Name: Tulia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-03-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold 2.00 to 8.00 lower. Demand was moderate to good. CME cattle futures closed in the red most of the week following a volatile market.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $438.23/cwt on 39 head, down $63.44 from the prior sale. That ranks 5 of 29 comparable sales and sits −27.53 against this barn's trailing median of $465.76.

Average price

$438.23

▼ 63.44 vs prior sale

39 head · 565 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,476

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$27

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

$57.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−22.89

vs TX average

−33.97 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	514	485.00	2,493	7thin
Medium and Large 1-2	576	428.00	2,466	32

One grade step is worth $57.00/cwt here — about $27 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale39 hd

438.23

—

TX average5 barns · 320 hd

461.13

−22.89

National average178 barns · 10,669 hd

472.20

−33.97

This barn, trailing median29 sales

465.76

−27.53

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	1,564	187.80	2,937	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,535	164.16	2,520	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,270	162.33	2,062	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,178	158.77	1,870	4thin

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)	967	$3,250	3thin

Every lot, as filed

45 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	500–550	521	478.00/cwt	478.00–478.00	2,490	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	490	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,377	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	316	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	1,975	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	1,996	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	591	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,950	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	754	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	2,443	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	917	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	2,962	68
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	725	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,538	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	812	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	2,850	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	514	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,493	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	436	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,093	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	966	313.00/cwt	313.00–313.00	3,024	108
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	750–800	751	371.00/cwt	371.00–371.00	2,786	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	662	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,483	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	700–750	725	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,610	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	500–550	534	442.00/cwt	442.00–442.00	2,360	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,059	288.50/cwt	288.50–288.50	3,055	116
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	887	325.02/cwt	323.00–335.00	2,883	148
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	557	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,061	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	263	615.00/cwt	615.00–615.00	1,617	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	876	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	2,882	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	588	424.08/cwt	422.00–426.00	2,494	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,295	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,943	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,235	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	2,112	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,280	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	2,125	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,193	152.49/cwt	150.00–155.00	1,819	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,163	165.04/cwt	163.50–166.50	1,919	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,535	164.16/cwt	163.00–165.50	2,520	2
Bulls	—	—	1,564	187.80/cwt	180.00–191.00	2,937	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	3,375.00/head	3,250.00–3,500.00	3,375	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	734	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,275	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	610	368.48/cwt	367.00–370.00	2,248	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,012	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	543	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,118	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	801	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,483	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	435	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,805	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	855	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	2,787	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	732	368.99/cwt	365.00–373.00	2,701	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	696	392.00/cwt	392.00–392.00	2,728	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	680.00/cwt	680.00–680.00	2,516	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	984	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	2,765	89
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	800–850	802	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,406	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	386.15/cwt	385.00–387.00	2,383	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	360.84/cwt	359.00–364.00	2,760	41

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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