Name: Tulia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-04-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Not enough comparable sales for a market trend. Demand was moderately active on light supply.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $438.23/cwt on 113 head, up $44.89 from the prior sale. That ranks 27 of 31 comparable sales and sits +25.64 against this barn's trailing median of $412.59.

Average price

$438.23

▲ 44.89 vs prior sale

113 head · 529 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,317

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$108

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

$37.54/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+19.73

vs TX average

+16.06 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	523	447.54	2,343	85
Medium and Large 1-2	545	410.00	2,235	28

One grade step is worth $37.54/cwt here — about $108 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

31 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $460.86, low $328.30, median $412.59 across 31 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 sale113 hd

438.23

—

TX average5 barns · 368 hd

418.51

+19.73

National average167 barns · 11,519 hd

422.17

+16.06

This barn, trailing median31 sales

412.59

+25.64

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	1,723	190.00	3,274	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,198	161.57	1,936	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,454	160.02	2,327	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,162	159.99	1,860	7thin

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	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,100	$2,600	1thin

Every lot, as filed

37 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 1-2Unweaned	550–600	578	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,370	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,726	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	658	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,698	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	371	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,707	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	545	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,235	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	509	456.50/cwt	450.00–462.00	2,324	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	485	461.00/cwt	460.00–470.00	2,236	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	380	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,881	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	669	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,475	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	550	431.10/cwt	422.00–435.00	2,371	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	438	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	2,300	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	493	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,268	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	652	365.44/cwt	364.00–370.00	2,383	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	724	350.21/cwt	345.00–359.00	2,536	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	479	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	2,515	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,100	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,435	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	2,440	1
Bulls	—	—	1,723	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	3,274	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,165	164.85/cwt	160.00–170.00	1,921	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,264	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,959	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,414	153.77/cwt	150.00–155.00	2,174	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,499	163.78/cwt	160.00–165.00	2,455	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,050	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,628	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,181	160.82/cwt	160.00–165.00	1,899	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	557	421.00/cwt	421.00–421.00	2,345	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	700–750	734	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,642	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	750–800	776	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,677	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,747	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	534	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	2,804	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	2,520	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	1,798	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	562	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,360	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	388.00/cwt	388.00–388.00	2,425	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	666	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,531	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	503	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	2,590	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	542	461.00/cwt	461.00–461.00	2,499	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	729	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,734	15

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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