Name: Tulia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-04-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers were mostly 1.00 to 5.00 higher. Demand was good as CME board climbed on feeders and live cattle futures.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $414.29/cwt on 103 head, down $21.55 from the prior sale. That ranks 17 of 30 comparable sales and sits +1.31 against this barn's trailing median of $412.98.

Average price

$414.29

▼ 21.55 vs prior sale

103 head · 570 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,360

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$108

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

$28.89/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.04

vs TX average

−8.90 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	565	424.11	2,396	68
Medium and Large 1-2	579	395.22	2,288	35

One grade step is worth $28.89/cwt here — about $108 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale103 hd

414.29

—

TX average5 barns · 232 hd

411.25

+3.04

National average175 barns · 10,886 hd

423.19

−8.90

This barn, trailing median30 sales

412.98

+1.31

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	2,125	177.00	3,761	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,257	161.75	2,033	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,457	160.89	2,344	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,178	159.47	1,879	9thin

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)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,138	$2,295	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	900	$3,300	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,086	$3,266	11

Every lot, as filed

53 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	850–900	850	349.00/cwt	349.00–349.00	2,967	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	466	467.17/cwt	455.00–485.00	2,177	80
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	678	331.68/cwt	327.00–335.00	2,249	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	572.90/cwt	570.00–585.00	2,664	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	518	426.50/cwt	425.00–427.00	2,209	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	494	432.00/cwt	432.00–432.00	2,134	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	593	387.00/cwt	387.00–387.00	2,295	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	493	532.00/cwt	532.00–532.00	2,623	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	365	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	2,008	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	962	310.05/cwt	307.00–312.00	2,983	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	757	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,687	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	2,574	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	583	467.00/cwt	463.00–468.00	2,723	96
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	581	442.00/cwt	442.00–442.00	2,568	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	420	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	2,268	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	823	354.00/cwt	354.00–354.00	2,913	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	371.51/cwt	365.00–375.00	2,823	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	619	429.56/cwt	427.00–435.00	2,659	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	922	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,997	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	448.00/cwt	448.00–448.00	2,710	34
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	959	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,637	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	799	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,397	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	338	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	1,876	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	600	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,490	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	501	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	2,705	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	397	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	2,104	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	584	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,453	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	492	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,091	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	943	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,735	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	734	343.50/cwt	343.50–343.50	2,521	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	446.15/cwt	437.00–457.00	2,365	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	319	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,723	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,565	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	435	488.41/cwt	465.00–492.00	2,125	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	347	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	1,891	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,086	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	579	395.22/cwt	360.00–410.00	2,288	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	386	541.39/cwt	540.00–545.00	2,090	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	612	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,356	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	452	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,034	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	676	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,501	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	750–800	795	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	2,552	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	800–850	845	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,620	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	388	499.69/cwt	475.00–530.00	1,939	25
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	3,312.33/head	3,100.00–3,400.00	3,312	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,138	2,294.87/head	2,200.00–2,500.00	2,295	12
Bulls	—	—	2,125	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	3,761	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,133	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,869	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,457	160.89/cwt	160.00–162.50	2,344	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,191	157.89/cwt	155.00–160.00	1,880	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,257	161.75/cwt	160.00–165.00	2,033	3

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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