	2,372	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,354	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	2,221	1

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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