Name: Tulia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-04-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers were 2.00 to 8.00 higher on limited comparable sales. Demand was good. CME cattle futures climbed higher throughout the week and negotiated cash cattle traded at record prices 255.00-256.00. Chance for much needed rain going into Friday.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $419.13/cwt on 68 head, down $19.11 from the prior sale. That ranks 20 of 30 comparable sales and sits +6.15 against this barn's trailing median of $412.98.

Average price

$419.13

▼ 19.11 vs prior sale

68 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,297

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$688

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

$121.20/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.31

vs TX average

−4.94 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	543	441.20	2,394	47
Medium and Large 1-2	581	407.00	2,365	12thin
Medium 1-2	533	320.00	1,706	9thin

One grade step is worth $121.20/cwt here — about $688 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

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 sale68 hd

419.13

—

TX average5 barns · 271 hd

416.82

+2.31

National average166 barns · 11,250 hd

424.07

−4.94

This barn, trailing median30 sales

412.98

+6.15

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%	High	1,325	175.00	2,319	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,485	160.00	2,376	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,117	$3,233	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,133	$3,000	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,100	$3,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,150	$3,265	2thin

Every lot, as filed

42 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	350–400	397	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	2,203	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,410	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	533	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,399	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	360	635.00/cwt	635.00–635.00	2,286	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	900–950	915	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,654	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	706	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	2,393	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	396	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	2,257	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	444.43/cwt	440.00–450.00	2,769	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	479	538.64/cwt	535.00–555.00	2,580	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	747	382.00/cwt	382.00–382.00	2,854	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	774	378.69/cwt	376.00–382.00	2,931	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	658	427.00/cwt	427.00–427.00	2,810	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	463	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,176	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	586	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,666	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	614	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,425	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	682	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,728	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	343	585.00/cwt	585.00–585.00	2,007	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	978	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,934	154
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	427.00/cwt	427.00–427.00	2,635	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	494	473.66/cwt	470.00–495.00	2,340	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	923	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	3,129	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,030	314.50/cwt	314.50–314.50	3,239	93
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	446	565.00/cwt	565.00–565.00	2,520	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	2,294	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	587	403.20/cwt	400.00–430.00	2,367	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	735	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,646	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	744	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,604	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	472	470.39/cwt	450.00–485.00	2,220	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	401	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	2,105	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	464.79/cwt	460.00–477.00	2,394	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	581	407.00/cwt	407.00–407.00	2,365	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	362	595.00/cwt	595.00–595.00	2,154	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	854	320.35/cwt	320.00–322.00	2,736	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	2,470	9
Heifers	Medium 1-2	500–550	533	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,706	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	3,265.22/head	2,900.00–3,600.00	3,265	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,133	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,117	3,232.84/head	3,200.00–3,300.00	3,233	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,168	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	2,838	31
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,325	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	2,319	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,485	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,376	2

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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